The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-14

Another bad storm visited Pensacola
last night and early this morning, and
while there was no way of ascertain
ing the wind velocity after 10 o'clock
| last night it is believed IL attained a
maximum of about seventy miles an
hour. especially when squalls broke.
The wind was accompanied by a driv-
ing rain. and the storm continued
practically throughout the night.
The weather bureau reported a max
imum velocity of SO miles from the
southeast at 1922 last night, the highest
/ velocity TO be reached up to the hour
the office closed for the night After
that the velocity remained about forty
miles an hour until about midnight,
when the worst Of the storm broke.
The wind was principally from the
southeast and tides were reported high
along the bayfront. Persons on the
streets after midnight could hardly
walk against the strong wind, which
came in puffs. and the streets were de-
serted with the exception of a few who
were compelled to get about.
The storm came In from the gulf
and though the barometer for the past
twenty four hours gave indications of
disturbance the weather bureau had
nothing on which to base the probable
wind velocity, inasmuch as the storm
had not touched other points. Ship
ping interests, however, were notified
and all vessels made ready. About
twenty five fishing schooners belonging
to the different firms were towed
across the bay to a sheltered point and
anchors put out, and 1t is believed they
rode through the storm in safety.
Ucoea1e 81
| at anchor put out extra cables and
anchors.
The British steamer Kish, which
was ready for sea Thursday night, re-
mained in port, moored at Tarragona
| wharf The vessel had on deck load
with no cargo in the holds, which are
intended to be filed in New Orleans.
AS q result 1t was considered dan
gerous to proceed out into the gulf and
encounter heavy weather.
The seas are running high in the
gulf and have been for the past two
or three days, and number Of vessels
put into port yesterday. morning and
afternoon and will remain until the
storm blows over.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Forecaster Reed last night issued the
following:
The weather chart made up from
conditions at p. m. showed the gulf
storm south of Pensa cola; the lowest
pressure reported is 29.5S inches from
Burwood where the wind was blowing
20 miles from the northwest while at
Pensa cola the wind was forty-four
miles from the east. Pressure remained
stationary throughout the day in Pen
sacola, not varying much from 29.85
inches from a. m. to D. m. with
moderate to brisk east winds. After 3
D. m. the squalls gradually grew
stronger, registering tae following
rates:
Forty -four miles from the east at
sos p. m
Forty-seven miles from the east at
5:05 p. m.
F1fty-three miles from the east at
7:1S p. m.
Fifty miles from the southeast at
S:14 p. m.
Frfty-nine miles from the southeast
at s:22 p. m.
The storm. as predicted in the ad-
visory message received and dis
tributed between and 10 A. m, will
probably move north northwest and
pass inland late tonight or Saturday,
attended by strong shifting winds.
wAL F. REED, JR.,
Local Forecaster.
TROUBLE AT POWER HOUSE.
AS is usual when there is a storm OF
any kind, patrons of the Pensacola
Electric Co. suffered for lack Of light