The evening world., 1894-09-28
LAST EDITION.
HIGH WINDS
With Rain.
Mr.. Dunn Confident New
Workers Will Not Escape
the Cyclone.
BUT IT MAY LOSE STRENGTH.
Storm Centre Off Hatteras and
south-Bound Graft Wait
Another Day.
az HOURS OF LIGHTNING.
Tough Experience Of the Morgan
Liner Eldorado Off the
Florida Coast.
4S HOURS OF LIGHTNING.
BULLETIN "a Ia Grande Armee).


HEADQUARTERS ON DECK, A POINT. A
POINT AND HALF OR TWO POINTS OFF
HATTERAs Sept. 2s. 1894.
sERGT. L. B. DUNN, COMMANDING. NEW
YORK.
am coming and will reach you in force II !
am not too much weakened by the sudden and
unexpected resistance suddenly offered by Gen.
Nigh Pressure in the northeast which may force
ne to dehle by the east and return 10 Greenland
pr reorganization. 1t has been hard cam
',eisn, but have shaken up the enemy in the
touth and cut on many OF his lines OF communi-
sss.ion will push through some flying columns
tonight and tomorrow. to give you specimen
examples Of what have done so far.
(sisned) CYCLONE
1t is safe to say that the gentle and
trusting gentleman who dwells in the
loft Of the Equitable Building and is
known over the world as the weather
forecaster par excellence was more
talked about at the breakfast tables of
New York and vicinity this morning
IN the public eye.
A8 the four or five millions inhabiting
this range of sand hills arose and pre-
pared for the duties of another day 1t Is
safe to say that an overwhelming ma
1ority of them threw up their windows
and gazed upon nature with uncommon
curiosity.
When that gaze fell upon sky almost
us azure as the dome Of Naples and the
popular nose shifted bracirS breeze,
tinged with the first invigorating har-
bingers OF the coming frost, there arose
n thJ popular heart all sorts of emo
tons.
leasure and disappointment were
ecu lily mingled, and through them both
their ran a fine current of mild amuse-
ment. tor Mr.. Dunn and his newspaper
friends were committed to an altogether
insa .Nf fol nd thn
ided observers exclaimed, with one
reath:
Mr.. Dunn's lofty nest was overcrowd-
ed with newspaper men at o'clock
ton. The Father Of Weather marched
and waving aside the chorus OF chai-
lenges said. haughtily:
I'VE shall see."
After studying the various 'ometers
and telegrGphic reports and inspecting
the several maps his active aides were
drawing, the sage returned. and SOL
emily announced:
to the vicinity of Hatteras 1t has
abated sopewhat in violence. although
far out. While we may not get the cy-
clone In all Its southern fury, we can
expect high winds in this vicinity. with
AT this minute mute the wind is blowing
over this roof at 2s miles an hour and
has kept up general average since
o'clock Of y miles. broken by gusts
man at Sandy Hook reports that a
northeast wind is passing him at a We.
locity of 80 miles an hour, which. II NOT
gale, can be classed among high winds
This cyclone is phenomenal less from
Its destructive energy within its vortex
than from Its slow progress northward
OF from forty to seventy miles, and even
more, II does not seem to have been able
10 move it's territory faster than from
suddenly encountered the resistance OF
an area of high pressure-that is, OF
compact, pure atmosphere-that rests
oyer the northeast and Is central In
This acts as wall. as the storm, seek
ing for an outlet. may be crowded off tt
the eastward and out to sea. To illus
trate to you, the barometer at Halifax
this morning registered 1920, while dowr
IN the storm regions 1t scores about 90
the difference OF bne inch. which throw,
an extraordinary balance against thu
The wind is high at all points, anC
the rain has already reached Philadel
TOE Sours Sas at Nor n Ike
where LA inches of rain fell.
The centre OF the cyclone this morn
but the wind on shore within It's area
from Virginia south. is still blowing a
from 40 to go miles an hour
Now, while the storm may not reacl
us in Its greatest strength. we are goin
to experience rising northeast winds 70
the next day or two. with probable rain
tomorrow.
Through all this the temperatur
which was 60 degrees at s o'clock thi
morning, will remain stationary. Their
is no frost at any point In the Unite
States this morning. although Their
have already been several nipping Wis
tations along the northern border. TIL
thermometer registered at Boston,
degrees; Chicago. 81; st. Louis. g.; s.
Paul. "a; New Orleans, IS; Jacksonvili,
20, which was the highest. Will
Northheld, VT, with 46, has the loves
There il very slight change anywher,
except over the Dakotas and Wyoming
where there has been a sharp fall &
from IS to 20 degrees"
While the reporters were still with Nj
Dunn a number of officers OF the Clyd
line and other south-bound craft lyin
In the lower bay called to ask Mr.. Dun
about the prospects.
He gave them his reports. couple
with his advice not to depart for IN
South until the weather cleared benin
the cyclone, which II Is already doin
of the Florida coast. The seafareI
agreed with Mr.. Dunn, and said ths