The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-16
ROCKETS TELL OF STORMS.
TO BE FIRED UPON THE APPROACH
OF 4 HURRICANE.

The Coast system of storm Signals
Now CompIete-The Rockets to BE
Fired From the weather Bureau,
at Tybee, Quarantine, Montgomery
and From the Revenue Steamers
and the Quarantine Tug-The
Warnings to BE Given at o O'Clock
at Night or Later.
Weather Observer Smyth has received
the hurricane signals sent out by the
weather bureau and which will be used as
warnings on the approach of hurricanes.
The flags were received some time ago
and their use was fully explained in the
Morning News. The flags are used as
day signals and at night the rocket sig
mails are used.
Upon the expected approach of trop-
ical hurricane, the rockets, which ascend
to the hight Of three hundred or four hum
bred feet, and emit brilliant red star,
which burns to the ground or water s
edge. will be fired from the roof of the
weather bureau office in the board of
trade building, from the signal station
on the Martello tower. at Tybee Island.
from the quarantine station, and from Mr..
]. B. Vests place at Montgomery.
When practicable the rockets will be
fired between 8 D. M, and $3.50 p. m, G5th
meridian time). If intelligence of an ap-
preaching hurricane is received after that
hour, the rockets will be fired from the
weather bureau Office in the city, at Tybee
Island and quarantine station, as soon
after the receipt of the information as
possible.
BY day the hurricane signal, consisting
of two red flags with black centers, dis
played one above the other. will be dis
played at the following places in the Sa-
vannah section: Weather bureau. Mar
tello tower, Tybee, quarantine station
Savannah Yacht Club, Thunderbolt, Isle
of Hope, Darien, Brunswick, and Port
Royal, S. c.
The revenue cutter Boutwell,, the launch
Discover and the quarantine tug Theckla
will display the signal by day. The rock
cts will be fired from the Boutwell, and
Theckla at night.
The hurricane flags are loaned by the
weather bureau to shipmasters who are
willing to cooperate with the bureau in
the, dissemination of hurricane warnings,
and whose vessels pass within sight of
coast and islands beyond the reach of or
binary methods of transmission of these
warnings
principal ports on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, and on the Great Lakes, and at
numerous small harbors in those regions.
They are also displayed on the Cross Rip
lightship in Nantucket Sound the Sandy
Hook and Scotland lightships off New
York, and the Frying Pan Shoals lightship
off the North Carolina coast
Shipmasters, whenever they see hurri-
cane signals displayed at any of these
points will hoist their own flags, and as
soon as possible seek Informal
ton from the nearest weather bureau Of
fee as to the location and probable dura-
ton of the storm. This information, If
obtained, will guide them as to the time
the signals should remain displayed, 9TH
erwise the flags, as a rule are lowered
within twenty-four hours from the time
of hoisting.
Vessels plying within sight of the Flor
ida reefs will, on approaching this region
during the hurricane season, be partic-
ularly watchful when passing Jupiter or
Sand Key Lights, in order that they NAV
repeat the signals If displayed there, as
this coast has no other means of re-
ceiving this warning than by vessels flying
the flags.