The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-25
STORM GETTING NEARER.
Savannah VII Begin 10 Feel It's e.
feCtS Tonight or in the Morning.

90 Miles an Hour at Key West, With
the Storm Still Long Ways Of-Au
of the Coast Islands Notified of the
Danger They Are In-The Shipping
on the River in sheIter-Rice Plant
ers Are Anxious.
Savannah will begin to feel the effects
of the West India cyclone by tonight uu-
less it takes a turn in some other direc-
tion. 1t is now central south of Florida
and is rapidly approaching the coast. At
So'clock last night the wind was blowing
sixty miles an hour at Key West. AS the
storm has not yet struck the coast this
fact indicates that its intensity is very
great
BY tomorrow morning the storm will
be felt here. No vessels left port yester-
day. All of the shipping in the river was
tied up last night and the smaller boats
were sheltered in the Central railroad
slip. All along the river front there were
evidences of preparation for the storm.
The weather bureau notified the ship
ping men that there was little danger last
night, but TO be on the safe side every
precaution was taken. The greatest dan
ger will be tonight and tomorrow night.
The masters of most vessels will take
their crews on board tonight to be ready
for any emergency that may arise.
The City Of Birmingham, which left
New York Saturday, is due this morning
and may feel the effects of the storm.
Vessels arriving to-day and tomorrow
will be likely to encounter it in its APP
proach to the coast.
THE STORMS APPROACH.
The weather bureau was besieged for
information all of yesterday and last
night up to the time the last observation
was taken. The first bulletin announcing
the movement of the storm since the day
before was received at II o clock, locating
it 200 miles southeast of Key West and
moving northwest. The wind was then
blowing forty-four miles an hour at the
Kew West station, and signals were up at
all points on the East and West Florida
coasts.
The second bulletin was at noon, order
ing up the storm signals and instructing
the weather bureau to notify the coast
islands of possible high tides and danger
Gus gales. Acting on this telegram OBJ
server Smyth sent out bulletins wherever
it was possible to reach the sections likely
TO be affected by the storm Bulletins
were sent to Wilmington, Thunderbolt
and Tybee and to Brunswick and Darien.
Signals were ordered displayed at Fort
Royal and the observer there was in
structed to notify the people on the sea
islands, so far as possible, of the approach
of the storm and its probable severity.
Quarantine W. notified "A a c ia
first bulletin was received, and the infor-
nation was signaled to the shipping in
the roads. kilograms were sent out to
the pOstmasters in all ad accent counties
with the request that they scatter the in
formation as widely as possible. All of
the important stations along the line of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way in Georgia were notified.
GETTING NEARER.
At O'Clock the following bulletin was
received and was posted at once:
Observer, Savannah, Ga.-Ihe hurricane
now central near havana, is approaching the
West Florida coast. 1t will probably cause
dangerous gales. high tides and heavy rains
IN Georgia, Alabama, southern Mississippi
and Southeastern Louisiana by Tuesday
&. h c. DUNwooDY,
Assistant Chief of Bureau.
The MoRING News bulletin, where all
VI INC otbLLi UullClIuo NGLt lcu, WAS
closely watched all day.
The rice men are particularly anxious
about the storm. The crop is not vet
stacked in the fields and in event of a
heavy rain and the breaking of the banks
great loss would result.
A good many people came into the city
last night from the islands, and more
will come to-day. The experiences of
those who were caught out on the islands
during the storms of September and
October last year were enough TO suggest
PROBATION to those who are in exposed
places. information Will be sent down to
all the smaller islands, that it is possible
to reach, this morning, notifying the
residents OF the possible danger. 1t is
difficult to reach many of the islands ex-
cept in sailbOats The weather bureau
has no means of scattering its bulletins
except through volunteer sources.
WAITING FOR NEWS.
Observer Smytu remained on duty at
the weather bureau last night until mid.
night, but was unable to give any further
information than that contained in the
regular reports. No bulletins were
received after o'clock All of the
reports show the storm to be still south
east of Florida. 1t may go into the
western gulf or it may pass up the coast.
Whichever way it goes, heavy gales are
likely TO occur on the coast, the danger,
OF which shipping men well know, AM
which they are not anxious to encounter
The season is not too late yet for sever,
storms, as many people suppose Til,
last of September and the October gales
year ago were almost as severe as tn,
August hurricane, but did far less dam
age.
The cool wave which started up in the
northwest the other day, has moveC
southeast and last night was in the Up
per Missouri valley. From there it is eX
pected to move east crossing the Ohi
river and causing cooler weather through
out the southern states.
The indications sent out at midnigh
were for increasing clOudiness to-da
with rains and cooler cas- erly winds in
creasing in force and probably dangerou
gales along the entire South Atlanti
coast.
CRUSHED BETWEEN BUMPERS.
Flaeman E. w. Starr Of the Contra
Railroad Probably Fatally Injured
+. w. Starr, hagman on the Contra
Railroad, was taken TO the Savanna
hospital from the Central Railroad ward