Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
COAST
IS STORM SWEPT
New York Completely Cut OF BY
Fierce Gale.
TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE DOWN
'rn M Great, Impcjcd, and In
some Sections H. tOnpIrtcIy
yuspe ndcd-LIght snowfall
IL General.

New York, SOY. l4-New York Is
entirely cut on from the south and
west By a fierce hurricane, accoinpa-
MED by rain and snow. which ID sweep
ing the Atlantic COAST.
Starting from Florida, Saturday
night, the torn Of vino and rain has
come w the coast at almost cyclDnic
speed. Early sunday morning 1t was
central III Cape Hateras, although It's
ever gathering force was felt far to the
north ward. Rain began falling in New
York at ) a. m, and early in the
morning changed TO a wet The
wind, which hsd been blowing mod.
eratcIy, vccred TO the southeast, and
shortly assumed hurricane proportions
At six O'Clock Sunday night the local
weather bureau noted a velocity Of "a
miles An hour, which increased to AZ
miles a. $50 O'Clock. That speed kept
up for several hours. At ten O'Clock
the storm center "as AT Block island
where the barometer showed "A press
ure Of 1852 inches, with the vino
blowing 7G miles an hour. a Nan
euckct the barometer was a lrlfic high.
er and the wind 50 miles.
Wire service out Of New York is tied
up moro effcctually han al any other
time since the blizzard Of 1883. The
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Co.'s have no direct communication
with cities further south thar Balti-
more. and all western points are Gu,
Of.
The Postal haa been cabling some Oi
itb urgent messages TO cansD, y. s.,
from when point they are wired &c
Montreal. and thence forwarded &C.
Chicago over Canadian Pacific wires
Shortly after noon the telegraph ON.
panirs commenced TO feel the cffccts
Of m" storm. A. wire after wire went
down and city after city was lost, the
repair gangs were notified. but owing
to me day ana heavy storm, IT, wa.
dark before the full force could be
mustered. Late in the afternoon il
vas reported that over one hundred
poles along the Erie railroad had gone
down, puiiluE the Ne" York, Buffalo
Chicago wires by that route complete.
" out Of service. Recourse for .
short time vas had 10 wires via Al
hauy Hud Syracuse, bul a few hour
af'cr%aId the pressure ~ The Ice or
the wIrca carried them. poles and all.
10 the ETDuni outside Of P~OuRhk"cpair,
thrrcDy closing that service" The
. fH,.nl.t- f"Ftl,. .I,H .lIn -. k.aI EF.tn
the Hay to Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and most places IN Sow Jersey, but
business for other points. save Ne"
England. HiS only accepted subject ~
dcIaY CON ~uuLICa,ipn DrjH"ch Ne"
YORK ana Boston over all lines wa
uninterrupted The telegraph officials
are unable ~ state" IN" damage until
they can communicate with TIA" terri
tnrica aucrtri Every effort WaT being
made Sunday might 10 make repairs
80 that q few wires may be opened VI
10 the south and west by the time
|, business opens Monday. Special trains
were engaged on most OF the road.
running out Of Jersey cry and IIo
bokon. and dispatched Sunday even
inR, laden with wire repairing gangs
Tho weather bureau Saturday sen
our warnings advising sea captains Il
remain IN pp., owe Sunda Som
dnmap" vas done in and around New
York.
/, SUNDAY night the fcrryboat "POr
, NOrrla.' running between Colleg
, point and Nincty-aixth street Man
4 haitian. vent ashore on IA rocky lcdg
In BoWory bay. Their" were ten pa
ncnpcra and the crew aboard. win
d 10 the fierce dOwnpour. the streets q
y New York wore practically deserted
The high wind played havoc with tn
=, street signs. which fell in shower
. Many windows were broken. and "A fey
q passorsby W,vo cut by the HiGuG an
/, nying gln4q The FIJI force Of IN
;, gale VAS felt in tn" harbor. Sewers
bpafg anchored of Staten ISLAM
!. dragged their anchor,
Il Late in the evening, a freight bara'
, apparently unlOadch, was blow
Ia ashore during the height 81 the "a
IN Sandy Hook bay, on the old dyh;
m,Gc battery. Tn" vessel Hes in
very bad position, with every ~
d sweeping her decks. The life saver
D nrc standing by. but ar" unable
% board the wreck. The fate Of ~
'r crew is unknown.
~ Later on. a tent occupied by 10 Il
r. berculOsi5 patients was wrecked by II
!" wind, aud the suffering people Wei
n exposed 10 the eleccnts They va
K removed fD the hospital az .