The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-11-18
New York Completely Cut OF BY
Fierce Gale.
TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE DOWN
Trs nc Greatly ~imp-d-d, aud 10
some sections " Completely
svspcndrd-Ltght snowfall
hs General.

MED by rain and snow. which Is sweep.
Ing the Atlantic coast
Starting from Florida. Saturday
nlght. the storm OF wind aud rain has
come up the coast at almost cyclonic
speed. Early Sunday morning 1t was
central on Cape rlatcras. although IT,
ever gathering force vas felt far ~ the
northward. Rain began falling In Ncw
York az 8 a. m. and early la tao
morning changed to a wet SNOW. Tho
wind. which had been blowing mod
oratciy. vcercd 10 the southeast. anG
shortly assumed hurricane proportions
81 six o'cioeh Sunday nigh, the local
weather bureau noted a velocity OF q
miles an hour, which Increased 10 C
mi.cs at $3.50 o'clock. Trat speed Kept
~ for several hourt. ~ ton o'eloci
the storm center was az block Island
who're tho barometer ahowcd a press
ufe of as.G2 inches. with the wind
bioN ms 20 miles an houg A Nan.
tucNDi tho barometer was a triGo higE.
a. aul the wiud go miles.
Wire H%cryirc ont of Now York is tied
up orc oncciually than at any utioi
Tine nee thc blizzard of iNss the
Weston Union and Postal roiperupi
CO.. have no direct communication
with citOs further south Than ullI
more. aud all western poiuts are oI
OF.
Tho Postal has leon oubi.ue some OF
- 600. nt lfr 7gpi to Causn. y J..
from which point they are Wired nc
Mon rral. AMI thence forwarded ic
Chir.sp over Canadian raclc wires
Shortly aii.r % % tho telegraph com
paalcs commenced Ia fool she effect,
o. th' storm. s. wire after wire wont
down Hni city after city was Loot. thS
repair ranrs were notified. but OWNS
10 tho day and heavy storm. II wa
dark before the full force could o.,
mustered. Late In the afternoon
vas reported that over one hundred
poles along tho Erie railroad had guuc
down. putting tho New York, Buffalo
Chicago wires by that route complete.
~ out ~ service. Recourse for .
short tlmr was had to wires via Al.
D NNNN AINN ~ NAANlHFf NNAN u INV ANNNaAa
aitcrWard the pressure ~ .hr Ice on
the wires carried them. poles and all,
to the ground outside ~ ruughkocpsic
thereby closing that service Tho
Western Union was able TO keep open
tho way to Baltimore. Philadelphia
and mort places 10 New Jersey. but
business for other points. save New
England. wts only accepted subject ir
delay. Con mu.ildtion u,tNccn New
YORK aud BOSTON over ai lines was
uninterrupted The telegraph officials
arr unable tn state the damage until
thcy can communicate with the terri.
tories affected Every cInr, was being
made Sunday night To make rcpairs
90 that a few wires may be- opened uf
io the south nni Nost by the time
business open, Monday Special irains
were engaged On most III the roads
running ont OF Jersey Clty AMI 10
toi'n. and dispatched Sunday even.
In. laden with wire repairing gangs
Tho weather bureau saturday sent
put wnrniurs advising sea oaptnins u
remain In poe over sunGl. Some
dnmnrc was done In and around New
York.
sunday nirht the forryboat Port
Morris.' running between COLLEGE
point and Ninoly-slxth street Man
haitian. went ashore on q rocky ledge
In noNcry lay. There were ten pas
sonrcrs and tho CROW aboard, owing
TO the fierce %duwnpour. tho streets Of
New York were practically deserted
Tho hlgh wind played havoc with the
street signs. which fell In showers.
Many windows were broken. aud a few
rasfcrsby warr cut by tht figuI and
lyiug GLASS, The fun force NJ the
rnle was felt In the harbor. Several
boats anchored on Staten Island
drareed their anchors.
Late in me evening. \ freight barge
apparently unloadcd. was blown
ashore during tho helrht Of IN" .als
In Sandy Hook hay. m tho old jyua-
mite battery. The vessel lies m a
very had position. with every sea
sweeping her decks. The life savers
are starding by. but are unable to
board the wreck. The fate Of tho
crew is unknown.
Later on, a tent occupied by IS NJ
bercllosls patients was wrecked hy the
wind, and the suffering people we're
exposed to the elements. They were
removed TO the hospital as soon as
possit'', aircurh most OF them wers
drenehcd TO the skin.