The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
Gale Sends Spray 100 Feet High
Railroad Traffic Delayed.


Cleveland, O.. April 2o.-The terrific
storm of wind and snow which pre-
vailed lin this city and vicinity today
was one OF the most disastrous to tele-
phone and telegraph service ever ex-
perienced here. The wind, which came
from the north, reached at times a We
-locity of more than siSty miles an hour.
Hundreds of poles We're torn down and
We. commune atiJn with all pom s e Sd
or Cleveland Vas entirely cut off. The
coaditions west and south We're but
little better although sLhe telegraph
companies succeeded in maintaining
communication with Chicago and Gin
cihnati Throughout the day.
Many streets of this city We're strewn
with broken pcles and tangled wises.
Several persons were severely shocked
by coming in contact with live wires
Five. or six horses We're instantly
Killed by stepping on wires concealed
under the deep sinsh and. snow.
Traffic on the steam and electric lines
was badly delayed in some cases sub
urban electric roads were completely
tied up owing to The immense snow
drifts on the tracks. No less than
eight or nine fire stations were cut of
from Headquarters owing to the gem
eral prOstratlon of wires and should p
fire break out in the isolated districts
L is. feared that great loss would fol-
low
The pecuniary loss suffered by the
tsles-ap and telephone companies win
be very heavy.
Lake Erie was dashed into a wild fury
by the violent stoym. Enormous waves
washed oyer the harbor breakwater,
sending up spray TO the height of 100
feet. or more.
A crib. zoo feet long and about TWEEN
ty-ftTe feet vide, which was anchored
e. the end OF the east breakwater, pre-
paratory TO being sunk. was torn from
its fastenings and driven ashore inside
the west breakwateF. The. crib crashed
into the west pier, but little damage
resulted.
information from the surrounding
country districts Indicate that the
storm was of unusual violence and
wrought much damage. In many
places the snow is. reported a foot deep
on the lee and the roads have been
rendered almost impossible by huge
drifts.
Electric railways connecting Clexe-
land with nearby towns found it almost
impossible to operate cars. Some lines
We're completely tied up,
With the exception OF the Lake Shore
and Nickel Plate lines west of CIeve-
land, the railroads into Cleveland are
badly crippled, and ia many Instances
the whereabouts of freight trains which
are supposed Co have gone onto si6iings.
because Of lost time are not known.
East of Cleveland the Lake shore and
Nickel PATE are also badly crippled.
Trains on three different roads due in
Cleveland this forenoon had. not been
reported at s. O'Clock tonight
A train on the Erie that runs to Pitts
burg IN three and a half hours required
seven hours to make the trip today, and
between Cleveland and Leavittsburg, on
the Erie, three engines were necessary
to bring six coaches INTO Cleveland in
seven hours Erie conductors reported
that snow in the cuts reached TO the
windows Of the Coaches. On the Penn
sylvania snow ployvs that had been
housed for the summer were again put
inta service. East of cleveland to Buff
fllo trains on the Lake Shore and Nickel
Plate are running on the block system.
Many freight trains on these roads
are abandoned and only perishable
freight is being moved.
Tie storm continues in Cleveland to-
night with unusual severity There is
q stead- downfall of vet snow driven
by a high wind. The .iown-town streets
are practically deserted. and little bust
mass wss done