The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-17
LOST, ONE HURRICANE.
Finder Will be Rewarded Upon Returning
1t to the Weather Bureau.

1t to the weather bureau.
The Porto Rico hurricane. so the Weather
bureau announced yesterday. has gone to sea
and lie not expected to return. The Weather
Bureaus announcement carried with 1t no ex-
PLANTATION why the storm did not travel accord
ing to the predictions OF the bureau for the
two preceding days. Folks along the Jersey
coast. who had spent three nights standing
watches, waiting to hear the scream OF the
coming storm and had spent their days dig
eing cyclone cellars are at liberty to draw their
own conclusions about the weather prophets
Here is pie opinion from Red Bank or
thereabouts.
There was undoubtedly a hurricane down
in the West Indies q week ago. and 1t was head
ed this way It swept Porto Rico into desc
lation. The Weather Bureaus new advance
posts told all about its dongs down there ana
it's terrific power and swittness with detail
that had never before been possible The gem
eral direction OF its progress was in wide
curve that seemed to aim for Jupiter. Fla. The
Weather Bureau predicted that the hurricane
travelling at the rate OF 300 miles a day was
bended for the south coast OF Florida. very
brisk edge OF the storm landed lightly. as the
pugilists say on Jupiter.
''The Bureau seemed to be almost scared
by the immediate success OF its new huri-
cane detection outfit. Storm signals were
ordered up along the coast. Notwithstanding all
the Jersey coast and this neighborhood gener-
ally were in an area OF the sort known to
the prophets as high High pressures are
supposed to shu1t Of storms. They always do
in this region. weather observers say. unless
hurricane comes up at them from behind by
vav of the Gulf Of Mexico and fairly takes them
off their feet unawares. This one was not
coming from the Gulf OF Mexico. TWAS coming
from the Florida coast. Nine-tenths OF the
storms that curve from the West Indies around
t. the Florida coast continue the curve off into
the Atlantic ocean The remnants whirl up the
coast. losing strength every mile they travel.
and reach here in dissipated form.
There was no indication that this storm
would not do the came thing. But Porto Rico
news was much more plentiful than 1t had
ever been. and the horrors OF the storm down
there, described and pictured In the news
papers, had a most alarming influence on the
supposedly cold and scientific methods OF
weather prediction In Washington. No allow
nnce was apparently made for the funess
Of detail with which tho progress OF the
storm had been reported. All considerations
of the bulwark OF high pressure were cast to
tba winds. II this terrible storm should come
10 the middle coast summer resorts and to the
shIpping, never let It be said that the weather
bureau didn't predict It! And II 1t didn't coms,
well-make the predictions so fierce that II 1t
Lidn't come everybody would be 10 glad Of 1t
that he would forget the predictions. 30 the
predictions came along. Lots set them down
With the actual weather opposite them.
Monday afternoon. local prediction: Cloudy.
followed by rain Tuesday. increasing northcrly
Winds Washington prediction Rain. in
creasinR northerly and northsasterly winds
becomipR high on the coast by Tuesday.
Io,n.I wanthpr. fair and calm,
"Tuesday morning. Washington prediction
Rain: high northerly winds Actual weather
fair and clear.
"Tuesday afternoon. local prediction: Rain
tonight and on Wednesday Wind increasing
10 high north and northeast winds Washing
ton prediction Rain to- might and on Wcdnes'
day high north to northeasterly winds increas-
ing to gales to-niRht and on Wednesday on the
coast Actual weather : Fair and calm.
"wednesday morning. Washington predlc-
tion Rain to-day and probably tomorrow
gales on the coast.
AT 10 o'clock this morning the last outer
adae OF the storm passed OF TO sea With one
deTt. quiet, un heralded sweep the storm signals
coma down, With another. predIctions Of fair
| cool weather went up with one accord on
| washington aud New York bulletin boards
! MA well until another hurricane starts VI
| ont Of the Caribbean sea- Then my wife and
| daughters will sit in tho window all night as
| they did last night. and will go home to find
| the weeds having wrestling matches In the
Garden While the hired man digs q cyclone
/ cellar"
| Mr.. Emery. the local forecaster. was Out