The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-09
IN WIND AND RAIN
SAVANNAH FELT NORTHEASTERN
AND WAS DRENCHED.
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
NOT KNOWN JUST HOW TYBEE
JARED, HOWEVER

Wind Was at Its Highest on the
IsIand-Wnter Was Backed Into
the River and Residents of Isle OF
Hope and ThunderbOlt Were
Frightened-In the City the Wind
Came i'm Gusts, But for Five Min
utes Last Night Blew Steadily at
the Rate of 35 Miles an Hour.
Worst Is over and sun VIII Shine
Tomorrow.
Savannah felt the touch of a north
easter yesterday and last night, the
timorous were worried, and those who
had to be on the streets were wet
through and through.
The strong wind backed the water in
the river, but there was no damage
along the wharves. At Isle of Hope
and Thunderbolt the same thing hap
pened and the residents of these re-
sorts were concerned until the storm
had spent its fury late. 1t is expected
that the water will be at it's highest
this morning, but there is nothing to
be feared.
At Tybee the wind blew a gale.
Communica ton with the city was cut
off early and it could not be told
whether there had been any damage
on the island, or just how the rail
road suffered. The telephone wires
got into trouble soon after the wind
began blowing.
II h. 1ff th.a H1-fV,I hi ~, re
that attained a velocity as high as
forty miles an hour. Its greatest
force for any length of time, however,
was at o'clock last night, when for
five minutes it maintained a velocity
of thirty-five miles an hour. The gusts
became less frequent after that hour
and the worst of the storm had been
felt.
BeIated Storm Signals.
The storm made itself felt during
the morning and early afternoon, but
not until 2:45 o'clock were the signals
ordered up from Washington. The
warning was issued to the offices as
far north as Fortress Monroe, and was
received in time by the stations fur
Their north. Umbrellas were turned
wrong side out, a few trees were blown
down, old fences gave way, street signs
fell with a crash, and things of a sim
liar sort, happened in the city, but no
serious damage was done.
The Savannah Electric Company
practically escaped, although the tele-
phone and telegraph companies suf-
fered. The wires of the police and fire
departments were also in trouble, and
the Big Duke worked overtime last
night. One of the cars of the Savan-
nah Electric Company was derailed by
the washing of sand on the tracks, but
the schedules on the various city and
suburban lines were maintained. in the
ma jority of cases without a break.
Manager Kidder explained that this
was due to the fact that the company
has been doing a great deal of Woc6
with it's overhead wires. The system
at present is probably in better shape
in this respect than ever before, and it
is probably due to this fact that the
lines were not tied up because of broken
wires.
Rain Fell steadily.
All in all. the day was a beastly
one. 1t rained steadily and from
o'clock yesterday morning until
o'clock last night 2.10 inches of rain
fell. For the twenty-four hours end
ing at that time there was a precipita-
ton of 244 inches. and for forty-eight
hours 3.07 inches. While rain is pre-
dlcted Tor to-day IL is DeleVeu tndL the
worst has past and that there will be
break this evening. Fair weather
is predicted for Sunday.
The cause of the trouble was a dis
turbance that developed Thursday over
Louisiana. 1t was without much in
tensity and broke yesterday with two
centers. At o'clock yesterday morn
ing one center was over Louisiana and
the other over Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville center gained in in
tensity and the o'clock special reports
caused the ordering up of the north
east signals. The storm went on up
the coast and Savannah felt the worst
touch of it last night. 1t was not
severe blow, but there were many who
were exercised and the Weather Blu