The Washington times., 1904-11-14
THE STORM IN WASHINGTON.

lines back into good working order.
The telephone company reports that
thirty poles fell during the storm. and
the electric light company suffered as
badly The falling of the electric li.St
wires was a source or danger, but 10
accidents were reported.
AT midnight Saturday the temperature
MAS IL ThencefOFth IL tell rapidly The
rain continued also. At 10 O'Clock sun
day the thermometer had dropped buL
four degrees in ten hours. During the
following Two hours there was drop
OF seven degrees. the mercury going
down 10 So, During that time the driz-
zlY rain changed 10 snow. The temper
aJure remained lowering about the Ihlr-
ties The renainde- of the day.
History OF the Storm.
The weather Office report last night
stated that the storm was first no.
ticed southwest OF Florida F'riday even
ing. Warning signals We're issued 20
shipping along the entire Atlantic coast.
The warnings were repeated on Satur-
dry ana S,md ly. Northward from Hat
teras the warnings were changed 70 hur-
ricane notices. and ali vessels were ad-
N:sed 10 remain in port. General rains
IN the South Atlantic States have at
teEGcd the storm and rain and snOH IN
the Middle Atlantic States. New Eng-
land. the upper Ohio. ana the lower lake
regions.
The lack OF communication 10 the
nOrthward makes IL impossible 10 der
mine the fury OF the storm in the New
England States. The predictions FOR TO-
day are fOr gales in New England and
Middle Atlantic States. with rain or
snow. folloWed By clearing in the latter
district
Hits the Fire Alarm.
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and all night long the wires were in
such shape as TO render things exceed
ingly hazardous. Nearly every box in
the city was cut on from the engine
houses. Fire broke out during the even
ing at Washington Barracks. and the
utmost difficulty was experienced ia
reaching the fire department. The box
at the Arsenal was found 10 be out OF
order and there was a hurried rush
for the telephone Finally. a call was
sent 10 engine company No. T. Even
from the engine house il was impossi-
bic 10 turn In an alarm. and finally The
alarm was sent in from Ninth and Water
Streets southwest There a man re-
mained. stationed. and directed the de-
partment 10 Washington Barracks.
Chief Belt, of the Fire Department.
on learning Of The critical state OF the
FIRE alarm system, ordered double watch
night long the hremeu al the various
houses patrolied the streets and Kept
Il sharp lookout for fires Fortunately,
rothins OF an exceedingly serious HA-
ture occurred
The Gale Increases.
A. the day wore on the storm grew
tiercer. The snow. had il been OF the
ordinary dry texture, would have infilct-
ed no damage. but the flakes were big
and wet ana clung tenaciOusly 10 the
wires To every flake that stuck on
a wire dozen more stuck 90 that flake,
until. finally the weight become so great
that the wires broke In places where
the wires We're able 70 withstand the
pressure the poles could not, and dur
ing the afternoon pole after pole
snapped like "a pipestem,
Electric wires were first reported down
al seventh ana Louisiana Avenue north
west This was about . O'Clock Yesfer-
day afternoon After that reports 0f
br6akage We're almost incessant.
There We're bat few accidents. Near