The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-10-04
Cold winter is Predicted.

Weather experts are putting themselves
on record with predictions that the COM
ing winter is going To be one of unusual
severity. just how cold the winter is
going to be none of the shaips viii say.
for the reason that the weather has a way
of giving out cold in dabs here and there
and not distributing it evenly. hence,
while the amount of cold TO be expected
can be calcu lated, to place cold waves is
a job which few weather sharps attempt
One of the few who do attempt mucl.
as this is Andrew jackson Devoe, the
New Jersey weather prophet.
Mr.. Deyoe is famous among weather
prophets because of the yerification Of
some very remarkable predictions made
by him and also for his method of weather
ca lculation. which is said to be entirely
his own aud not practiced by any one
else His method can be described as
astronomical. He says that deductions
by this method cannot fail to be exact
aud that the user of it go far beyond
F, the ken of the ordinary weather sharp.
In other words. he can anticipate the
/ formation of storm any conditions
of the atmosphere, while by the method
which the government employs one has
| to wait until such condition has already
! formed before making any prediction
| about it. Mr.. Devoe supports his theory
by pointing to n remarks BILE prediction of
the big storm which inundated GALVESTON
This prediction made by him and
printed in a Southern newspaper year
ago. The only point in which it erred
was in the fact that the hurricane occur
red day later than predicted by
? Mr.. Devoe- MIR. Devoe also foretold of
the drouth in Kansas some years ago
: 1t is needless to say. therefore, that when
Mr. Devoe says the winter will be cold
one his advice is worth listening to.
: sought his advice aud insi ght into his
!, methods, Mr.. Devoe predicted very
i cold fall and severe and early winter
Il The coldest weather might be expected.
r ! he said, in December, which would De
e also very stormy. BY cold weather, Mr.
y Devoe said, he ment what is popularity
:. known as zero weather, and he promised
IT with it good slefghing- Winter, accord :
d ing to Mr.. Devoe, Will start in to do
b business about Nov s, when we Will have
e a cold wave which will make last win
y ter's weather seem very .ame. From.
b that time to the end of the month there
will be succession of storms and freez-
le ing weather. In December there Will be
Of heavy storms the 9TH and Sth, and
g slefghriding during the middle of the
of month, when zero weather will prevail
lie Christmas will see a slight change, but
3. zero weather will begin in January with
to snowstorms aud taste of the weather o.
j. years ago.
Il 81 make these predictions,ss said Mr.
ne Devoo, ssfrom astronomical conditions.
i'll receive a chart of these every day from
one of the best astronomers in the Unitet
is States There is absolutely no guess
81 work about it. / make my forecast RICH
he on these conditions. For instance, whel
n L wrote over year ago that great storm
ty would occur in the gulf in Septembe
e. the astronomical conditions sue
that I arrived at that conclusion III
chief thing which 1 base my forecas
is the position of the suns eclipse
Wherever the line OF totality crosses til
earth's surface it will be followed by veI
severe storms and it will be the grea
storm battle ground for six months
ers This storm belt is going to travel mort
and tn ere Will be eight great storms i
progress in different parts of the earth q
let the same time. There will be storI
belt along the Atlantic coast the grea te
part of the winter. That means a storm
He winter, and as this belt will be a lopgi
ial tudinal one the winter will be more sever
than any we have had for several year
at least