The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-27
= NC FOR
the STORM.
Dunn Says New York May Only
Get the Western Edge, Which
Will Be Bad Enough.
HEAVY RAIN COMES WITH IT.
The Rainfall at Jacksonville,
1852 Inches in SO Hours,
Is Unprecedented.
MAY REACH HERE TONIGHT.
Horseshoe Bend and the Upper
Bay Dotted with Outward
Bound Craft.
MAY REACH HERE TONIGHT.

Slowly. but with undlminished
force. the West Indian hurricane. which
has created such havoc In the South, is
creeping DIP the Atlantic coast towards
New York.
Local Forecaster Dunn, VITO gave the
warning three days ago. Is keeping close
watch of the unwelcome visitor. and this
Is what he said at 10 o'clock this morn
ing:
THE hurricane centre Is now on the
coast of South Carolina. The lowest
pressure is at Charleston. where the ba-
rometer marks 29.30.
THE storm is moving very slowly in
a northeasterly direction, and while its
centre has not travelled this way very
far since midnight. the advance guard
is already being felt as far north as
Hatteras. This we know. because all
the wires are down at the latter point,
and Hatteras is 400 miles from Charles
ton.
THE radius of the storm extends over
a wide area. possibly 1000 miles in diam
eter. The velocity of the wind near
the centre of energy still keeps up to
it's standard of from 40 to 10 miles an
hour.
I'VE will first feel the effects Of the
| hurricane tonight, and probably to-
morrow it will be at its height in this
| vicinity.
"If the rainfall keeps up New York
will get more of 1t than 1t has had for
many years.
The, fall at Jacksonville Fla. has
never been equalled in my recollection
During thirty-six hours 1852 inches fell
there.
Nancy New Y HSds can Judge what tn, this
during our last heavy rain only five
Inches fell in forty-eight hours. II we
had wires from Jacksonville this morning
floods.
AN through the southern country the
rainfall has been heavy. During the
SO inches at savannah, rs sy at n Ausus saa
2.22 at Charleston. 2.64 at Wilmington
and l.02 at Charlotte.
Virginia, and there is little doubt OF its
reaching here"
All wires south OF Jacksonville are
also down., and no reports are to be had
from wide area OF storn-beaten coun-
While Mr.. Dunn is of the opinion
that the hurricane will not strike New
Southern cities. still he insists that
ea-going craft will run great risks in
leaving port before the storm passes.
| HIS warning has been needed by all
the south bound steamers. several OF
whose captains called upon the fore
manY oi sbe aad to-day While
at the usual sailing time. not one has
Ventured beyond Sandy Hook. Several
OF the Clyde line steamers are anchored
on Liberty Island. and the Horse Shoe
Bend is dotted with craft whose cap
tains have faith in Mr.. Dunn's prognosti-
The force of the storm. according to
Mr.. Dunn. will not equal that along the
coasts OF Florida, Georgia or the Caro-
inas Il Will lessen In, intensity, he
Il Ia shan.
course, will carry Its centre out to sea.
500 miles to the east of us. New York
| VIII get Its western edge, however, and
thinks.
Several of the big Atlantic liners cap
tains called on Mr.. Dunn yesterday, and
asked his advice about sailing. He told
them that the steamers which sailed yes
| terday would doubtless escape the vo-
lence OF the storm. Those. however,
time would run into the hurricane before
Reports this morning from Block
wind is blowing twenty-eight miles an
hour at both these points. This bears
out Mr. Dunn's prediction that the wind
would rise gradually and work up its
There is a possibility that the storm
centre may swing In towards the West
! pens New York will experience more
weather than II has for many year.
The temperature reports this morn
| ing show that there has been some little
hange occasioned by the storm. Through
out the Eastern States there has been a
rise OF degrees, and in the Lake region
the thermometer has gone up 10 de-
grees.
Boston, 4s; Chicago. IS; st. Louis, IS;
| st. Paul. Denver and San Francisco, 81
1t is hottest at New Orleans. with the
temperature at 70. and coolest at Helena.
Mont, where the thermometer regis
tiers &c.
Supt Humstone, OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, said this forenoon
that while there was no communication
south Of Jacksonville. the wires north
OF that point were in fairly good con
dition. He expected. however. that