The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-30

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LOCAL WIRES.
The effect OF the hurricane upon ene
fire-alarm. telephone and telegraph wires
was most disastrous. The Fire-Alarm
Department did not have a single wire
In the city in working order AFTER the
blow had passed over. The men "elo
kent awake all nicht at the dinerehl en-
qine houses and relays or men were NJ
10 carry messages from one engine
to another In case OK FIRE. happhy, ~"
evar tho services Of the department were
only called for twice, and IN poth eaS'S
the fires we're small. The ilrat can VIZ
10 sixth and Main streets, as aooNe IL
rated. and the second. ABOUT J. 80 - ~
was TO Second and Broad. WheIo
had broken out I'm the establishment .,
the Brooke Underwear Company
bv a curtain blowing ahhii'a1 w.
The damage was sight .,-o
Nessra Thompson and Idyhler N'''
on the 20 the whole might, ana sre".
credit is duo them Tor the energy anu
vigilance which they displayed i"'y
made the best OF a bad mi'hdp' a',u
guard "A the city as well as could p"ss'''s
Lave been done under the circuin5'tn0'''
qhe wires OF the Bell Telephone 'oH-
rany were greatly deranGcd 10y the h"r'l-
rane Many OF them, being exposed,
were broken off. and it was hard to get
any service from their phones, athoi5h
tie operators al the central ONCE III" al
in their power 10 accommodate patrons
me wires Of the Richmond Telephone
Company were il lrs'-ciass working Dr.
oer. demonstrating clearly the adNahtass
of having them projected from the ele-
monta The new phones were extremely
useful last night in the territory thal 'hey
covered.
IN addition 10 the damage in various
quarters mentioned above. considerable
injury 10 property occurred down IN the
southern part n the city. near The canal
bank. Parsons large lumbcr-yard' nj
Fifth and canal streets. was turned topsy-
turvy. Hacks Of lumber were overturned
ard scattered 10 fhe four points OF tho
compass while tho buildings We're par
tally wrecked.
The same state of affairs existed NJ tho
Vulcan IRON Work. 600 tho same ncighbor-
hood. Tho buildings there We're damaged
10 70 considerable extent and everything
turnei wrong side outward.
Among The houses reported unroofod
was The residence of Judge l.. T.. Lewis,
Republican candidate for Congress from
this district. ~ 3f3 west Franklin street.
STREET CARS STOPPED.
Tho street cars were forced o. stop run
hlng lfst night carly IN the engagement,
the C'ay-street Tine having 90 suspend
operations on account Of q large tree hav-
ine fallen and snapped the wires on Ninth
street between Funkin and Bank
The mule cars also Stopped operations
ON account OF the tracks being blocked
by limbs OF trees. and for two hours an
THE electric Light tp "a largo extent
went out and the city was I'm almost total
darkness through the night. and people
cautiously picked their way through the
streets for fear ~ falling over broken
limb or coming go contact with live
wire All I'm al. it was % nieht or greater
discomfort and alarm than l'-chihoil mas
experienced for many year.
DAMAGE Is MANCHESTER
rho damage I'm Manchester 70 Is thought.
,.,u roach some $4,000. Most of the
,s,rs,,. There was wrought on Hull, Perry,
l,oirhriJra and Decatur streets. Trees
,..re scattered everywhere. and many
fences were torn down and carried away.
rho electric lights in Manchester also
wont out. and there WAS much alarm felt
I'm that city. several chimne,s were
blown down i'm the southern part OF Man
chester. There were more than forty
ebo,c windows i'm the stores on Hull street
.f,.. non, shattered low the winds. Some
80 ,,,.,o were lore. and expensive. The
,~.ra al-. did great daraa. foo samo o.
the stores ON tie Interior. and great
many goods were turned tlp-s-t-...
the wind The window fn Nr '..r
der Thomas store, on Hull street. were