The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-28

this morning, all asking the same ques-
ton. The Father of Weather marched
into the council chamber unabashed,
lenges said, haughtily:
I'VE shall see" /.
After studying the various 'ometers
and telegraphio reports and inspecting
drawing, the sage returned. and sol
EMMY announced:
The cyclone has moved this morning
to the vicinity of Hatteras 1t has
abated somewhat in violence. although
northeast gales are prevailing along the
coast. and especially over the ocean not
far out While we may not get the cy-
clone IN all Its southern fury, we can
expect high winds In this vicinity with
rain, tonight and tomorrow.
AT this minute the wind is blowing
over this roof at 26 miles an hour, and
has Kept up general average since
| b O'Clock of IS miles, broken by gusts
and flaws which make 1t uneven The
man, at Sandy Hook reports that a
northeast wind is passing him at We
locity Of 30 miles an hour, which, IL not
gale, can be classed among high winds.
RMS cyclone Is phenomenal less from
US destructive energy within It's vortex
than from its slow progress northward.
Whle II has been rotating at "A speed
or from forty TO seventy miles and even
more, II does not seem to have been able
| TO move It's territory faster than from
ten to twenty miles an hour 1t has now
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
| Nova Scotia
This acts as a wall as the storm. Sc TX
ing Tor an outlet. may be crowded off tc
| trate to you. the barometer at Halifax
this morning registered 1920 while dowr
N the storm regions 1t scores about 20 20
the difference of one inch. which throws
an extraordinary balance against IA,
| power OF tie cyclone.
The wind is high at all points ant
| the rain has already reached Phiadel
| phia The heaviest downpour In the pa 3,
twenty-four hours was at Norfolk. Va
| where l.i inches of rain fell
me centre or the cyclone this morn
Ing Is somewhere at sea off Hatteras
I but the wind on shore within its urea
! from Virginia south, is stun blowing a
from 10 to 90 miles an hour.
Now. while the storm may not reach
us in Its greatest strength, we are eoinf
to experience rising northeast winds 70,
| the next day or two. with probable rains
! tomorrow"
While the reporters were still with Mr.
! Dunn n number of officers of the Clyd,
| line and other south bound craft WINS
In the lower bay called to ask Mr. Duni
| about the prospects.
He gave them his reports. coupled
South until the weather cleared behint
the cyclone, which II is already d0inl
off the Florida coast. The seafarers
tlu1
they would wait another day. at least
Inc Morgan liner FL Dorado. from
3 New Orleans, arrived in port at dusl
last evening, Just twelve hours over
( due, The delay was caused by "A tusslt
| with the cyclone which has whipped
! along almost the entire Atlantic Goa 81
| from Cape Henry to the extreme south
! coast Of Florida.
Capt. Percy says that anv vessels that
| were twenty-four hours behind him mus
| have Jared very badly, for they would
| be In the very centre of the storm
lie SAYS he passed an exCeptionally
| large fleet OF vessels anchored in tho
lower bay. waiting for the storm Il
pass. The Ward line steamer CienfueEos
which went 10 SEA yesterday afternoon
only ventured as far AS the lghtship
and then put about and dropped anchor
4 In Gruvesrnd Bay.
Steamship Seminole, from Jack son,
Vile, ship Hainaut. from Antwerp, ano
bari, Lillian. from Pau!llaC, arrived to,
day ana all encountered a severe gale
! with wind yecring from west to south
| They sustained no damage.