Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-10

What the Canadian Prophet says About
the Big BIow-The Dreaded storm Due
To-Day, but Likely TO be Postponed
The Planetary Disturber Liable TO Get
Left.
There has been a great deal Of specula-
ton during the past week as 10 whether
or not the fulfIlment Of Professor Wig
gins startling weather prediction would
be felt in Savannah. The terrible storm
reported in Canada and the Northern
states. and the terrific gales al sea along
the North Atlantic coast, have created no
little alarm among many classes Of peo-
ple. In Halifax the telegraph yesterday
reported q furious gale sweeping over the
whole Province. The occurrence Of this
storm eorresp0nded with the prophecy Of
Virgins. VINO was Immediately tele-
graDhed in regard 10 the extent Of the dis
furbance. He replied:
..StOrm Of Tuesday was caused by
one OF the celestial warriors running 10
battle IN other worlds by one planet
crossing our earth's disk while moving 10
its position to join with the great storm.
The band Ofits force struck across Western
Europe and eastern half Of the North
American continent. Tuesdays storm
therefore. was merely an arm Of tempera-
ture. Ii was fear OF these precursOry
storms that warned the Niceroy Of India
and the Lords Of Admiralty TO order all
ships under their command 70 safe har-
bOrs not later than the 9Th Of March. The
great storm proper cannot begin till the
time I named. but as forces have begun
10 act in single file YOU viii have bowling
winds for the week and the cold VIII De
severe. Approach OF storm is well indi-
Gated in little verse:
You'll know that soon III be in sight,
By Cuba's tide and Northern light"
The great storm predicted to sweep
over the East and South Atlantic States
is due to-day. The prophet was inter-
viewed on Thursday in regard TO the
I destruction which ii was predicted would
I take place at New York and along the
/ Southern coast, and stated that the
storm would be Just as seri-
Gus there as at other localities.
He advised parties interested in shipping
/ industries to be careful and have their
/ craft in places Of shelter before to-day.
tThe storm which has prevailed in the
North with such violence during the past
+ week is really an arm Of the great storm
predicted to occur to-day, and to be felt
7 all over America and Europe. In con-
E tinuing the interview, Virgins said ::
This storm is the decisive battle-ground
I between myself on the one hand and Gen.
( Hazen. Mr.. Carpmeal, Dir. NennOr. and
I the meteorological scientists generally on
+ the other. The first five days Of March
/ were remarkably fine. which completely
/ upsets Gen. HaZen's assertion that there
/ is a storm for every day in March,"
/ The ''scare" has extended all along the
coast: fishermen of Maryland and Jersey
! have tied up their boats and declare they
/ will not 20 TO sea until the storm is gone by,
or all hopes Of its ever arriving are given
up. The government has shared in the
scare" and the life saving agents have
/ been ordered not to absent themselves
from the life stations for moment till af-
! ter tomorrow.
! The heavy rain and indications Of
storm in Savannah during the past two
days reminded many Of the prophecy Of a
tidal wave in the Gulf, and frequent in
I quiries have been made at the Signal Of
fee if a storm was brewing:
! The original prediction marked ont the
/ path Of the gale as starting in the Gulf
and sweeping up the Mississippi valley,
/ then striking out for the Atlantic coast.
But so far as could be learned there were
no indications OF any disturbance last
1 night. and the observations yesterday indi-
( Gated no cOmmOtiOn likely TO occur in that
region. Among the shipping agents in
the port there is no alarm, and the sailors
are as ready to 90 20 sea as at any time.
i Al lNDee at O'CLOCK the WlHu was DlON-
| ing at the rate of "a miles an hour from
the northwest.
At the Signal Office at II O'Clock the ba-
! rOmeter registered 29.Sj, the wind had SUBJ
/ sided and the indications for to-day in this
/ locality and the North and West are clear
/ ing and fair weather. In conversation
with an observer he said:
Virgins predicted big blow in March.
/ That's just when anybody would have pre-
] 4 st,1 lta ha1 fol ~ ba -
( predict. In this Virgins was more
shrewd than the majority Of weather pE0-
/ phets-as shrewd as the average man Of
] common sense. of course there viii be
/ thousands who, during the next ten days,
will think they are struck by the begin
ming Of Virgins hurricane every time
] they feel a draught. There are usually
winds in March, and, unless Virgins is
/ destined 10 have little worse luck than
usually falls TO weather prophets Of his
/ class. there will be winds during this
| March,"