The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-06


wires had been fixed up so that the incan-
descents in business offices could be used.
The fire department are making heroic
efforts to have the center OF the city pro-
tscted by fire alarm service this evening.
On account OF the prostration of the ire
exercise the greatest OF care with their
furnaces, stoves and lamps.
Telephone Service.
The telephone service this afternoon IL
much worse than was apparent TINS
morning. At the Office Of the superin-
tendant OF the Providence Telephone COM
pany it was stated that the few wires
which were working this morning are
now altogether useless.
At Phenix.
The storm last night has practically
paralyzed the electric light and telephone
service in Phenix, the wires in many
places being down. and crossed:
and Lincoln avenue one OF the
large electric light poles toppled over,
letting the wires down or the Harris
bridge and breaking the railing In such .
way as to make traffic over the bridge
impossible until late hour this morn
ing. The early train on the p. v.
Branch OF the N. ", N. III. & II. railroad
due in Providence at 8:35 did not leave
here until 6:45 on account OF several tele-
graph poles being blown across the
track between this place and
Hope. The electric car service was COM
pletely prostrated up to q late hour on ac-
count OF the large number OF telephone
and electric light wires having blown
across and resting on the trolley wires.
Pawtuxet Valley.
The storm in the Pawtuxet Valley re-
suited In cutting of all communication
between the various villages with each
other and with the city. Every telephone
and telegraph wire is fiat and the roads
are SO nearly impossible that but two cars
could go over the new electric route today
and there have been numerous vehicular
accidents. A horse belonging to j. Flan-
nagan * Co., OF River Point, was struck
by falling live wire and killed, and three
other horses belonging to local livery
| stables, met with the same fate.
AtEast Providence.
At 3 o'clock this morning lunchman II.
o. Il. Cameron was driving home, when
his horse stumbled over bunch OF live
wires on Broadway, killing him instantly.
w. {. Bradley's horse was killed on the
square between 5 and s this morning. A
number OF telephones were burned out.
News From New York.
The storm raised the mischief with the
country roads in New York, forming sud-
denly with its center on the coast of
southern New Jersey. Then il began to
move northeast, increasing rapidly in in
tensity.
The influence OF the storm was felt as
far south as Cape Hatteras.
High winds and rptn held carnival all
along the coast, while at Buffalo, Albany,
Portland, Me-, and Northfeld. W.,
there havr been heavy falls OF
snow with lighter snow in Poughkeepsie
and Newburgh. In this region the wind
Increased in force and velocity very
rapidly between $3.50 and 10 O'clock,
reaching at the aforementioned hour q
gait Of 36 miles. At Atlantic City the high
est speed was 80 miles an hour. while at
Boston and Oswego it reached 3S miles.
AT Cape Hatteras the velocity was AZ
miles, at Cleveland, o., A miles and at
Block Island, II. L., 7S miles. There was
just a bit of snow in the air at IL o'clcck
in New York.
With the exception Of the Atlantic sea-
board and the region of the great lakes
the weather was generally clear.
The storm was furious in New England
Early in the evening meagre reports
reached the Associated Press Office that it
was showing hard along the coast.
Shortly after o'clock the velocity
of the wind increased tearing down
wires and breaking communication with
all points. At midnight connection was
made with Springfield, Mass, via Albany,
but there was no probability Of repairing
the wire to Boston Today. Springfield re-
ported heavy snow storm.