Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-13
ANOTHER BIG STORM.
IT THREATENS THE WHOLE OF THE
SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST.
rho Indication. Arc That IL VIII Equal In
Destructivepess the Gale
of August csth.
fpy telegraph to the Dispatch.)

ATLANTA. GA. October IA big
storm has been raging on the Florida
coast. and will reach Savannah a"d
Charleston this afternoon. The wind Is
blowing a perfect gale. Reports from
Savannah Indicate that the damage VIII
be- greater there than In the August
storm. No ships are having port. and eX-
ira men are preparing for the storm. The
Weather Bureau says 1t viii be the s.
verest storm the South Atlantic coast mas
ever seen. and will be at It's height AT
midnight
SAVANNAH GETTING READY.
SAVANNAH. GA. october l2.-S j.
M.-Savannah is in the tee'h 81
a storm. which threatens In
few hours TO equal in lh'enS'..
that Of August eth. when FWep'
the entire Georgia and South Caroilhd
coast Tho predictions Of the Weather
Bureau OF It's approach gave ample
warning. and all day preparations naNe
been in progress In the city, on the river
and I'm the Earbor TO protect properly
from It's ravages. The wind Is now nlo"-
ing forty miles an hour, and IS steail'y
Increasing All vessels i'm the harhor
have sought shelter and safe anchoi"Se9'
The smaller craft-tOw-boats, pilot-Doa'S'
and yachts-have been masseh III SIP"
and tied fast No vessels have leil lott
to-day. The Boston steamship Hate ~
which was to have sailed to-hish. ms
hoo, made fast to her docks. and viii
,e-n,in until the storm has passed. The
Nov York steamer city Of Augusta
which left New York "Wednesday, -
duo tomorrow. and. It * feared VIII
he caught i'm the storm. hummer OF
vessels are due from domestic ana I'i :
cjgn ports. and one or two are peil,N,'
10 be Off the bar. In the city niue
damage has vet been done. The ran
force OF the storm is expected To reach
here between now and midnight. y
heavy rain is now falling.
LESS SEVERE THAN EXPECTED.
SAVANNAH. Ga, October IA spe-
cjal TO the Morning News from Jackson
vile. Fla. received at $50 O'Clock 10
night. states that the storm reached us
height at 2.05 O'Clock this afternoon me
velocity of the wind being forty-elght
miles an hour This Indicates th"l '"r
storm here will prove less severe IMAM
expected.
EFFECTS At CHARLESTON.
SAVANNAH. GA. October IA spe-
cial 10 the Morning News from Charles
ton. IlSl there AT - ti''N' - t''. 90 "
wind blowing in gusts at forty mies an
hour. but no damage done beyond the
prostration Of telegraph and telephone
wires II was thought possible at that
hour that the tide might food some Of the
streets. but no serious overflow was
feared.
At AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA. GA, October 12.-lIcavy
rain in Augusta all the afternoon. con-
tinuing throughout the night. The signal
service predicts that ne storm Will not
reach Augusta until morning.
STORM CENTRE APPROACHING.
SAVANNAH GA, October 12-The
weather bureau says the storm centre
is approaching 1t is now between here
and jacksonville The Indications are
however. that the storm will be less
severe than was predicted. Up to mid
night the highest rate OF wind was forty
two miles an hour, though it blew in
gusts Of slxty-six miles. No serious dam
age has been reported so far.
THE WORST OVER.
CHARLESTON. s G.. october 1.-THE
worst Of the storm is over. The velocity
OF the wind was siXty-four miles an hour
at eight o'clock The damage 10 this
city is comparatively slight, as far as
known. The telegraph and telephone
poles and electric light wires are down.