Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-17

time provinces yesterday and last
night had its center off Cape Race,
New Fomdland. The storm in the
provinces, particularly along Nova
Scotia, was attended with terrific
gales and unusually low barometer
Telegraphic and telephone COM
munication with the provinces is inter-
rrpted and what news came from east
ern Maine filtered through a most
circutous route. Last night there
was no wire communication east or
north of Waterville, Maine and tele
graphic connection between Boston
and points in Vermont was suspended.
Eastern States Stricken.
New York, Nov 15-The storm
which swept up through the Atlantic
coast states from the gulf Sunday. de-
veloping into a gale of hurricane force
as it moved northward, resulted in the
most complete tieup of wire commune
cations that the eastern states ever
experienced since the memorable snow
storm of 1888. A downpour of rain and
heavy snow which accompanied the
storm added to the destructive force of
the gale. Telephone and telegraph
poles, borne down by the weight of
snow and ice that encrusted the wires,
gave way before the sweep of wind
and whole sections were cut Off Both
telegraph and telephone companies
yesterday reported their fields of op-
erations restricted to territory bound
ed on the west by Philadelphia, on the
east by Boston and on the north by
Newburgh, N. Y. Big brokerage CON.
Germs in Wall street, many of whom
under normal conditions operate
thousands of miles of wire, yesterday
found themselves practically helpless
Exchanges were no more fortunate and
the only quotations received from Chi
cago and New Orleans were the mar
ket reports of the Associated Press
quotations brought over Associated
wires were the only figures obtained in
this city from the cotton and grain
centers of the south and west.
Associated Press Helps.
BY an elaborate system of relays and
the use of both telephone and tele-
graph wires the Associated Press sue
ceeded in bridging the path between
the east and west cut by the storm and
reached all points west, north and
east, with the exception of small sec
ton in the vicinity of Albany. There
the damage from snow and wind
seemed beyond immediate repair and
with the exception of trains there was
no communication with that section
during the day.
Weather Bureau Saves Lives.
The general breaking down of the
wires was almost entirely esponsible
for the trouble on the RAILROADS. The
movements of trains cou G not be re-
ported and delays extending into hours
in many cases were reported That no
more disasters at sea suited from the
gale probably was DIE % the early
warning of the approaching hurricane
sent out by the weather bureau Bull
letins sent out Saturday afternoon
told Of a gale that would sweep the
coast and cautioned ali mariners
against leaving port.
Army Rushes to Repair.
A small army of linemen were sent
out directly after daybreak and it is
expected that all the damage will be
repaired by today.
While the effect Of the storm was not
so severe in New England, some points
in that section felt the full force of
the gale. Wires were down in all parts
of Maine.
Wire service to many points in east
ern Canada, which was swept by the
storm also, was disabled.
Worst Tieup Since 1888.
New York, Nov. 15.-That the effects
Of the storm here were more far reach
ing than in any similar disturbance
since the great blizzard of 1888 became
evident yesterday when the disar- /
rangement of wire communication con |
tinued almost as complete as at any
time during the height OF the storm. /
Up to 10 o'clock many points were
completely isolated, while whole sec
tons were reached only by the most |
only points having direct communica- /
ton with New York we're Philadel. /
phia and Baltimore. The Associated /
Press, however, had succeeded in +
reaching the west and incidentally I
many eastern points, by means OF a
telephone wire between Baltimore and
Chicago. The news report was carried
over the regular wires between New
York and Baltimore. When It reached
the latter city II was transferred dis
lance Of ten blocks to a telephone
Office by cabs and was then forwarded
by telegraph to Chicago over the lone
distance phone wire and from Chicago
telegraphed back to Washington and
other cities which could not be reach.
ed over the regular routes. The same