The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Reports From All Over Section Show Big Dam- age From Wind
 and Snow
NUMEROUS TRAINS
 LOST IN BLIZZARD;
 BIG PROPERTY LOSS
Several Cities in Darkness Last Night, While Communication With Many Is Cut Off Tem-
 porarily-Crews Rescued
 When Tugs Sink

New York, March 2.-With tenn peratures rising and fair weather promised, New York and vicinity to- night began to emerge from the storm which railroad and telegraph com panies declare has been the most de- structive in this section of the coun- try 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 further damage is expected from rivers and streams swollen by melt ing ice and snow In and near New York II persons perished yesterday and today, and several fatalities were reported elsewhere
 Except by roundabout routes and with the aid of d few wires running underground. commercial New York tonight suilI remained cut off from tel- sgraph communication with the west end south. Ths public service corpor- ations reached philadelphia by way Of Montreal. ana had few wires to Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Scranton, Wilmington, Richmond and Heading. For the most part these were telephone circuits. Hope was expressed for better conditions, although it will be at least week, it was said, be- fore service can be restored to nor maj.
 ,s Unable to Estimate Loss
 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 $2ob, ,o0o for New York and vicinity.
 Citing the lesson taught at the time Washington was cut off from com munication on the day of the Taft in auguration telephone company off cials declared that at no time has tels ephone service to the national capital been cut off completely. After the ex- perience in 1909 wires to Washington \ were placed underground.
 Despite the serious situation that has continued for more than two days, the service of the Associated Press has been maintained intact throughout the eastern territory affected In other sec tions normal conditions have obtained. While routed in slightly rounda about manner in some instances, wires to the south and west by way of Washing ton; Pittsburg and Chicago were kept in con- stant operation.
 Poughkeepsie and Schenectady were the only cities even temporarily cut off from communication. Wire connection with Poughkeepsie was established early to- night after it had been shut off from wire intercourse with the outside world for 30 hours. The embargo established by the storm at Schenectady was broken aft CT a few hours
 Wire Service Interrupted
 The fallen telegraph poles which inter- rupted wire service continued to delay trains for many hours. Trains are lost on many roads in New York. New Jer- eey, Pennsylvania and other states. The Pennsylvania railroad announced tonight that it had resumed sending out regu- larly trains from the local terminal at S.30 D. in after 9 hours interrupted serv- ice. On some roads trains sent out from New York and New Jersey stations were stocked with double fations and were marked subject to delay.y
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