The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-19
STORM MOVING
SLOWLY NORTH
SLIGHT SHIFT TO WESTWARD.
CENTER IS MIDWAY BETWEEN
KEY WEST AND TAMPA.

No Immediate Danger to Savannah,
Though Storm Is Slowly APP
prOaching-BarOme Here Last
Night stood at 29.o6 and Was
FalIing-Wind Blew From the
Northeast at Rate of 30 Miles an
HOur-Hurricane Signals Will Be
HOisted if Intensity of Storm In
crenses.
The storm warnings have been order
ed continued from Mobile to Whining
ton, though there is no immediate dan
ger of the storm striking Savannah.
AT O'Clock last night, when the lat
est reports were filed, the disturbance
had shifted slightly to the westward
and was just midway between Jupiter
and Tampa
Key West sent in report last night,
the first since Sunday morning. The
storm has passed there and normal
conditions are again reported. The ba-
rometer has risen to 9.64 and the
winds have shifted from the northeast
to the southwest.
1t was the Key West report which
enabled the forecasters to exactly To-
cate the storm. That station, as stat
ed above had a barometer of 29. GA and
"a southwest wind of twenty-five miles
an hour. Tampa reported a barometer
of 1854, and falling and a northeast
wind of thirty miles an hour, gradual
ly increasing in strength. These di-
rectly opposite conditions in wind di-
rections, and the fact that the barome-
ter readings were the same at both
stations shows that the storm lies
just midway between them
The movement of the storm has been
very slow though it's course is still
northward. The high pressure area
which has been lowering over this sec
ton has forced it slightly to the west
ward, though the northward tendency
is still maintained Barometers at
Tampa, Jacksonville, and Savannah
are slowly falling, indicating the grad
ual approach of the storm.
AS far as can be learned from the
reports the storm is not yet of hurri-
cane intensity. An increased inten-
sity may be expected if the high pres
sure area should give way, though in
that case hurricane warnings will be
Conditions in Savannah
The conditions existing in Savannah
yesterday were more stormlike than
at any period since the tropical dis
turbance struck inland. The baro-
meter fell slowly but steadily and at
O'Clock last night had dropped be-
low 30. The winds were high, and
from the northeast, at one time blow
ing with a velocity of 80 miles an hour,
All along the South Carolina, Geor-
gla, and north Florida coast the same
conditions prevailed. The barometer
at Jacksonville fell off to 1882. North
east winds were reported from all
stations in this section, varying in
Velocities from 80 to SO miles an hour.
The high pressure area which has been
protecting this section has slowly
| given way and within the next twelve
hours more definite report can be
made on the proximity of the storm.
At present, however, there is no
danger of its striking here before to-
morrow night, though the uncertain
ity of the present conditions prevail
ing may make a change. In any case,
should the storm increase in intensity,
hurricane signals will be hoisted at
the danger points.
Last Word of storm,
The last word concerning the storm
of the Weather Bureau was received
in telegram from Mr.. Garriott at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The tele-
| gram read:
Continue northeast storm warnings
at Mobile, Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Savannah, Charleston and Whining
ton Storm still central in Southern
Florida and moving slowly north
| ward"
The Sanford Ross Company, which
sent dredge to Miami just previous
to the storm, has received word that
| the dredge and it's towboat met the
edge of the storm just north of Jupi-
| ter, and that shelter had been sought
in the calmer waters enclosed by
coral reef. No damage has been done
| to either vessel.
Northbound vessels are leaving Sa-
vannah, as there is as yet absolutely
TO danger to boats sailing in that di-
| rectiOn. Vessels bound for the Florida
and Cuban points and for West Indies
| ports. still cling to this harbor until