The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-24
SWEPT BY A GALE
SAVANNAH IN THE TEETH OF A
BRIsTLING SOUTHEASTERN
SIS MILES AN HOUR AT TYBEE.
RESIDENTS AT SUBURBAN RESORTS
THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN.

wind Reached q Velocity of 3S Miles
in the City-scuttIes Were Tied
Down and windows Fastened.
FIremen Kept on the Alert and
Twice Called Out by Burning
Chimneys Live Electric Wires
Fell in Two Sections and Endan-
Eered Pedestrisns-PatrOlm and
Two Negroes Shocked on Bull
street.
The unusually high winds last night
caused some uneasiness. and the telephone
bells In the Morning News Office and at
the Weather Bureau were kept busy untn
midnight The wind began blowing hard
at O'Clock and continued until after 10
o'clock
An advisory storm warning was received
by Observer Boyer at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, and bulletin was issued pre-
dieting high winds.
When the wind had attained velocity
of 80 miles an hour the more timid tied
down their scutties and pulled in their
window blinds.
There was one concern among the resi-
dents of Tybee. Isle OF Hope, Thunder
bolt and the other resorts, and frequent
inquiries in regard TO the course and prob
able severity OF the storm were received
a. the Morning News office.
At 10 O'Clock the wind began to abate,
and at Il O'Clock there was almost calm
At $50 o'clock the wind was blowing at
the rate of IS miles an hour in the city
and at Tybee it attained a velocity of IS
miles The wind was at it's hight at THAI
hour and many believed that 1t was but
the beginning of a severe storm. When
the wind began to abate the residents of
the resorts, as well as those living in the
city, felt relieved.
The wind reduced the Saturday night
crowd on the street to a minimum and
those who ventured out had difficult time
in navigating. Hats were blown off and
more than one pedestrian chased a block
or more after his headgear. 1t rained
hard during the afternoon, but the rain
fan was light when the wind was blow
ing its hardest.
As soon as the wind became uoticeably
high, the firemen were notified to be on
the alert by Supt Mcguire and to sleep
with one eye open, as it were The su-
perintendent recognized that II a fire got
much Roadway under such conditions the
loss would be great.
Shortly after o'clock the chemical en-
CINE at the Central station and the ap-
paratus at station No. were called
out by a telephone alarm, caused by a
burning chimney at 5l5 Jones street, east.
The firemen remained at the house until
the chimney burned out.
At 9.25 o'clock an alarm from box 80, on
Wayne and West Broad streets, was
sounded and answered by the department.
A burning chimney on Roberts street
caused the sounding of the alarm. The
police fire detail, with Supt. Reilly, an
swered the alarm and made a remark
ably quick run.
The large glass door of Capt. d. @.
Purses residence. on Liberty street, was
blown in early in the evening
One of the electric light company's wire
on Bull and Jones street was blown down
shortl yafter o'clock, and pedestrians
had narrow escapes. Two negroes
were knocked down and badly
stunned, but no one was serious
BY nurt. Deputy City Marshal j. Robert
Dreamer kept pedestrians from walking
into the wire and telepboned to police
headquarters. Patrolman Allen Broom
attempted to move the wire with an UNI
brella and received a slight shock.
About the same time wire dropped on
Orange street, between Ann and ST. Gaul
streets, and the patrolman on duty in
Yamacraw reported the matter at police
headquarters. He guarded the live wire
until a man from the electric works ar
rived at the place.