Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-05
HIGH WIND And DEEP SNOW
Worst November Storm for Years is
Raging on Atlantic Coast.
BROAD TRAIL OF BROKEN WIRES
Communication between New York
and Washington Practically Sus-
pcnded-Trains and ships
Are Delayed.

NEW YORK, Nov. A storm OF mid
winter intensity which came booming UP
the Atlantic coast last night, bringing
with it sharp gales and heavy falls of
snow and rain, left today a broad trail Of
broken wire communication along the
seaboard.
Telegraph companies were beset with
difficulties in all directions. The storm
was APPARENTLY worse between Baltimore
and Washington, all wires being down
between those cities. Pennsylvania suf-
fered from a sOggy, clinging snow and
wires across the state were either down
or worked only intermittently. Early
communication with Chicago was OBJ
tained by way of Boston. thence to the
west.
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 Kenogin Luise, which came early
| today, reported that there was a small
American steamer anchored in the outside
harbor broken down. The crippled
| steamer signRlled that It wanted to be
towed in.
Another steamer believed to be a storm
victim was later reported anchored off
! Sandy Hook in a disabled condition II
is the French steamer Honduras. from
New Orleans October 2s for Dunkirk and
Havre, and presumably made this port
to effect repairs.
! snow Foot Deep,
PHILADELPHIA, New. 1.-THE north
J east gale which came in from the ocean
yesterday 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
tons is impeded.
The storm, was accompanied 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 highest
points in the region, and at Frackville
more than a foot OF snow fell and drlfted
in places to three feet.
Trolley service was maintained with diff
Guilty and the Pennsylvania railroad was
obliged TO use the tracks OF the Philadel-
phia q Reading Railway company because
OF the heavy drifts.
Business of all kinds in SchuylkiIl county
was practically at a standstill
harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Williams
port and other points west of Philadelphia
are cut off from all communication.
Aviation Field Wrecked,
BALTIMORE, Nov l. - Last nights
storm, which played such havoc at tn,
aviation field. caused serious interruption
to telegraph and telephone service. Tn,
. long distance telephone companies reportel
. no communication in any direction.
This forenoon the storm showed signs o
, abatement, although mixture OF snow
, and rain was suu falling and a stronl
, northeast wind was blowing. The snow
! fan. which was the first Of the winter, wa
, general throughout Maryland.
SHAMOklN, Pa, Nov. IA twenty-one
, inch snowfall resulted from last night
/, storm in this section. snow is suu falling
! today. Couleries in the region were com
PEELED 10 shut down,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-The nationa
capital communicated intermittenuy witt
the outside world today. Wires in all direc
lions were blown down By a severe storm
ACCOMPANIED By rain and snow, whicl
struck the city last night No direct wir
communication between here and the nortl
. could be lad, while conditions In Othe
4 directions were almost as bad, although
5 limited outlet and inlet for news was ha'
by way Of the west