Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-21
FEAR FOR VESSELS
IN STORM SECTION
Yucatan Believed Swept.
Hurricane Warnings Hoisted
Along Gulf Coast.

hurricane warning nagS were flying
on the west Louisiana and Texas
coast from Port Arthur to Corpus
christi today, according to an an
nouncement of the weather bureau.
A tropical hurricane originated in
the fucatan was advancing north
westward, the warning said, and was
attended by dangerous winds"
Emergency" flashed from the bureau
terestS"
Inc storm will move along the west
gulf coast with severity, from indi-
cations. Washington will escape any
onsprlng of the gulf storm, it is de-
ciarea and there is no indication of
the ran equinox setting in during the
next Few days, when 1t is due.
Two Vessels Cause ANXIETY.
MOBILE. Ala. September 21 fby the
Associated Press). - Fear that two
steamers engaged in the fruit trade
might have encountered the hurricane
reported near the Yucatan channel
was expressed here today in marine
circles.
The steamer Vera left Mobile on
September II and the H. F. Dimmick
the following day, both bound for
Honduras, their usual route carving
them through the Yucatan channel
where the storm center is said to he
located.
Several vessels now loaded are being
held in port pending definite word of
the tropical disturbance. Wireless re-
ports from Fort Morgan. at the en-
trance to the Gulf of Mexico reported
rough weather. although the wind
velocity at the fort was less than
thirty miles an hour.
Ships at Sea Advised.
NEW ORLEANS, September a1-
Local weather observers early TODAY
were without any further definite in
formation regarding the tropical dis
turbance last reported off the coast of
Yucatan. Efforts were being made to
get IN wireless communication with
vessels known to be in the vicinity of
the storm.
The usual precautions were being
taken along the Louisiana coast. Ship
ping interests were holding back all
vessels destined to Mexican or Cen
trail American ports and advising ex-
treme caution on the part of masters
now at sea.
More than a dozen steamers were
being held at Port Eads, a number Of
them remaining from Yesterday. One
vessel reported having been informed
that the fishing fleet which usually
dots the Campeche banks had re-
ceived warning in time and had sour
ried to port.
DR.. I. NJ. Cline. district forecaster for
the local weather bureau. stated today
that present indications were that the
storm would strike along the gulf coast
somewhere between Morgan City. La.
and Corpus Christi, Tex He empha-
sized the statement that the prediction
was only in the opinion" stage
of fn1 h4
storms approach to the coast py the
tides before 1t. He stated he had. es-
tablished, through twenty years of OBJ
servations. the fact that the center of
the storm always passes inland where
the tide rises highest
Tide Rising Steadily.
GALVESTON. Tex, September al
Local weather conditions this morning
were taken as indicating that the tropi-
cal disturbance reported last night in
latitude 25 longitude 90 was of moder-
ate intensity. The barometer here stood
at 1890 at z O'Clock, and rising slight
ly. The tide was z of a foot above
normal and moderate sweus were NOV
ing in from the southeast The wind
was blowing L miles an hour from the
north. with occasional variations to
north-northeast. -
Cattlemen on Galveston Island were
advised to have their live stock ready
to move to places of safety All ship
ping interests have been notified of
warnings issued by the weather bu-
reau, and railways, warehouse men
{ nd merchants are prepared to put
freight and merchandise in places of
safety if the developments warrant
such action.
At the office of the United Fruit
Company, which operates a number of
steamers TO Central American ports.
it was said none of their ships had
been reported in the danger zone.
A heavy rain here and along the
coast was attended by. only slight |
winds early today.
The usual exodus of late vacation
lists and summer residents started to-
day from Mississippi sound resorts. The |
Louisville and Nashville trains from
the fishing and hunting camps of the |
coast have been crowded since first
warning of the storm.
The barometer at am. was 20 SO, |
the same as twelve hours |
before.
Considerable interest was evidenced
at the weather bureau to the tidal re-
Lort from Galveston. At o'clock last
night the tide there was 6 above |
normal. and at am. today it was 1.6
above.