, 1911-11-25
HE AVIS.
C1rist5 ansted, st. G.roix,
Saturday, 18th November, 1911.
POULSEN,

The mail by UuioJaa has brought us an
interesting confirmation of our theory of the
cyc.Ouo-cirrus relation.
Tn Monthly Weather Regjeac for August
contains an article headed; ''The small bur
rlcaue Of August ZIP, 1911, Mt Pensacola.
Ella. The writer says "On the morning
OF August 8, 1911, u moderate atmospheric
depression WIS evident in tie East Gulf
tot MeXicol which, advancing slowly north.
ward, appeared as q distinct disturbance be-
tween 81 wood, near the mouth of the Mis-
slssipp' RIVER, aud Pensacola on the morning
Of the l1th. The pressale ut Pensacola. fell
slowly from 1896 inches ut II am. till 30 73
inches at 5 pm. the lowest pressure attain.
ed x y
"Moderate northeast winds prevailed to
] pm; the wind shifted to southeast at
10 pm, increasing III force. Z < y CAT
5.40 pm. Il maximum Of 80 miles an hour
was registered" x X X "The wind decreased
to q miles an hour ut 6. 8 pm, when the
clouds began 10 break IN the west, indicAt.
ing the passage Of the eye Of the storm some
distance west of Pensacola. Threatening,
rainy weather with high toutheast wind
prevailed again from s pm. to II midnight,
reaching a maximum of GA miles an hour.
Excessive rain began at 4.O4 p. m. and end
ed at 500 pm, amounting to 2 73 inches; to.
tai precipitation on 18th and 18th, 448 in.
ches.
"Ihe damage by this storm at Pensacola
was less than expected. The wind was
steady and did not come in severe puffs MS
daring the hurricane of September 26, 1906.
One third of the roof of the Monarch paw
lion on Santa Rosa Island was torn off and
also a few portions of old roof ia the city.
The British steamship Durham, at anohor
IN the harbor, drifted into shoal waters,
but steamed out safely on the morning of
the 18th. About II barges dragged anchors
and grounded, some small launches and
fishing snacks were wrecked, and some coal
bar8es belonging to the navy var went
ashore. La the city, telegraph aud telephone
lines were blown down and the street car
and electric light services were interrupted.
The damage at Pensacola is conservativelY
estimated as follows: To electric lines $50:
local lumber interest $500; to launches, bar
ges, etc, SO, 600; fishing smacks, 81 500; loss of
coal belonging to navy yard, 81, 100; total,
$4,000.
The highest wind at Mobile was. 50 miles
an hour and no damage resulted at that
p'ach. The storm drifted slowly westward
10 Louisiana and Texas on the 18th, with
heavy rains, causing some washouts. Rim
and high Southeast winds continued at Pensa-
cola on the 12.h the wind becoming light
after 4.35 pm"
After reading the above we wondered
whether the high clouds had been influenced
here III st. Croix by this Florida storm,
and turning to our August notes we found
that down to the 22nd, when the movements.
connected with the Charleston hurricane of
the 9th commenced, the high clouds had
not passed beyond theiy normal limits ercept
on one day, and that ecas the I1th, the day
that the hurricane went ashore near PensA-
cola. On that day we find the following
entry Cirrus at II am. slow from Ne by E,
pm. Radiant point seemed to be shifting
towards east. a genuine cirrus cloud seen
towards \. at 6 pm, moving faster than the
morning clouds, from east or south OF east
too low down to be sure" The observation