The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13
|;ilYELINc SLOWLY.
I'M hurricane Hes Not Yet
,..I,d ID. Florida Coast
=, arc ONLY A FoRfRuNNt'
e. was Done Aions the
- coast, but only One
...ity Has Occurred.

August 1s.--After receiving
-, from the Southern States
~ chief forecaster OF the
~ s.id he did not consider
e r..t Indian hurricane had yet
I, 4, florida coast. regarding , the the
\ today at Jupiter and other
4. southern part of the State
,o,.runner OF the storm, whis1
He said 1t was evident that
~ s- !, the hurricane would enter
.msrhere south OF Jupiter. He
IS q .,,,,ssed the opinion that the
IA curve upon hitting the coast,
EDWARD from the striking point.
pri WAY ~ NE hurricane to be felt as far
rp,..a., sonyille and Savannah tonight
e , ~ In all probability Cape Hat
~ "a Mi' n reached at least by the
s9 va. within the next twenty-four
eia acvsysf. 1t had not yet been
ss.ssssry to display hurricane
~ IN II the South Carolina coast.
., s~ :, the storm Is regarded as
u n, - lang as 1t is slow the officials
" ,,s'rosed to talk freely Of posi-
N d Tie way OF damage
..s. A.. August 1.-THE southeaster
al great force at 8 o'clock this
!, ra,slng a dust cloud in front
IA n. tops Of high buildings, Along
-. rant everything was held down
!. ' ~ M damage is reported. although
W - -.s blown off the Mobile and OHIO
sHa =, vas rescued. Many telegraph
aa.s.,s poles went down in the city.
..,.,ss s,suter, aged 90. living at 3bS
' sr'ru,l street, attempted to brush one
4. Allen wires aside and was killed
ktrtly'
v,n,,u,ry, Ala, August IA tornado
IN c.uterville, Ala. this afternoon
|, ..,id,,able damage was done. The
ts..s.t church was blown from 1t pill
I ! ! warehouse was wrecked and the
Coma 81 A, j. Ozane was demolished.
casualties.
Ivuouyille, Fla. August 12.-Several
-, re at the mouth Of the river
,,tlur the outcome of the approaching
a The steamer Atlas sailed for Bal
wv but will hug shore and be ready to
b To.
allns vessels are closely reefed. The
k,crr u 3. Costa, laden with lumber
. cunnt, A. G., from Providence, r. l.,
y into Nayport for harbor. Several yes
q sluled today. but will not sail until
h SHihsr permits.
IEr West Fla, August ia heavy
n prevailed here all day. The steamer
ixis Of tho Ward line. did not leave
/ u TIP for Havana and is still In
n he steamer Lampasas arrived from
ilrs,un and sailed for New York. Fears
h IMPRESSED tonight that she will catch
y Vest India hurrican, which is reported
lrplter.
iRaw, Fla, August 12.-The day has
nd With no further touch of the West
~ hurricane than a steady gale. which
y vt exceeded forty miles an hour. The
y freshsned at o'clock this morning
= ntr murky skies Increased IN yeloc-
sntl rate Of about forty miles was
nleN AZ 5 o'clock tonight the speed
% Wind is thirty eight miles. The
arnxsf registers 1851.
~ NJ are very heavy. No shipping
Visible at dark tonight.
10 barometer has been falling slowly
Enss Yesterday, indicating the ap-
~ Of Z storm. 1t is believed here
Y 70 the direction OF the wind which
lsn prevailing all day that the storm
VIVA py southeast of this place. It's
w. a,es can not be ascertained, but it is
w. 70 be about 100 miles away in
s''alty OF Nassau, N. P. 1t is a WELL
~ nc! tnat storms of this character
! hnaln stationery for some time and
MIl out with seemingly renewed
y ine route the West Indian hur-
y WI take is therefore problematical.
'4A'o'A Fla, August IA terrific
= "spt over Pensacola and vicinity
N'slnoon. Warned by the weather
Y. y Inc approach of the West In
.s,neane, the people were very un-
~ " mere was much excitement. The
!. ssn blowing from the east at l
y. aain fell in torrents and the
u " W. =. me wind increased. BY 2
!, NC Wind was going through the
~ Velocity of forty-six miles an
,,a ~ shipping had been W i'm ID and
Iy ied up. Several vessels, how
u. Isssed anchors. but there was 10
.,,' u.uase' In two hours the storm
n The weather tonight is ear