The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-03

Pensacola was yesterday treated to
March weather with a vengeance, a
heavy southeast storm breaking over
the city in the early morning hours
and gradually increasing in violence
until shortly after l p. m. when the
wind attained a velocity of forty
five miles, or within miles per hour
of the March record which was made
during a gale from the southeast on
March %, 1901, when the velocity re-
corded was ffty-four miles per hour.
No damage was reported in the city
and, as far as could be learned there
was no damage to vessels in the bay,
the gale coming early enough in the
morning to allow of all small vessels
being run to places of safety.
At two o'clock Friday afternoon Oh
server Reed, in charge of the local
weather bureau, gave out the follow
ing statement:
Observer Reeds Statement.
"The southeast winds over Pensaco
/ la increased considerably after 1926
p. m, reaching a rate of thirty-SiX
miles an hour at 1851 p. m; at 1:lC
it was blowing at a rate Of fOrty-ive
miles and decreased to thirty-siS
miles by lis p. m. and to thirty-UwC
miles at las p. m, when it had veer
ed to the south.
Southeast storm warnings were
displayed during the passage of this
storm and a special observation was
taken and sent to the central Office Of
| the weather bureau advising them Of
the conditions passing over the city
The rainfall from a. m. to 1:1j
p. m. amounted to II of an inch; this
/ general rain began at 4:30 a. m. anC
up to a. m. .2S of an inch had fal
/ len. The thunderstorm ATTENDING
this condition came from the south
! and was passing over the northern
! horizon at AS p. m"
Heavy Thunderstorm.
A heavy thunderstorm broke over
! the city at $40 p. m. during the
course of which 20 of an inch of rain
/ fell, making the total rainfall for the
day, from 4:30 a. m. to $50 p. m
1.7S inches. High southerly winds
continued until 5:25 p. m. when they
/ moderated somewhat, but continued
| brisk throughout the night. The tenn
perature had fallen considerably by
! 2 a. m. and a cold wave is predict
ed for tonight and tomorrow.
In connection with the gale of yes
terday the following information
which was furnished by Observer
/ Reed last night will prove of inter
I est:
The highest wind for the year o.
/ 1905 was As miles from the sOuthWes
on December 31st and the highest fol
/ last March was thirty-six miles. This
/ highest velocity of the wind ever re
corded in March was fifty-fOur miles
/ from the southeast on the 23rd, il
! 1901. The highest velocity of the
( wind on the records of the station is
/ seventy-two miles from the north Oh
/ the 7th of July in 1896.
The following summary of weather
! conditions was given in the daily bull
letin yesterday.
The western disturbance is now
central over Nebraska with increased
intensity; it is causing general rain:
! from the Gulf of Mexico nOrthward tC
/ Wisconsin, and SHOWS over the upper
and lower lakes, in Minnesota and il
| Kansas. There we're thunderstOrms
| since Z p. m. Thursday in Arkansas
Eastern Texas and Southern Alaba
ma, attended by heavy rain at Mo
/ bile. This disturbance is closely FOL
| lowed by fair and much colder wealth
/ er. temperatures at a. m. ranging
/ from % degrees in the extreme north
! ern Texas to degrees below zero in
Wyoming: and. at the same hour i
was above 45 degrees in Pittsburg
! Davenport. Omaha and Kansas City
while at Dodge City it had fallen t
! Is degrees where it was showing witt
A high westerly wind. The sky i:
clearing over Texas where it is rap
idly turning colder, and condition.
are favorable for fair and colder
weather in this vicinity tonight anj
/ Saturday. The winds along the Yves
/ Florida coast will shift TO fresh ives
and northwest.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinint
/ Tablets. Druggists refund money if Il