Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
Sharp Gales and Heavy Snow
Along the Atlantic Coast

midwinter intensity. which came boom
ing up the Atlantic coast last night,
bringing with 1t sharp gales and heavy
falls Of snow and raio, left today broad
,rail ofabroken wire communication along
the seaboard.
Telegraph companies were beset with
difficulties in all directions. The storm was
apparently severest between Baltimore
and Washington, all wires being down be-
tween those cities. Pennsylvania suffered
from a soggy. clinging snow. and wires
across the state were either down or
worked only Internationally. Early COM
munication with Chicago was obtained
by way Of Boston. thence to the west.
Communication with eastern and west
ern points was affected by the storm.
which brought down the snow-coated
wires. New York state felt the storm and
wires worked poorly.
Trains and Steamships Delayed.
Broken wire communications affected
some Of the railroads, and trains from
western points were in some cases far be-
hind the schedules.
Five steamships due at quarantine this
morning were still unreported at $50. The
steamers are evidently detained by the
high gales and mountainous seas.
The steamship Koenigen Luiz. which
came early today. reported that there Il q
small American steamer anchor d in the
outside harbor broken down. The Grip
pied steamer signaled that she wanted to
he lowed In.
Another steamer, believed to be a storm
victim. was later reported anchored on
Sandy Hook In disabled condition
She Is the French steamer Honduras
from New Orleans. October %. for Dun
kirk and Havre. and presumably made
this port for refuge in her crippled state
and to effect repairs.
Deep Snow in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA. November A-The
northeast gale which came in from the
ocean developed during the night into
one Of the worst November storms in
years. In the mountain districts Of Penn.
sylvania snow fell to the depth Of twelve
inches and in some places drifted badly.
railroad and trolley service In these sec.
tions is impeded. The storm was accom-
panied by a high wind. which played
havoc with telegraph and telephone
wires.
Part of the anthracite coal regions is
snowbound. At Delano, one OF the high
est points in the region. and at Frank
vi lie more than a foot OF snow fell and
drifted in places to three feet. Trolley
service was maintained with difnculty,
and the Pennsylvania railroad was
obliged TO use the tracks Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway Company
because of the heavy drifts.
Business of all kinds in Schuy kill
county was practically at a standstill.
Harrisburg. Lancaster. York, WI liams-
port and other points west Of Phila-
delphia are cut of from all wire COM
munication. Z,
General Throughout Maryland.
BALTIMORE. Md, November 4.-Last
nights storm. which played such havoc
at the aviation field. caused serious in
terruption to telegraph and telephone
service. The long-distance telephone
companies reported no communication in
any direction This forenoon the storm
showed signs of abatement. although q
mixture of snow and rain was still falling
and a strong northeast wind was blow
ing. The snowfall, which was the
hrst Of the winter, was general through
out MARYLAND.
louisville. Pa, November 4.--The
first death due to the snowstorm oc-
Williams. aged trirty-five years. dropped
dead In the Brookside coIlliery. Heart
action failed as 4 result OF ovefexertiou
In struggling to work through the deer
snow.
SHAMOKIN. Pa, November "A TWEEN.
ty-one inch snowfall resulted from last
nights storm In this section. Snow IL still
falling today. Galleries III the region
were compelled to shut down.