The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10
IN THE STORMS PATH.
SAVANNAH GETS THE TALE OF
THE GULF CYCLONE.


the Coast and Put Into Tybee for
Harbor - Shipping Men Anxious
Heavy Rains in the Countrywide
Central Railroad Tracks Under Wa
ter at Tennille and a Washout
Feared.
Yesterday was blustery day. The winds
velocity at noon reached thirty miles an hour,
and at o'clock it was blowing thirty
five miles. From 9 o'clock last night until
midnight it blew at the rate of thirty miles.
When the storm was at its hight in the af-
ternoon a few signs wore blown down, but
no other damage was reported. At lao
o'clock p. H., the following dispatch was
sent out from the signal ofiice at Washing
ton:
Change storm northeast to storm southwest
Savannah and Savannah section. Storm center
near jacksonville, moving northeast
BY 6 O'Clock last night the
wind got around to the southwest,
where it remained until II o'clock, veering
from southwest TO southwest half-west.
Pilots who came into port yesterday re-
ported that at 9 o'clock yesterday morning
off Tybee the barometers fell 20 OF an lnch,
and the wind blew at the rate of forts miles
an nOuT. 1ncN ldu III idt OhOhHh W oCO
the storm signals at the Tybee station, and
that decided them to seek harbor. At
that hour the velocity of the wind IN the
city was but fourteen miles.
At Tybee Island the wind blew steadily
all dav from the southwest. At o'clock
it was blowing forty miles an hour, but
after that it Quoted down and blew steadily
from twenty-five TO thirty miles up to
midnight.
THREATENING AT TYBEE
The weather was thick and threatening
last night. The only vessels that came in
were the Spanish steamer Emilia
no from Havana, which anchored at
quarantine, and the Boston steamer Gate
City, which came cane up ito the city. The
signals a. the Tybee station were changed
at O'Clock from northeast to southwest |
Not many people went down to the island
from the city. Supt. Collins Of the Tybee
railroad reported last night, however, that
the road is all right and trains made their
usual schedules.
At Isle of Hope there was very little
stirring except the wind, which blew stead
ily all day with occasional rain. No dam
age was reported. A few people went out
to Thundefbolt in the afternoon, but the
majority staid in the city.
THE TELEGRAPH LINES.
Inc pbE5EIdlu WIVES WeTt WOTAlllR all
right up to midnight, except between Savan-
nah and Macon. A falling tree broke down
the wires short distance west of Eden, but
the damage is Slight and easily repaired if |
no other breaks occur.
The barometer fell 20 of an inch here yes
terday, going down to 297U but at mid |
night it rose to 29.74 The barometer is
very low on the South Atlantic coast, the
low area being between Savannah and |
A..
Charleston it fell to % 70, and the lowest |
point was Augusta. %. IS, although no Sc
we're wind had been reported there up to |
s o'clock p. m. At Jacksonville the |
winds velocity was 40 miles. Charleston |
thirty-five miles and Savannah |
thirty-five miles. Only seven of the thir- |
teen stations of the Savannah district of the |
cotton belt reported last night. The wires |
being down, no reports were received from |
Millen, Live Oak, Fort Gaines, Albany, |
Smithville or Waycross.
PROBABLY GONE BY.
Signal Officer benson hoisted the red |
lantern over the white last night, answering !
TO the storm signal with the white pennant |
which indicates that the storm |
is expected to be Of marked violence and |
winds from the southwest. The observer
would not hazard an opinion as to whether
the worst has passed by. He thought, how
ever, that Savannah is not in the path of |
the cyclone, but on its outer edge The low
barometric area indicated that the cyclone |
is moving up the coast and will reach well |
inland.
The signal Office was visited by shipping
men and rice men yesterday. The rice men
felt encouraged. They said that they pre-
fer to have he wind before the freshet
comes Down the river, for il it were here the !
strong southwest winds would beat back
the waters and they would flood the rice |
folds.
While the river at Augusta was falling
yesterday forenoon, later advic show the
rainfall of 2S6 inches, and in
the Augusta district Of 241 inches Il was
raining there at last accounts. The rainfall |
here was LIS inches yesterday, an increase
of l.66 inches over the day previous. and |
the averegs rainfall in the Savannah dis
trlct (only seven stations reporting) was
l. Is inches an increase of !. 06 inches The |
mean temperature yesterday was 76', full |
of L over Saturday. The indications for /
to-day are: Fair, preceded by rain; station
airy temperature; westerly winds
TRACKS UNDER WATER.
The east-bound mail train on the Central |
railroad arrived an hour and fifteen min |
utes late last night. The DELAY was due TO |
high water between Savannah and Macon. |
There are 40 washouts yet, but the creeks |
and rivers are overlooking, and in many
places the track is submerged The Oconee
and Ocmulgee rivers are higher than they
have Teen for several years. Wet creek,
three miles west of Tennile the place Of |
the disastrous washout two years ago, has |
overfiowed its banks, and if the rain cou-
tinues it will no doubt cause another
washout The water at that point is
now between and feet above the track |
for mile and half, and when the engine |
passed over last night the water came very |
near putting out the fire in the engine.
Conductor Bebee and Engineer Stoddard |
were IN charge Of the delayed train, and |
the careful manner in which they managed |
affairs and brought the train through was |
commended by the passengers.
HEAVY RAINS UP THE CENTRAL.
Incoming passengers report the rainfall
between Macon and Tennille the heavl-
eat yesterday that has ever been known
and If the rain continued last night the
road will be impossible today.
The 500 O'Clock west-bound train went ont
last night and was reported at Eden ON time
The telegraph wires are down beyond Eden.
and communication beyoad that point is |
cut off. Master Of Transportation Norman
sent special train up the road last night
to inspect the track and repair the wires at
Eden. He said that while the high water
forces the trains 70 reduce time, he does not
apprehend any trouble. The tracks will be-
thoroughly inspected before trains are al
lowed TO pass, and the railroad officials do
not anticipate any damage from the freshet.