The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
STORM MAY COME TONIGHT.
SIGNALS FLYING AND = NORTHER-
LY GALE EXPECTED.

rfcane Was Central on Nassau and
Moving Observation-Disclosures BOY
err Figures 1t May strike savannah
To-nIght-storms often TraV-
ell Thousands of Miles Before Los
ing Their Energy-ShipPinE Has
Been warned to Keep in Port.
storm Has Done vast Damage in
the West Indies-Bureau Receiving
Many Anxious Inquiries.
storm signals are flying over the wealth
er bureau a gale from the North will
probably be blowing this morning. Ship
ping has been warned, and viii not leave
port The West Indian storm is on the
way TO Savannah. and a 1910 O'Clock last
night was central near Nassau.
At that hour the storm signal was hoist
ed The observer and his assistant re-
malned at the office to get the latest ad-
vices from Washington. The news Of the
hurricane came in the following telegram,
which was Sent from Washington: Hoist
northeast storm signals 1880 p. m. Cedar
Keys. jacksonville. savannah Charleston.
Storm center near Nassau moving north
east. Gale from north win probably set
in tonight"
The telegram was the third received
at the weather office during the
day from Washington. The sec
ond came at AIS in the aft
ernoon: Hoist information signal.
Hurricane center approaching Nassau, and
will probably reach Florida coast tonight.
Hurricane signals ordered on Florida coast
from Jupiter southwark"
The first telegram of the day came in
the morning at 1871. II read barometer
and wind indicate the storm center is ap-
preaching Nassau. Bahamas"
The weather observer was busy all day
answering inquiries. Warnings were sent
to the vessel owners and ship brokers. The
bureau is careful to spread news OF APP
preaching danger as fully as possible, IN
order that IL may be avoided An day
people We're ringing UP the Office to find
out what was happening AS the teie-
grams arrived the observer and his assist
ant were enabled 90 give out the news.
Each conveyed more information than its
predecessor. the last showing rather def
nte.y what might be expected.
AT an early hour this morning the north
erly gale had not sprung up although the
. weather was thickening- Shipping in the
harbor has been made fast and snug. how
ever, and any loss viii not be through neg
ligence or lack of warning of the danger.
The situation Is generally regarded as
critical, and every precaution is being TAX
en-.
The reports from Florida points of obser-
Vaton show that the wind fiesheued dur
ing The day. Key West had eighteen and
Jupiter had sixteen miles an hour. Higher
winds were foretod for those PAGES last
night and to-day.
1t Is thought the hurricane. II il con-
tinues its course will strike Savannah
some time tonight. That was Observer
Boyers opinion He could not tell the
hour though there We're not few who
were anxious 10 know the exact time at
which II might be expected to arrive
Anxious voices over the wires were con-
tinually asking when the storm was COM
ing
The reports have shown the hurricane
to be moving SLOWLY OF course il moves
rapidly In its own circle. but the center
makes, or has been making, but a few
miles an hour. II is for this reason that
il has been hung up in the West Indies
for some time. The center moves DELHI
erately, leaving all the rush and hurry to
the swirling edges.
Observer Boyer was asked if he did not
think the storm might eXpend a great deal
of its energy before reaching Savannah
He answered that there was no reason
why il should, as such disturbances have
been known TO continue for two or three
weeks. They have been traced. he said
from the Gaze de Verde Islands across
the Atlantic, up the coast TO Nova Scotia
across the ocean again, across Europe and
have been finally lost in Siberia. Some
times they start out of Siberia eastward
and put girdle round the earth" There
fore the theory that has been advanced
leaves The place of its inception appears
10 be unteuable.
The captain of the tug Daunt.oss wants
10 so to Key West. He rang up the
weather office and was advised not to
make the trip YET awhile The captain
was thinking about getting away to-day.
but he decided TO take the warning given
him.
This is the season Of storms 1t is close
upon the time when one should not cause
surprise. one during a season is rather
TO be expected. the only thing to he hoped
for being mildness. All viii JON in the
wish that the one bound in this direction
from the West Indies may not be severe.
If the storm comes and does no damage
Il is at least believed il will do some good
II viii drive away The hot weather from
which the city has suffered for more than
week. With such vio.ent atmospheric
disturbance passing through there should
be decided changes in temperature and
IL Is thought the protracted hot spell may
be broken up by It's coming. good. stirf
blow with no worse result than lowering
of the temperature for a few days would
not be regretted. As those places il has
already touched in its course have suffered
terribly however, il is safe TO presume
thet there are none who would not pre-
fer to withstand the siege the hot weather
mas laid upon Savannah rather than have
a visitation from the hurricane
In the forecast for to-day the weather
bureau has nothing 60 say about tempera-
ture. This may be taken 10 indicate that
the hot wave may be broken. Il has been
on hong enough, All over the South il was
not Yesterday, though Oklahoma had il
worst of all, It's temperature being 100 de
grees. Savannah had il at 95. thous b
many observed that ii did not seem so
warm as it had the day before, when the
Thermometer was at 80