The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-04
WIGGINS'S WIND BLIZZiRD.
What wac Said or 1t nv senn,rina Men who
were In this Port Yest-rdmy.

Dr. Z. Stone Wisgins's confident predic-
ton OF great storm early this month was Tie
leading topic yesterday with the scaia-ing men
who happened to be in tins port. 1nyestiia-
ton showed that there were discrepancies of
impression and vagueness OF conception on
the part OF the sailors on shore regarding the
proGnostcation OF that distinguished Cana
dian weather sharp. Sailors DO not pore over
the newspapers with that inlcnsity OF appica-
ton that men Of some other ayocatiops do. but
all Of them had heard tina, the Gloucester fish
ermen were refusing to 60 to sea. because n
party Of the name Of Virgins had predicted
disaster TO those who yenturcd out. Some Of
them had 1t that Wigg,nss wind blizzard
would be due on March ). others that il was not
to come till the 9th. others that the day Was the
nth. and others still that the calamity was TO
fall on the 18th. The matter was discussed
very freely in the groups that gathered in front
Of the shipping agents Offices. One Of the
sailors was heard to remark that he did not
think the water would rise high enough to
sweep away the BROOKLYN bridge though It
might come VI to a. level that would Kermit
Donaldson TO keep his promise 10 jump from
An Oh PILOT said: 1.-The course Of tn. Glou-
cester fish, rm-n, vii exert NOR" iMNntnre
81 Virgins beiorr: but they have al heard nf
the Gloucester fishermen, md when Gloucester
INh'f iheh VII 49, w S'o b" S','' many e"i i'ts
are art 10 make up their minds that the shore
il u good place to stick 70. our cook has been
with Us SIX years. When he cam" nr this
morning he said IA guessed hc Won dat 20 ont
again don't know whether it was Wt.E,us
or somebody else VINO made him co'ue Ia that
decls,on. The lot boats, YOU know take
IpaEy risks is any other sSt'l-. FIVE or six OF
them are away OH George BANKS now"
The on!y crS" kLnw II II sailor pri~ssing
that he WAS afraid VI Wigaius'- storm. sad 4
| sl,!ppinI agent .! SoIth sur.,. Was tia. o.
the mate * the hrj. Mary Knowitun. y good
while ago lie sad he !Lteiui"d t. bn ashor,.
when the storm "i,n- aloh:. Hur he went wih
his Salp whrr she smiled In February THO
Mars hnow!ton nov Hes on tn" sand lear Vera
Cruz. The rule ESCAPED With ms ip. Idou't
know whether LIE l. a l',,j.yrr IN Ni..ins'
the sea bIasis II many years have SWEPT. and
whose nN ped tions nsain.t tho illicit -'i poe,
. OF the North 1--we. are mat 49,, ui history. was
found IN the ,llre o. toe pi.ut Comm, -iuE.i..,
~ Burling s!,, He sm'lcl wh"n Wi,.:ns'-
storm WAS m"n;ionen, and taii ho Won Il ho; a
trade dollar against section IT navy pm: thar
there wuud he u ga III ~, tho ,ihy wii"i the
IL. given TO some deserving charity. for Cart.
Conway is moral man. aud DOES not bet iur
IL" uutp's" 81 itt>pua gam.
A wrai her b"rt"u sailor WA interviewed at
length in CncUy street boarding hods".
You want r. know what thiEa q Nig.: us r
he said. Wall you can put IL in the paper
that say WisS'ns--"
It wou!d b. iiUpnssibe To print the rest Of tho
scattering mans opip'on of virgins. H.s iur.
thor remarHs Indicate that he was II the same
optnlon al ,h', English sailor, who could never
understand why people would venture to stay
on shore in Il giln with chimney pots and
such hyin around"