New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-09
LAUGHING AT wIGG1Ns's PREDICTION.

blowing lightly from the same quarter as at present
LAUGHING AT WIGGINS'S PREDICTION.
no SIGN OF A STORM AT THE SIGNAL oFFIcE-wHAT
PROFESSOR ARAPER SAYS.
The clear and invigorating weather of yes
teray everybody laugh at the idea OF storm such
f. Stone Virgins predicts. The Canadian prophet
that the storm viii come from the Pacific Ocean
into the Gulf OF Mexico taking and sugar
plantations with tor words TO that enect-and init
mates that reaches the State Of Maine there
won't be enough OF anything left 10 send through the
malls.
"Are there any indications of WI ggnss storm asked
TRIBUNE reporter Of the observer at the Signal Service
Station.
mot the slightest" said he, land we don't expect
any He says 1t Will appear in the Gulf tomorrow
Well let IL. WHO'S afrldi Everything Il as quiet aad
peaceful all the whole country as summers sea
Why. we're having VI arch wrnfh"r In fact 1t
Is remarkably quiet. one OF the usual March storms
IL setting in in the Northwest, but that's
not wiggiuss storm. It's only little one for cent
He an unmiti lated aud his predictions are all
hum3ug The idea Of people being niraid OF these
storms! They TO swallow evcrythin that's told
them There are certain storms 10 be looked for In this
month every year During the las: years there have
been twelve storms on an average the month OF
March. Why. IT'S always o stormy month. In 1879
there were eighteen storms In March And some OF
them been very Everybody expects storms
Their almost always one or two that sweep the
whoe length OF the Att inc coast But as rule they
sweep along the region ana pass of quickly Alter
March these storms pas northwart"
What has been the state OF the weather to-day y
We'll there Ia been cold wave cast Of the Missis
sippi. The mercury was the lowest here at a. M
There has been "a fall OF 20' IN twentyfour hours.
warm current however Is setting IN In the Northwest,
which will moderate things Ilstle There also tue
rain In the south but wad, aud tie ram Iz rapidly
clearing mp"
as there any sign Of a storm anywhere :"
There Is no sign wh0tever OF the development "
storm I'm the United states to-day. No storm
track such Virgins predicts exists. Nor IA
tlere any record anywhere OF any storm since
the year having followed any such course Is he
has laid down for this Whenever there Is going 10
he wind storm always know to two days IN advance
and we never fail prediction. That Ia something
whicn we can tell with postyeness. Blr just what the
weather will be is not surely determined because we
can't tell what the OF the clouds is going TO be;
and s clouds that tell the weather. whether 1t will
rain, snow fog, mist shine. This Virgins doesn't
know anything at ali about tho weather, and It's
an ou,rlqe on the people that such an
ass should gain the peoples car for
minute. II no would come mp here for
about ten minutes would teach him something about
tie YEA her that he wouldn't forget His nonsensca
prediction has been listened to atentvey that great
loss will those who have heard him and believed
HIM Iextend an Invitation to everyb in New- York
70 come up and a sorn-ohart and hnd out
something about storms in general, that the
prophet as Virgins OF Canads."
Tie reporter found Pr lessor Draper podding away at
90 Are here any indications Of storm :" no asked.
haven't seen any" said the Professor with smile
which indicated that he knew that something about
Virgins would be In the next queston This has been
fine day. ne coTi s enp.1tnrs ysseraay noon
was 2so ~ midnight 1t frll 10 1870; at o'clock t4ls
barometer has been falling al day. Tho temperature In
the sun ut O'Clock was So. The wind 10 northwest
auie Likely there viii be some change the barometer
Is slowly falling. the wind mas been northwest all day
We vRo had S qui ReoPs Sit Of wind yesieedsy
s1y r ae In ". ss asS on what he
basos his prediction. and unless man es tnat don't
Of weather prophets; bat wua did they all amount TO
Ion surprised tna 40 muc1 attention has been laid TO
what na says He Is nnTbns" -,
mel don't There are no Indications oft II takes
storm three days TO cross the country, aud
If there was one coming when no pre-,
cts we roU WOULD see mg a Ss
people nlsled ny tue newspapers think they
serve tina the louise didn't pay attention
10 Wig mss predetSIi WY sometimes we have .ne
the e's notnins remarkable about the weathor"
the %erst MOI the worst storm Of the century my boy
and II don't happen TO retnrn' just give M pleasant
nods Of the steamship CITY OF Washington, which TO
sail to-day for dayana aud Mexico Yes, know SAIL.
ors are very supersutOus." he continued. "wnat do
think about ti Well don't believe there is any
IN IL than that" Swapping his fingers.
suitt ng on his aud rough hands. old or
Neptune said, he gave mich to his
trousers: You lubber. do yer spOse take
apy stotk ia Wlggips's planertary-Or wbatdoyOu-
cal, 'elu-dsturbanres. He may say what pleases
about his nphevns, Derineous, dJIehedrOns cJnjunc
tons oppo-itiOns rt-seeay, but am afraid OF ANY
on en- lust squint tUpliKnts on them curuscun
uerus clouds ana tnat barometer and tell inc II yer
tuIk II oOksik II were gOn' ter have an over
turning. tell yer Virgins Is gon' ter get lett on
tins ere stretch" -,
vi reference 10 the report that the Gloucester ash
erlneu mad tied uD bOas and resolved not u
tue ching uutfl the edic ed storm was over,
TRIBUNE reporter called l.. q. BacKfOrd at Fulton
Market to lind out tue effect WOud be on the hsh
trade. effect" SAID he. will not De- ielt untll tue
lnst OF next week have just received dispatoh frUn
our agents there saying thai the fishermen nave tied up
IN after sunday Al the IN lfkei stahus to-day,
however there no scarcity OF usn."
How many yessels VIII ue up at Gloucester
Between twenty-five and t.iirty These vessels aN-
about 10000 pounds Of nBh each mp vi course
effect Of their action will be u make naiDut very
scarce month All the other fish are caught sdehr
New-YorK Bisou and Gloucester tda tGefe ~li Do no
OCCASION send HalIiaX, has Deem stated, lOr
supply of fish There tsn famine mere. lhls
prophecy OF Wigg MSS will entail loss Oi Hoh &@oVVV
10 $4,000 10 the nsDermen along inc
coast. Tne report that the fishermen al
Canarse and Rockaway have gone 50
far haul their boats the beach TO DC our OF
rrscY Is true. There are some Ola nsncr
men, though. are not inhuenceI BY ola Wigglns
the mercury fell 10 yesterday morning on staten
Isiand The westerly gales uuuhunl! low