Evening journal., 1902-02-24
COMMUNICATION
ESTABLISHED
But Wires Still Are in Bad
Shape
HOW We HELPED PHILADELPHIA
News Of Prince IIenry'S Arrival
Carried From This CITY to
PennSylVanianS

PenllSylIalllaIlS
Philadelphia, for once IN it's history,
is dependent upon Wilmington. This
pertains to its telegraphic news, which,
after being sent here by circuitous
wires. is conveyed to the Quaker City
by train.
The most important news OF yester-
day the arrival of Prince Henry in
New York, reached Wilmington before
Philadelphia heard IT, When the steam
er bearing the German Prince was pass
ing Fort Wadsworth and the fleet under
Admiral Evans fired a salute of twenty
one guns, the New York Office of the
Associated Press, at 1925 a. m, flashed
the news TO Buffalo. There il was re-
layed TO Chicago. thence to Atlanta,
Ga. to jacksonville. Fla, up the coast
TO Washington. to Baltimore. and hence
Ito this city. II reached here at just
1885 a. m, or thirty minutes after
leaving New York. The first train
leaving this city carried the news to
isolated Philadelphia
For the first time since last Thurs
day, the Western Union and the Postal
Telegraph Companies are able to trans
NIT messages by wire to Philadelphia.
The first message was sent by the West
.ern Union 10 Philadelphia about G
O'Clock last night. Direct communica-
ton to New York and west to Harris
burg remains entirely cut off, and there
is no prospect of it being restored be-
fore tonight or tomorrow.
The wires between Wilmington and
Philadelphia, along the p. w. & b. and
the b. & o. railroads were useless for
many miles. Hundreds OF poles had
snapped, and great trees had fallen
across the wires, leaving the latter a
tangled network of ends
Every man who had any experience
as a hneman was pressed into service
and gangs of hundreds were stationed
at various points on both railroads
and worked without rest in their effort
to remove the wreck. Tons OF new wire
were used TO replace the broken ones.
Telegraph and telephone companies
were the worst sufferers by the storm
Linemen and electricians started Will
axes TO remove poles that had fallen
in the streets and TO chop away dang
ling wires. II was impossible to erecl
new poles yesterday. In ALL abOu
forty will have to be replaced, whicl
will be no easy matter, as there is
lderth of poles at present The damag
jim the country was more severe than II
the city On the Kennett pike, fron
1.-The Baltimore and Ohio railroad to On
Itollgate, there was but one pole stand
ing after the storm. On the Concor'
pike numerous poles fell across th
road. carrying the wires with them.
Managers Of the two telephone com
panies are unable to estimate th
amount of damage done. The Delawar
and Atlantic Company has between 30
and 400 local telephones disabled, AM
the Delmarvia Company about 300 on
of service.
Despite the fury of the storm nearl.
lall the trolley and feed wires of tn
railway companies are in good shape
land nearly all the lines of both com
lpanies are in service running on sched
lule time. All the lines of the Whining
ton City Company are in operation, bu
1.-THE belt line of the Peoples line ha
been discontinued because of the ic
having clogged the grooves in tn
tracks. The lines in Sixth, Seventh
king, and few other streets are II
use.
City Linemen Frank Hyland and hi
assistants have been working har
lsince Friday to get the firm alarm sye
item in shape, but it will be severa
days before the system lis in prope
working order. Most of the boxes eas
, lOf Market street are in order. and opei
lations were resumed today on the Wes
Side.
Brandywine Park presented a desc
} late appearance yesterday. On ever
} side the hand Of the storm was appaI
lent in paths and hillsides strewn wit
{ broken branches and splintered tire
q trunks. Trees uprooted by the gal
l llay everywhere. Giants of the Par
e that have withstood the storms of ha
4 century bowed their heads before th
r. blast. The full measure of the damae
@ wrought by the storm cannot be know
q until the clearing away Of the wreck
age betrays the gaps left in the Ion
. lines of trees.
a The storms work was apparent alon
+ THE Brandywine Stretching from ban
+ TO bank above the third dam are gres
- barriers of ice forming CLASSY wa
D lacross the creek. The water block6
y by the dam. flows over the wall in Il
Il semblance OF huge waterfall. Mar
G persons lined the banks all day yeste
e day in hope of seeing the barriers swel
= laway, but the ice held. AT this poll
d 1.-THE water is now more than six fe
= above the normal. Further down Il
h creek the water is four feet and a ha
e above the normal. but an overflow
It not expected unless the ice barri
le lgives away.
itlOLD POINT COMFORT. VA.-PoP