The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
STORMS PREDICTED.
WHAT DIR. HICKS, THE WELL-KNOWN
PROPHET, SAYS.
Much Bad Weather and Some Storms ALE
Through March.

Through March.
Hicks, the celebrated weather prophet
of st. Louis, makes the following pre-
dictions for the month of March. These
predictions were made at st. Louis. ona
the 1st day of February: Sin the eastern
parts of the continent, March will Gomez
in warm and lamb-hke, but the lion from
the north vest will be heard from in
bowling billiards. and cold. Storms of
rain will be in progress, turning o snow.
| all along the otthern side of the distul b.
ances, By the End or 3D. storms will
reach an end along the Atlantic, and gen
eral cold will have followed in their track
across the whole country. This condo
ton will continue until about the 18th,
[ when the reactionary warmth ana
change of wind cur-nts wi ha set in
in the west, resulting in progressive
storms during the 9th and 18th. Cold
will follow the storms, being felt ge1er-
ally over the continent between the 9th
and 9th. One of the most dangerous
storm periods for the month begins
about the 10TH 18th, 18th and 18th, as
composing a period of general and Vio~
lie 1T disturbances This period is at tie
electric crisis of the eartll's vernal equi-
nox. 1t is a regular storm period, inten-
sified by the equinoxes of Mars, earth
and the moons last quarter on the 10th.
Threatening storms and destructive
gales, especially on all the southerly seas
and coasts, may almost certainly be ex-
pected. A very warm wave attended by
heavy clouds and lightning and thunder,
will appear with heavy rain in southern
and central sections, turning to Violent
blizzards and snow blockades in norther-
ly regions. Whenever the disturbances
are ushered in with warm, sultry wealth
er, south winds and electric displays, it
Will be prudent to watch for cyclonic
movements, which. should they appear,
will break into tornadoes along the south
side of the low barometer. Ample time
and unmistakabie indications viii be
given to all in case of dangerous devel-
opments. Be prepared for the general
perturbatons to end in cold, the cold
setting in quite early in the period in the
northwest AS we approach he 18th
warm weather will be advancing from
the west, and reactonary storms of
marked INTENSITY will be gathering. The
new moon falls on that date, and, what
ever the theories and criticisms to the
contrary, will greatly aggravate the ten
dency to active storms and earthquakes.
Under existing circumstances, we lay
down the 10th, 18th and 18th as reac-
tionary days of more than ordinary
promise for disturbances Watch fr
them and the cold wave which viii fol-
low. All the warnings given above apply
with equal force to the storm period run
ming from the Dist to the 25th. In addi-
ton to the normal disturbances naturally
to be expected on these dates, the equi
noxes of both earth and Mars fall on the
22nd, and the moons first quarter is on
the 9th. No one can 20 practically in
formed as to the combination of storm
causes centering on or about the 22nd,
23rd or oath, without entertaining grave
apprehensiOns of many hard and danger
GUS developments No abnormal or UNI
natural fears should be entertained, as
though sweeping cataclysmsswere Pc
dicted We mean no such sensational
balderdasl,, but in the regular order Of
nature hard storms are apt to occur
about those dates, calling for such prop
aration and care as may be nee, ssary for
the protection of man and beast. All
gradations of storms, from the equatorial
cyclone. the thunder storm and the tor
nado on the south, 10 the sweeping snow
storm and blizzard on he north, are.
liable to appear at points along the north
and south parallels. Indications will
give timely warnings to the eye OF
the novice, even, as to what will likely
! to be in his locality. No one need be
/ caught unawares, no matter what comes
and no in,elligen, reader of Word and
| Works will Another sharp cold wave
/ will follow, filing with cold, unsettled
weather the interim up to the reactiona-
| ry changes and storms about the 10Th
and Both.