The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-02
SAVED BY THE SIGNALS.
Observer smyth's Prediction OF the
Storm.


Storm.
More stormy weather is in prospect.
I The following telegram was received
/ from the chief Of the weather bureau at
+ Washington by observer Smyth last
night
Continue information signal. Disturbance
/ in the middle gulf increasing ia energy.
: VIII probably move to the eastern gulf to-
night. Dangerous for shipping in the east
/ gulf
/ The local forecast for Savannah and
/ vicinity for to-day aud tonight is as fol-
I lows:
Continued threatening weather and rain,
/ probably heavy, winds becoming southeast
and increasing in force probably by tonight.
Great credit is due Observer Smyth of
/ the Savannah weather Office for his time
" warning of the approach Of Sundays
storm. Observer Smyth was the first TO
fOresee the dangerous nature of the
storm and tclegrap hed Washington, ad-
vising the hosting Of danger signals on
Friday Aug. %. The signals were or
dered up on the information furnished by
him.
Mr.. Smyth's predictions Of the storm
We're very accurate. In his synopsis Of
Of the weather report published in the
B -'A''istftE NJ ~ T. - Va n So Al1 SelltA n
/ cyclonic disturbance centres apparently
OF the East Florida coast. Ship-masters
Will do well 20 keep themselves advised
during the next twenty-four hours, rela-
tive TO the cyclones progress.
The first paragraph of the Observers
synopsis in Saturdays MORNING News
read as follows: The hurricane reported
yesterday friday as central over the
/ Gulf Stream east Of Florida has ad-
vanced nearer TO the coast and now cen
/ tiers east of Southern Florida. moving
northwest. The winds viii continue
northeast 70 east during the next twenty
four hours, attended by occasional rains,
increasing to gales this Saturday even
ing and night. Mariners will do well to
be on the lookout"
II Observer Smyth's advice could have
been extended by the vessels along the
coast hundreds Of lives and thousands of
dollars Of property could have been saved
As IL was. thousands of dollars of prop
erty was saved nearer home by those VINO
received and followed the observers ad-
vice.
The Baltimore steamship d. H. Miller
was preparing TO 90 down the river Sat
urday morning, ana so was the barkentine
L. ). Powell, but being advised that a
hurricane was imminent the captains de-
cided to keep their vessels in port
Both vessels would probably have been
NIcChGu hdu Iucy gone 10 sea. "A mem
Der of 4 large lghterage firm said that
his firm had saved at least $4,000 by the
information Of the coming storm re-
ceivcd from the weather office.
Mr. w. Il. Pritchard, planter on the
Ogeechee river, said yesterday afternoon
that the warning had saved him $ coo.
number of persons have called OF the
weather Office this week to thank the OBJ
server for his timely warning and stating
that they had prohted greatly by needing
it. a number of persons who
intended going on excursions
along the coast took the precaution
to call at the weather Office for informa-
tion. When they heard of the approach
ing storm they changed their plans, and
probably saved their lives by doing so.
Thelvalue Of the weather bureau is
pretty well understood by the business
men, especially those interested in ship
ping and also by the truck farmers and
rice planters around the city, who make
frequent requests for information and
keep a close watch upon the reports.
There is not nOr& efficient observer in
the service than Mr. Smyth. The records
of the Office have been carefully kept
since he took charge of it. All requests
for information are promptly attended to,
and his predictions are almost invariably
verified by results.