The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-18
MERCURY WENT PLYING.
The First Genuine Cold Wave OF the
Season in Town.

The First Genuine Cold Wave OF the
Season in Town.
The first cold wave Of the season arrived
lsst night, verifying the prediction Of the
local weather bureau In yesterdays MORN
ING News. The cold wave was a
genuine one and no mistake. A predic-
ton Of a fall in temperature to 81 here
i was made from Washington yesterday
morning, but up to midnight last night il
bad not fallen below 40. The wind was
very high, however, and made the sudden
change felt all the more.
The drop in the temperature was very
sudden, the warm weather being complained
of yesterday morning. By night overcoats
were in demand.
The bad weather Interfered greatly with
the working Of the telegraph wires in the
north yesterday and the Western Union
Office had considerable difficulty in hand
ling its New York business, the wires be-
tween Philadelphia and New York SEEM
ing TO be entirely out of gear.
The cold wave first made its appearance
Sunday night over the extreme northwest
At the same time an area Of low barometer
was developing over Texas and served as an
attraction for the high pressure existing in
the northwest. By Monday morning the
wave had moved southeastward TO Son tn
Dakota. sending the mercury down belo W
zero over Southeastern Wyoming, and 49,
below freezing as far south as Dodge City,
Kan.
The eastward movement Of the Texas de-
preston. together with a depression central
over the lower lakes, caused a rise In tenn
perature throughout the New England,
North Atlantic and South Atlantic states
and along the Immediate central aud west
ern Gulf coast. By Monday night the effects
OF the cold wave were felt as far south as
Arkansas
During Monday night the center of the
wave moved southwark 70 Northern Texas
with a considerable increase In intensity
and magnitude. The temperature Tuesday
morning, as compared with Monday morn
ing's reports, showed a fall of 49, TO So
throughout the Mississippi valley, lake
region. Ohio valley and Tennessee, and a
| fall OF 2So to 400 over Texas, while q slight
rise In temperature occurred along the I'm,
mediate Atlantic coast.
Last night the cold wave conferred over
Arkansas, and its presence is being fell
over the entire country from the Rockies tC
the Atlantic. A general and decided fall
In temperature occurred east of the Missis-
| etppi and ia the western Gulf states, whilt
q slight rise took place in the Dakotas,
Wyoming and Nebraska.
| Generally fair weather prevailed through
out the western half Of the country and
south OF the Ohio. Cloudiness prevailed
| from the lower lakes eastward to the New
England coast. with snow at Cleveland and
Boston, and rain at Portland and Block
Island.
At So'clock last night the temperature was
down 70 freezing in North Georgia The
following special bulletins were received al
the weather bureau Office yesterday morn
ing:
Hoist cold weather signal; temperature will
fall to about So by 8 a. m, Nov IS, (Wednes.
day. aHt DUNwooDY, Acting Chief.
Hoist cautionary northwest signals at 1880
| p. m. High northwest winds. with cold wave
| this evening" Also ordered at Jacksonville and
Jacksonville section DUNwooDY. Acting Chief.
Continued cold weather is forecasted for
to-day.