New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
WHAT PENNSYLVANIA SUFFERED.
MUCH DAMAGE TO TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS-A
RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN THE BLISDING
sNOw-IN PHILADELPHIA AND
OTHER PLACES.


this morning was not at an improved over that OF last
night. The Western Union had no wires working In
any direction. Manager A. G.. LAYER said at IL
o'clock that the outlook was not promising though
there was a possibility Of patching up communica-
hOn with Baltimore some time during the afternoon,
and that Washington might then also be reached.
There little hope he said Of opening any COM
muncaon to-day with points west Of here, the storm
having been particularly destructive in the part Of the
country between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Many
poles have been torn blown out OF position and
considerable time will be required to repair the damage
sufficiently to open communication.
.The snow like thick fog, and II drove 20
hard that IL cut the skim" the report OF tho
storm from Pennsylvania Railroad who came
through IL into Camden early yesterday morning.
dense WAS il that the railroad could not be discerned
ten feet ahead Of the locomotive and the headlights
were almost obscured by ice-coatngs on the glass.
The snow gathered rapidly and covered the tracks,
impeding the progress Of trains 1t was in this condl-
ton OF affairs that AN inbound freight train moved
cautiously down the tracks toward the Camden yards
from Trenton, and close upon it came heavy coal
from the river above Trenton When close
to Beidcman's station, Just above Camden engine 40.
537 drawing the coal train, suddenly and without
warning into the rear OF the freight, thrust aside and
completely wrecked three of the freight cars and
careened over the embankment at that point. The
train escaped injury, the engineer and fireman
Of No. 537 jumping in time 70 save their lives.
The men unable 10 do anything toward clearing
the tracks Of the wreckage, and the freight ran on
down to Camden. wrecking crew were hurried out
In the storm early possible and the work OF
clearing the tracks began and though they labored
hard all day, this not accomplished until O'Clock
in the afternoon
AT the railroad offices in Camden it was reported that
not n telegraph wire In the roads out OF the
central Office. such trains were run-and there are
few out Of Camden sundaywere moved with extreme
caution electric signals could be worked. Ar
irving passengers reported the storm to be widespread
and the cutting of Of Geographic service complete 10
every direction. though no serious damage was re-
ported. A house in Of construction on the
Mount Vernon settlement. Cape May, was whirled
about on its foundation and shattered.
In Camden the police and fire alarm teegrapio
services thoroughly crippled, and tangled wires
lying about the streets every hand The
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
wires suffered similarly. while the telephone service
practically useless. The electric service. how
ever seriously impaired. and by night was in
good condition
The following was received from Harrisburg by
telephone
Harrisburg. via Reading. Jan. 25.-Al the wires
leading from the State Capital down. except the
to HaR aa Of Se wdT W RH c Te
Pennsylvania Railroad wires and those OF thu
soon they viii e repd although effort
being made to get them into working order so as ID
the running OF trains safely Few trains can
be without wires. and these at great risk. Little
snow has fallen only two or three inches but II foLa
Into ice.
The damage done to tho wires by the storm in this
city is unprecedented. Superintendent Gil, Of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company, says the lines
OF that company in worse condition than az any
time before in his experience OF twenty five years.
Not important point was reached yesterday BY tha
wires Of the Western Union running into the main
Office in this city, Mr. Gill has Information that COM
bat Iarr .Itt and 4
tact. and he hoped TO get a wire working between
Philadelphia and Harrisburg some time 10 day ana IN
this manner 10 reach New-Yorx by way Of Buffalo
no did not expect to get further south than winning
ton. Del. to-day. Poles down in all directions
In the vicinity of Iarper's Ferry, W. Va. superntehd
ent Gin is informed that 800 poles are down. In ana
about this city poles strewn in every direction.
Although the railways running blind trains
ars being handled with comparatively little delay
Tie Maritime Exchange has no wires 10 delaware
Breakwater and nothing can be learned OF the extern
OF the damage wrought by the storm on the coast The
storm in this city psembed the blizzard OF 1e7o KAN
began falling about O'Clock night before last. con
tinuing steadily until about hnlfpast IL yesterday
morning when II suddenly turned u snow, the flakes
icing nearly large As silver half dollars. Inc sho"
came down so ast that although the ground was com
pletelv soaked with rain, In short time everything
y, coated with snow Had the thermometer been ten
degrees lower the storm would have been much mo''
severe III its effects. 80, -, A.,
statement Of the condition OF the Western
aoP TSoa PS9" Gt S rue and
Pltt>burg. Is - X but the pike line between InIs'
points prstratsd Chester Penn ; C work KSs vest
expect to repair POI ton OF our Inc p 'tH' Viii
and Chester St AMI , y s d2 IL wasnnson and Ba
more; between Harrisburg and baltimore t'elv "a
Yany breat,, ana c on, litnotn simply bewilder,
ing; there at least thousand breaks ue'T MI
New York and Philadelphia on te M h,fd"trn
rnuta "a, flp
other routes NewTork is equally di,cShra SaE;
Gere are not 50 many poles do% nt Sr snp% Crushing
down the wires. There numerous reports VI
Iilot Walter VIrdcn reports that he left Delaware
hraikTaer sunday anern@ p he I knows there was
damage To vessels in that region. The gaie WI $3.50
on SATURDAY night i9 hnn Tr Vd@n let the wind
northweSterly and the weather me
Tunkhannock Penn. Jan. 26-Snow Tell her 10
depth OF six inches. and there mas Deeh sone "'"o
damage TO roofs Of small buildings etc MI 'eleEr"P"
and nearly all telephone wires are down. Inc ~
gorge in the s,isquehanna Is still unbroken. PROM ''o
mass Of pciup csked ice. The heavy neSe s, force
last few days have driven - mowed slightly from
aga nst me bridge aiu ~ nus W
itS foundation. - .. 4, tho sus.
Will1esbarre Penn. Jan. c6-The wafer III ". a.,
ouehanua saturday afternoon. when thrca,n ana ..
astrous nood fell about three ieet Tho ice
Is believed that all immediate danger ID w. ,ht,
o.r. a, pIvmonth however, three miles ue'D" u
t,, romains unbroken. The track OF uo ~.
bnro division of the Delaware Lseha" Iu ,,, y.s
arm Railroad between Kingston anu 80, IN ,.m.
ern submerged saturday afternoon that all trahc
had 10 be suspended .ae' 'e
feet OF water on the track -. 49,, ,.n.,o.sov
''', rsa snowstom Of saturday night and YESTERDAY
orn,nr was severe throughout the whole OF TINS pa'
., ,ha state There was no communication Nv W.
graph or local telephone. the wire pelns an WI ,ae
s''P a, - a m Yesterday the electric light wires
gronnui Town and the city in darkness for the rest
Of the night The ncmen We're At "oTn an u son av
mst nie siderable damage was done by the welgt
,o,y hre,inC fruit trees. roofs OF barns, etc.
oi srv" . oclocS YESTERDAY morning the horses at
,ched Z, an omnibus in Willc~harrc ran into iael
wire ard received severe shock Thev were hurled
,iled The omnibus overturned. bur PASSENGERS
u,arn In and The drlNcr rsranrd lnlmrX bN leaplnH