The Washington herald., 1909-03-05
DELEGATIONS Held
BACK BY BLIZZARD
Many Organizations Unable
to Reach City.
COMMUNICATION IS SHUT OFF
Washington Isolated from Outside
WorId-TeIeGraph and Telephone
Reach the CapitaI-Nevv York ReEf-
meHt 20 BE Reviewed To-day.

With the eyes Of the nation oentered
upon its Capital, Washington was practi-
caIiy cut of from communication with
the outside world last night. Its isola-
ton was as complete as when the early
Presidents took the oath and most OF the
country took it for granted for long
tine afterwaTd.
All telegraph and telephone wires con-
Meeting the city with the outside world
went out OF business early in the morn
Ing, and continued out Of commission
until as late as : O'Clock last night. It
times connections were established by
roundabout route The wires between
this city and Philadelphia were net work
Ing 10 any extent last night. bur connec-
tions have been established with Rich
mond-
Telegraph DemoraIized.
The Generalization Of telegraph service
meant not merely that news OF tbe great
event was not given. for the tine being.
10 an outside world, but that the train
service was hopelessIy delayed and tan
gled up.
Many mournful tales are told Of the
cisappoiatments caused by late trains.
thousands Of persons. especially sub
urnanltes or near-suburbauites. missed
the parade entirely, having counted on
reaching the city hours ahead Of il.
The train bearing Gov. Fort. OF New
jersey. was four hours late
The Federal express from Boston. duo
al S.-e O'Clock Wednesday night arrived
az i-i9 O'Clock yesterday morning. There
were a number Of such instances.
Thousands Of mad and hungry visitors
got into the city barely IL time 20 see
The tai OF the parade. and some we-s. So
oltteriy disappointed they never even left
the station before returning home
The parade 70 the Capltol was wen
under way before a single Baltino-ean
reached the city The railroads had
planned 70 send trains into Washington
every ten minutes. hut the citizens OF
baltimore who saw the big pageant were
lucky indeed unless they came 70 the
city the night before.
L was not until 9:35 O'Clock last night
that traffic was finally restored On the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
electric lire, and half-hour schedule
was established.
OF all the railroads. the Baltimore and
Ohio suffered the worst Their wires were
down for forty miles out from the city.
and the officials were ali but helpless
Outgoing trains were tied up Indefinitely.
Wires Down in City.
Wires down on the city streets were q
common sight Il is estimated that more
than l9co wires were brought 10 ground
by the gale. according TO complaints re-
ceivsd by the Chesapeake and Ohio TeIe-
phone Company
Many organizations, military and civic.
did not appear in the inaugural parade on
account of railroad DELAYS.
The most n0cshle omission was that of
The midship1en from Annapolis The
cadets from West Point arrived barely in
time 20 join the procession. and were
then forced 20 fan In behind tba pIacs
that had been assigned to them.
Company A. OF Johustown. Pa. Of tbs
Provisional Battalion from the Pe-1svI-
vania Briga6e. Sons OF Veterans Reserve.
arrived in the city ~ 3 O'Clock. although
tney LETT Johnstown nearly twenty-four
hours before They were entertained I4Sr
night az dinner by the William 3. Cusf-
ing Camp. Sons Of Veterans. and Iefr o.
the 100 S'S,ock train for home.
The Seventh Regiment. Of the New
York National Guard. which ea-rai7e5 AZ
3 O'Clock Wednesday night. arrived =
Washington at 4 O'Clock yesterday af-a--
noon They were seld up for several
hours just outside OF Baltimore bv me
storm, and members Of the regiment sa~
they could see the telegraph poles [ar-
ing.
Grazed ny Poles.
The Pullman coaches were scratches hv
poles that erazed them. The regiment
viii return 10 New York this afternoon.
The men were so disappointed Al not
being in the parade that President Taft
sent them word he would review them a+
-e-59 o'clock this morning in the court OF
honor Formation Viii take place az New
York avenue and Fifteenth street.
Another organization that lost out VAS
he Union County Republican Club Of
New Jersey. 80 strong With their esro--
IF thirty Madison Veteran Zouaves. thsv
we're struck by the storm about tweurv
niles the other side Of Baltimore. and
arrived In Washington an hour after tna
parade had disbanded