Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
H0T SPELL COMING
SEPTEMBER TO BE A GALLANT.
Tous MONTH ACCORDING TO
REV. iRL HICKS.
Hurricanes and Cyclones Promised
EqufnoctiaI Storms Due-Abnormal-
~ Hot Weather Will Cause People to
Sweter.

hurricanes and phenomenal heat
periods with tornadoes, earthquake
and volcanic phenomena are to sweeI
over the United States during the
month Of September according to the
predictions of Rev. Irl Hicks of St
Louis.
This noted prognosticator of the
weather predicts hurricanes from the
West Indies and cyclones from
west. The equoinoctial storms will
sweep over the country during the
month and abnormally hot spells will
cause the inhabitants to swelter and
long for the frozen blasts of the win
ter.
The predictions for the month are as
follows:
A secondary storm period beginning
The last two days of August, will last
into the first and second days Of Sep
tember. storms having moved into cen,
tral to eastern parts by the LIST and
IND. Higher barometer, westerly gales
and change to much cooler will follow
behind these disturbances.
The storm period beginning on the
4th and extending to the 10th prom.
1ses to bring many prolonged and Sc.
we're perturbations.
Watch Out for September z.
We predict that Wednesday the 9TH
to Saturday the 10th, will bring a de.
cided crisis showing that equinocial
hurricanes of great extent and violence
are near, if not sweeping our southern
coasts, or that phenomenal heat over
the interior, covering the greater part
OF the country, will be eliminating in
low barometer. thunderstorms and pos
slble tornadoes in many places. Earth.
quake and volcanic phenomena will be
reported from various parts of the
globe on and about the 9th. If very
low barometer and equinoctial hurri-
canes reach the southern coasts and
states at this time. northerly currents
will induce marked boreal conditions
over western and central sections,
bringing frosts to northwestern
states not far from the 18th to 18th.
Cyclones Coming.
In the nature of things, we are now
at the season when the vast electrical
and magnetic forces are generated in
abnormal intensities, out of which the
great equatorial cyclones are develop
ed. If these forces are delayed they
increase in cumulative energy and
show themselves at later periods.
Hence all careful observing students
OF these forecasts may know what the
real probabilities are for each Sep
TENDER storm period, being well as
sured that at least one great equinoc.
tial perturbation will rush up from the
equator during this month and express
itself in many storms and gales over
land and sea.
Whatever character of storms are in
progress during the period, 10th to
21st. Sunday the 18th to Wednesday
the 21st. will bring the eliminating
crisis of the period
If an equinoctial hurricane or cy-
clone is in progress in the gulf, or ad-
jacent waters and does not reach the
southern coasts before, it is almost
certain to be felt in violent gales or
high seas, within twenty-four hours of
noon on the Gath. One of the Septem-.
Der perturbations, whatever may occur
at other periods is almost certain to
reach decided If not violent crisis at
this time. This is also another time
when seismic. volcanic and meteoric
phenomena will be reported from
many extremes of the globe.
In every probability a rushing high