The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-17
STORM FINALLY
STRIKES INLAND
AT KEY WEST AND JUPITER
WIRES ARE DOWN AND NO INFOR~
NATION OBTAINABLE.

Morning Reports Announced Rapid
ly Falling barometer at Key West
and n Northeast Storm of 10 Miles
an Hour at Jupiter-StOrm Signals
Far North as Tnmpa-High
Winds Along the Florida Coast.
Barometer Steady at savannah
and No Immediate Danger Here.
Turning Point of Storm May Be
Reached.
The storm which has been slowly
moving along the Cuban coast since
early last week has finally struck in
land and last night was apparently
covering the entire section of the
Southern Florida peninsula.
There is as yet no danger of the
storm reaching here, though the indi-
cations are that turning point has
been reached and the storm may yet
sweep up the Atlantic coast at an in
creased rate of speed. Storm signals
are still flying as far north as Tampa
and an advisory telegram says it will
be dangerous for vessels sailing for
Cuban ports to go to sea.
No reports were received last night
from either Jupiter. Key West, nor
Hatteras by the Weather Bureau.
Wires all down" was the brief mes
sage entered in the blank after the
name of the stations, yet it was as
filled with meaning as the most ex-
tended message. 1t is the best prina
facie evidence that the storm has be-
gun active operations on the Southern
Florida peninsula.
The latest report received from the
two most Southern stations of the
Weather Bureau came with the
o'clock reports yesterday morning. At
that hour Jupiter reported a wind of
forty miles an hour, blowing from the
northeast and gradually increasing in
velocity. At Key West the wind was
not so high, but the barometer had
fallen steadily and at that hour stood
at only 1854 and was falling. Other
coast points in the danger zone report
ed increasing high northeast winds.
storm Warnings Continued.
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Central Weather Bureau sent out
the following advisory telegram:
Continue northeast storm warnings
from Jupiter to Tampa The Carib-
bean disturbance is moving slowly in
direction north of west. 1t is unsafe
for vessels for the next two or three
days along west Cuban coast and
Florida coast, in the East Gulf and
near the Bahamas"
The later developments showed the
wisdom of this telegram. The storm
had reached the Florida peninsula be-
fore time for the night reports and no
word can be gotten from Key West or
Jupiter. The fact that Jupiter report
ed wind of forty miles and still felt
no damage to wires, indicates that the
wind velocity is a high one.
Other stations, especially those along
the Florida coast reported high winds
last night. A northeast wind of thir-
ty-four miles an hour was blowing at
Tampa. Jacksonville reported thirty
two miles. At Savannah the wind
was light but freshening. Charleston
reported fourteen miles from the
northeast. At Hatteras the wires are
down and no report is obtainable.
May Have Reached Turning Point.
Forecaster Boyer stated last night
that there was no immediate danger
to this section, though the storm might
soon sweep this way, moving with in
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the turning point has been reached.
Caribbean storms generally move
slowly to the north and west until
they reach a turning point. This is
marked by a reduction of the speed at
which the storm travels, in many cases
amounting almost to the maintenance
of one position. Then the storm switch
in a paraboic curve to the North and
west and move with greater velocity.
Thus far the present disturbance has
followed this course exactly. 1t develop
ed in the Caribbean and then moved
slowly northWard and westward. For
the last few days it has lost much of
it's speed Of travel and from Friday
noon until yesterday noon remained
practically stationary. If this means
that the turning point has been reach
ed some touch of the storm may be
felt here within the next several days.
However, there is absolutely no
danger as yet. The morning reports
will give some better idea of the To-
cation of the storm and its course In
case this section Is even seriously
threatened storm warnings will be
promptly hoisted at both the Weather
Bureau and the Morning News. The
barometer here is practically sta
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