New Ulm review., 1901-04-24
OHIO SWEPT BY A STORM.
Wind and Snow Prostrate Busi-
ness in Northern Part
Of the State.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE is INTERRUPTED.
Worst Ever Experienced, Causes
Thousands of Dollars Damage
Southern States Also Visited
Floods Along the Ohio Feared.

Cleveland, O., April 22.-Northern
Ohio was Saturday swept by a fierce
storm of wind and snow that pros
trated telegraph and telephone wires
in all directions The wind came from
the north and during the early hours
of the day reached velocity of 55
miles an hour All telegraphic com
munication was severed between
Cleveland and points east and south.
A few wires were patched up to the
west, but even these were reported to
be working slowly.
In some respects the storm was the
worst experienced during the entire
winter. The heavy wet snow came
down in binding sheets and the
streets in this city were covered with
slush almost ankle deep. Traffic on
many street car lines was badly de-
laYed. Telephone or telegraph poles
were blown across the tracks and the
trolley wires badly tangled up. The
police and fire alarm wires were also
carried down and some sections of the
city were cut off from communication
with the fire and police signal ex-
changes.
Out of more than 100 wires connect
ing Cleveland and Buffalo not one was
in working order during the early
hours of the day. The conditions be-
tween Cleveland and Pittsburgh, it
was said, were equally bad. Telegraph
and telephone officials declared that
the storm has been the most destruc-
tive experienced in long time. The
long distance telephone lines were re-
ported down i'll every direction, there
being no communication with any out
. side point.
It will undoubtedly be many days
before full repairs can be made to the
telegraph and long distance telephone
service. Many poles are prostrated,
causing innumerable breaks in the
wires.
Several Horses Killed.
The electric lighting companies
shut off their current in some parts
OF the city, owing to the general mix
up of wires. Notwiths tanding this
precaution, however, a number of
persons received severe shocks and
several horses were killed. James
White, a contractor living at No 9
Beaver street, stepped on a live wire
on Broadway and was rendered un-
conscious. He was badly burned
On the same thoroughfare horse
stepped on a wire covered with slush
and was instantly killed.
Subsequently two other horses
were killed by coming in contact with
live wires near the corner of Broad
way and William avenue.
Railroad Traffic Delayed.
Traffic on nearly all the steam
roads entering the city was delayed
to a more or less extent. In many
places the tracks were reported to
be buried under deep slush and it was
found impossible to make schedule
time.
Lake Erie was dashed into wild
fury by the violent storm. Enormous
waves dashed over the harbor break
water, sending up spray to the height
of a hundred feet or more.
crib 200 feet long and about 25
feet wide, which was anchored at the
end of the east brcakwater, prepara-
tory to being sunk, was torn from its
fastenings and driven ashore inside
the west breakwater The crib
crashed into the west pier, but little
damage resulted.
The big steamers City of Detroit,
from Detroit, and the State of Ohio,
from Toledo, arrived off this port
during the night of the storm. Al
though the feat of entering the river
was considered to be extremely dan
gerous, the big liners succeeded in
making the river in safety.
Storm Not Local.
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 level and the roads have
been rendered almost impossible by
huge drifts.
The electric railways connecting
Cleveland with nearby towns found
it almost impossible to operate cars.
Some lines were completely tied up
and people living in the distant sub
urbs were unable to reach their
places of business in the city until
late in the day.
at Other Ohio Points
GAINESVILLE. o., April Gainesville
is in the grip of blizzard that sus-
pended all street car traffic and busi-
ness generally. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines are crippled and there
is practically no communication with
outside points. Snow has fallen for
SO hours continually and all the
streets are blocked.
Reports received from the north
ern part of the Muslsingum valley in
dicate that very high water is immi-
nent. 1t is quite probable that the
big flood of several years ago will
be duplicated
Columbus, o., April 22.-The storm
has cut off communication by rail
with all eastern points Pennsylvania