The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-04-22
M WIRES DOWN
.,nn AND SNOW STORM
arr COMMUNICATION
= WITH THE EAST.
|..fxsG DAMAGE IN OHIO

s.s . Velocity Of Fifty.Hve
Hour and 10 Accompanied
LAW. Wet snow-ei9 Drop in
+" ,.ure Reported in the South.
u ot Fourteen Inches in Por-
,.r, Of kentucky
,,ad April 22.-Northern Ohio
V'''a arnt ~ "A fierce storm OF wind
W ~ or mat Frustrated telegraph
iai - ,taun wires in all directions.
~ oi eame from the north and
lN ,n. carly hours OF the day
t'''1' Velocity OF 50 miles an hour.
f''n' granhic communication was
~ ..tnccn Cleveland and points
oath. a few wires We're
. =, ~ the west. but even these
y" .rt.rl 10 be working slowly
y poets the storm was the
need durins the entire
w heavy wet snow came
n, \. ading sheets and The
,.n., III tas city were covered with
I'M atuu ankle deep. Traffic on
.,r.t oar lines was badly de-
T,,phone or telegraph poles
h,Yn across the tracks and the
.r., or badly tangled up. The
N. AMI dyy alarm wires were also
..,a 4uNu and some sections OF the
\, eera cut OF from communication
II. ~ arc and police signal *.
.srs
an II more than a hundred wires
.r-.r.ag Cleveland and Buffalo. not
!. va. II working order during the
u, basr~ The conditions between
ras'a,a au1 pitishurg. il was said.
x.,srs4., bad. Telegraph and tel.
.,.sr oa ais declared that the
\ ,r .a- n the most destructive
,rs-ar M 4 long time.
Tt eue stance telephon" lines
rs.e-a reported iown in every direction.
t.. h.ne uo communication with
b. s'. point.
tR.l adoubtcfly be- many DAYS
Boz f..l r,pairs can he made To the
Essgata AMI long distance telephone
s-4 Many poles are Frustrated.
asas 'nuumerahlc breaks in the
F's,
H. electric lighting companies
Er a their currents in some parts
h ,te CITY owing TO the general mix
r d wires notwithstanding this
|raal,lou However. number of per.
Ets received severe shocks and sew
|rI horses We're killed. James White.
Ftor,ractor topped on live wire on
|.adway and was rendered IN
f,scous lic was badly burned. On
+ same thoroughfare n horse
Ff'iei On a wire covered with slush
r was instantly killed. Subsequent
4 'To other horses were killed by
FAlc into contact with live wires
fI lle corner Of Broadway and VIII
p, avenue.
l'a''lc ou noarly all tho steam roads
'r''as M" city was delayed 10 n
tNe q less extent. In many cases
r tracks were reported TO be buried
-N d"ep slush and II was found
~pss'blc 20 make schedule time.
-ase Erio was lashed into n wild
IL oy m violent storm. Enormous
C"S dashed over the harbor break
.H sending up spray to the height
lV0 feo' or more.
olO 2oo feet long and about %
VIDE, which was anchored ut the
VI "" east breakwaier prepara
o'ing sunk. was torn from It's
.Nne' and driven ashore inside
"'S' hrrakwatcr. The crib crash
%' u" west pier but little dam
Sfesultcd.
,.s.. o' nation from the surrounding
ro,. a'otricts indicate that the
|rn" was of unusual violence and
,,,. s"' much damage. In man,
h, '"' snow Is reported n foot
k,s '" me level and the roads have
|lp,s ,vnaoFod almost impossible b,
ka ,M' M railways connecting Clevc
h., :" nearby towns found it al
ln0 4 I" "P'sslhIn To operate ears
We're completely tied up.
"osT IN THE SOUTH.