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Show Heavy Storm In the East. Chicago, April 6. A heavy snow-storm, accompanied by high winds, has resulted in practically cutting off all telegraphio communication com-munication between the West and New York. The storm centre is near Buffalo, and extends north into Canada, and south covering cover-ing Cleveland, Pittsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, and even south of the Ohio river. While the stoppage appeared to be complete to New York up to 11 o'clook this morning, telegraph offioials expressed the belief that : it would only be temporary. The wires are working satisfactorily to the west and northwest. DAMAGES ALONG THE COAST. New Yobk, April 6. Dispatches from all along the coast report the tides as unusually high. In a number of places wreckage is reported as coming ashore and the sea running run-ning very high. The stranded steamer "Capital City" was badly broken up by the storm of last night, and is rapidly going to pieces. The Jersey meadows and lowlands along the Hudson are covered with water. Advices from the interior of the State show many localities blocked by land slides and washouts. Country roads are reported impassable. im-passable. THE STOBM IN DETBOIT. Detboit, April 6. The present storm is undoubtedly the worst experienced in this State for many years. Early this morning several attempts were made to run street cars, but the snow drifted so rapidly that it became impossible to keep the track clear and the cars were snowed up at various points on nearly all the lines in the city. One or two lines refused to try strength with the elements, and their cars are safely stabled. sta-bled. Traffic is almost entirely suspended, it being extremely difficult to navigate the streets in any manner. At 10 o'clock the signal service reported 14 inhes on a level, and at noon blinding sheets of snow were still interfering with pedestrianism. The entire southern part of this State is covered with snow. It is announced by the signal service that the present storm will continue through to-night. Telegraph business is much delayed or entirely stopped. AT PITTS BUBG. Pittsbubg, April 6. The damage to railroads rail-roads and telegraph by the storm is very great. Wires are prostrated in all directions. direc-tions. Nearly every railroad entering the city has suffered from either landslides or washouts. This morning Turtle Creek overflowed its banks at Brenton, on the Pennsylvania main line, and swept away the county bridge and roadway trestle, on which was four freight cars. On the Alleghany Valley road, the Buffalo Express, which left here last night, is stuck in the mud at Mahoning. The rivers and creeks at all points are rising fast, and river men predict at least 35 feet here by to-morrow morning. This would inundate all the lower part of the city. |