Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-13

to cross the river. The landing stage OF
the Evef1uont and the Alpha Boat Clubs
4 near Lafayette were swept away at noon.
The Reading station at Springs Mile,
near the Montgomery County line, is sur
| rounded by water and rats are being
used by passengers to reach II. Boat
clubs at shawmont and Lafayette are en-
dangered,
CITY sTRBwN WITH wRECKAGB.
Every section of Philadelphia and It's
suburbs is Uttered today with the wreck
age OF the worst storm in years, from
the viewpoint Of the damage done.
One woman was killed in Camden and
scores were injured in this city.
House tops in all parts Of the city.
trees. signs, awnings, telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light wires we're torn
down by the wind, that at times reached
velocity of 60 miles an hour, the third
highest wind in the history OF the local
Weather Bureau The record for wind
velocity in this city was made october
%. 1878, with 75-miles-an-hour wind. on
December 10. Of the same year. the wind
blew GO miles an hour
SHIPPING TIED UP
On the Delaware River and bay the
wind increased in its intensity. At the
Delaware Brealywater the official record
er reported an so-mlle-an-hour gale. Tho
water was whipped into giant waves. Ice
in the upper river was piled up on the
Pennsylvania shore
The steamships Grown Point and Man
chester Exchange. inward bound. were
compelled to anchor, the former at the
Breakwater and the latter at Marcus
Hook.
The battleshp Michigan. bound from
the Navy Yard for target practice at
Hampton Roads, anchored above Reedy
Island A fleet of schooners sought shell
ter behind the breakwater.
Telegraph wires to the various reporting
stations were crippled early this morning,
and 1t was impossible to get further de-
tails of the storm damage to shipping.
MANY WIRES DOWN
Squads of men are at work all along
the lines of the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies in and near this
city today, repairing the damage done by
the storm. At midnight the Western
Union Company had lost nearly every
wire out of this city. 1t was impossible
to get dispatches from Philadelphia be-
ycnd Trenton, in the direction of New
York and the Wilmington wire was the
only one working to the South.
Many of the lines torn down by the
storm had been put back into service
temporarily this morning. and the COM
pany was accepting messages as usual.
The Postal Company was more fortunate
and did not suffer as heavily. Most of
the telegraph wires put out of commits
sion were said to have been due to cleo
trio light wires falling on them and burn
ing them out.
TRAINS HOURS LATE.
Trains from the South were several
hours late in some instances, owing to
the storm and to a deralment near
Havre de Grace Md At Primos, on
the p, w. and B., the contents of
a lumber yard were strewn over the
tracks, forcing several local trains to
West Chester to halt whie the crew |
cleared the right of way. A field near
the yard was Uttered with lumber, in |
Guiding some heavy beams, today.
The storm today is central south of /
Long Island, according TO reports re-
ceived by Forecaster Bliss. Last night |
1t swept over southern New Jersey and |
great damage was done to various towns |
and cities in that State, including some |