The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-03

atures rising and fair weather prom
lsed. New York and vicinity tonight
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 memorable 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 Scotian borders the storm has
been general. In New England fur
ther damage is expected from rivers
and streams swollen by melting ice
and snow. In and near New York
eleven persons perished yesterday and
to-day, and several fatalities were re-
ported elsewhere.
Except by roundabout routes. and
, with the aid of a few wires running
underground. commercial New YORK
tonight still remained cut OFF from
telegraph communication with the
/ west and South. The public service
corporations reached PHILADELPHIA by
way OF Montreal. and had few wires
TO Washington. Baltimore. Pittsburgh.
| Scranton. Wilmington. Richmond and
| lStanlnE For the most part these
were telephone circuits. Hope was
expressed for better conditions. al
though IL will be at least a week. IL
was stated. before service can be re-
stored to normal.
Telegraph Loss Enormous.
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
/ 100000 for New York and vicinity.
Citing the lesson taught at the time
Washington was cut of from com
munication at the time of the Taft
! Inauguration telephone company Of
I fcials declared that at no time has
telephones TO the national capital
been cut off completely. After the
experience in 1909 wires TO Washing
ton were placed underground and dur
ing the present disturbance. accord.
ing TO the telephone officials, proved
the value of the change.
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. While routed
in slightly roundabout manner in
some instances wires to the south and
west by way Of Washington. Pitts
burg and Chicago were kept In con
stant operation.
Poughkeepsie and Schenectady were
the only cities even temporarily cut
of from communication. Wire con
nectior with PoughkeCpsie was estab
lishod early tonight after IL had been
shut OF from wire intercourse with
the outside world for 30 hours The
embargo established By the storm at
schenectady was broken after a few
hours.
Trains Lost.
The fallen telegraph poles which in
terrupted wire service continued 10
delay trains for many hours Trains
are lost on many roads In New York
New Jersey, pennsylvania and other
states. The Pennsylvania railroad an
uuUnCcd tOuicht that 10 had resumed
sending out trains regularly from the
local terminal ar $50 D. m. after %
hours interruption Of service On
some roads. trains sent out from New
York and New Jersey stations. were
stocked with double rations and were
marked subject To delay"
Three trains ouroute from Phlladci-
phia we're stalled 40 Trenton and their