The Washington times., 1902-12-05
Weather Bureau Warns
Worlds Shipping Inter
ests of Dangers by Sea.
Crave Alarm Felt.
Snow and Wind Almost
ParaIyze TelegraphIcCom-
munication of the City
With Outside World.

Vessels leaving European ports today
for New York will encounter in mid
ocean a storm which Will take rank with
some Of the worst in history. Warnings
were today cabled to the principal
steamship Zines telling them what may
be expected. aTording an opportunity
for precautionary measures against dan
gers at sea. notwithstanding these
warnings the gravest apprehension is en-
tertained for the safety Of such vessels
as must cope with the storm.
The storm is the same that passed over
this city today. II started on the Texas
coast Wednesday morning. was central
over Alabama yesterday. and today is
over New Jersey It is passing directly
northeast to the Nova Scotia coast and
increasing its intensity with every mile
OF progress.
Il was reported today by Prof CARROT.
OF the Weather Bureau. that the storm
would increase in intensity. assuming
the proportions Of a raging blizzard be-
fore reaching the Newfoundland coast.
All now lacking is low temperature to
place il in that storm category Il has
both the snow and the velocity.
Snow Along Atlantic Coast.
Snow is general today over Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey and south 10 the
mountain regions Of Virginia. over New
York and the New England States the
snow is falling. and there is every indi-
cation that winter has begun in earnest.
Locally the storm viii lift tonight The
wind. however. will continue high from
the northwest. and will not begin 10 di-
minish in force until in the course Of the
night.
Havoc has been played with the wire
service New York is at times shut
on from the outside world. though oc-
casionally messages are sent through
after persistent efforts and many In
terrupti0us 10 attempt has been made
TO conduct anything like the ordinary
volume OF business. Press dispatches
sre interfered with in whatever direc-
tion they are sent though AN effort is
made by the telegraph companies 70
carry the more important messages.
The outlook for the future. so far a.
local conditions are concerned. rs fCr
seasonable cold weather. This means
that for the next few days the tempera-
ture will hover about the freezing point
This is considered by the Weather
Bureau to be the proper condition for
this time Of the year. There is no pres
ent indication OF moderation. Tonight
the temperature will register about
thirty-two degrees above zero but Tor
the next few days will probably go below
that point
Frost in the South.
Another far-reaching aspect OF the sit
uation IS the cold weather through ths
South which is predicted TO follow i'm.
mediately in the wake OF the storm. Tn,
frost tonight IS expected to extend as fal
South as the Gulf Coast ard into tn,
northern part Of Florida It will b,
Sufficiently heavy to Kill everythini
green.
Snow began TO fall in the District o.
Columbia about O'Clock this morning
The sign of winter weather is expecte,
10 disappear by p. m.
The first snowfall Of the season is jus
one week later than last year. when o..
Of an inch was recorded on November
IS. There had. however. been traces o
snow on both November is and ~.
The great difference Of the seasons ha
been in the temperature. November las
year was cold most Of the time. Will,
today is the hrst winter weather record
ed this season.
In the extreme northwest there is an
other storm in progress which has 20,
connection whatever with tho caster
situation. It extends over the wash
ington and oregon coasts and east O
the central part OF Montana. It Is cen
tral in British Columbia. At severa
points the temperature is below zero
This storm gives no Indication of az