The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
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The Weather Cold and disagree cable.
Work on the River Retarded.

The Weather Cold and disagree cable.
Work on the River Retarded.
Yesterday was a cold, blus5ery day. The
wind blew very heavily ell day and made
walking unpleasant. It did not keep the
crowds of the streets, however. ana the
ladies braved the weather. Notwithstanding
the wind made locomotion almost
impossible for thom at times.
The wind reached maximum
velocity OF thirty-eight miles an hour be-
tween / and o'clock in the afternoon. and
an extrems velocity of forty-four miles an
hour during the last few moments OF that
time
Il will be q surprise TO most people to
learn that the day was not as cold as the
day before, and that the minimum tenn
narature was only 40 and the maximum
tamperature Az TIE cutting wind made
the weather seem much colder than it really
was.
The following dispatch was received from
Washington at noon: A severe storm has
developed on the South Carolina coast
causing general and heavy rains in the
South Atlantic sta ;es, and snow and rain in
the lake region and In the Ohio valley.
Heavy northessterly gales prevail on the
Atlantic coast from Maine to North Caro-
lima. and will continue during the dav
line NlIlOS nave bbllb W uOIbuNeSb on The
South Atlantic coast, whore the weather
will clear during the day. In the Gulf
states the weather is fair, and high north
west winds will prevail on the coast.
The Savannah signal officer received the
following telegram from Washington last
night:
Continue signals cautionaTy northwest. Sa-
vannah and Savannah section. Storm center
has passed 60 northeast. Brisk to high north
west vino. GREELF.
Snow was reported in Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the
Ohio valley. Severe winds were reported
on the Carolina coast.
Assistant Signal Observer benson said
last night that to-day will be fair aud
windy, with perhaps slightly warmer tenn
perature The cold spell, he thinks, will
pass off in day or two.
The weather on the river yesterday was
pretty rough on the laborers on the docks
and on shipboard, and retarded work very
much, particularly the d!scharging of yes
sells, owing to the high wind making it
difficult for the laborers to handle the appa-
ratus on stagings and runs. The heavy winds
prevailing the previous night and during
Yesterday made the navigation of the river
also difficult. the westerly wind having
blown a considerable volume OF water out
Of the river and there being a very low tide
The day before the tide at high water rose
TO 81 feet, but yesterday at high tide there
was only IS feet and at some points even
less.
The outgoing steamers grounded in going
down the river in several places The Chat
tahoochee touched bottom twice between
her dock and the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company's wharf. She
was assisted by the tug Maude, which also
assisted the William Lawrence to get away
from her dock. Tho City of Macon
touched four times, the last near Harmon's
wharf, where she stuck to the northward of
the channel. She remained aground during
the day, having a heavy list to the star
board. The tug Sophie assisted her, but
the steamer somehow steered unevenly,
owing TO the wind. She was drawing sew
enteen feet forward and over eighteen feet
aft. 1t was hardly likely that she got
of on last nights tide, as the wind was still
blowing from the northwest Should it
shift. however, she will be able to get off
without lighteruge. A number Of vessels
nearly loaded had to be spared off to keep
them from resting heavily on the bottom,
there being so little water at low tide.