The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER STORM.
1t Is Brewing i'm the Eastern Gulf.
Little Information About II.

1t Is Brewing in the Eastern Gulf.
Little Information About II.
Many rumors are current of another vio-
lent storm off the Gulf coast, and inqui-
ries were frequent at the weather bureau
yesterday.
An area of low barometric pressure is
off the central coast the region about
Pensacola having the lowest mark, which
is 29.SS inches. The area is a wide one and
its atmospheric conditions very unsettled,
but as a tendency to move has not yet
manifested itself, the weather people are
unable to predict the result of the low
pressure.
The storm that is being rumored, as did
the last, is gathering in the Gulf and thus
renders it very difficult of observation. It's
move, unless out over the Atlantic can be
duly reported by the bureau before il has
become advanced.
The weather bureau has mapped out and
described the course of the last storm. Sa-
vannahs reports are not included as the
lack of Geographic communication pre-
cluded them from being sent to Washing
ton. The greatest velocity, the most in
teresting item, is considering the various
places the storm struck, attained here, the
local observers estimate at fully 70 miles
an hour.
The following comes the story OF the
hurricane as the weather bureau tells it,
though its probable course was, the local
observers believe, central through Savan-
nah and Brunswick, though the chart
from Washington shows it through
Southeastern Georgia, west of the line be-
tween the two cities. This, they think, is
owing to the lack of details from the CT
ties.
The storm which passed over the east
ern portion of the United States on Sept.
% and 80 was first reported on
Sept. 26, as tropical cy-
clone moving northwest from the Ca
ribbean sea, it being then southeast Of
Cuba During Sept. q it passed north
westward into the southeastern part OF
the Gulf of Mexico and on Sept 28 moved
northward west of Florida.
On the morning OF Sept 20 it was cen
trail over Southern Georgia and by D. m
OF Sept. % had advanced to Southwestern
Virginia. The center passed little to the
west of Washington about 11:3O Tuesday
evening, the lowest barometer reading ar
that station being 1890 BY the morning
of Sept 30 the storm had moved rapidly
northward, and uniting with a. secondary
storm which had formed during Sept. %
in the Ohio valley, was central with di
minished energy over the northern portion
of Lake Huron, with trough extending
southwestward to southern Lake Michi-
gan.
THE path of the storm across the Car
ribbean sea and the Gulf was not near
enough to any of our stations to give any
intimation Of its violent character, only
light to fresh winds being reported from
that region during its passage. After 1t
struck inland on the West Florida coast,
however and during its movement north
ward through the south and middle At
lantic states, it contracted in area and de-
veloped almost tornado force, causing
great destruction along its path.
Velocities of 81 miles occurred at
Charleston, AZ at Wilmington, 40 at At
lantic City, and 56 at New York. The max
imum velocity at Washington, was sc
miles for five minutes and about 80 miles
for one minute. Information of the APP
proach of the storm was sent to the Gulf
ports on the 26th and the shipping in that
region was kept fully informed of dts
movements on the 9th and 2Sth and warn
ed that it was not safe to leave port for
the eastern Gulf.
AT o'clock p. m. of the 9th north
east storm signals were ordered at all
Florida stations, from Jacksonville to Ce-
dar Keys.
These signals were continued at $3.50
p. m. of the 2Sth. On the afternoon of
the 2Sth information signals We're dis
played on the South Atlantic coast as far
north as Norfolk, and at 10 p. m. of
the 18th these were replaced by storm
northeast signals and information signals
extended to Nantucket
On the morning of the 18th northeast
storm signals were ordered as far north
as PASSPORT. At 2:3O p. m. on Tuesday.
on account of the increasing en-
ergy of the storm, as shown
by special reports, hurricane sig
nails were ordered displayed from Will
mington to Boston, the storm at that
ID, rTT1,
was to hoist hurricane signals
Southeast storm signals We're also or
dered on Lakes Huron, Erie and ontario
on the afternoon of the 29th. The warn
ings of the approach of the storm issued
by the bureau were well in advance, and,
as shown by the reports received, proved
of great value.