The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-07
IT WAS 4 BAD STORM.

More Reports of the Damage Done-Havoc | Wrought Win the tlectric Wires all
 Over the state-The Effects In This City.
 The ravases of the recent storm were great among the telephone and tele- graph wires and extended over wide extent of country, but New England had the brunt of the storm. The storm was accompanied by furious gale, the wind attaining velocity of thirty three miles an hour at 9:45 p. m.
 The first fall of snow last year was on November 15, but 1t was only sufficient to cover the ground. The lowest tenn pcrature Monday night was 3i degrees, and at Il a. m. yesterday the tempera- ture had only risen to the freezing point.
 Early Monday evening there were 210 telegraph wires working between this city and New York and yesterday morn- ing all had given out save three. With the exception of these three wires, the city was practically cut of from the outside world by telegraph and as efectually as during the great blizzard. Hartford and points east of New Haven were completely cut of and on tract of twelve miles between here and New London nearly all the telegraph poles were gone and to repair the damage will take several days time. In this city quite n number of poles were pros trnted.
 Early yesterday morning the Western Union company got out their entire force of linemen in this vicinity and some were working all night. Thirty came up from New York to assist in strengthening out the damage, and the total force at work was fully 100. The wires west and south of New York are apparently working all right and the brunt of the storm seems to have been | in New England. The Western Union office in New York yesterday morning sent out the following to their 21, 900 offices:
 Accept business for New England, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New foundland and Long Island (except Long Island City) subject to delay by storm"
 Fifty telephone poles were down yes- terday between this city and Branford. Superintendent Baker had a big force of men out repairing damages, and a. great deal of good work was accom- of repairs.
 The long distance line of telephone service was knocked completely out over section of four miles beyond Derby. The city of New Haven was practi- cally cut off from its fire alarm tele- graph service during the night, and Superintendent Smith was busy arrang- ing for a system of telephone signals in case of fire. Four engine houses were cut off and firemen were stationed near private telephones so that in case of fire they could communicate with headquarters. The engine houses cut off were Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 8, although @ telephone was worrying at 2's house. Superintendent Smiths men were busy yesterday repairing the damage, | and by night communication was re- established. H@
 The factory district was entirely cut off from the fire alarm service, but it was re-established by the middle of the forenoon. The Fair Haven and Whit neville districts were also isolated. The apparatus at As house was burned out. A days work will be required to re-establish the service in St. John street and another day in Grand ave- nue.
 The fire department have repaired all their wires south of steamer S's house, but the system in Fair Haven is yet deranged. The wires running east and west over Mill river, over the Chapel street and Grand avenue bridges are in terrible condition, and it will be some time before they can be rear ranged. About two miles of wire in the neighborhood of Prospect street and Cedar Hill and Fair Haven will have to l.