Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-14
A CYCLONIC STORM.
Atlantic Coast States Swept
 by Fierce Hurricane.
FROM FLORIDA TO NEW BRUNSWICK
Wires South and West of New York Entirely Cut OH-Railroads, Trol- ley, Telegraph and Telephone
 Lines Suffered Most.

Lines Suffered Most.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-New York was entirely cut off from the south and west last night by fierce hurri- cane, accompanied by rain and snow, which is sweeping the Atlantic coast.
 Bringing death in it's wake and i'm. periling the lives of all who were on the seas storm of hurricane force swept up the Atlantic. One vessel is known to have gone down with all on board.
 Churches in Delaware towns were closed last night, and nobody ventured out of doors unless driven by necessity.
 Harrisburg reported early in the evening that a tornado had struck the town. Tornado struck Harrisburg" was the last word from there.
 "Doubtless the Lord could make a worse day, but doubtless he never did," was the verdict of the more reli- giously inclined of the 100000 resi- dents of New York.
 Starting from Florida Saturday night, the storm of wind and rain has come up the coast at almost cyclonie speed. Early Sunday morning it was central off Cape Hatteras, although its ever gathering force was felt far to the northWard.
 Rain began falling in New York at 5 o'clock a. m. and early in the after noon changed to a wet snow. The wind, which had been blowing moder- ately, veered to the southeast and shortly assumed hurricane proportions At o'clock last night the local weath- CT bureau noted velocity of forty two miles an hour, which increased to forty eight miles at S:3O o'clock. That speed kept up for several hours. At 10 o'clock the storm center was at Block Island, where the barometer showed pressure of 28.62 inches, with the wind blowing seventy y-six miles an hour. At Nantucket the barometer was a trifle higher and the wind sixty miles.
 Wire service out of New York was tied up more efectually last night than at any other time since the blizzard of 1888. The Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies have no direct communication with cities further south than Baltimore, and all western points are cut off.
 Late in the afternoon it was reported that over 100 poles along the Erie rail- road had gone down, completely put ting the New York Buffalo Chicago wires by that route out of service. Re course for short time was had to wires via Albany and Syracuse, but few hours afterward the pressure of the ice on the wires carried them, poles and all, to the ground outside of Poughkeapsie, thereby effectively clos Ing the service. The Western Union was able to keep open the way to Bal hmore, Philadelphia and most places In New Jersey, but business for other points, save New England, was only accepted subject to delay. Communi cation between New York and Boston over all lines was uninterrupted.
 Every effort is being made to make repairs so that a few wires may be .opened up to the south and west for business purposes. Special trains were engaged on most of the roads running out of Jersey City and Hoboken and dispatched late in the evening. laden with wire repairing gangs.
 Although the storm has been one of the worst of the year, marine disasters are not expected, except for vessels that may be out, the weather bureau having sent out warning advising sea captains to remain in port over Sunday.
 Last night the ferryboat Port Morris, running between College Point and Ninety-sixth street, Manhattan, went ashore on 8. rocky ledge in Bowery bay There were ten passengers and the crew aboard. Owing to the heavy sea it is impossible to send wrecking boats to her, bat the police boat went to the rescue. Owing to the fierce downpour the streets of New York were practically deserted. The high wind played havoc with the street signs, which fell in showers. Many windows were broken, and few pass ersby were cut by the signs and flying glass. The full force of the gale was felt in the harbor.
 At Bellevue hospital the storm was felt severely. One of the large elms c+o rdfpo on +ho cauop11a waa hINxvn