Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-10
FoREIGN NEWS.
The WtgeLns storrl,.

HALIFAX, March 9th-Ths weather is
pleasant and clesr, with the wind northwest.
There is no appearance of storm in this re-
eion yet. Professor Virgins was asked from
here last night if he could perceive signs of
storm being close at hand, and when its ap.
pearance wouli be percepsible at Halifax.
He replied as follows ''The coming Of the
storm is q scientific deduction, and can give
no signs, net even those Of prophetic Jonah.
At 5bis writing it Is cold. The falling Of
heavy meteors the last two days shows that
an unusual pressure is exerted on the earth.
The storm viii be on you tomorrow afternoon
or Saturday. & great tidal wave is low flow
ing up the Bay Of Bengal"
OTrAwA (Oat), March OH" Uneasy lies
the head that dp into the futufe,h said ous
Of Virgins friends to-day. "The weather
prophet has been so sorely troubled in mind
that he has been unable to sleep fer the past
few nighbs To add to his discontinue,
threatening lstters are said to havs poured in
from all Sides He is heartily sick Of the
bu,iness. and longs for Tuesday next, 60 that
his MUD may be relieved"
It is stated that large crowd OF excited
women waited on the Professor this morniBE,
sskiug where they could find place Of safe y
during the progress Of the storm. Bs qUietsd
them bT saying that Ottawa would Only ex-
pecienee the tail end of the shocf.
Tne weather tO-day is mild and a lover
pressure prevails.
NEW YORK. March 9sb.-AIl tie morning
papers devote space to tire discussion of the
grest storm prophecy, and tlie prospect of It's
fulGllment, The Tribune has an Ottawa,
Ont, sTeeial, reporting an interview lass
night with Virgins, who stoutly ressserts
thai the storm will originate in the north
ern Pacific on the morning of the 9th, and
strike this continent from the southeast all
slong the Atlautic coast on the 10sF, travel
westward south of-pzrsllel fnrty-iive. and re-
turning from the Rocky Mountain range,
psss ever the great Canadian lakes oa the
11th. The storm will begin then and con-
thus It's work in some part of the world fer
several days. The falling Of heavy meteors
in the last few days, owing Co increased a.
traction, and the continuous northern lights,
are signs. You will also have sign in an
enormous tidal wave IN the Bay of Bengal to-
morrow, and one in the increased tides this
afternoon and tc-morroY ii the Atlantic.
The Meteorological Bureaus here and In Lon
don laugh at what they call my nonsense and
nv predictions, bus which are simply sciea-
ti6c deductions. They sre overwhelmed with
foods, ana these meteorologists cannot tell
why. They were predicted By me last De-
cember. and can show why they are trsce-
ferred to America
The reporter said "Then you are positive
the body of the storm is yet to Gomez
Virgins replied IAN arm of the storm il
now over the South Pacific. You wiz eer.
tainly see q great storm on Saturday"
LoSDoN. March esh.-Owing to heavy
! gale the tids in the Clyde is remarkably low.
The steamers Devonia, CiTcssssis. Msnitoba,
and several others ct one time were aground.
The Hull fishing feet has suffered severely
| by the gale. Eighty vessels of the hset have
arrived there in damaged condition. Twelve
| of them lost members Of their crew and three
vessels foundered-one of them with all
| hands. Similar accounts are received from
| the Yarmouth fishing feet.
GLOUCESTER Mass March 7th.-The loss
Of those dependent on the fishermen By the
storm scare is $l25, 600. There has been q
great loss to the business interests, as well ss
she fishermen themselves. Over 800, 600
pounds Of fish might have been taken.
OTTAWA, March 9sh.-The weather to-
dsy is springlike. In an interview to-
dsy, Wiggins said thess scanned TO
be s. general misunderstanding as to the
time the great storm would begin.