New-York tribune., 1883-03-10
WTGGINSS STORM PROPHECY.
THE CANADIAN SEER CONFIDENT.

WHAT HE THINKS Is TO HAPPEN TODAY AND To-
MoREow-THREATs AGAINST HIM.
OTTAWA, March @ Uneasy lies the head that
dips iuto the future" said Professor Virgins TO
friend to-day. The force OF this remark will bC
understood when 1t is known that the weather
prophet" has been so sorely troubled IN mind that
he has been unable TO sleep for the past few nights
To add to his discontinue, it is said that
threatening letters have poured in hun
from all Sides some to remind him
that if the storm does prevail with
the fury he anticipated he can offer up a
silent prayer before it is too late Others suggest
that il he misses the mark he had better secure a
lot in BeechwoOd Cemetery. The professor Is heart
lily sick of the business and longs for Tuesday next
30 that his mind may he relieved. 1t is stated that
a large crowd of excited women waited on him
early this morning and asked where they could find
place of safety during the progress of the storm.
lie quieted them by saying that Ottawa would only
experience the tail end of the shock.
Great interest Is taken here In the Virgins storm.
To-day the weather has been spring-like, and the
question generally asked Where is the
stOrmf" In AN interview today Professor Wiggins
repeated the assertion that the storm would strike
this continent from the southwest, the afternoon
of Saturday the 10th. ut will cross the conti-
nent from east TO west, south of parallel 40,
tomorrow afternoon" he added. and being
detected by the Rocky Mountains, will
pass down the great Canadian lakes toward the
East Sunday morning. Z eat tidal wave must
already have occurred in the Bay of Bengal, and a
tremendous stOra must now be raging over India.
If the theory of an opposite tide lie true, thou
1 have always disputed il, then tidal wave
must occur in the Gull of Mexico to-day.
suppose there IS not a storm signal displayed on
all the North American coasts az this moment.
one of the greatest storms that have occurred
In the memory OF any one now living. During the
last six months have done everything Inmy power
to prevent loss at sea by keepng shipping IN safe
haTbOrs from the 9th until the 1lth Of March.
Whether will get credit or not. felt that bad at
all events done my duty TO myself aud the public.
The weather to-day mnst be mild over the West
ern Hemisphere for the pressure is all upon the OPP
poslte side of the earth, but will he rauierred to Us
tomorrow Remember the storm is not to
begin until the 11th, in this MERIDIAN
and it will be some hours before ITS fun
force will be experienced and it will probably last
several Gays. THIS B what said In my letter first
published on the SUI jec and adhcre 10 1T In every
particular. No respectable astronomer has rskcd
his reputation by saying that the storm would not
come, and scientific men generally throughout the
world pf we except meteOroiogsts, who are inter
ested pers0ns have either indOTsed the storm or e-
manned silent. see that the Meteorological Bureau,
Toronto, indicates mild weather the maritime
provinces tomorrow. We shall see."
WARNING WORDS SENT TO HALIFAX.
HALIFAX. n. s., March 9.-The weather is pleas
ant and clear. rhe wind is northwest and there is
no appearance of storm in this region yet. The
following dispatch was sent to Professor Virgins
last nights
you perceive signs OF your storm being close at
handi r so, when will It's appearance be pcrceptble
IN Halifax
Early this morning the prophet" sent the fol-
lowing answer:
The coming OF the storm is scientific deduction, and
can give no sgus not even that Of prophetic Jonah AT
this writing 1t and cold The falling OF heavy
meteors during the last two days shows that All unusual
pressure may be expected te earth. The storm wl
be on you Tomorrow afternoon Saturday. great |
tidal wave is now flowing up the Bay OF Bengal.