Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1913 — Warm Rain Caused Sleet To Break From the Wires. [ARTICLE]

Warm Rain Caused Sleet To Break From the Wires.

A warm rain which started Friday afternoon, continued almost all night. Not mutis water fell at a time but the temperature was enough above freezing to cause the ice on the telephone, telegraph ami electric wires to melt and fall to <me ground and the result is the cause of considerable rejoicing in telephone circles. It will take a considerable time, however, to get all the fallen wires mended, especially in the country. The Western Union has been having all kinds of trouble and up to 2:30 o’clock this Saturday afternoon Miss Spaulding, the manager, had not been able to use the wires in either direction. It was expected, however, that communication with Indianapolis would be established yet today.