New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-18
STORM IS TRAVELLING
NORTHEAST TODAY
Headed Toward Cape Hat.
teras-Diminished in
Its Intensity

Atlanta. Ga. Sept. I SlR-The 10.
cal weather bureau announced to-
day that the tropical hurricane ap-
parently was moving northeastward
along the Atlantic coast between Sa-
vannah, Ga, and Charleston, S. T..
that II inches of rain had fallen in
Savannah in the last "a hours.
The barometer which had been
falling steadily at Savannah since
last night was reported at oS.9e, a
drop OF 10 points in two hours. and
4S-mile an hour wind was blow.
ing. The coast from Savannah north
to Charleston was cut off from COM
munication today and the last word
from Charleston shortly after 3 a.
III. was that a 5O-mile wind was
blowing there.
In addition to Charleston. Beau
fort. Georgetown and Paris Island.
the United States marine training
station. also were cut of, and the
local weather bureau stated that be-
cause OF wire conditions 1t was i'm
possible to forecast the direction OF
the storm other than generally
northeastward.
The bureau said that the storm
had diminished great in intensity
throughout last night. Its reports,
far from complete, tended to show
that the storm. was headed toward
Hatteras. with the possibility of a
change in course. according to the
high upressure obstacles it might
meet.
Tracing the progress OF the dis
turbance. which originated in the
Caribbean last Thursday as very
dangerous hurricane" the burea II
said it held to fairly straight
course through the West Indies.
and as usual began losing force and
meeting pressure on entering the
mainland south of West Palm
Beach. Fla.
On reaching south central Florida,
where - were known to have been
killed near Lake Okeechobee the
disturbance was turned back. wall
ed In by high pressure areas OF air
until 1t pushed its way out north
eastward toward Savannah. The
high pressure areas weakened its
momentum, and the greatest of
these pushed the storm back toward
the Atlantic as 1t progressed north
ward.
The northwesterly wind which
blew lightly in a clouded sky over
Atlanta today was indicative Of
this conclusion. The bureau pointed
out.
A long distance telephone message
from Savannah just before wire
communication was interrupted said
that extra coaches were placed on
the train to Tybee Island to bring
out the residents of that summer
resort. At this season of the year
there are normally zoo residents
there. Some we're believed to have
left there last night for Savannah
after weather bureau forecast the
coming Of the storm.
Word came last night from the
Brunswick News that a SIS mile wind
had carried away electric light wires
and left the place in darkness. At
the time the barometer was report
ed at 20: 20 and still falling.
Savannah reported early today
that rain had been falling steadily
since s o'clock yesterday morning.
A report from the Savannah News
last night said the city had felt the
force of 10 to so mile sale which
uprooted trees and broke some plate
glass windows. The rainfall up to
s o'clock last night was recorded at
?s2 inches. The barometer at $50
p. m. was 1880. a drop Of 13 points
in an hour and a half.
All shipping remained inside the
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