Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-27
SOME WIRES WORKING.
The LAnesnen Make q Little Progress Toward
Repairing Damages.


Press DmPArcHEs FROM THE WEST REACH NEW
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coNPLrsHED WITH DIFFICULTY.
Dispatches from the west began 10 arrive at
New York city yesterday afternoon about
o'clock and these were the first news dispatches
from the outside world since Sunday night.
The ticker service in New York city was still
suspended and business at most Of the exchanges
va almost at standstill. The cotton and cof-
fee exchanges were doing nothing. The wires
at the Maritime Exchange were all down and
the revenue cutters were pressed into the service
between Sandy Hook and the city. The dam
age to the electrical companies Of the city is
timated at half a million dollars. All the wires
between New York city and Philadelphia were
down.
Mr.. Tinker, the general superintendent Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company in New
York, reported that the company had three
wires to Albany, which were subject to fire.
quent interruptions by the gang working on
mat route. One OF thes wires was assigned to
Chicago for market SERVICE Chicago distribut-
ing Tor all points south, east and west.
THE EXTENT OF THE STORM.
The storm does not appear to have extended
far beyond the coast lines. The company had
information that there are more than 200 poles
down on the line between Alexandria and
Richmond, Va, and the highway and railroad
lines between Baltimore and New. York were
badly Frustrated, more disastrously within a
circuit Of forty miles south, west and north Of
Now York. The Western Union had no wires
working beyond Jersey City south and west
except tho one wire via Albany, and there
were no wires working east of Williamsbridge
on that route.
The company's lines in New York city were in
comparatively good condition, there being less
than 10 per cent Of the Offices without COM
munication. The gold and stock, financial and
general news circuits in New York city were in
fairly good condition, 80 per cent OF the whole
bling in operation.
The land lines in connection with the cables
were entirely interrupted, but with the COM
pany's two submarine cables to Canso they
were able to provide fair facilities for the cable
business. Fortunately for the Western Union
the weather was in their favor and with the
large gangs of men working in all directions
the restoration Of the wires, at least for tempo
rary use, will be expedited with all energy
DAMAGE AT PHILADELPHIA.
The damage done to the wires by the storm in
Philadelphia was unprecedented. Superin-
tendent Gill of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in that city had information last
communication, and Philadelphia had estab.
lished communication with Baltimore and
Washington. He will be able to reach New
York by way Of Buffalo today, with wire
working between Philadelphia and Harrisburg:
In the vicinity Of Harpers Ferry, WA, 300
poles are down. In and about Philadelphia
prostrated poles are everywhere. The teie-
graphic situation is improving, but 1t Will be
several days before the wires are again III COM
plete working order. All telegraph wires SUI
Tered equally seriously.
Railroad trains are being handled with COM
paratively little delay Only one serious acci-
dent is repOrted--that at Morris Station ON the
AmbOy division of the Pennsylvania railroad,
but no lives were lost. 1t occurred during
binding fall of snow. On the Mt. Holly divi-
sion Of the same road the first train out had to
clear the track of fallen telegraph poles: The
Maritime Exchange had no wires to Delaware
Breakwater and nothing can be learned OF the
extent Of the damage on the coast. The storm
i'll Philadelphia resembled very much the
blizzard of 1888. In Camden the police and
fire alarm telegraph systems were thoroughly
crippled and tangled wires were everywhere on
the streets.
THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND.
The storm throughout New England was an
unusually severe one. The Long Distance
Telephone Company Of Boston had no COM
munication with New York for the first time,
it is said. Telegraph wires suffered severely.
The sound boats had a hard time going around
Point Judith. Manchester, NH, reports that
the storm lasted nine hours and that fifteen
inches Of snow fell, obstructing travel and
prostrating wires. There were twelve inches
Of snow at Nashua, NH. Haverhill, Mass, was
cut off from Geographic communication with
the outside world.
ICE GoRGEs IN THE susQUEHANNA.
Special telephone messages from Wilkesbarre,
Pa, to Philadelphia gave particulars of the ef-
fects of the storm in that vicinity. Electric
light wires are broken and the city was in dark
ness last night. The ice gorge in the Susque-
hanna, which threatened to cause an overflow
of the portion of the city along the banks, was
partially broken and the water has gone down
three feet. At Plymouth, however, the gorge
was still unbroken and may cause trouble. The
track Of the Bloomsbury division OF the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad was
under water and travel was suspended. 1t is
believed that by today the water will have sub
sided sufficiently to allow the resumption Of
travel.
THE GALE AT SEA.
The Merchants and Miners Transportation
Companys steamship Dorchester Capt. F. NJ.
Howes, from Boston. which arrived at Norfolk
last night, reports that she spoke at 10 am.
Sunday the two-masted schooner Jennie E.
Simmons of Philadelphia off Fenwick Island
light ship. the captain of which reported that
his vessel had carried away her foreboom in
the gale of that date also that the boom struck
and killed the mate, James Kelly of Boston.
Capt Howes also saw two or three schooners
which had lost mainbooms and sails, but re-
quired no assistance. He reports the gale as
very severe, with o terrible sea- At 4 D. m. on
the 25th he saw a signal Of distress flying from
partly dismantled schooner, the james E.
Clifford Of and for New York. He hove to and
took her in tow for Delaware Breakwater, ar
irving there at am. Sunday. The wind was
blowing gale, with heavy sea, at the time of
speaking the Clifford. Capt. Howes had life
Swing mortar aboard the Dorchester which
throws line 1.500 feet, without which, owing
to the bad weather, he could not have gotten
hawser to the Clifford. 1t worked like
charm.
THE STORM IN THE BAY.
The number Of oyster boats which arrived at
Baltimore yesterday morning was considerably
smaller than usual on Mondays. All the cap
tains report the storm Of Saturday night one
OF the severest ever experienced.
Indians Coming to Washington.
Gen. Miles has selected the following-na
chiefs to 60 to Washington: Young-man-afraid-
of-his-horses, American Horse, Fire Thunder
and Hump Of the friendless and Little Wound,
Big Road. He Dog, Two Strike, High Hawk and