The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
WATCHING FOR TORNADoEs.
Report Soon Coming From West In
dies and Caribbean stations.
IVrar, 49,

dies and Caribbean Stations
From the Washington Post
In few days the first reports from the
new stations established throughout the
West Indies and Caribbean seaports will
be received at the weather bureau. As
has been stated in the Post, these sta
lions have been established on foreign ter
ritory for the purpose of giving warning
to vessels of our navy and our merchant
marine Of the approach of the tornadoes
or hurricanes which have their origin off
the northern coast of South America and
sweep the southern seaboard of the United
States.
Prof. Park Morrill,, chief of the forecast
division of the weather bureau is critic
ally i'll at his home with typhoid fever, and
Prof. Willis Moore, chief of the bureau
has summoned Prof. j.. B. Garrtott, from
| Chicago, to take charge of the division. To
this division viii come all the reports from
the new stations. Speaking of the new sta
tons yesterday, Prof. Garriott said:
observers have arrived at Santiago
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Santa Domingo
city, and Kingston, jam, which will be
the headquarters of the new stations. In
a few days observers will arrive at St.
Thomas, Baranguilla Barbados and Gu
racao,, and one will sail for St. Kits, or
day. The plan is TO have all reports rem
dered to the central office at Kingston, and
by that office to this bureau.
THE reports can be made very rapidly
and little delay is anticipated. Mr.. W. B. .
Stockman, who Is in charge of the central
office at Kingston, Is an expert forecaster,
and has been in the service for many years
At the first indication of any disturbance
he will receive a report and will at once
transmit 1t to this office. We will communi-
cate all messages of this sort to Capt.
Crowninshield of the bureau of navigation
by special messages at any hour of the day
or night. He will at once communicate with
the navy, having excellent facilities for
that service. In addition to this it will be
the duty of all of our observers to give the
widest publicity to the news of the ap-
proach of a storm in the sections where
they are located. This is necessary be-
cause land interests frequently suffer as
much as the shipping from these tropical
storms.
80 far this new arrangement Is simply
an emergency organization. 1t will be per-
fected and put into operation at the ear
lest possible date. The entire service will
probably be in operation, with the excep-
ton of ST. Kits, within the next ten days.
1t some times happens that season which
extends from August to October passes
without a storm, but there is always dan
ger from them, and when they do start
they frequently follow one another in ra-
pid succession. These storms are the same
as the typhoons of the east
Prof. Garriott entered the service of the
weather bureau in 1874, and since then
has been In the central Office here off and
on for ten years. His first station was in
Portland, Me-, where he was assistant OBJ
server for a year and a half. He was then
placed temporarily In charge of the Mil
waukee station, going from there to Buff
falo, N. Y. He served little over two
years in Rochester, one year in Pittsburg,
two years in Louisville, two years in New
York, and three years In Chicago, being
in charge of the stations at each place.
His present detail he considers temporary.
He was called here by telegram to take
| Prof. Morrills place.