The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-13
TELEG RAPHIC
The STORM.
1t Comes 20 ahe East, bat net
on Account of Virgins.

On ACCOUNT Oh WISSS0ss
Waterloo, Que, IL. - The greatest
storm known for years is in progress.
The snow began falling yesterday after
noon and continued unsbated through
out the night, the wind blowing a gale
sll day. The snow is piled almost
mOuntsin high, making traffic absolutely
impossible. Between IL and II O'Clock
this morning two distinct shocks of
earthquake we're felt. The wave is pass
ing from east to west.
ST. j, hn, N b 1.-THE storm which
prevailed last night subsidized this morn
ing. The storm would attrsct no aIten
tention but for the prediction of Wig
gins.
Quebec, ll.-Hes,h Point. Antieosti,
reports very heavy southeast gale du.
two hundred seals we're seen on the ice
two miles southwark of that sec tion.
Halifax, 1.-THE effects of last nights
storm was not serious.
Montreal, ia very heavy fell Of
snow, the heaviest OF the whole season,
CON menced yesterday a. noon, and only
ceased at 8 O'Clock this p. m.
Ottawa, Ont, 11.-Abou 4 o'clock
this afternoon crowd OF excited people
! collected in front OF Profes or Virgins
residence and began 10 clamor fOr his
appearance. As the doors and windows
remained firmly closed cries of FRAUD"
f led the air, and en- attack On the house
was only aTerted by the opportune arri-
val Of the police, who quieted the distarb-
ance and assured the mob that Virgins
was not at home.
New York, IL The Sans cores
pondent at Ottawa interviewed Virgins,
who declares that his predictions nave
been verified. He said: My advice
that ships of all nations should be in safe
harbors By the 9th, I am happy to say
has been taken and acted upon. and it
was on the 9th that the arm of the great
storm struck the Atlantic coast The
storm this afternoon came from the
southeast easterly, as l said, both as to
! its period of arrival and its direction
The storm Of the 7th and 9Th exactly fol-
| lowed the course I marked out for the
great storm, and General Hazen in his
/ criticism Of my letters TO the President,
stated that no storm ever took that course,
This is for him defeat"
Reporser-To-day's storm is also a de-
feat for the meteorologi is, is it not?
The professor-Yes, decidedly. They
everywhere, in Washington, Toronto
and London, declared it impossible, and
| even asserted that great storm could be
predicted more than forty-eight hours in
advance. My storm will prove whether
they were correct or cot.
The professor said: "I wish to make
an explanation. The people of San
francisco expected a storm which re-
fused them five months sgo, Sea cap.
tsins and many others from that city and
all along the coast of California, wrote
me many months ago asking il the storm
and tidal wave would be there. re-
piled in the most distinct terms that they
we're in the safest part in the world, fol
the storm would originate west Of them
and come directly away from ttem, anC
would be prevented from reaching then
from the east by the Rocky Mountsins.'
The professor incidentally expressed hi
pleasure at the courtesy Of the Presiden
of the United States in replying to hi
letter. In conclusion he said he felt tina
he had done his duly both to himself ant
the public
Ottawa, l2.-Wiggins, to-day, claim
that his prophecy has been literally full
filed. The highest tidal wave ever known
has been reported at Halifs end tel
egrsms received from all parts indicate
severe tempest. He says he has Away
entertained the greatset anxiety for In
safety Of people on the shores of the bH,
Of Bengal, and Gulf Of Mexico, In th
former the major fdsl wave, of Whicl
the minor on our coast was q reflection
must have occurred on the afternoon O
the 10th. London time, hundreds o
Thousands of lives perishing He ex
presses great fears for the safety Of th
City of Chester and characterizes thi
storm as the greatest that can possibly
occur on this planet aud the greatness O
its extent is tie only hope of safety il
any particular quarter. he makes 81,
hit at the Canadian and United State
authorities for not hosting storm signal
until after the storm was actually beating
upon the Contin mt Some people, b
adds, expected an impossible storm
yesterday, but he repeatedly said his OBJ
ject in making the predictions was 70
the sefety Of mariners as no danger coul,
possibly occur on land except in to
vicinity OF the placed named as being ex
posed to the tidal wave; bat people lik
to be frightened and cling to their owI
Interpretation ss mine.