Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-01

Lieutenant John Mcclellan, U. S. A, has
been inspecting the Signal office in Charles
ton the past several days, and on Sunday
night last left for Atlanta, where he will
remain day or two. He win then come to
Savannah on his way to the Florida coast.
Lieutenant McClellan's trip to the South is
for the double purpose of inspecting the
signal offices and of selecting proper
stations along the line of railroads for
taking aud reporting the temperature
and rainfall each day for the benefit
of the cotton growing interests.
These stations will be placed in
charge Of the railroad agents at the places
selected, and win be equipped with Their
mometers and rain gauges. The station
agents will be expected to take the observa-
tions each day and report to the superin-
tendent of their railroad, and from him the
United States signal officers will receive
copies Of these reports for distribution, by
telegraph, to the several Cotton Exchanges
throughout the South.
In an interview published in the Charles
ton Nei0s aud Courier yesterday, Lieutenant
Mcclellan says: "The weather reports are
are being more appreciated In the South
now than heretofore, and with few hints
people who are interested in this matter can
arrive at much clearer idea of what the
weather will be by a careful study of the
published indications from dav to dsv.
Storms which affect this section OF the coun-
try come from the West, from the Gulf of
Mexico, and also up the Florida coast fol-
lowing the course of the Gulf stream.
"Whenever 3 storm commences with
q northerly or northeasterly wind this
fact shows that the body of the
storm is to the south, and when
the storm begins with a southeastern
wind the storm Ia then to tue north. The
general rule is that with your back TO
the wind the storm will be In front
of you and to your left hand. When a
storm of rain approaches Charleston it gen
orally advances, against the wind, up the
Atlantic coast as 1t advances against the
wind from the west. In the latter case the
storm approaches from the Gulf of Mexico.
In the first case the rain will begin falling
first at Jacksonville and then at Savannah.
In the second case the rain commences at
Montgomery or Atlanta ten or twelve hours
before 1t commences at Charleston.
"The cold weather which invariably sue
ceeds a rain storm comes from the north
west or from Texas. The cold weather from
the northwest approaches with a north
westerly wind after storm, and the cold
weather from Texas approaches with q
I'll UOslGAAy VI W6bbSIil VIM anu q very
high barometer. The cold and fine weather
Of the past few days has come with a very
high barometer from the westward. The
barometer now Is falling generally through
out the entire Southern States, but it is a
gradual fall, and does not constitute what
Is called low barometer, forming q centre
of disturbance"
The different changes which take place
In the weather generally approach from the
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place at points to the westward of SaVan-
nah can form fair idea of what the weather
will be here during the next ten or twelve
hours. This knowledge is to be obtained
from the telegraphic weather reports or the
Signal service bulletins which are posted in
the counting room OF the MORNING NEWS
three times a day. As general rule
changes which take place In New Orleans
will take place at Montgomery. and a few
hours later at Savannah. The storms
which approach from the Florida coast do
not generally extend very far inland, but
will be usually felt at Savannah and Charles
ton. So that when wind is reported at
Jacksonville the same wind may be looked
for here a3 the storm proceeds along the
course of the Gulf Stream.
The daily weather bulletin gives the state
OF the weather at certain number of sta
tions in different sections OF the country
and the changes In the barometer and Their
mometer which have taken place since the
last report. The published indications ex-
plain the changes In the barometer, Their
mometer, wind and weather that will take
place during the next twenty four hours in
the different sections Of the country. A care
full examination of these reports and indicar
tions with the hiGts above given will enable
any one interested to judge pretty aeeu-
rately what the weather will be one or two
days in advance.