The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-14
THE STORM DISINTREGATlNG.
BELIEVED THAT SAVANNAH WILL
ESCAPE UNSCATHED.

and " III soon he DtSStpnted-WahS
People May Regret Their Needless
Anxiety-ENer Preparation Made
to Meet the storm, but 1t Now
Seems likely That These Prepare
lions viii he Useless.
TODAY viii show whether Savannah Is
20 receive visit from the West India
storm The Indications are that the
chances for such a visitation are grow
ing beautifully less. and that the storm is
dlsintegrating of the Florida coast.
After having swept across the West In
dies. causing untold havoc in Porto Rico
and other islands the storm located itself
in the neigh oorhood Of Jupiter on the
Florida coast. in which neighborhood il
has remained for more than thirty-sX
hours The wires were down at Jupiter
yesterday, and 10 information could be
obtained from that point An the infor-
nation obtained by the weather bureau
was TO the effect that the storm was still
in the neighborhood of Jupiter and NOV
ing slowly northwestward. From its SOW
rate OF progress and the fact that no
reports of damage have been received
from South Florida IL is judged that the
process of disintegrauon.
This will be glad news TO the people of
Savannah, who have been for the last for
ty-eight hours enXiously awaiting the com
ing of che storm. III win also be in the
nature of a disappointment. The storm
has been so well heralded and has been
so thoroughly prepared for that many peo-
pie viii entertain feeling Of personal
grievance against the weather observer if
the storm should fan TO materialize be
cause of the needless anxiety to which
they have been put and the strain which
they have been under for the last two
days. The Tybee residents were grum-
bling yesterday because they accepted
Supt. Saussy's advice and came up from
the island on Saturday.
The fact that the storm had not mate
rallied and that the indications showed
that it was moving in this direction very
slowly led many people 10 believe that the
danger had been overestimated There were
the usual excursions from the interior to
Tybee and these. with the people from the
city who discounted the danger. gave Ty-
bee quite a respectable crowd yesterday,
there being about 500 visitors to the island.
Warsaw also had good crowd and il IS
said that a good many remained there last
night.
Weather Observer Boyer and his assist
ant at the weather bureau were kept busy
all day answering the queries of anxious
people who desired to know the latest
port from the storm. The telephone bell
rang with a continuous regularity which
disturbed the serenity Of the observers and
the frequency with which NO. 4S7'' was
called for must have been wearyng, in
deed, to the telephone girls. The observ-
ers were able to give no definite informa-
ton during the day. Their advices from
Washington in the morning were that,
while the wires were down at Jupiter, the
Gtorm was stin evidently in that neighbor-
md i'm ora oil n h.
ward.
About ! o'clock the hurricane signal was
taken down, no information having been
received from Wash ngton within twenty
four hours which would warrant It's con-
tinuance. AT 4.30 o'clock a dispatch was
received from Washington, stating that
the storm was stiH central off the Florida
coast near Jupiter moving northNestWard-
ly, aud would probably come up the coast
during the night The hurricane signals
We're ordered hoisted at Charleston, Sa-
Vannah, jacksonville and Cedar Keys.
Later reports gave but little more def
mite information. From reports received
at o'clock last night from jacksonville
Tampa and Key West. the observer stated
that the center Of the disturbance had
moved more in on he coast TO the north
ward OF Jup ter. Low b3rometric press
ures were reported at Tampa and Jack
sonvnle the reading being 1906 at the
former. ana - - at the latter place. The
wind Velocitles 1T Tampa and Jacksonville.
however, Were not commensurate with
these low pressures Ins.eId OF a high
wind We ociJy, which would have been in
keeping with The pressures reported, the
winds Were only fresh. This warranted the
inference that the storm had begun to dis
integrate, and that its ultimate dissipa-
ton was only matter of time.
Telegraphic reports received from Jack
sonviLe al midnight stated that II was
raining hard there with heavy gusts OF
wind. The telegraph lines south of jack
sonViile between that city and New Smyr-
no ana Titusyile Were down. Other wires
south of Jacksonville. however. were al.
right, and this seemed TO indicate that
the storm damage IN South florida was
slight. The weather bureau report sent oat
from Washington at midnight also stated
hat the storm was evidently disintegrat-
ing as IL moved nOrthwdrd, and would
doubtles s. soon spend its fierce, though high
winds might be expected as far north as
Charleston.
The failure of any storm manifestations
in the shape of high winds or rains last
night greatly decreased tne anxiety fell
on the score of the storm. as was plainly
indicated by The tact that not nearly SC
many telephone messages irquiling for in.
formation were received at the Morning
News Office as the night before. The fail
ure OF the storm TO put in It's appearance
gave ground for the belief that O thing
Nnlcn ndd Leen 50 long expected Wa
hardly likely TO be realized.
Should the storm appear, however, II
would find Savannah better prepared 1,
meet il than in the case of any former
event OF the kind. Having had ample
warning and knowing fun Wen by previou!
experience what might be expected, every
preparation mad been made which coule
prevent or lessen damage. Everything il
the shipping line was securely tied al
along the liver 'front.' and al perishabl,
stuff along the wharVcs had been gottel
under cover. Merchants took Drecautionl
on Saturday night 10 make Their buildings
as secure as possible. Taught by previous
costly experience many plate glass win
dows in the business section mad been re
inforced with plank and boards 10 proven
their blowing in and doors and window
generally were strongly barred. All tn
school buildings, which suffered sevorel.
IN last years storms, had been made tigh
and secure ana the heads of the vauou
cay departments saw to il that the ci d,