Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-15
HAVOC WITH WIRES
COMMUNICATION SERIOUSLY EFFECTED BY
THE STORM.
Tie Continued Rain Of Wednesday Night En-
phazcies the Damage - The Western
Union Has Many Wires Tied
Up Other N0tss.

Another day GaWned and stlll the
storm continued. Yesterday was q
dull day for Wheeling. The wet and
gloomy weather put a Quietus on BUSH
moss affairs. Only those whose business
compelled them to be on the streets,
were abroad. Country people remained
at home and sawed wood" As con-
sequence Storekeepers looked blue,
while the clerk who works on commits
sion was not enjoying his rest, as he
contemplated the footing upof mis- days
sales.
The principal. damage occasioned by
the storm appears to be in the matter
of telegraphic,s and telephone cOmmuni-
cation. The Postal Company had no
wires yesterday at all. The steamer
Hudson, coming down yesterday morn
ing, got entangled in the Postal cables
AZ Steubcnville and tore them down.
Manager Brand, however, expects 10
have connection with PittSburg some
time to-day.
At a. N. yesterday there was only
one telegraph wire in active operation
running out Of this city, all the rest, OF
both the Western Union aud Postal
having been torn down or rendered Un-
fit for service.
The Western Union were still further
disabled by the continued storm Of
Wednesday night. In all there are be-
tween fifty and sixty poles down.
There are fourteen wires down this side
OF St. Clairsville and eleven wires the
other side of that town. A mile and q
half this side OF West Alexander there
are fourteen poles down. The cOndi-
tion is even worse beyond that place.
All the wires over the suspension
bridge, numbering q dozen, are down,
and the wires over the Bellaire bridge
are in the same condition. There was not
wire in operation between this city
and Grafton. At some places the men
report from three to five inches Of sleet
on the wires and the weight simply
dragged them to the earth. Manager
Tracy has large force of men at work
engaged in repairing the breaks, and
Superintendent Bleoo, of the Fort
Wayne Electric Light Co., kindly ten
dered Manager Tracy the services OF
his force of men.
The telephone lines suffered still fur
ther by the storm of Wednesday night.
There are now 20 wires down on the
suspension bridge, and also wires out
the Pike. The only connections out-of-
town are at Beliaire, MOundsville and
McMechen Station. Manager Wolff
stated that there were wires down in
forty different places between Bridge
port and Wellsyille, and they cannot
be repaired for sometime. The wires 10
MoundSville will be up to-day, but the
wires on the Island cannot be fixed I'M
til the ice thRws off the cables so the
men can work TO advantage. The con-
nectlon 10 Bridgeport cannot be made
until the ice runs out OF the back river.
Nearly all telephone wires over the
river were down yesterday and telephone
connection between this city and Mar
tins Ferry, Bridgeport and BelIaire
was entirely cut of yesterday.
The rain of Tuesday and Wednesday,
which frOze about as fast as IL fell, has
caused the woods TO put on wlerd and
at the same time beautiful appearance.
A conductor on one Of tho railroads
states that the like has not been wit
messed along his line since he has been
an employe OF that road. In many
cases the limbs touch the ground with
the weight Of ice. From his rather
limited knowledge of agricultural pur-
suits he believes that next seasons fruit
crop will be seriously damaged by rea-
son of the breaking OF limbs.
Trains on all the railroads coming into
Wheeling were a LITTLE late yesterday
morning, due TO the condition Of the
weather. On the B. 81 0. the wires
ceased to work between Pittsburg and
Wheeling at 4 a. m, and at II o'clock
communication had not been opened up.
As consequence trains were obliged TO
move cautiously. Passenger traffic,
however, was not very heavy and not as
much inconvenience resulted as would
otherwise have been the case.
There is some complaint arising from
the fact that there is no telegraphic
communication along the W. & w. road.
When q train starts out from either ter
minus nothing more is heard from it I'M
I'll the final destination is reached, eX-
cept what can be heard from one or two
telephone stations along the road.