Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-18
THE SIGNALS GOT MIXED.
THE COLD WAVE WARNING IL
HOURS BEHIND TIME.

Washington Weather Clerks Send Out
the Wrong signals-savannsh Gets the
storm signsIsnd the Cold Wave signal
sent to Texas Getting Matters
Straightened Out-Ths Cold Wave
Coming.
The cold wave that started from up N
the Northwest a day or two ago is having
hard time getting here. The clerks in
the Weather Bureau at Washington evil
IDENTIFY thought when they sent out in
suuctions on Saturday 10 hoist the black
flag at Atlanta and Augusta that Sayan-
nah had had weather enough for the pres
ent and was not entitled to another cold
wave so soon after the one that was here
last week.
A fan of from - to 30 deg. in tempera-
ture was reported throughout the West
and y OrthW-s on Saturday, indicating
that cold wave was getting under way.
Al Atlanta the cold wave signal was
hoisted on saturday night. A fall Of 10 to
90 deg. was predicted there for the next
tWenty-fOur hours. A fall Of 10 10 20 deg.
was also predicted for Augusta.
The only information the signal officer
at savannah had from W ashington was a
telegram received late Saturday after
noon 10 the effect that signals were order
ed up al lndianOla, Texas, ana that strong
northeasterly winds would prevail. 1t
is one Of the rules Of the signal
service that all orders sent out
from " ashington must be acknOw lodged
by local observers. The storm signal was
already up here when the telegram in
regard to IndisnOla was received. 1t did
not call for an acknowledgment Mt, and none
was sent. Yesterday inquiry was made
from Washington in regard to the matter,
and the observer here was asked TO &C
knowledge the order sent out on Satur-
day.
AS no order had been received it was
evident that there was mistake some
where. The telegram il regard to In
dianOla received on Saturday was re-
peated TO Washington. This explained
the matter. The telegram was intended
to be an order TO hoist signals at In
dianola, but through some mistake was
order TO hoist the cold wave
Gag here went to Indiauola,
and that by this time the coal dealers
there are reaping harvest at the expense
Of ludianOlans who put their trust in the
signal service, and who are very likely
preparing for the onset OF another blizzard.
As soon as the clerks in the bureau at
Washington got things Strengthened out
the order that should have been received
here to hoist the cold wave flag on oatur-
day night was sent out, aud was received
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. 1t read:
WASHINGTON, Jan. it, sos p M.
Obserrer. savannah:
HOIST cold wave signal. The temperature
will rise Eli chilly, but viii be followed during
the next forty. eight hours by a fall OF from 10
to 20 deg. HAlEN.
The black flag was at once boisted ana
is still 2p. II the prediction is verified
mercury will 90 a good ways below the
freezing point before night. The highest
it went Yesterday was 50 deg. When the
last observation was taken, at II O'Clock
last night, it had gone down to Al.
The Indications for to-day are Fair wea-
ther, followed during the nghtor Tuesday
by increasing cioudiness aud local rains
slightly colder this morning, followed by
slowly rising temperature, except in eX-
treme southern portion, aud variable
Winds