On Friday, April 5, the midday temperature reached 61 degrees at the office of The Daily Times in downtown Richmond. The War Department’s Signal Service called for “fair, slightly warmer; westerly winds” in Virginia over the next 24 hours.
President Benjamin Harrison, only one month into his term, was planning to sail from Washington to the Chesapeake Bay on April 6, for a fishing vacation with several Cabinet officers. He scrubbed the vacation at the last minute, partly because of his grandson’s poor health.
It was ultimately very fortunate timing for President Harrison. But the weather had deteriorated so rapidly between Friday evening and Saturday morning that very few ventured out after daybreak anyway.
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