Michigan from 5.25 uutil 5.50 1; m., 6th, the phenomeuou ex- tending from the southeaster! shore to tlie northwestern hori- zon. Vessels about five miles from shore appeared both in a natural and inverted position. There was about three feet of sea running at the time and the waves were distinctly seen, apparently seventy-five feet above the surface of the Lake. In the southeast the forests Joug the shore were plainly de-
picted in the sky in inverted positions, while to the north- west the image, blurred, gave the vessels a phantom-like ap- pearance. Huron, Dak. : a mirage was observed from 7 to 8 a. m., 14th. Distant objects in all directions appeared very near and ele- vated; railroad trains were seen moving as on a horizontal
column of smoke. The following is an extract from the Manchester, N. H.,
6 Daily Press
This wonderful phenomenon of nature wns clearly seen from the hills of Dunbarton between 7 and 8 oclock Sunday morning, 27th. As far ns the e e
could see from a point in the east, cxteiiding southerly to a point due west, tge
of the 29th :
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Iowa. 17th, Cedar Keye, Fla. 18th, Fort Thomas, Ariz. \ fnce of thq ,surrounding country was reproduced upon the clouds above the
19th, Clear Lake, Iowa; SpriIlgfield, Mo. 10 see such a large area of mountains and plains, hilltops nnd Val
28th, Madison, wise 29th, ~~~k ~~t ~~~, pil. 30th, Cleburne, leYS, fields, and woodlands, dwellin& rind highways, coverin huiidreds. Of
I miles, and, at the snnie time, their exnet couiiterpnrt far above &e clouds, 18 8
ex.
MIRAGE. I Port Angeles, Wash., 28th: the city of Victoria and bay8 Grand Haven. Micli. : mirage was obserred over Lake ; and lakes on Vancouver Island, B. e., were diz;tinctly visible
throughout the greater portion of tlie day. Objects appeared very much wised and, a t t,Imes, stauding upon each other.
The day was nearly calm aud clear. Mirage also occurred as fOllOWs : 1st Yuma, Ariz. ; Indoper (lence, Iowa. Sth, Leech Farm Dak. 7th, Webster, Dab. Sth, Yuma, Ariz. ; Leech Farm and Webster, Dak. 9th, 12th
aud 13th, Webster, D i k 14th, Webster, Dak., and Moor. head, Minn. 15th and 16th, Webster, Dak. 17th, Moorhead,
Minn. 18th, Parkston, Dak. 20th, Tribuno, Kans. 21sk
Parkston, Dak. ; Moorhead, Minn. 26th, Webster, Dak. 28tbf Marquette, Nebr. 29t11, Webster, 1)nlr. ; Tribune, Kaas4
30th, Saliua and Tribune, Kans. 31st, Webster, Dak.
21st, Toledo, Ohio. horizon.
mnrvelous sight and one to he enjoyed but once in a lifetime.
ing telegraphic reports, are given in the table below.
The predictions for all districts east of the ltocky Mountains
for May, 1888, were made by Junior Professor H. A. Hnzen,
and those for the Pacific coast districts were made at San
Francisco, Cal., by 2d Lieutenant J. E. Maxfield, Signal Corps;
t h e verifications for all districts were determined by Juuior
Professor C . F. Marvin.
Percentages of indications verified, Hay, 1888.
SAND STORMS.
Sand storms were reported as follows : Yuma, Ariz., 4th 16th, 16th, 20th, 25th; DulUth, Minn., 7th; ltio Grande CitYr Tex., 14th, 26th; Fresmo, Cal.7 14th, 30th,31st; Whipple B? racks, Ariz., 15th; Las Vegas, N. Mex., 15th, 16th,25th; W11*
COX, Ariz., 28th.
westerly winds, fourteen ; justified eleven, Or 78.60 per mat Numbor of storms without .-%r!~l~, four. Surnber of sigd ordered late, i. e., after the JUst1fYlng velocity liad begun, MDf
or 27.03 per cent.
COLD-WAVE SIGNALS,
Total number of cold-wave SignalSS ordered, nineteen ; justi
fled, eleven, or 67.90 per cent.
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States. States.
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............................. ........................ Maine.. 79.00 Now Hampshire .................... 75.77
Vermont... ......................... ..................... 75.13 Mnseachusetts. 70.71 Rhoda Island ....................... Connecticut ........................ ................. Enstern New York.. ................ Western New York ................. Eastern Pennsylvania .............. .................... 71.42
Western Pennsylvania. ............. 70.84 New Jersey ......................... 71.65
Delaware ........................... .......................... 76.03
Maryland ........................... ......................... DiRtrict ofColumbia.. .............. ........................... Virginia ............................ North Cnrolinn ..................... ............... south Cnrolina.. .................... .............. 84.94
Georgia ............................. 80. ga
Enstern Florida .................... ........... 79.48
Mississ~ppi. ........................ ............................ 76.03
Louisiana. .......................... .................... 6g. 15
Texas ............................... Arkansirs ........................... General average.. 74.24
Western Florida.. Alnlntrna 77.95
Tennessee ..........................
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*In determining tho gonerul average porcentnge for the ditforcnt elements, tho Pncific coast states have not been included.
CAUTIONARY SJGTNALS.
Of the total number of cautionary and storm signals ordered during May, 1888, i t was practicable to determine the justifica- tion or failure of thirty-seven; justi5ed, twenty-two, or 59.46
per cent. Of the above, thirty-four were ordered for CHU-
tionary signals; number justified, nineteen, or 56.90 per cent.
LOCAL VERIFICATIONS.
The followiug extracts from the Published reports of the stfw
weather services for May, 1B8, show the percentages of ved cation of weather and temperature slgnals for the v;trious statee: