“The Floridian quakes with apprehension”

“Wed, Oct 29, 1879

Hurricanes in Florida

On approach of autumn the Floridian quakes with apprehension. It is the dreaded season of hurricanes. Tearing through the West Indies, they often strike the coast with deadly effect. With scarcely a note of warning, houses are overthrown, sailboats blown from the water, and orange groves swept bare of leaves and fruit. Some of the old settlers say that they can detect signs of the storm a day before it breaks upon them. “You feel it in the air long before it comes,” says one. This is, however, an indefinite sign. The devastation lingering in its track certainly proves that “you feel it in the air when it comes.” One of these typhoons visits the coast every year.”

Oct 29, 1879, page 4 – Wyoming Democrat at Newspapers.com