Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-14
Today's Telegraphic News
Yesterdays storm.

NJ. VI Nov IA hurricane,
accompanied by rain, hail and snow,
swent almost over the entire country
,,ss,erday embracing in its area the
!,on,b the Southwest, the Atlantic
east States and New England. Prob
abIy the greatest devastation in the
history of telegraph companies was
wrought to their wires. and New York
and other cities were practically cut off
from communication with each other
A wild storm was reported on the New
England coast. At Block island the
wind was blowing over seventy miles an
hour. Six inches of snow fell in Con-
uecticut. and there was heavy fall up
the State. A two masted schooner went
ashore in Vineyard Sound and it was
feared that the crew of four men had
been lost. Storms were reported from
MARYLAND and Delaware, and were so
severe in the West as TO cut photographic
communication with New York. Snow
fell in Baltimore, aud telegraph, tele-
phone and trolley wires we're down there
and TO the South and West. In Della
ware the blizzard was so severe as to
cause the closing of all churches. The
terryboat Port Morris went ashore at
College Point, Long Island. The mate
of au oyster boat was swept overheard.
Rain, hail and snow fell in the city and
the gale did considerable damage.
New York, Nov. 14.-Clashing storms
met Sunday over New York and batter
ed up shipping, knocked down telegraph
and telephone wires and raised havoc
generally. The storms came from Hat
teras and the lake region, and met in
hurricane of wind, snow and rain. Re-
ports from out of town show that the
storm was general and did immense
damage everywhere, Poles were blown
down and the south and west cut of.
Wires to east worked slowly. All in
coming trains we're much delayed last
night aud this morning. Heavy falls
of snow are reported through New York
and Pennsylvania. Throughout the city
many electric light wires we're blown
down. The storm did more damage to
wires of all kinds than the blizzard OF
1888. Windows were smashed all over
the city ami many persons had narrow
escapes from being injured by falling
glass. The gale continues here today.
| II is believed that shipping along the
coast has suffered severely and that when
communication is established many YES
sells and probably many lives will be
reported lost.
Boston, Nov. Infringing death in
its wake and imperilling the lives of all
who were on the. seas, storm of hurri-
cane force swept up the New England
coast from Florida yesterday. The crew
of one vessel, it is feared, has been lost
and it is believed that when telegraphic
communication is restored news will be
received of many other wrecks. Oh
Block Island, where the storm was CEN
tered late last night, and at Cape Cod and
Cape Ann the hurricane exceeded in
force anything OF recent years Al
Block Island the wind velocity was 76
miles an hour. The schooner Arculari-
us, is ashore on Naushon Island, near
Woods Holl. The crew was saved. The
schooner Nautilus, struck the break
water at Gloucester and is total loss
The crew was saved. The schoo Ter
Bessie Parker broke her anchor chain
and went ashore leaking badly, at Vine
yard Haven. Throughout the length OF
the coast life saying crews were on the
alert and patroled the beaches, but up
to an early hour this morning no other
wrecks had been reported. There was a
slight fall of snow throughout the night
Lynn, Mass, Nov. l4.-rhe wind
storm which passed over this city last
night was the most severe of any in the
ci;y's history. The electric light system
was put out of commission early in the
evening, and considerable damage was
done.
Chester, Pa, Nov. l4.-The steam
ship Merton, with l., 100 passengers, was
blown oil Chester Island during the big
storm. Steamers and tugs are being
sent from Philadelphia to remove the
passengers. 1t is not known how badly
the vessel is damaged.