Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-27
GOTHAM IN DARKNESS.
The Metropolis Was without Electric Light
Last Might.

rne metropolis Was without Electric Light
Last Might.
NEw IoRK, Jan. 26.-The city suffered a GOOD
deal from darkness tonight. most Of the electric
wires being torn down by the early mornins
storm OF Sunday. The sickly looking gas hghts
which were hberally studded Ai in,srval. alons
the streets and avenues. were moor sub
stitntes for the glaring electric hghts The
moon might have compensated for The LACKING
Illumination, but she MAS severely handicapped
Dt the clouds which lowered over the CITY.
broadway, except from 18th TO 42d streets. wss
uarA and some OF the cross streets were poorly
nghteo. The other avenues we're m semi
darkness, too. but the work of repairing the
wires vii go on briskly tomorrow and in a
short time the old order Of things viii be
reached.
WIRES WORKING FROM PHrIApFLPHrA
fHILADELfHIA. Jan. 26. 49, Superintendent
uiii said at O'Clock this afternoon:
I'VE have two quadrupleNes to Washington
ana a duplex to baltimore. Baltimore can CON-
municate with the west after a fashion West
Oh baIumore on . line parallel with the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad the trouble is ali east
OF Martlnsburg, Wv. Beyond that point the
wires are oh. indicating that the storm did
not extend further. We have been able 20 c,t
trenton today, but beyond there the wires are
sun an an meNtrlcabie mix am not able 10
say when we will have direct communication
Win New York, but the prospects ar. poor for
TO-DAY. The nature of the trouble Is such that
he New York wires are likely 10 become all
On al the same time; that ls each wire IL 90
broken that repairs will be necessary at dozens
Oh dlierent places before the circuit will be
complete and therefore all will become OK. at
the same time
Hundreds of iinemen are hard at work re-
strihging wires and replacing broken poles and
cross arms. We received reinforcements Of re-
pslrmen from Washington. Baltimore Rich
mond, Plttsburg and other cities that have men
TO spare. Wilmington, Del. has several wires
south, ana as soon as We make the neces-
sary repairs between here and Wilmington our
Southern facilities will improve
We are stll unable TO communicate with
harrfsourg. but when we do reach that point
we VIII have western connections as west Of
harrisburg the wires are n fair shape.
PROM THE BREAKwArER.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 26.-Nothiug def
mite has been heard from the Delaware break
water today regarding the probable damage 10
shipping at that point by the storm. although
Delaware railroad men say that thev have
heard OF no disasters. All Delaware south Of
Wilmington is still cut of from commercial
communication, a railroad wire TO CLAYTON bv
way OF Newark and Porters being the only
southern state connection. Between Whining
ton and kirkwood. fourteen miles south. on
the delaware railroad, nearly fifty poles are
Postal Teiesra,b % .ad %e,,i cg c~orhg ne
oulv compa5y which il ,r.ns',;,,iip- - VIC
from here.
VICINITY or NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-In westchester county
many wires and poles are ,,oxn kn,aoc.s,o,.I
message can be sent along the Harlem road.
On the other roads communication is cut OF.
~ uen are Ns wNorsg IN an oireclons endessor1ng
10 ger AZ least one wire an order between the