The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-25
MERCURY'S TUMBLE
DROPPED TO AZ DEGREES LAST
NIGHT.
STORM OFF HATTERAS.
COLD WEATHER OVER THE EN-
TIRE COUNTRY.

High Wind Blew From North With
Maximum Velocity of 80 Miles.
Snow Recorded at Raleigh, N. c.
Storm Reached Here Nearly as
Soon as Telegram Ordering Up the
Signalz - OvercOats and Mumers
Appeared and Fires Were Started
in Many HOmes-SOda Fountains
Had Little to Do and Corn Prod
ucts in Demand.
Yesterday was the coolest day of the
fall. AT 10 o'clock last night the mer-
curry stood at as degrees. Besides the
sudden drop in temperature a cold
north wind blew during the entire day,
its velocity varying from twenty to
thirty miles an hour. Snow was re-
ported as far south as Raleigh, N. C.
The mercury, which has been record
ing an excess of from to degrees
every day this month, began falling
shortly after midnight Friday. AS if
to make up for its past excuses it kept
on falling, and at o'clock last night,
had recorded a deficiency of 9 degrees.
1t was still falling at midnight and an
other cold day is predicted.
The maximum temperature. which is
usually recorded at o'clock in the aft
ernoon, was recorded at 1890 yesterday
morning, when the mercury stood at GA
degrees. The records show a gradual
dropping off from that time until
morning. When the observation was
taken at p. m. yesterday the mercury
stood at 40.
1t slowed considerably at that time In
the rate with which it had fallen dur
ing the night, and by o'clock in the
afternoon mad sunk only to the AZ de-
gree mark. AT o'clock last night two
more degrees had been clipped off, and
the registration stood at 45. AS the
night progressed the mercury contin-
ued its downward flight, and when the
bureau closed shortly after 10 o'clock,
the thermometer read 43 degrees. And
there were no indications of an up
ward flight.
High Wind Increased Cold.
The cold was apparently increased
by a high wind which blew from the
north with varying force. 1t was a
keen, cutting wind, and chilled those
who were compelled to be on the streets
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with a velocity of twenty miles an hour.
About noon it had increased to twenty
five, and the highest velocity was at
tanned shortly after, when the wind
instruments recorded thirty miles.
All over the country there was a
falling off in temperature and high
winds prevailed. At Raleigh, N. c.,
it was showing at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing, but at the same hour at night
tho had oh 70 raiy Tn
lanta the mercury stood at about the
same point as here and the wind was
blowing thirty-four miles an hour The
same conditions prevailed at Mobile,
Ala.
At Hatteras the wind at noon was
| blowing fifty-two miles, but at night
this had decreased to forty-four miles
At Charleston the mercury was a de-
| gree or two lower than here. The wind
rushed from the north with velocity
of forty-two miles per hour and all
ships at port that were about to sail
remained at anchor
Storm Warnings Received.
The first warning of the approach of
the storm came with a telegram re-
ceived at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
The following is the word sent out
from the principal Office of the
Weather Bureau:
Washington, D. c., 10 a. m.-North-
west storm warnings at Jacksonville,
Savannah Charleston, and Wilmington.
High north to northwest winds with
lower temperatures along the south At
lantic coast within the next "a or IS
hours. Garriott"
The storm northwest warnings, a
white flag above the storm flag, were
at once hoisted at the Weather Bu-
reau and at the Morning News. The
drop in temperature was experienced
before the warning arrived, and with
in a few moments after the signals
were hoisted the winds began grow
ing in strength.
The prediction was carried out to the
letter and the comfort of Savannah
ians was seriously disturbed. The sud
deness of the change in temperature
made the cold seem all the greater and
all who We're not compelled to be on the
streets, remained indoors.
The forecast calls for cold weather
to-day. The storm, judging from the
reports of barometric conditions sent
in last night was near Hatteras. The
tendency is to move northward and out
to sea, but though moving rapidly
away the effects of the storm will be
felt for some time along its path.
overcOats Appeared.
The overcoat, garment that has
rested in seclusion amongst the moth
balls for many months, put in it's ap-
pearance yesterday. During the morn
ing but few wore them, but by night
fall nearly all on the streets were
CARRIED in overcoats of varying weights.
In many cases muffiers were worn.
In many homes, fires were started.
Broughton street, which is usually
crowded on Saturday nights, was
practically deserted after o'clock and
not more than half the usual number
of people were on the streets before
that hour.
TIL restaurants did a land office bust
ness in coffee, while the ice cream man
was idle. Soda fountains were prac-
tically out of date and the ice-cream
soda was merely a summer reminis-
cence. Many of the dealers in this
line put their hot soda fountains in
to operation and to those business came