The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-20
A TYPICAL WEST INDIAN.
That Is What the Weather Bureau
Calls the Last Storm.


Chief Observer Harrington of the
Weather Bureau has issued bulletin re-
viewing the last storm, which he says
was a typical West India cyclone, and was
the second one of its class that has trav-
ersed the eastern part of the United
States for number of years 1t resem-
bled in many respects the well-remem-
bered storm of August of this year. and
followed nearly the same path. These
storms occur principally during the
months of August, September and Octo-
Der, the latter being the month of their
greatest frequency They usually de-
velop in the region of equatorial rains
east of the West Indies, move slowly
westward over the West Indies, and in
October generally recurve northward
over or near the Bahamas. In exceptional
cases. only, do they pass inland and tray
erse the Atlantic coast and the New Eng
land states during this month.
The presence of disturbance near the
Windward Islands was indicated by
report from Saint Thomas, received
Oct. 5th, and another from Antigua
Oct, 9th. The westward advance of this
storm was very slow. On the 9TH it was
apparently southeast of Port au Prince,
and during the Sth the center appar-
emily advanced to a position south-soutb-
east Of Santiago de Ouball BY the eve
ming of the 9th its approach was indicated
by reports from Nassau in the Bahamas
and Southern Florida. On that date in
formation signals were ordered on the
Florida and East Gulf coasts. On the
morning of the 10th brisk and high north
erly winds were reported at Nassau, and
signals for northeast gales were ordered
at Key West and Jupiter, Fla.
By the evening report of the 10th the
wind fresheued to gale at Jupiter and
storm northeast signals were ordered for
all Florida stations. and information
signals were displayed as far north as
Wilmington On the morning of the 18th
the storm was apparently central east of
the Bahamas and the barometer was
falling rapidly over the Bahamas and at
Jupiter. Northeast storm signals were
ordered on the Atlantic coast from Sa-
vannah to Hatteras. Heavy southeast
swells were reported on the South AT
lantic and New Jersey coasts during the
18th. At noon northeast storm signals
We're ordered as far north as the Chesa-
peake bay, and information signals thence
to PASSPORT. During the 18th severe
northeast gales and heavy rains prevailed
on the South Atlantic coast, and the
barometer fell rapidly.
On the morning of the 18th the storm
center reached the South Carolina coast,
and barometer reading of 2S.SS was re-
ported at Charleston at 6 As a. m; at this
report the conditions indicated that the
storm would move northward over the in
terror through the CarOlinas and the
middle Atlantic states. Northeast storm
signals were ordered for all stations on
the middle Atlantic and New England
coasts. Special noon reports showed the
storm central midway between Wilmington
and Charlotte, n. c.. at that time north
east storm signals were ordered for Lakes
Ontario and Erie and southern Lake HUI
ron. Special warnings were sent to all
weather bureau observers in the middle
Atlantic states and New England, and
observers from southern New England to
Maryland were authorized to use the tee-
graph at their discretion in distributing
these warnings in the most effectual man
ner possible. Special warnings were also
sent to postmasters on the New Jersey
coast and to telegraph and railroad Off
Gals in the line of the storm.
The evening report of the 18th showed
the storm central over Northwestern
North Carolina, the stOrm-center having
passed Lynchburg about 5 p. M, where a
barometer reading Of 1888 was recorded.
The center passed west of Washington,
ID. c., about D. m, and by the morning
of the 14th il had crossed PENNSYLVANIA
and Western New York, and was central
north of Lake Ontario, a barometer
reading Of RS.14, the lowest noted during
its passage, being reported forom Toronto.
Northwest storm signals were displayed
at all lake stations except Duluth, and
heavy westerly gales prevailed over the
lake region until the morning of the 18th.
During the 18th the storm disappeared
in the direction of Labrador. From the
appearance of this storm east Of the Ba-
hamas on the morning of the 18th OBJ
server Harrington says, its course was
accurately fOrecasted and ample warn
ings given throughout its entire path as
q tic lnatl.ll I've oh .faAl.