Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-05
a.. Harry y. Moore.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. i.-Down "a;
Cape Henry. where moro ships pass
than at any one spo, ia America. the
tory and weather bureau that. furn-
ishcs Information TO ships and indi-
Niduals from orc end OF the country
Ia lhc othc-
Marine men say J. Frank New
come. ch.cC OF TIA, cape Henry bu-
reau. irohaliy sees more ships in =
Year than any c;rcr man in the
United states There are four as
sistants to Mr.. Ncwsomc. and at least
ono OF them is on duty every minute
or the day and night
some idea IF the number OF ships
that pass Cape Henry in year mas
be had from the figures for 1921
when l6.10S vessels passed in and
out OF the Virginia Capcs. In ad
ditiou to this vast feet OF vessels.
hundreds OF others We're sighted of:
the capcs, but did not come in
Is Real Weather station.
Tho government station at Cape
Henry IS ono OF tho most important.
a. NV 90" !I'llVi W
stations in America. In addition TO
reporting the passing in and out OF
ships. the Cape Henry station is i'm
por;ant for tho meteorological work
done there and for the Indispensable
service il renders ship owners and
tho public. ana the army and rav:'
and coast guard.
Cape Henry is a real weather sta
ticn in addition 20 being the most
,s ~ ON
the coast AIR. Newsome and his
corps OF experts collect weather OBJ
scrvations from along the coast "a
far South az lIa;tcras. and as fn"
North as New Jersey.
This Information is sent broad
cast over the sea, IS furnished to
ships IN port. ana TO others moving
along the coast. 1t is also FURNISHED
TO the army and navy and the coast
The Cape Henry observers work in
cooperation with all branches OF the
government service. The army. navy
and coast guard services secure
from Cape Henry valuable informa-
ton on weather conditions all along
tho coast.
Neither army nor navy aviators will
a flight along tho coast
without first obtaining from Cape
Henry information on weather con-
tlitions. The observers At the cape.
by their own observations and from
radio and telcgra phic reports from
Hatteras and other points on the
Carolina coast. obtain accurate in
formation on the velocity and dircc-
ton Of winds and tho prevailing
weather and forecasts for twenty
four hours.
In late years engineers and CON
tractors have depended more on
weather conditions for their work
than ever before. Cape Henry is fire.
quently requested 10 furnish weather
to do for the government or private
shipping plants.
Has Reputation for Accuracy.
Cape Henry has such a reputation
for it's accuracy that information is
tors and chip owners hundreds OF
tnilrs away. requests for weather
reports and wind velocitics arc re-
ccivcd Mt CANE Henry from persons
as far north as Boston and rs Jar
south as Florida.
In addition to the services rendered
and the public in general on
weather conditions. Cape Henry also
sends 10 the outside world reports on
shin wrecks and approaching storms.
Strewn an along the Virginia and
Carolina shores are coast guard or
ltte- saving stations. Many ship has
come To grief along. these coasts ana
lie savers have always notified Cape
Henry by telegraph. From Cane
Henry The report is given 20 tho rub-
&c. storm warnings received at Cape
'icnry from Washington and t,hcr
points ar" transmitted to the govern
mont radio station and from there
g sent broadcast all over the At
.antic.
During the world war the Cane
Henry station was one of the busiest
places in the world Thousands. OF
ships passed in and out Of the capcs
and important messages were de-
liVcrcd almost every hour OF the day
and night During 1918. 23Sa7 ships
rasscd the Virginia Capcs. This wa
the greatest number since the Cape
Henry observatory WAS established.
Ecferc America entered the world