The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-16
STORM NOT YET LOCATED.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER IT
WILL STRIKE SAVANNAH OR NOT.

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Ample Warming Leads to the De-
tentIOn of Steamships and Sailing
Vessels I'm the HarbOr-The Cy-
clone May Pass savannah Entirely
by and strike the Coast to the
NOrthward-No Indications of Its
Approach Here Last Night.
The cyclone that destroyed a large part
Of The town of Klngstown, St Vincent and
otherwise did great damage In some Of
the West Indies, has made its way north
ward until it was central last night in
the Atlantic ocean some distance off the
central Florida coast There were no
heavy wind velocities reported from any
point TO the south. only light to fresh
breezes. The reports showed practically
no change at p. m. from the conditions
eXnng at s a. m, except that the storm
had taken a northerly movement with
slight inshore tendency existing all day.
There was nothing to indicate any APP
proach of the storm to Savannah except
a drop in the barometer to 29S9. At s
p. m. last night the reading was 1890,
drop of one tenth in comparison with the
previous night. Whether the storm will
visit Savannah is a doubtful matter. There
is no way to tell just what it viii do, The
bureau at Washington is keeping close
watch of its gyratlons, in order TO be in
position to wire the earliest developments
of any especial significance. Feeling I'M
certain as TO what point, if any, the
storm might strike on the coast, tele-
grams of warning were sent out from the
bureau to all ports south of Norfolk, In
order to caution masters of vessels from
leaving harbor until after the storm had
more clearly defined it's future course.
The first message received at Savannah
was at las p. m, and was as follows:
Hoist information signals Storm off
South Atlantic coast may enter on South
Carolina coast. Dangerous for shipping
sailing between Norfolk and Florida
coast"
A second telegram came at 5 o'clock,
as follows:
Hoist storm northeast signals. Warn
all shipping that storm off South Atlantic
coast is likely 10 develop dangerous
strength tonight"
On the strength of this advice the steam
snap 4 tallahassee 0ll MOI SAIL AOA 4NtW
York or the Gate City for Boston. They
will go out this morning if the weather
conditions are not too bad. News of the
possible approach of another dangerous
cyclone was soon spread along the river
front and all the usual precautions were
taken by the masters of vessels to protect
them from breaking adrift If the storm
should hit Savannah. The Propeller Tow
Boat Company put It's tugs in the Central
slip for safety. The Savannah Lighterage
and Transfer Company also had its light
ers towed there for the same purpose.
The steamer D. H. Miller of the Balti-
more line, schedule to sail, did not leave
her birth. She will go out this morning
also, no cyclone preventing There are
but Two vessels at Tybee, the Italian
schooner Jamaica, bound for Genoa, and
The schooner Horace P. Shares, with ce-
ment for the government.
The weather bureau had it's usual run
of visitors as soon as it became known
that there was a fear that the West India
storm might head this way. Rice planters
came up 10 bemoan their luck, residents
out at the Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt and
other places were anxious for the latest
intelligence, shipping men wanted to be
fully posted. Altogether they made
enough callers to keep Observer Boyer
busy for nearly all of the afternoon, and
at night there was a constant succession of
Calls Dy Telephone, Wnlcn TOOK up his time
until the office closed The observer sent
word to a large number of greatly inter
ested parties as soon as advices were re-
ceived from Washington. He has a list
of those especially desiring such informa-
ton promptly and telephones directly TO
them as soon as any valuable news is re-
ceived.
1t is needless to say that the general
hope is that Savannah will be spared a
visitation of the storm This city has had
all the storms it desires for some years
to come.
The De Soto had more than its usual
number of guests for lodging last night,
the delayed sailing of the Ocean Steam
ship Company's vessels on account of
storm reports having caused many of their
passengers 10 seek the hotel as a place to
spend the night. The steamship kept to
the harbor on account of the weather bu
reaus storm information