Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
BAD WEATHER.
Storms and Protrac;ed Rain Spells for
the Last Days OF Ue;ober.
The Most ran-erous Tropical Hurricane Of
the Season VT 10 Coma-Storms
that Nsver Die.

sTecial TO the Gazette.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Oct. 2.-The last
storm WAVE mentioned in my letters was
due TO cross the Mississippi valley from
10th 10 POI inst. moving west; and the
next one will inauCurate an important
weather period which call the flfty-two-
day rain period. Every ffty-two days
O rain period returns which usually IN
creases the rainfall for ABOUT two weeks
This rain period will probably cover the
time from October % 10 November Q and
within that perioi will occur dangerous
storms ull arounl the earth, inclu ng,
perhaps, the most severe tropical hurri-
canes u! tie year. But | will give dates
for this storm in my next letter.
The next PRINCIPAL storm wave will lie
due To leave the puritic coast about the
2tth. cross the Mississippi valley from
,he 18th TO the 27th and reach the Allan
tic coast about the 2Sth. II will be o?
very considerable fOrcr from the time IL
crosses the Rocky mountains till IL
reuches the Mississippi river, when the
force will diminish IA the storm moves
pustwurI Ny reasons for this Is that
the moon crCsS"s the enrth'S equator
about the time this storm will be due in
the mountains aud us the electrical forces
OF the earth will be very active about
that time the storm will he ut Its best III
the West. Some heavy rainfnllS are ex-
pectpd from the southeast part OF this
storm nui heavy SHOWS from the north
west puri OF it. AS il is crossing the
Atlantic ocean the last days of this
month il will probably increase in force
ngain rs Venus will then he nearing itS
euuinoctIuI which never fuils to increase
the force OF the storms.
As in NV next letter / expect to give
the dates for the most dangerous tropical
hurricane OF the year discussion of those
dreaded storms IS timely. To nv mind
it Is clear that the tropical hurricanes
are perpetual storms that never die.
They move i'll n circle that appears to
have tie AZore islands in Its center.
Their circle is about the same rs the
Atlantic ocean currents which move
northeast along our Atlantic COASTS,
south along the coast of Europe aud
Africa, aud west along the equator.
believe there are several of these hurri-
canes that move in TINT CirClI, but when
none of the planets nor the moon are in
position TO increase the earth electric
forces, these DuTrlchue5 pecOWe Utmost
extinct as to their rotary force, but
they continue their forward movements,
which are always slow.
The perIheliau OF these hurricans is In
the Gulf or Mexico and there they de-
velOp their grrutest force. II Is not their
forward motion that makes them dnu-
gerous but their rotary movements. In
fact they are of the nature of the tor
uado but have n much greater diameter,
usually rs much us 800 miles. I cun
usually determine about the dute these
storms will develope their greatest force
hut have not yet learned TO calculate
their r1Ict location and they may break
OIL the gulf coast few DAYS earlier or
later than my forecasts Indicate.
The hurricanes of the Pacific ocean /
move in q similar manner and develop
their greatest force i'll the East Indies |
abou. the time ours do in the West :
Indies. The fact that the great storms ,
OF the Pacific, Atlantic und ludiun |
oceans develop about the same time il
that is proof. TO some extent.
that they have common aud general |
cause, nnd il Is not unreasonable for us
to look for that cause 10 the electrical in
tluences of the plnnets. The great /
Northern hurricane OF October II aud - !
occurred while the moon was crossing |
the eurth . equator. w. 7. FOSTER.