Fish Hawk cause problems with Lefferts insulators

A TELEGRAPH STORY. — The "Telegrapher" remarks that "a somewhat singular cause of trouble on the telegraph line was recently discovered by Mr. S. C. Hendrickson, while making an inspection of Sandy Hook wire. This wire uses the Lefferts block insulators, and it was found that the fish hawks which abound in that vicinity had made use of the block as a convenient resting place whereon to tear to pieces and devour their prey. The entrails and refuse of the lish had formed a solid mass, in many instances covering the insulator and adjacent wire causing a great amount of escape in wet weather. It has been found necessary to substitute the glass aud bracket insulator, which will improve the working of the line, though at the expense of considerable inconvenience to the fish hawks. The wires are also fouud in many instances in the vicinity of the sea coast to be completely incrusted with salt deposited from the spray of the surf."