Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-03


 began to emerge from the storm which railroad and telegraph companies de- clare has been the most destructive in this section of the country since the nlemarahle blizzard of 1888,
 Reports from other cities showed the damage caused by wind, snow, rain and sleet to be widespread. From Cleveland on the west and Baltimore on the south to the Canadian and Nova SCCtian borders, the storm has been general. In New England further damage is expected from rivers and streams swollen by melting ice and snow. In and near New York eleven persons perished yesterday and today and several fatalities were reported elsewhere,
 Heavy Losses to Telegraph Companies Except by roundabout routes and with the aid of a few wires running underground. commercial New York tonight still remained cut off from tel egTaph communication with the west and south.
 Telegraph company officials said they could not estimate at this time the cost of making repairs. The loss to one company alone was placed at S200.G 900 for New York and vicinity.
 Despite the serious wire situation that has continued for more than two days. the service of The Associated Press has been maintained intact throughout the eastern territory af- feCted- In other sections normal con- ditions have obtained.
 Fallen Poles Delay Trains.
 Poughkeepsie and Schenectady were the only cities even temporarily cut off from communication. PoughkeepSie was the worst sufferer in this respect. Wire connection with that point was esta blished tonight after it had been shut of from wire intercourse with the outside world for thirty hours. Con ditions at Schenectady were not so acute and the embargo established by the storms was broken after a few hours.
 The fallen telegraph poles which interrupted wire service continued to delay trains for many hours. Trains are lost on many roads in New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania and other states. The Pennsylvania rail- road formally announced tonight that it had resumed sending out trains reg ularly from the local terminal at 8 30 ?. m- after 9 hours interrupted ser vice On some roads trains sent out fom New York and New Jersey sta lions were stocked with double ra- tons and were marked with subject 10 delay.
 Many Lost Trains.
 Three trains enroute from Phila- ds-phia were stalled at Trenton and their passengers were sent to hotels hy the Pennsylvania railroad. Some where Tn New Jersey a train with Vice President Marshall as a passenger was believed 10 be proceeding slowly to- ward Washington The ccngressi sional limited that left New York yesterday was believed to be near Wilmington tonight An express train that left here yesterday at four o'clock. it was learned today, reached Philadelphia two hours distant, after q 1-2 hours
 Among the lost" trains is one bear ing about 100 excursionists returning to Tamaqua, Pa. It left Jersey City last night over the Central railroad of New Jersey and was supposed tonight to be near Somerville. \. J. Express trains on all roads were from three to ten hours late. with few leaving for points west and south. On the twelve mile stretch of the Lehigh Valley line between Jersey City and Newark, 103 poles were in the path of trains. The Federal express which left Washing ton yesterday afternoon over the Pennsylvania lines arrived here at s2l tonight. Today's Federal express had not been heard from up to & late hour.
 Provision Famine in New York.
 The train delay prevented the trans roi Jation Of mails and has left the city facing d possible shortage of milk, meat and provisions. coal famine is threatened in parts of the city be- cause of the snow filled streets which ere almost impa assable after q snow fall of between F and II inches since Yesterday morning.
 Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson Paid the danger of a confagration here was the greatest in years owing to the fire alarm telegrap system be- Ing interrupted in some sections of the city. Seven hundred uniformed fire men were assigned to patrol the un- protected districts. There were no se- rious fires
 Several northern New Jersey cities were in darkness again tonight. Jer- eey City and Newark were without fire Protection and men patrolled the city streets with lighted lanterns, prepared R send in alarms by telephone. In EeWark, schools and factories closed Several thousand men and women were thrown out of work
 Toughest of 23o Trips
 The first steamers to arrive since Sunday morning reached quarantine today. The Philadelphia of the Amer lean line. in 25 hours late, loomed uI ss d glass ship as she was covered Captain A. R. Mills said the voyage was the toughest of the liners 23( trips during the sixteen years past.
 The Minnetonka came in a day late and the Kaiser Franz Josef I, the Gin cinnaf and several other vessels many hours overdue. The Peruvania from Boston, arrived after losing her port anchor and 15 fathoms of chain yes terday off the bar.
 HarDor traffic generally was inter- rupted, including some of the ferries Tor the first time in twenty five years Several tugs sank near the Brooklyn waterfront Their crews were res cued.