The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-24
STORM SEASON AT HAND.
Mir. Jesunofsky Informed of Approach
 of Unpleasant Visitors.

or unpleasant NiSilOTSs
 From the Charleston News and Courier.
 Charleston is just now entering upon what is known among the meteorological sharps as the autumn storm season for the coast of the south Atlantic ocean. From about the middle of August to oc- tober 15 this portion of Uncle sam's weather chart is not infrequently visit ed by shingle-lifting sea winds and nerve raeling thunder storms, which often leave death and destruction behind From figures obtained from records of the past POO years. United States Weather Fore caster Jesunofsky of the local station has fixed the above dates as the beginning and ending of the nigh winds and rough seas in the South Carolina seaboaro. Occasionally a spanking breeze and low barometrio registration will pe recorded before August 15 or after the middle of October, but such instances since the year 1700 have been exceedingly few and far between.
 MT. Jtsunofsky of the Charleston weather office begins another hurricane season better prepared than ever before to give the people adequate warning Of the approach of stormy conditions There are now in this district three regular
 
 Georgetown, another at Young's island and the third at MoultrieviIle. The fol- lowing is the list of hurr1can warning stations: Charleston light vessel, Mar tins Industry light ship. Charleston main light station at Morris island, A4ll- ton head light. Cape Romain light and North island light. Capt. A. A. Springs of Georgetown has been intrusted with the work of distributing warnings throughout Winyah bay and along the Waccamaw river while Commodore Preg- nall of the steamer Jackson will look af ter the duties of keeping Charleston har- bor. Wappoo cut and the Ashley river thoroughly posted. In addition to the above precautionary measures, Mir. Je- sunofsky has some two dozen or more stations from which are fired storm rock cts at night
 For the benfit of the uninitiated in atmospherical lore. the following expla- nation of signals and warnings was given out yesterday by the local prog nosticator: The storm signal indicates that the winds expected are dangerous to all classes of vessels. The red pen nant, except when displayed alone, indi- cates easterly winds, and the white pen nant westerly breezes. The pennant above the flag indicates northerly, and below the flag southerly winds. The hur- rfcane signal denotes the approach of a tropical hurricane. or of one of those se- were and dangerous storms that occa- sionally move across the lakes and the Atlantic coast. By night red light will indicate easterly winds and white light above a red westerly winds. No night information signals are displayed.
 Comparatively few people, except those who follow the sea for livelihood, ap- preciate the importance to navigation Of Uncle Sam's wonderful system of pro- lection as maintained by the weather bureau Within the past few years dozens of vessels have been saved from prob able destruction by the timely warning of Forecaster Jesunofsky, who, through out the storm season, is in constant com munication with the CharleIton Night vessel, the keeper of the Morris Island light station and his numerous assis- tants Frequent improvements are being made on the local station, which is now in position to render splendid service to marines as well as those who dwell ashore.
 clones hurricanes and gales began to be preserved in the year 17O0 this section has experienced many stormy days and nights. Perhaps the worst hurricane of recent years occurred in 1893, disaster which is still fresh in the memory of the residents of this city,, Another spanking breeze blew over the city on August 25, loeo. fOTtCdSleT OlDllIs WHO was Tn cndrRe of the local bureau at that time had the misfortune to have his wind-cups blow away just after the zephyr" attained a velocity of so miles an hour. from the southwest consequently it will never be known just how fast the wind did actual ly blow on that occasion. It is said that the breeze was so strong that MT. Smith refused to risk his life by climbing to the roof of the custom house to reset his wind instrument During this blow considerable damage was done and sev- eral lives lost among fishermen and sail ors.
 On September 16 17Oo Charleston was visited by a hurricane, which did much damage to the town by flooding the streets. But no lives were lost. except the shipwreck of the Rising Sun. which had on board a number of Scotch set tiers from Darien. all of whom perished. with the exception of few who hap pened to be ashore at the time. Perhaps the worst hurricane in the annals of the state occurred August 27 1S1S A tre- mendous gale swept over the city. car rying ships. houses, human bodies and debris along with 1t. The loss of life was not so great as might be expected, but the damage to property was enormous.
 The above are only a few of the most notable storms on record. Scarcely a season passes that Charleston is not fa- locity from 40 10 100 miles an hour These blows invariably shcw up between now and the middle of October. In other words, the storm season is now upon us and 1t might stand the people well in hand to make their preparations accord lrgly.