Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Damage Caused to Telegraph and
Telephone Circuits.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December ~
The sleet storm which followed last nights
fan of snow appears to have wrought the
most damage to telegraph and telephone
circuits within a radius OF fifty miles or
this city. The Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies are badly crippled on
every circuit Just outside the city limits,
on the western trunk route of the former
company, thirteen poles are 1oWn In one
locality, and further west tve more are
prostrdted. On other routes almost the
same condition of affairs is reported. The
Postal Company reports wires south. west
and north in bad shape. Southern New
Jersey is cut off entirely. The long-dis-
tance telephone company has hfty-one
poles down in Camden alone, and outside
OF that city the condition is just as bad.
While the storm was severe at Delaware
Breakwater, no shipping disaster IS re-
ported. The only damage to shipping In
this harbor was that caused by few ves-
sells dragging their anchors and banging
against the wharyeS.
Snow ranging in depth from four to eigh-
teen inches covers Pennsylvania today.
and many localities report 1t still coming
down.
Six horses and two mules were killed this
morning by coming in contact with the
deadly electric light wires which were
blown down by last nights storm. The
first accident occurred about O'Clock at
Broad and SAMSON streets, when a horse
attached to coupe stepped on an electric
light wire. He was killed instantly. A
couple OF hours later two horses attached
to a coupe came in contact with an electric
wire which had fallen across u trolley
feeder at 10th and Master streets. Both
horses were killed.
At q o'clock two horses attached to a
Knickerbocker ice wagon stepped a
wire at Sd and Walnut streets and dropped
dead. A half hour later two mules drawing
an oyster wagon ran against electric
Hight wire and were killed. About the same
time a horse driven by Philip Schwartz. a
milk dealer, came in contact with an cleo
trio light wire and was killed.
PITTSBURG, December 27.-Tbe snow
storm which started in last evening proved
to be the heaviest that has been known
here for several years. Up to 10 o'clock
this morning twelve inches Of snow had
fallen, and 1t is still showing.
Trains on all roads are delayed, and
there is much doubt whether The eastern
trains will be able to get over the noun
tains. Street car travel in the city is
seriously interfered with. and in some parts
of the city telegraph and telephone wires
are down. Little wind accompanied the
storm here. which reduced the damage
which would have been otherwise done to
rlvermen are looking for a thaw which
will make navigable water, and permit
the shipment OF coal to southern ports.
The blizzard was general over this Sec
ton, and especially severe In the Allegheny
mountains. where the snow drifted and
impeded travel. Two trains from the east
were four to seven hours late and from
the west they were nearly as much behind
time. Up to this hour no wrecks have been
reported. At am. the Thermometer reg
istered 20 degrees above zero at the United
Etates signal station here. The predictions
given We're that the storm would continue
until night, followed by colder weather
Two lives were nearly sacrificed in the
ptornl here last night. Early this morning
4 policeman found Henry Anderson, color
ed In a snow drift on Liberty street almost
dead from exposure. The man had been in
toxicated and falling into the drift was un-
able to rise. He is ct the Homeopat thlc
Hospital, and will recover.
At l o'clock this morning John Rhine was
found lying I'm the snow unconscious at
sharpsburg. He was taken to a residence
ard revived iE an hour. He said he became
numb and fell about midnight.
DUBOIS, Pa, December 27.-The snow
stern which set in this region about dusk
last evening has continued without abate-
n1cnt. This morning the snow is still fall
ing and the ground is already covered to
n depth of 20 inches. This is the first snow
fall OF the season and Il has seriously in
terfered with the bitumlnoCs coal opera
tors The lumber men are greatly bene-
hted by the snow, as they can get the
heavy lumber down the side of the noun
tain.
Traffic on the Allegheny Valley rail-
road is practically at a standAtill. the
snow having driftcd to such depth in
the mountain cuts that the trains are snow
bound.
Travel on the SSe hshssys snS Is SSs os
wires are Frustrated.
In Maryland.
pAITIMORE December N-Tha fierce