The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
Widespread Damage

gave way De1OTe6t the {SWc cup oltGtIio WIN
and whole States were cut off. sss " $sst
Widespread Damage. s ~
Both the telegraph companies and the
telephone companies til long distance
wires to-day reported their fields of ope-S
rations restricted to the territory bound d.
on the west by Phi ladephia, on the east
by Boston and on the north by N ewburgh.
NJ Y. .Bga The hig brokerage concernsf In
Wall Street, many OF whom under normal
conditions operate thousands Of miles OF
wire, to-day found themselves helpless.
Tho exchanges were no more fortunate,
and the only quotations received from
SChca go and New Orleans were the mar
ket reports Of the associated Press. These
quotations brought over the Associated \
Press wires were the only figures obtain
ca IN New Y ork city from the cotton ana 4
grain centers OF tho South and West. s
BY an elaborate system Of relays and ]
the use Of both telephone and telegraph
wires, the Associated Press succeeded sin3
bridging the path be cen lTas t and Vest.
cut by the storm, and reached all points
West. N North and East, with the excep-s
tionSof3 n small .region In the vicinity of
Albany. There the damage from tee snow
and wind seemed beyond imMed mt re-
pair, and with the exception OF trains
there was no. communication co with that
region during the day. & d
The general breaking down Of wires was
almost entirely responsible for trouble
on the railroads, The movements OF
trains could not bc reported and delays
extending into hours IN many cases. were
reported s5 $ss 5ss 5a s5(5
News Service Ser il =: Partly Checked.
That the effects OF yesterdays storm
were more far-reaching than In any sim -5$
lar disturbance since the great blizzard OF
1855. became evident to- day when the! q
gdlsarrangement OF wire communication
con tlnued almost as complete as at any
time during the height OF the storm. K
A Up 10 >o'c clock many points were CONS
Epletey isolated while whole sections were &
reached only by most clrcuitorls routes.
To the west, the only points having good
communication with New Y York were Phil --ssia
fadelnhia and Baltimore, The Associated
Press, however. had eded In reaching
the. west and incidentally many eastern, "
points, by means OF a lcphono wire be-s
tween Baltimore and Chicago The news. %
report carried over he regula wires pe-S
tween New York and Baltimore when II 4
Ireached the latter city was transferred q 81
distance OF ten blocks to tho telephone of-5
\ flee by cabs, was then forwarded by tele-s3
graph 4 to Chicago over a long dis tances y
telephone wire and from Chicago u was $8
telegraphed back to ashington and 9TH
er cities which could not be reached over
the regular routes. 5
Tho same plan was followed In many III
other cases For instance, the Associated y
Press regular New York State circuit, a
network OF wires connecting all tho y
principal cities of the States, was practl- -s
Scallytout of service for n time. NeWberE 4;
to the north marked the end OF tho cir
cult points beyond being completely cue \
off. Finally. however, temporary cir--{t
cult, points beyond being completely cut 4
link between Cleveland and Buffalo, From
Buffalo the report was relayed down y No y
State as far as Utica At that point.
however. wire paralysis again was en- ~
tcountercd. leaving Amsterdam, Sch henec-
tady. Albany and Troy completely cut ofe I
from the outside world. The only reports 4
received from that section OF the state n
too day came by train from Albany. -Four;
Inches OF wet snow had broken down tele-gs
phone telegraph, electric light and f1re-
alarm wires In Albany and vicinity and
badly hampcred street car and transfer
service sl2
While tho effect OF the storm vas not
so severe In New England. some points Il
In that section folt the full force OF ti1a I
gale. Wires were down IN I'll PARIS q q
not be reached by wire early IN the day.
and Pittsield. In Berkshire, was cut olt
entirely from both New YORK and hostoI,s =
wire service to many points IN eastern u
Canada. which was swept ny the Storm
also, was disabled. 36j4g
Interfered With Market.
Operat lions In Wall Street were cur-
tailed to-day by reason of yestefdays
storm. AT the opening Of the stock mar NJ.
ket tho Stock Enchange branch o. ths
Western Union Telegraph Company had /.
only few dlree, wires working, I, Ihess sa
were to Phlladelphas, and the sour, ana
Hartford and Boston ON the cast. Wes,,
5ern and southwestern wires were slli1
down, az were Nil wires south q BAY!
more All messages Were accepted SUD-
tcot 10 delay Attno time since lsss mas
the Wall street business OF the telgesaph
companies been, so badly crippled.
The private wires OF almost every Stock
E,S change commission house were ont oF
commission, One prominent hrm had con-.
n,unication over its direct wires Io Fhlla.
delphia, and similar communication, va, ,was
had with Boston though with some d3lt- &
Guilty. on tho Cotton Exchanse business
yyas VIRTUALLY AT a tstsnaStli, All telo~$