Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-29
WIRES FRUSTRATED.
No TeleKraphic Communication North
Of Baltimore This Morning.

Of Baltimore This Morning.
The storm was specially severe on the
telegraph wires The damage was about
great as during the March blizzard several
years ago, and the temporary prostration
of the wires was even more general than on
that occasion. A Star reporter talked with
Mr. Marean and Mr.. Young Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and Mr.. Allen.
manager OF the Postal telegraph. in regard
to the effect of the storm on the wires and
was Informed that while the damage had
been very great there was every indication
that the wires would be restored and in full
operation within day or two. Mr.. Marean
summed up the situation at II o'clock this
morning as follows:
Only to Baltimore Today.
I'VE have wires to Baltimore and Phila-
farther north and west Of Hagerstown.
The wires appear to be all right to Nor
folk, Richmond. Greensboro and Roanoke
That's as far south as we can reach. The
storm appeared to have been very severe
around Baltimore much more so than
here, great damage being done to buildings
outside Of the city. We had Norfolk. Rich
mond and Baltimore all night; the wires
worked badly. but We never lost communi-
cation entirely. The southern wires broke
down early in the day, but we didn't lose
the western wires till night time. The
principal disturbance began about 10 O'Clock
and reached its height about midnight We
were able to move all afternoon newspaper
specials and the bulk OF the matter for the
morning papers in all parts of the country :
that Is nearly all the matter for the east
was handled and seventy-five per cent o.
that for the west We took all messages
subject to delay and did not attempt to
handle late matter. The wires in this CITY
did not suffer very much, and can be fully
repaired today. Very few poles We're blown
down. one in Georgetown and two on LIST
street west being all that l know Of The
work OF repairs is being prosecuted RAPIDLY
In all directions. and / think We will have
communications with New York and other
places by this afternoon. But II will no
some time before all the wires are I'm com
plete repair"
Cut on in All Directions.
Mr.. Allen of the Postal Company said This
morning: I'VE are practically cut Off i'm all
directions. but are gradually getting orr
wires again. We got Baltimore all right a,
o'clock this morning and at $50 o clock we
heard from Philadelphia, but have hea I'd
track OF the storm was probably more wide
spread than any of recent years We lost
the western wires very early last evening.
and at o'clock We lost New York, t,hica &c
and everything but Baltimore and Rich
mond. The northern wires recovered
slightly between 10 and IL o'clock, but about
1890 o'clock We lost everything except that
we occasionally were able to work wire 10
Baltimore. We lost Richmond at 1870
o'clock last night and since then have had
no communication with any place 'outh of
Alexandria. The wires are oeing rapidly re.
paired however, and there is every indica-
ton that they will be all right In every d.
rection in a few hours. OF course We cent
know the condition of the w.r"s very far
away from Washington but they Gre un.
doubtediy crossed. grounded o. tangled up