The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-18
MERCURYS SUDDEN TUMBLE.
Temperatures WENT BELOW PAR
WITHOUT WARNING.

Mercury Did Not Go Above II
as 63-Was a Spring Day in Mid
summer, and Thin Clothing Not
Altogether ComfortabIe-Rain Fell
Generally Throughout the south,
hut Was Too Late to he of Much
BENEFIT TO the Cotton Crop-COttOn
VIII RecuPerate, However.
1t was just % degrees cooler in Savan-
nah yesterday than it was Thursday, and
II degrees cooler than it was the day be-
fore. Without any warning or ihtimation
that anything of the kind was in store, a
flag end Of spring that had been left lying
around loose somewhere, suddenly swoop-
ed down and chased old summer out of
his own bailiwick. Variety IS generally
conceded to be desirable even in the
weather, and the changed conditions from
those which have prevailed for the last
ten days was generally remarked upon
with approval.
For weeks people have been wondering
If ii would ever rain again. Time and
again the clouds have appeared, only TO
give the people the ha-ha, but yesterday
the tickle weather goddess started out to
even up scores, and get on good terms
with the people in breakneck time. If
anything, Dame Nature overdid the thing
a little With a maximum of n and
minimum of So degrees, crash suits and
gauze underwear were not quite so com
Portable as they would have been had
the mercury tumbled more gradually.
There were few complaints, however A
COD wave in midsummer was regarded as
something TO be thankful for, and nobody
got out their overcoats.
The break in the torrid spell begun with
CHI .tsa1,a -.
morning. After that there was just sus-
picion OF rain in the atmosphere all day,
just enough to keep the air moist while the
mercury tfaVeltd gradually down the tube
from II at a. m. 10 CO at s p. m
While The weather reports show chat the
cool spell was generally prevalent
throughout the Southern states they show
something thar was more desirab sti ],
and that is that rain was also general
throughout the South. For weeks the crops
throughout the cotton belt have suffered
ion has not been very great, The corn crop
has been seriously injured and some estl-
mate mat i has been cut fully one-half.
There Is a great deal Of com planted in
Georgia this year, and If these estimates
prove to be correct the loss is a very Sc
Ti1us one.
While the dry weather has retarded the
growth of cotton il has enabled the far
mers 20 keep their crops clean and the
cotton, though small is hardy and in good
condition. Rain is a great friend of grass
and in rainy season ii is seldom posi-
BILE to keep the crops clean. Should the
showers continue for several days now, as
is not unlikely, the cotton plants viii take
en- a very lively growth.
The indications are that the cool weather
and showers will continue to-day as an
area of high pressure now covers the en-
tire southern portion of the country and
is gradually Increasing. Extreme South
ern Florida was the only portion of the
South which did not feel the cold wave.
The wea Their bureau reported a slight dis
turbance in Florida in the afternoon, suf-
ficient to cause an order to be given to
hoist the information signal at Southern
ports.
General Manager Lotion of the street
railway company demonstrated an intelli-
gent appreciation of the needs OF the trav-
cling public by putting out all the closed
cars and running open cars only on the
less Travelled lines. This is the reverse of
the former policy of the street railway
company. 10 keep out al the open cars
possible in bad weather. Mr.. Lotions ac-
ton demonstrate thet he has a vigilant
eye for the comfort of the street railway
patrons.