New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-12
WIND, WATER AND COLD.
TWO CYCLONES COME IN COLLISION.
ONE SWEEPING DOWN FROM CANADA AND oNh
TEARING UP FROM FLORIDA MEhT
NEAR BOSTON - DISMAL
PREDICTIONS.

PREDICTIONS.
Two raging cyclones Joined forces ia'e scsoe,u". s
afternoon off the New England coast ooi "
Dunn of the Signal Service Station la'o ias' he"'
fixed the place of the collision of the coast oi ""o,A
cbusetts. near Boston. Ono cyclone was from inc
South and 1t swept up the Gulf Stream WIN iuiS ""o
olence II rushed on at rate Of slxty-two miles an
hour accompanied with heavy driving ran' carrying
destruction and disaster in It's pain Inc s'''"i
cyclone brcwcd at Marquette, Michigan. lhenoo ~
swcpt its rainy forces through Canada 10 Parry oou'
and there was driven by the southern Dias'' anu III
creasng Its speed from thirty miles an hour 10 Sixty
five miles, IL darted by Albany, by New-Lohuon 10
Rock Island and joEed with the raging storm hOm
the South off Massachusetts. The force Of the col
ison was sufficient. in the opinion Of the Sergeant to
drive the raging cyclones of to Judging from the
force Of the winds along the coast he believed that
II WAS the violent storm for Great loss Of
lif. was predicted and fearful disaster TO shipping.
Vessels here warned yesterday. The storm sig
nal displayed from lcs.o VIE. Florida. T., Fast
port, Maine. AT the Western Union Building 1t was
said late last night that OF the wires between
here and Boston swingngthat IS. touching each
other and occasionally breaking the circuit. Other
wise the wires In their usual excellent condition.
A cold canopy OF light gray clouds hung over this
city nearly all day yesterday as II II had settled on this
town the place where the combat between the
wind gods going to take place. It cung to the
heavens II II bound the fun and gave
up reluctantly It's cold dscouraglng looks only when
tho beautiful rays Of the setting sun
painted II another color. The appearance Of
the heavens was certainly not encouraging to
those who feared to this city turned into a
battle field Of the wind gods, and the increasing
velocity OF the winds here rengthened the impression
that New-York City would be the storm-centre Of
two bowling, roaring and destructive cyclones. The
wind here cold in its blasts as the sky
was In its looks. 1t was high, too and persistent.
II 1t were paid to puff the strength, might ard
impetuosty Of its quick-tempered and rushing
Southern parent, the bluster of It's Northwestern
cousin II kept at work all day. At noon 1t was
blowing eight eleven miles an hour, mere trihe.
1t increased rapidly, however, and by p. m. was
sweeping across unprotected highways and hurting
around the men, women and children there bolster.
ousy, sending hats sky high, playing fast-and.loose
with unattached objects dismantling everything 1t
could having the highest and nosiest time that
a wind could have which blowing at the rate
Of thirty miles an hour and freezing humanity with
It's blasts. Later 1t increased to thirty-sx miles.
Everybody thought that the cyclones were coming,
and some of the evening papers had them swoopng
down here fublast, footing like multitude Of
bowling, frenzicd dervishes. People began
to get frightened, and the man who
experienced the March blizzard told his
awful Of that day without single interruption.
And then the Signal Service officers had their revenge
Sea dogs who discount the value Of Sergeant Dunns
prediction came png upstairs to his home on top OF
the Equitable Building, while others yelled them
selves hoalse the telephone and othsGs stu wore
mcautious enough to write letters 10 the suave
pleasant official.
"Will the storms come In collision here7" Is II
safe to put TO seal" were Of the questions they
asked. "Nor said the Sergeant about 3 2. NJ, " the
storms will not meet here. We are too far inland
But DON'T you put TO just yet. This storm from
The South is tearing along the Atlantic coast at the
rate of sixty-two miles hour and is ripping up
everything in its way 1t is one Of the most violent
storms We have had for years and It Is increasing in
Violence and the cyclone is gaining In speed. force and
violence every hour, and it is raining guns. The
storm centre this morning was at Norfolk, Va, and
the storm was advancing at the rate Of sixty-two
miles an hour You lie at anchor tonight
Many of the captains did lie at anchor. To
Tribune reporter who most emphatically did not want
to 90 10 sea- the Sergeant said the cyclone fiom
the South originated In the Gulf of Mexico on sunday
moved up the Gulf, swept across the country, and
started on Its Northern trip south OF Cape dateraS.
The other cyclone came from Marquette Michigan,
swept through Canada ard would join the Southern
cyclone of the coast of Massachusetts, The ser-
Ceant did not think that tho conjunction Of the two
storms would make matters worse. AS It was, thu
southern cyclone was violent enough and he feared
that would great destruction 10 fc ana snip
,Inr small crafts would suffer disastiUusly.
Al 10 u. Ill Sergeant Dunn said that tho TWO storm
mad met of tLe New England coast lie colh nol
predict how long the storm might last but suggested
hat t might blow across the occan The vessels
lere and on the other side had been warned Of the
coming storm, but the vessels out at sea would
suffer-