The morning call., 1893-10-14
TWO STORMS IN ONE.
They Met East of the National
Capital.
And the Result Was the Utter De-
moralization of the Country
Telegraph Service.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13-Tho West India
cyclone and storm from the northwest
have Joined issues this morning east and
west, and since then telegraphIc commune
cation has been at Standstill. Alter
sweeping over the Florida peninsula yes.
terday the cyclone made its way north
through Georgia, North Carolina and the
Virginias, and met the storm from the
west some here in Pennsylvania or Ohio,
where both were diffused over wide area,
playing havoc with all means Of wire COM
muncation. An attempt was made to
work the Associated Press circuits by
dividing them into small sections and relay
ing, but even then it was found almost
impossible to carry the important news Of
the dag. All o'clock the Western Union
Company reported all its wires between
Washington and Harrisburg and New
York down, and communication between
Pittsburg and New York routes almost
useless. At the Postal Telegraph Office
the same situation obtained. their WASH
ington-Chicago wires being down and
the New York wires being so slow as to be
OF no value whatever. At present writing
one Associated Press wire is open to New
York via Buffalo and is working very hard.
Another has been started south 70 reach
Memphis from Chattanooga and thence
north and south to New Orleans. The
copper circuits of the Long Distance Tele-
phone Company are completely prostrated
east of PiJlsburg.
ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. 13.-The wires are
all down beyond Jacksonville. Fla. The
force Of the storm was felt on the east gulf
coast. near Tampa. Charleston is two
feet under water from Butler street. and
the damage to the water front cannot be
estimated yet. 1t was filed with cotton.
Nothing has been heard of the islands
on the Carolina coast and all the wires into
Charleston are down. The storm did little
damage in Savannah. The lower part of
the city is covered with water. Nothing
has been heard from Tybee Island since
midnight. when the wind was blowing
sixty miles an hour. The indications are
that the storm spent the greatest part of
its fury on the ocean. Great anxiety is
felt for the steamship City of Augusta,
due tonight. 1t is probable that she en-
countered the storm just off Hunting
Island.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-A Republic special
the storm are coming in slowly. The DAM
age is much greater than at first supposed.
The track along the east coast is plainly
marked by the devastation caused. 1t is
impossible to get details. as ali the wires
OF the eastern portion of the State are
down. Railroad traffic is practically sus-
pended. Washouts are numerous. Re-
ports from New Smyrna state that the
storm played havoc there, houses being
blown away and other damage done.
Mayport, town at the mouth of the st.
Johns River, came near being washed
away. Eight houses on the beach were
swept out. Two white boys are missing.
A number of casualties are reported, but
SO far no deaths.
st. Augustine is flooded with three feet
Of water, many stores and residences be-
ing badly damaged. Shipping in all parts
suffered greatly. The orange crop In the
eastern portion of the State is considerably
injured in many places. The losses sus-
tanned will reach into hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
New YORK, Oct 13-The cyclone which
has been expected for week or more
reached here with vengeance this even
ing. 1t began soon after the yacht-race
was finished, and by dark the wind was
blowing a gale and heavy rain was
falling.
At 9 o'clock the wind was blowing 3S
miles; at 80. 42 miles; at 10. 4S miles; at
II 30, so miles.
The Western Union telegraph Com
pany had no communication with the
West from early in the evening until late
hour, and then the facilities were limited.
Communication with Washington is in al
most as bad shape.
The storm resembled cyclone, and
toward midnight a rainfall came that
flooded the streets and left large pools.