The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-10
BIC SNOW STORM
It Sweeps Over West Virginia,
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
A Weather Record of 81 Years
Is Broken.
WIRE SERVICE IS CRIPPLED
Telegraph Companies Damaged
Hundreds of Thousands.
Cleveland and Youngstown
Ohio, Completely Isolated.

cleveland anu AOuneS'
Ohio, Completely Isolated.
Pfttsburg, Nov. 10.-A snow ana
Windstorm that swept west Virginia
n large portion of Ohio and western
and Northern Pennsylvania Gripping
all means of transportation and Sc
riously retarding wire communication
headed north toward Lake Erie TINS
morning. The storm was a contrary
one as it failed to follow the coast,
tumping over mountain ranges anu
eneulfing a disturbance that had pre-
yiously started over the lake superior
region.
corded in Ohio, West Virginia ana
western Pennsylvania. The fall was
from 10 to 16 inches with snow stead
iIv continuing, Thousands Of miles
Of wires were prostrated and broken
by falling poles or trees; scores y.
towns were in darkness tnrouSnou'
the night, train service was handicap
ped and trolley lines over wide area
practically were put out OF commls-
sion.
Despite the suddenness and sever
itv of the storm, which cau2nt rail-
roads, street cars and telegraph COM
fatality was reported. Railroad trains
were from one to five hours late. Tel-
ephone lines to the suburbs were car
ried down under the weight OF tne
snow. Beginning with light ram
early Saturday morning the tempera
ture dropped slightly. :. BEFORE lore, "a ~
light Sunday morning 1t began 70
grow colder and the rain turned 70
sleet. then to snow. The velocity OF
the wind rose rapidly and by noon
Sunday assumed the proportions OF a
gale.
Twice as much snow fell as has ever
been recorded at the local weather
bureau for the entire month. Records
that have held for "a years were
broken. The temperature dropped
from 48 to % degrees in less tnan 10
hours Communication with points IN
ginia was intermittent. Officials OF
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore ana
Ohio railroads said 1t would be several
davs before the train schedule would
approach normal. 1850 sf-re-s=
Wires Are Down.
Chicago. Nov. 10.-Telegraphic
service in certain sections OF the
country is demoralized. today as a re-
suit of Sundays storm. The damage
to the property OF the telegraph com,
panies is estimated at several hundred
thousand dollars The most serious
condition was reported from Ohio and
Pennsylvania which were swept by
a severe wind and sleet storm that
carried down many hundred miles OF
wire. Cleveland and Youngstown.
Ohio, have been cut off from tele-
graphic communication since Sunday
afternoon. Nearly all the wires rum
ming out of Pittsburg are down.
Communication with New York
and other cities was obtained by maxi
ing detours of thousands of miles on
southern circuits and even then the
connections were frequently broken.
The wire service in the southern part
of Canada was reported in bad con-
dition. Large forces of repair men
were put to work at midnight Sunday.
At the local weather bureau, it
was said that considerable damage
was done by the storm along the
north Atlantic coast. Center of the
storm moved from Lake Huron to
Lake Erie today although Alpena,
Michigan shared a sixty mile gale
with Buffalo and other lake ports
The storm, which started in Brit
ish Columbia last Wednesday is tenn
porarily over as far as the middle
west is concerned, according to the
forecast. but another one, not quite
SO vigorous from the same quarter is
due here Wednesday. Today's fore
cast was compiled with many reports
missing from the north Atlantic from
the Great Lakes and from parts of
the northwest.
A tremendous surf along the lake
shore. driven in by the so mile gale
did many thousands of dollars damage
along the water front during the past
"a hours. Breakwaters and made
land" comprising the new Lincoln
park yacht harbor, were undermined
nil IN C11
the lake front. During the day the
surf subsidized somewhat but a tremen-
dous sea continued out in the lake and
few vessels left Chicago harbor.
At Milwaukee. a $50. 900 breakwater
part of the new harbor project was
destroyed and more than that amour,
OF damage was done to shipping. Two
deaths were reported here Antoine
Zupsuys and an unidentified man were
blown into the Chicago river at differ.
ent points and drowned. The schooner
C. c. .Labuy. laden with lumber which
was in distress late yesterday off ths
harbor. rode out the gale in safety anG
was towed in today by tugs. -Four mer
Of the United States life saving crew
were aboard.
Trains Are Late.
New York, Nov. 10.-Trains from tn,
west were from one to seven hour,
late in reaching New York today. Th,
Twentieth Century Limited on the New
York Central. due at $40 a. M. wa,
posted to arrive at between $40 am
$40 p. m. Telegraph and telephoni,
companies reported today that the cen
ter Of wire decentralization was in ant
about Cleveland.
Storm Strikes Buffalo.
Buffalo. Nov. 1O.-The blizzard tina,
had gripped the middle west for p
hours, struck Buffalo early TODAY
The city awoke to face a 20 mile a,
hour gale that drove before it cloud,
Of snow and sleet Trains from tn,
west were covered with ice and from
three to seven hours late. No boat,
were sighted OF the harbor toda,
and the wireless has been unable I,
pick up any steamers on Lake Fri,
for "a hours, so 1t was believed tina
warnings OF the storm had sent al