New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-15
REPAIRING THE WIRES.
ROUGH TIMES ON WATER.
Communication Restored 1cith Many
Points Fe,ryboat Not off.

Forecast for to-day; FAR, with diminishing
northwest winds.
With the passing of the severe storm, which on
Sunday Frustrated telegraph and telephone
wires In many parts of the country, New-York
yesterday turned her attention to re-estabish-
ing communication with the rest of the United
States Last night found the city with tee-
graph and telephone wires operating TO the
West, South North and East. but this did not
mean that the damage wrought by the storm
had altogether been repaired.
The Postal and Western Union Telegraph
companies after having repair gangs all
night and day, were able to report late lasa
evening that much of the trouble had been re-
paired and that slowly towns and cities had
been put into communication with New-York.
Wires had been strung so that Washington
could reach New York In New-York State the
repair gangs had so far travelled the tangled
mess of copper and steel strings that Albany
was in communication with New-Yorl5, that
Schenectady and GIoversville had been heard
from and Poughkeepse was again able to hear
the tick of the telegraph key. West of Albany
the situation was still serious far as Utica.
The Associated Press circuits ran in round
about ways Buffalo getting it's news by way OF
Cleveland Ohio.
Practically the only section in the East not
anected by the storm was the uISlIlCt pSt"SOi
New-York and Portland, Me.
The gale and rain terrific in New York
Bay on Sunday, but there no loss of life
in the hurricane
Last night the weather man came out with
the cheering information that the storm had
passed off the coast
Pilot Thomas Conner. who brought up the
steamer Caribbee. which arrived last night from
West Indian ports. reports the saving of five
lives by pilot boat No. s. the Hermit, on the
afternoon of Sunday. The Hermit noticed a
motor boat. containing several men, apparently
disabled and laboring in the waves. and sent
her yawl to the mems aid. The yawl's crew
rescued the men after several vain attempts The
motor boat was the Mildred of Brooklyn, and
the half drowned men Warren L. Frost. of
New York c. Edwards. Julius Nilsen and The
odore Nilsen, of Brooklyn, and G. Waters, whose
address was not obtained
The ferryboat Port Morris. which in the storm
went on the rocks in the East River, between
Berrian's and South Brother islands. Sunday
evening was still hard and fast yesterday.
Preparations were made to release her.
Reports from vessels which arrived here yes
terday show that the storm did much damage
al sea The mail service not so badly Grip
pied as the service of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines. The longest delay in mail service
was two hours. The fact that the barometer
fell low 2S.4O at indicates that the
storm unusually heavy.
1t said last night at the Grand Central
Station that the New York Central trains we're
running regular time. but that the tele-
graphic communication between New-York and
Albany was still in a badly damaged condition.
Captain Gardiner. of FL Norte, which ar
rived from Galveston, Tex, yesterday, reported
that he encountered heavy gales on Sunday
morning and that the wind was east, shifting
to south-southwest. Owing to the shifting of
the winds the captain said that the spray flew
that at times one could not see a ships
length.