New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
THE ELECTION DAY SNOUSTORM
1T PARALYzED THE TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE SERVICE THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND.

| 1T PARALYzED THE TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE SERVICE THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND
Providence. r. l.. Nov. lc tSpeciaD.-This little
UfactIrng State. in common with the rest Of
the country. had It's part in the wonderful tidal
wave which so overwhelmed the Democratic party
Tuesday. While the most optimistic politician
on the Republican side did not estimate more than
200 majority for Warren O. Arnold and 5C0 for
Melville Bell when the returns counted Mr.
Ru in the Ist district had plurality Of illl. and
Mr. Arnold In the Id district one Of t7ci The Re-
publcans carried every city and town In the State
excep; Cumberland the town in which DR.. Garvin
the Democratic candidate In that district, lives
The total vote OF the State about 5000 which is
considerably less than the vote cast last sprnS. Even
Block Island and West Greenwich. which were the
only towns carried by the Democrats last spring.
have seen the error OF their ways and were placed
In the Republican column this election. There
was plurality of ZOO for the Republican ticket in
this city. which makes Mayor Oneys election on
the third Tuesday OF this month a certainty. The
Democratic party Will have considerable difficulty in
securing candidate who will permit the use OF his
name for the Office of Mayor.
The people of this section awoke on Tuesday morn
Ing to find the ground covered with snow to a
siderable depth and the entire telegraph ana tee-
phone system paralyzed by of broken wires.
The storm Ike a thief in the night. there be-
Ing no premonltIon Of II. There had not even been
a white frost previous to Tuesday The telegraph
n
ever been known In this State. Even communi-
cation has hardly been opened up with the principal
centres Whole rows OF telegraph AMI telephone
poles foot in thickness broken off IKE pipe
stems by the weight of the and the herceness
OF the storm. The street-car service consider
ably hindcred and telephone connection Is sti dini-
cult The fire alarm service was paraly zed along
the rest
Gas Company, was Killed while attempting to cross
the tracks at his home in Pawucke Mr.. Siiness
Was one Of the most active ANA progressive business
mon OF that Industrious, city. He STOOD ngh IN
Masonic circles. ana was Wildly known among me
gas engineers throughout the country
The storm 80 completely discouraged the race
track people that wednesday the Narraeansett
Park meeting declared of 1t Is under that
the meeting has been financial loss 10 the project
ors and TO many owners OF racing stables. Some or
these owners are stranded here without the means
10 move their strings Of horses to their homes. and
OWNS TO the Interruption of the telegraph service
thew were unable 10 send At once TO their friends
for money.
NJ the track this week This ADDS another reason
why the Legislature at the coming session should
repeal the pool-selling Law, and thus prevent "a
reIetition lawless scenes at The track next
sprng The racetrack gamblers. having been
driven from New-York State by the adoption OF
the new Constitution. and being threatened with eX-
pulson from Rhode Island. propose to turn to Con
nectlcu, and establish track near the New-fork
line. >, -
Electric heaters have been put in all the street
cars but have not been in operation Yet.
IL ms been decided 10 erect the new state Normal
Scnool on the southern slope OF Smiths HILL be-
tween Iincoln-st ard Gaspee and the land there
now owned by the STATE has been condemned. There
is A movement In favor of erecting the new State
Armory In the same neighborhood There 70 agta
ton for threecent bread In this city, and one small