New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

that II will rain' he said. lose money In commits
sions.'
Wholesale merchants and dealers in perishable
goods keep posted the weather as closely as
they do on the markets. and when ships loaded
with perishable merchandise reach this port close
inquiry is made to the weather before the
matches are opened. The same care Is taken py
shippers of goods to the South from this point ana
cargocs are frequently detained because OF our
reports. The weather Office had an experience as
TO the shipment of persha BILE goods last year which
demonstrated the correctness OF its prognostica-
tions, and gave business house cause 10 re-
gret its failure to act upon its advice. wine
house had large shipment OF champagne 10 make
to Montana, and as It was known that there was
a severe cold wave all over the Western country
they asked the Weather Bureau as TO the cnances
for safe transportation. The Weather Bureau said'
Don't and the wine house held the goods for
ten days and then said. We must ship to-day. OF
break our contract for time Of delivery
Better do that than ruin your stock they were
told But they took the risk and shipped the goods
and according to their own statement. lost every
cents worth. "
Railroad and steamship companies have long
looked upon the reports from the Weather bureau
as essential to their business and the possipites
OF snow blockades IN the West or storms along the
coast are reported and acted upon with never
doubt to their accuracy.
But IN the summer time a different class OF snip
pers become anxious visitors to the weather office
They are the committees who have charge OF rivet
excursions and fishing parties One party mas
nun Of children take to the seashore. and an
other may be a society of workingmen VINO nave an
annual outing in .he form OF chowder party.
Then there the hundreds of men who try to for
get confining Office work and comfortless flats two
days in the year when they fishing; Sunday
school superntenderts who arrange the annual pic
MICS and Schiitzen who go TO some neighDoring
place every year to shoot at target for spoons and
cups and castors Of questionable metal and TO
drink the beverage Of the Faherand between shots
Then there are the persons interested In yachting
and hundreds of others call on or write Telegraph
or telephone to the Weather Bureau before final
arrangements are made - ,, -,
But that is not all" said Mr. Dunn. speaking OF
his visitors 1T Is nothing unusual to have man
ask about the weather because he wants to take
a part Of the roof from his house or make repair
TO a show window. lg trench or move sale, dilo
toward the spring Of the year We have hundreds OF
inquiries to what sort OF a day Will II be 10
move tomorrow or next TUESDAY or Some oehei
4 few days ago the following c9nversation to TOOK
place over the telephone between MT Du'" anu
kind and thoughtful husband:
rs this the weather officer
Yes"
will It be a good day morrow"
Good for what-yachting or shopping v ,,acs
and they've got a sort of arrangement about the
yard for drying the clothes. don't know what IL II
is but my wife doesn't want any washing done uh-
less It's going to be good drying weather
Well it's going to rain Tomorrow .
The onice OF the Weather Bureau is in the tower
of the Manhattan Life Insurance Building. NO. %
Broadway and II is pointed out to visitors IN the
city as one of the downtown sights. For that
reason II is nothing unusual 10 see number OIL
young women in .he "prophesy shop. and ths
group which gathered there a few days ago ana
asked the usual questions did not attract unusual
attention The leader Of the party seemed to inger
when her companions had started to go, ana. with
hesitatng and blushing beautifully. she asked,
timdly: DO you think It will be pleasant on
Wednesday?' The officer consulted his maps anc
charts and said that unless something Unforeseen
took place it would probably be a pleasant day on
Wednesday,
I'm so glad" said the young woman. Tor there
will be a wedding that day in which am inter-
ested" And the way she said in a louder voice 10
her companions ITS all right. girls; no rain ana
the way she smiled showed how much she was IN
terested In the wedding. ,-
But there are visitors the lofty ofhces VINO
leave no sunshine pleasant memories behlIid;
and whose Inquiries bring to mind only misery ana
suffering Physicians want to know about the
weather because they want patient to take hrst
airing after "a long Illness and people VINO nave
been warned against remaining in this climate ask
about the condition of the weather when they are
| about TO go. Parents or friends who are taxing
| away n hopeless au.fcrer In order 10 prolong LIE
ask about the weather before they begin the jour-
| nov to Florida 10 the North Woods. or TO Europe.
| and the answer never cheers the anxious persons
Funerals as we'll as rarades have been postponed
! because the Weather Bureau could not guarant ee
| fine ather and undertakers are among the regu-
! lar patrons OF the office.