Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-10
ARCTIC BREEzEs ON TIE WAY.
Mercury Getting Ready for Plunge
DoMnwerd-Ye sterday's storm.

Mercury Getting Ready for Plunge
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Storm.
The severe wind and rain storm that
swept over Savannah yesterday was an
other mild verifoati0n of the prophecy
that the South Atlantic coast, somewhere
between Charleston and the gulf, would
be visited by terrific storm Dec to 10,
or thereabouts.
Very early risers said the wind was
humming around the street corners at
| gales pace, and was playing all sorts OF
pranks between and 8 O'Clock in the
morning. But IL had sense enough to
! quiet down and behave itself when peo-
! pie began TO move into the streets and
! business began. There were threatenings
| of showers during the forenoon. Between
/ - and / o'clock a dense and inky-black
cloud doomed up in the west, and spread
out over the horizon. People who saw 1t
! thought OF the Hoosier prophets predic-
tion, and wondered If the promised cy-
clone had arrived.
The wind chased around after stray bits
of paper. threw sand in the eyes OF the
pretty shop girls who were on their way
to lunch, and hirted cOQuettishly with
their skirts. People hurried from the
streets into stores and Offices to escape
the rain, which, for half an hour, fell in
torrents. The sidewalks were covered in
many places, and the hOllows in the
streets were for a time little lakes. The
sewers had all they could do to carry of
the young food The wind blew almost
gale. In an hour it was all over, and
the sun was shining again. Towards
night, however, it settled down into a
steady rain, and was raining still at mid
night.
The total rainfall for the day was up
wards of two inches. The temperature
was about 60 deg. when the signal Office
received orders to hoist the cold
wave flag, The Office was notified
that there would be a fall in the
temperature of from Is to % deg. in the
next q to 46 hours. The white flag was
raised at IL O'Clock, and at midnight the
cold wave was beginning to make itself
felt. 1t comes from the West, and was
east of the Mississippi, moving rapidly all
day. By night it Will probably have
reached the coast.
The storm which swept over the city
yesterday has been general over the
entire country east Of the Rocky Mount
aims, and has been prevailing west Of the
Mississippi for several days. There was
no damage in the vicinity of Savannah, but
south of here 1t was more severe.
Waycross special to the NEWS, last
nlgnt, sald tnat between noon ana i
O'Clock yesterday a severe wind storm,
accompanied by hail and torrents of rain,
passed over that place. The direction of
the wind was from west to east. The
blow lasted in the height OF its fury about
30 minutes. The academy building and
Presbyterian church. the latter in process
OF construction, were demolished, and
negro houses, fences, and trees blown
down everywhere. Fortunately the exer-
else IN the academy had been adjourned
for the quarter; otherwise great loss OF
life must have resulted. The force Of the
storm was reported as very severe in the
upper edge Of Ware county, but no casu-
alties were reported last night.
The telegraph wires were badly shaken
up, and communication North Of Wash
ington was Interfered with. A heavy
sleet storm prevailed up the coast.
The young men who catch and measure
the wind on top Of the post Office building
say, that mercury will fall with thud to-
day or tomorrow. They have arranged
the weather for the next three days, and
say that they are getting ready to let
loose severe cold In Savannah by to-
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