The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Great Storm Sweeps Up the
Atlantic Coast from South.
Telegraphic Communication
East and West Severed.
SNOW, HAIL AND SLEET
Accompanied by a High Wind
I'm New England States.
Several Inches Of Snow Fell I'm
Washington, ID. C.

| New York, Nov. 14.-Communicatio ton
with the west after having been cut off
for many hours by storm Sunday,
was re-established soon after O'Clock
this morning by the Associated Press.
This was accomplished through a teIe-
phone wire between Baltimore and Chi
cago. Morse telegraph instruments
! displaced the telephone devices and a
restricted service was at once begun.
1t developed that Washington had been
in almost constant communication
with the west during the night and
news sent by the Associated Press from
it's New York office to Boston, thence
by way of Portland, Me, and the Ca
madam telegraph lines to Chicago and
the west was relayed back to points
east of Chicago as far as Washington.
The wire service between Baltimore
and Washington was still completely
out of service at o'clock this morn
ing, poles and wires having been car
ried down in many places by the great
weight of wet snow and the intense
force exerted by the furious gale.
| New England telegraphic circuits and
| those to Philadelphia and Baltimore
were the only ones in working order.
The damage to wires is the most seri-
Gus that the telegraph companies have
faced in many years. The telegraph
companies started a great rush to get
out repairers who were hurriedly
started in the night by special trains
over all the railroad lines north, west
and south. Little could be accom-
plished, however, until daylight.
The wires were found to be down
completely north, west and east of Al
bany, and north of Poughkeepsie on the
hut <flO
wire working on this route and that ex-
tended only to Poughkeepsie. On the
Erie line over which many circuits 10
Chicago are operated a hundred poles
were knocked down near Port Jervis,
N Y. No wires were left south of
Baltimore or between Philadelphia and
Harrisburg. Much trouble exists south
of Washington where the storm first
appeared. In the latter city several
inches of now fell. The storm began at
II o'clock a. m. with drizzling rain
which soon turned into heavy, wet
snow.
owing to the width of the storms
path, much delay to railway. traffic is
anticipated, as the telegraph largely
controls the movements of trains
Three prisoners from among several
hundred confined on an island in the
East river for petty offenses are
thought to have lost their lives in the
storm. They were TRUSTEES and had
rowed a party of visitors back to the
city. In the face of the storm, the
men started back to the island but
their boat was caught in the high seas
which swept them out of sight. Watch
ers along the shore saw them attempt
repeatedly to gain shelter but without
success and it is thought they We're
swept into Long Island sound.
The private wires of almost every
stock exchange commission house were
out of commission. One prominent
firm had communication over its direct
wires to Philadelphia and similar
hod wit
though with some difficulty. On the
cotton exchange business was virtually
at a standstill. All telegraphic COM
munication to New Orleans was cut off
trading floor was written: mo wires.
In the first half hour of the cotton
market less than half a dozen trans
actions were made At the produce
exchange a similar state of affairs was
reported and business there was stag
nant. One packing house reported in
direct communicate ton with Pittsburg
and Chicago, but all other financial
wires We're still out of commission.
Shipping Endangered.
Norfolk Va. Nov. 14.-The center
of the gulf storm struck Norfolk yes
terday with a velocity of forty-seven
miles an hour. On the coast the wind
was much stronger and all wires be-
tween Norfolk and Cape HatteraS are
Frustrated. Snow and sleet accom-
panied the blow and the barometer
registered 2S.25, with one exception
the lowest in the past 81 years. Fears
are held for the schooner Myra w.
Spear, ashore near Chicamicomlco-
Wrecking tugs have gone to her as
sistance. A large schooner dragged
anchor near Ocean View during the
height of the storm and was rapidly
nearing Breakers when a tug reached
her and towed her into deep water.
A Foot of Snow.
York, Pa, Nov. 14.-Nearly twelve
inches of snow fell here yesterday. The
heavy weight of the snow broke down
electric wires all over the city, and
both power plants here We're COM
PEELED to close to protect life and
property. AS a result the city without
power and light last night and the
greater part of today This city has
been without a telegraph or telephine
since last evening" Hundreds of tele-
phone poles and trees litter the high
ways of the city and county
Severe in New England.
Boston, Nov. 14.-New England was the |
center, yesterday of the storm which, since
the Atlantic seaboard- When morning |
dawned yesterday the immediate storm |
afternoon it had moved to the vicinity of |
Nantucket island. When at its height |
the wind blew with hurricane velocity. In |
this city the maximum velocity was 45 |
miles at $40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. |
At Block Island: r l.. there was 16-
a velocity of so miles was recorded. The |
storm passed east last night and was Sc |
we're in Maine and the maritime pro-
the wind was increasing in velocity and |
would, the observer at the local weather |
sions. The coast storm is accompanied by |
snow, rain, hail and sleet-
A Strong Wind.
Baltimore. Nov. 14--In consequence