New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-27
TIMELY WARNING TO NE"-i'f'N''''7'
RAIN WILL. PROBABLY BEGIN TO FALL HERE
TODAY AND THE CYCLONE WILL BE ON
u,Np NIGHT

HAND HY TO NIGHT.
The beautiful weather OF Monday ana IneS"hy
gave place yesterday to cold winds ana cio"'y
skies which hera1ed the approach OF me cy'lohe
which has been working such destruction hi""h
IN. southern coast. and is now making lis way
toward this city The forenoon OF yesterday was
bright and pleasant. but At noon the CLOUDS pee"''
10 gather and I'm the afternoon there was every IN
dicnt!on Of "A rapidly approaching storm. me
weather Will probably continue to grow ""fs" a''
day to-day and the rain which accompanies 'ho
cvclonc will begin to fall by tonight there Is
every prospect that the cyclone viii begin TO rage
around this city. The telegraph wires south OF
Jacksonville being down last night. no reports OF
the damage done In Southern Florida were re-
ceived. Mr.. Damn gave warning to all south-pouh'
vessels not put to sea, and most OF them needed
the warning. There was heavy sea rolling IN
over the bar all day. and the waters OF the Lower
Bay were extremely rough The Red - line
steamer Maracaibo. bound for Venezuela. went
outside the Hook and then returned ana ahchore1 u
in the Lover Bay. The steamers Nigilancia ana
Algonquin the former bound fer Havan, and the
latter for Charlestoa left their piers ana wen, u,
down to The Lover hAy not liking nSor"gn Inh in
Gravesend Bay. TO wait until the storm should De
over Several other Yesses Iona on. he non at
Tbc cyclone which is approaching is said to be
300 miles In diameter. and It's centre is Following
close along the shore.
The mercury in Perrys Thermometer Yesterday
est point reached by IT in the course Of the day. At
o clock In the morning II up 10 is degrees on!y
At all times yesterday "A light overcOat was not un
comfortable. ana many 'eOple carried umbrellas
in preparation for the coming storm The umbrel
las however proved UNNECESSARY but they VIII
probably b. of to-day. The wind will keep on
Increasing the centre OF the cyclone approaches
the city: Storm signals are flying all along the
coast. Because the weather Of yesterday had moth
Ing severe in 1t people need not hatter themselves
that the cyclone will leave New-York untouched
Yesterday was just mild beginning. and before
the storm H. there Will be plenty OF wind and
rain. When the storm reaches the Middle, Atlantic
and Eng md tai he
by smaller wind storms coming from the Lake
regions.
The havoc caused by the cyclone In the South has
undoubtedly been great that the storm of Septem-
ber 1894 will long be remembered there. Many yes
sells have undoubtedly been caught In 1t and great
damage caused on the sea.
The value OF the Weather Bureau has been dem
onstrated by tn, Timely warning which II has given
Of the approach Of the cyclone. These storms are
OF course liable get swung of shore and lost in
the expanse OF the Atlantic but from all present
aLpearanc this is coming. and coming with n
rush In sections OF the South the rainfall has
been enormous. At Jacksonville last night ten
inches OF rain had fallen in thirtyTx hours. So
when the rain begins here to-day people may be pre-
pared for a great downpour. The Stree, Cleaning
Department yesterday asked Mr.. Dunn II IL was
safe to send out fleet OF dumping scows. ar
Dunn rep led that II not safe. and so the scows
did not 90 10