New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
Lashing Gale Works Wild Havoc
Af|oat and Ashore.
RAIN HERE; SNOW UPSTATE
mbination of the Two All the
Way to Washington Makes
Day One Full of Trouble.

The elements have most fouly besmirched
the fair name of the city In the last two days
But to-day the weather man has predicted
this sensational advertising of the plague
spots of her climate will cease. This i'm
provement may be only temporary. how
ever. for tomorrow he prophe.ies an "un-
settled condition.
Yesterday the disturbance" centred off
the New Jersey coast. To-day II is OK
pected to travel into New England In the
wake of gale of hfty-six miles an hour
came rain. sleet and snow, which crippled
both rail and wire communication. Incom-
ing liners-those that could come in-re-
norted snow outside the Hook. and in
Northern Pennsylvania and New fork the
snowfall took on wintry proportions. rms
last insult. however, was spared the city,
although at late hour last night the del
uge continued unabated-
When observa tions were taken at the enc
Of twenty-fo -four-hour period yesterday
morning a rainfall of 3.17 inches had been
recorded in New York, a snowfall OF two
feet In Binghamton and combination OF
the two causing havoc TO telephone and
telegraph wires, as far south as Washing
ton. The Western Union reported much
wire trouble between Washington. Balu-
more. Philadelphia, Scranton and Harris
burg Early communication to Washington
was obtained by way of Boston. During a
greater part OF the day Washington was
cut off from New York except for one
wire This extended direct from New York
to Baltimore, where roundabout circuit
with the capital was set up by way OF
Cumberland, Md The storm seems to have
been greatest in intensity between Bali-
more and Washington.
In practically the same territory the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company was
experiencing similar trouble. No wires, II
reported at one time, were working direct
between Baltimore and Washington. relay
ing being done by way of Chicago anC
Birmingham, Ala. in some instances. ano
by way OF Pittsburg in others. In the
case Of both companies automobiles carry
ing repair gangs were kept rushing TO the
scenes of disturbance. beginning at O'Clock
in the morning.
Last night the two companies reported
further trouble In their service bet~eeer
Philadelphia and Washington and Allen
town and Harrisburg because the wires
were weighted with snow. The officials o.
the lines had hoped to have all wires work
ing again by evening. but later they post
poned the fulnlment of this dream unit
this morning.
Customs officers who go a-cutterins do"r
the bay to meet incoming liners said M
such wind had rippled the bay since las
Christmas Around the Battery the sea
maintained a fair degree of calm, but the
nearer Staten Island the harbor Graf
ventured the greater were the arcs de
scribed by bow and stern. On the revenue
cutters the smoking of cigars in the ho
cabins was prohibited by unanimous con
sent.
A wind OF almost sixty miles an houl
whipped the Narrows into whitecaps, piled
the water into an abnormally high tide
against Staten Island and kept the ma
iority of liners due yesterday from slippinE
In by the Hook. Five or six coastwise anC
way The Honduras. a French steamship
bound from New Orleans to Dunkirk
rounded up Just outside Sandy Hook anC
displayed distress signals She anchored
there until the tug Eugene s Moran bobbeC
down to her assistance and towed her II
as far as Quarantine. Repairs to her dis
abled machinery will be made there, anC
she will proceed on her way
Staten Island spent Thursday night anC
last night in darkness. the residents il
service The gale at its height blew dowr
wires and trees and poles and piled then
on trolley tracks.