Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-29
PROMISE OF COLD
WAVE DISPELLED
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I bhllhutN from ibEf Oilt
RACED most of the night played havoc in
the suburban and rural sections around
philadelphia
Electric wires i'm many places are down
or ont of service and all through the
suburban districts are hanging so low
under weight of ice that they are being
closely watched. The ice adhered to third
rails and overhead wires on the commut-
ing lines and badly delayed cars till
scrapers We're put to work removing it.
Trains on the Reading and Main Line
We're in many cases late, due to the
storm,
During the night the rain filled Cobb's
Creek to overlooking and threatened serl-
Gus damage. Danger is anticipated along
the Delaware and SchuylNill If the rain
lasts much longer.
Telephone communication was complete
ly cut off in all the section between Fort
Washington and Allentown. There was
only one telegraph wire open between
Harrisburg and this city Trains made
no effort for hours, to keep ~ with
schedules on the Lehigh Valley Transit
line to NorrstOwn. The high wind which
ragged during the night, reaching n veloc-
tty of 20 miles an hour played havoc with
wires in the rural districts.
Conditions are similar in many other
sections. \ fierce gale ushered in by
sleet and rainstOrm, struck New York
city this morning. Weather predictions
are that it will continue all day The
Weather Bureau gave out the following
warning
Northeast storm warning displayed at
$3.50 a. m, along New England coast"
Two wel-dehned storms, one of which
is being followed by a cold wave. We're
making their way over the West ana
South today, doing considerable damage
and seriously interfering with all man
Hcr OF wire and rail communication.
The more severe of the two storms is
that which originated on the Gulf coast
near New Orleans. This disturbance has
advanced IN a northeasterly direction in
crcasng in intensity. It's progress has
been marked by torrental rains, snow
and sleet and high winds. Considerable
damage was reported from many points.
The ChattachoOchee River, near At
lauta, rose "a feet overnight and con-
tinued to rise today. A gale of 40 miles
an hour ripped through north Georgia
and southern Tennessee, doing much dam
age. In the vicinity of Chattanooga the
stoms was accompanied by thunder and
lightning.
Further north the precipitation took the
form Of sleet. indianapolis reported much
delay to all electric car service and de-
noralizatiOn to wires The sleet Is re-
ported as particularly severe in the vi
cinity of Memphis Tenn, that city being
cut on from the OUTSIDE NoIlu.
The second storm was coming toward
the Great Lakes from the far northwest.
II is in the form of snow and a cold wave
is closely following il.
Thousands of dollars of damage is re-
ported from the fruit belt OF central Penn
sylvania as result of today's rain and
sleet storm. A brisk wind is running
many trees that are weighted to the
ground with ice. Telephone lines to the
east and south of this city are down and
railroad and trolley traffic is being opeT-
ated with difficulty. Untold damage will
follow in the farm districts If the high
wind forecasted by the weather bureau
arrives.