The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-11-18
STORMS DAMAGE
IN EAST IMMENSE IMMENSE
Many Cities and Towns Will BE
in Utter Darkness Because
Of Wrecks.
Y -
Sic SECTIONS ISOLATED
Sic SECTIONS
Albany Suffered tho Most Damage 81
Any City Being Entirely MiaiaoGt
Communication Except
by Train.

New York, Nov. 16.-The storm which
swept up through the Atlantic coast
states from the gulf, developing igto Il
gale OF hurricane force as ii moved
northward, resulted in the most COM
plete tie-up of wire communication that
the eastern states have experienced
since the memorable snow storm. OF
1855, II ~disarranged train schedules.
paraly2ea trolley lines and piled sew
eral wrecks along the coast.
a downpour of rain and heavy snow
Which accompanied the storm added TO
the destructive force of the gale.
The telephone and telegraph poles.
horne down by the weight of snow and
ice encrusted wires, gave way before
the sweep of the wind, and whole sec
tons We're cut off. Both tho tele-
graph and telephone companies with
long distance wires today reported their
fields of operation restricted to the ter
ritory bounded ON the west by Phila-
de'phia. ON the east by Boston and on
the north by Newburg.
Big Firms Helpless.
Zig brokerage concerns in Wall
street, many of whom, under rotmal
conditions, operate thousands OF miles
OF WIRE, have found themselves trac-
tlcaliy helpless. The exchanges We're
no more fortunate, and the only news
received from Chicago and New Or
leans were the market reports OF the
Associated Press. These quotations
brought over the Associated Press
wires We're the only figures obtained IN
this city and the grain centers ii the
south and west.
BY an elaborate system of relays
and the use OF both telephone ana tel
egraph wires, the Associated Press
succeeded in bridging the path between
east and west cut by the storm. and
reached all points west and northwest
with the exception of a small section in
the vicinity of Albany. There the
damage from the snow II wind
seemed beyond immediate repair, and
With the exception of trains there was
no communication With that section
during the day.
The general breaking down of wires
was almost entirely responsible for
trouble on the railroads. The move
inents of trans could not be reported,
and delays extending into hours in
many cases Were reported.
That no more disasters at seq I'd
suited from the gale was probably due
to the early warning of the approach
ing hurricane sent cut by the weather
bureau. Bulletins sent out Saturday
afternoon told that a gale would sweep
III, lic NpdSt' allN tStutIbllcQ dll lllflll-
ners against leaving port.
Effects Mere E.r Re.o,i,r
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