The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27
Fyiug to Crush Virgins.


liners are SIGNS of a conspiracy for the
SHi of Virgins E. Stone
Wlgglfs-the new weather prophet of
Ottawa Canada. Virgins. It will be
remembered, predicted tremendous
9 7sea LOT the noon of Sunday, March IL,
iooo lie gave minute particulars Of the
Souise Of the combined hurricane. tor
h'Iuo and cyclone, and warned all yes
Sfis mo port and all people into cellars
;ls =, easements. Few things were to be
le'I On Tue surface OF the planet after the
sIotn passed except those which
we MeIe securely anchored to solid rock.
WiYgiis was very solemn about it all,
anu was not in the least disturbed by the
lacs mat the principal effect of his pre-
uiS nv: was to set everybody to laughing
az Virgins. This excited the jealousy
Oh vennor, who before the appearance
OF virgins had the reputation of being
lne widest weather prophet who had
ever eve, iHed. Vennor saw at once that
Virgins had taken away his business,
anu ne fastened to inform the public
INA. Mlggins was no better than a hum
pug. his was interesting, for il showed
tnas II the big gale did not arrive on time
N Mareh there was likely to be some
thlng Ike gale when thetwo Canadian
seers' each flying-a danger signal, got in
sight Of each other.
Venlor's attack merely showed pro-
tesslonl jealousy, and rather helped
tnaa hTt Virgins. Now comes General
hazen and in a column letter not only
VIRTUALLY calls Virgins hunbug, but
has tn cold-blooded cruelty 70 prove it.
ms why we say there are signs of a
esSTsFisacy to crush Virgins. We doubt
IL it vii succeed, however. Virgins
won't mnd a little thing like being
proved aAumbug. He doubtless has his
answer already. General Hazen shows
that no stofn ever approached in the
way Virgins says his is coming. To
this Wigginswill reply promptly that no
storm OF thiskind ever came before, and
that 1t IS SO by q new route had to be
made for it, General Hazen says no
storm ever earomed on the Rocky
Mountains in tie way Virgins says his
is going to. y this Virgins will reply
that that is theFery reason the destruc
ton will be so Tremendous, for it will be
the first storm that has ever been
''bounced" upon the Atlantic coast in
that way Genelal Hazen says that il is
absolutely impossible to predict storm
for more than a few days in advance.
Nennor knows better than that, for he
predicted several Storms for month in
advance last wintel and they have not
come to time yet. .. ....
On this point of pen etrating the future
we apprehend Virgins will come out
strong, General Ha2en says that the
science of meteorology is still in its in
fancy and that it does not enable any
one to see more than a. week in advance,
yet Virgins says he car see ahead four
months. But Virgins is no mere
meteorological. He siglls.a the predic-
tons ''E. Stone Wiggihs, LII. d., As
tronomer." He has discovered the APP
proach of his storm by unusual commo-
tons among the heavenly bodies As
General Hazen points out, Virgins
talks mysteriously about planetary
force" phrase which the General
thinks belongs to the vocabulary of
astrology and medieval superstition"
That may be so, but that is evidently
the source of Virgins foresight, and
we don't believe he will be scared away
from it. He is having too much fun out
of his prediction for that, as his latest
oracular utterance shows. Somebody
having asked him by way of joke if he
woald advise the arrest of marine work
until after his big blow, Virgins replies,
with the solemnity OF an owl: ''If L
were the owner of ships | would not
allow one of them to be on the Atlantic
Ocean on February s, or on the 9th, or
10thor 18th of March, though the for
mer storm will be inferior to the latter.
You may begin marine work with safety
about the middle of April next" If he
had added, sit will be warm on or about
the 4th of July" this prediction would
be complete. No, we do not believe
Virgins can be crushed. A man capa-
BILE of making his original prediction is
capable of sticking to it through thick
and thin.--N. Y. Tribune.