AUGUST, 1884. MONTHLY WEATHER ltEVIEW.
FZoridn pe)binxdn.-lst, 5t,li, 8 t h !Mi, 31st.
Western Bdfstnte~.-5th, (itli, Stli, lOt.11.
R.io Cfraicde ,dIey.-9th, 37th.
Tentseseee.-5t,li, (it.h, 8th. olrio anlley.-lst., 3~1, Jth, (ith, %th, 2(ith, S;th, 30t.11, 31st.
Loser lake refyion.-2r1, 6t.11, STth, 29t'Ii.
F'pr kke reg;oib.-2d, loth, 14tl1, %th, 27th.
E.rtrei)re iwrth.rrest.-llth, 30th.
i7iver Yiesis#ippi vn21ey.-9tli, 2% h.
3-orthera slope.-7tmh.
Middle slope.-&li, 9th.
Sou them s l o p .-4t 11.
,Sotithem ylnten.rt.-lst, 4th, 27th.
North Pnc[fio coirst regio?1..-3d. n!i&Ile Pncijic const reqion;-lst, 38t.h.
;MIRAGE.
Block Islaud, Rhocle Island: on the 15th, the coilst of the mainland a.ppearer1 a.s perpendicular alilFs risiug t.o iiu ap1):i-
rent height of se\-ent,y feet, and vessels were observed wit,li their iiiiiiges, about fort,y feet iI,bo\-e tlierii, in upright p s i -
t,ious. Huron, Dak0t.a : iit sunrise on the 30th, a, rema.rkab1.v din- t.iuct mirage was observed, showiug a clenrlj- defined lake hav-
ing shores dotted with farul hoiises, gramill stacks, herds of ciit-
tle, etc. The phenomenon was a reflection of Lake Beut,oii nucl t.he siirrouucliiig country, lgiug about. forty miles east oi
Hnron. The view bot.11 up RUCI tlo\vn the Dakot,a river was
nuobstrnated for many miles, sui1 presented a nceue very ra,rely wit.uessed in t.liis region.
&Stf?r?b Cfdf StOh8.-hf, &h, 30tmIi. -
BIirage was also observed at the fi>ltowiiig st,at,ions :
Yates Ceiit,re, Iiansas, 8th.
Marqnet.te, Nebraska., M i , 38th.
Salina, IiR.USits, 29th.
MISCELLANEOUS PHEJ$OMENA.
SUNSETS.
The cliaracterist8ics of the sky, as intlicative of fiiir or foul weather for the siicceecliug twent'y-four hours, have been oh- served st a11 Signal Service statious. lteports from oue hiiii-
(Ired and sisty-t,wo stiltions ahow 4,'3Yci observations to hil8\.e been niade, of which funr were report,ed doubtful; of the remainder, 4,!)8Y, t,liere were 4,172, or 83 8 per cent., follower1
1)~- the espectecl weather. A peciilia,r appea,raiicr of t,he sky itf't,er suuset and before siiurise 11ii~s beeu observed cluriug the month of Augiist, 1.YS-l.
Tlii e phenomeuon soniewh at! reseni bl ed tdi R t observed rlnriug
!he antiinin of 1883, aurl the early wint,er nioiitlis of 1884. Tlie following reports referring t.o this il.lIpenrfl,1ice have beeu
received :
AZnbta?~in.-P~ofessor P. E. Mell, Jr., director of tlie State Weather Serrice reports : '6 rosy sunsets were obserred 011 clew
Arka)lscuJ.-Learl Hill, Boone county : sunset. dispIa,ys were obaervecl on nmrly every clear eveuing dinring tlie mouth, be-
ing espeoiitllg bright on the 27tl1, SSth and 31st. CrrZ~orRin.-S~icrwmeuto : a brilliant oraiige colored light
covered the wentern liorizon at sunset 011 the Slst.. SRU Francisco : the western sky was uiiusnall~- ret1 at siinset,,
.and uutil 7.30 p. ni. of the 31st. Los Augeles : t,he west,ern horizon preseut.ed a rosy red a.1)- pearance after siinset on t,he 'ith, l l t h , a.ud 15th. On tlie26th itnd Sith, a bright red glow was observed Alter sunset. Hydesville, Huniboldt county : red skies iifter sunset were observed on the eveniugs of the 3 1 , 3c1, 5th, and 3ist ; the dis-
play on the Ia,st-meut,ioned chte being the most brilliant ob- served. Colorado.-The observer on the siimiiiit of Pike's Pea.k re-
ported red sunset ou the 24tmli. Dakota.-Wehster, Day county : au IiIl1isIiillly l>right twilight.
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was observed on the 39th, Iast.iug about fort,y-fire minutes
n!ter snnset. Hnrou, Beadle c0unt.y: 011 the 4th tlie sky and sun had a
blood red appeii,ralim, froin the time the snn tonched the hori- zon t.0 t,hirty mi uii tes afterwards. Ploridn.-Archer, Alacliiia coiiiity : the sunrises on t.he 25th,
SGtli, illld 3itli, were as brilliant a i t,lie remarkable displays seeu in December, 1883; the western sky at snuaet on tlie 95th, 97th, and 29th, was also of unusual appearance. Jacksonville: sky red at. niinset on tlie 36th. Georyin.-Forsyt.li, Monroe conirty : for thirty minutes be- fore siinrise on the 39th, the eastern Hky was of a deep vermil- lion color, siirpassiug in brilliancy any similar phenomenon seen at this place. Athnta : a red sky WRR observed at siiiiset on the30th and 31st. flliaois.-Swn.nwick, Perry amity : the siinseta of the 30th aud 31st were unusually bright. Iorcn. .-Hnnibolcl t, Hiini lwl (It rwnn t y : a beaiititiil sunset
disl)lil~ was observed 011 t.he 231. Ma,nchester, Delaware co1int.y : red siinset,s were observed on t.lm dt,h, 5th, SSd, 25tI1, !!9tli, 301.11, mid 31st. Miiscatine, MnncHtine coiiiit,j : brilliant red colors were ob-
servet1 i n tlie earnstern RkJ' before sunrise rm t.lie Bth, 9th, lPtli, %th, and 30tmli ; Hiid the same phenomeuou appeared in the west, a.fter suuset, on t.he Fith, 9th, 1fMl1, lfith, 25th, 20tli, 30th,
and 31st. IIn)~~a~.-M~t,Uliii.ttali, Riley conuty : twiligli t s of uunsual brilliancy and dnritbion were noted ou the evenings of t,he 29th
Salina,, Saline coiintg : red siinset,s, Niniilar t.o those observed
diiriug tlie la,tte.r part of last. yew, appeared ambout the 20th. Wellington, Sumner count,y : sunset :i,ft.erglows were quite promiuent' 011 the evenings from the 37th to 31st ; the colors were plii,i~ily defined i1,ud the duration of the clisphyx was about. oiie hour and fijrby-five niiniites. ~-e,rtwc~y.-Richuionrl, Mii.disoI1 coiinty : ret1 glows were ob-
served in the western sky after siiuset 011 t,lie Sth, lSth, 39th,
nud 31st; t,he display ou the ~il~Rt-U~lll~d date wa.s very bright
itnd esteurled to the east. ilhiri.e.-Portla~ucl: a pecnliar, red hiinset was observed on t,he 17tmh. Mmsn.ck metts.-Soiiierset, Briwtol coiiut,y : ai; sunset of the 37th i1m red and orange coloiwd glow covered the westeru liori-
zoii, piililig t,oward the zenith ; tlie disphy lasted fort,y-five minutes.
Mich i~~)i.-Maaist,iriiie, Schoolcraft county : t,lie siinset on the SGtIi was very brilliantm, the colors beiug gel low^ near the horizon id red to\Viirdn t,lie zenith ; the displity coatinned for
one hour ilfter sunset. A bright, y e l l o ~ sliriset, miis iilso
observed on blie 27th. I~~,;rr..r~e$otn.-Chester, Ollli~teatl county : i l bea,iit,i fid twilight
was observed on the evening of the 25th. Saiut Pa,nl: froin 7.50 to 9 1). in. of the SGtli a segment of the soiit81ieiu sky for aboiit 4O0 of the horizon and 90 altit.nde at the centre. warns illiiminated RR though a, great 61x3 were ragiug in tlie
distnuce. Tlie red glow in the soiithettstaru sky wa.s also visible
fiwm 7.40 to 8.50 1). m. of' the 27t11, a,ucl from 7.55 to 9.10 p. m. of tlie 28tmli. ,lfo)ctniw.-Fort Assiiiaboiiie : the western sky was of a crim- .
son color for thirty minutes after s~iiset ou the 2d. The same ii,1)l1e;Irii,ilce, lawting for twenty niiuiites, was observed after
the sunsets of the 3r1 and 4th ; aut1 aga,in for thirty niiniites on
the 7t.h. Nebrmkn.-Red Willow, Red Willow county : a very brill- iant sunset occurred ou the SOth, the red glow exteuding to t.he eastern sky. Yiitan, Saunders county : the western sky at sunset on the lOt,li was of a, 1Jrillirtut red color; the snme peculiarity was observed on the Bth, ROtli, aucl 31st. New &i)tpshire.-The observer on the summit of Mount Weshington, reports t,Iiat unnsiially brilliant sunsets of rari-
oils colors were observed on tlie 7t.11, 12th, l'ith, 18th, and 32d.
iIUd 30tII.
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Virgiiiie.-Variety Mills, Nelsou county : suusets, similitr to those observed last niitiimu, occurred on tlie 13t& l4th, 15t11, 18t8h, lgth, 3Oth, 2Gtl1, imd 31at.
The following extract is takeu f ~~i i i '( Kuowledge," (a scieu-
tific journal, coudncted by Professor Richard A. Proctor, aud publishecl iu London, Euglaud), of August 15, 1854.
" &nie gorgeous sunlight etfects," says the A$fIrmhtrtl. " have lrreti oliserred
Over the Yorkshire wolds for several nights past. The sky has lieen one
mass af richl~-blended colonrs. commencing at the horizon with 21 l~cond
belt of deep ello ow light, and then tier above tier of orange anti pnrple. the
latter colour predominating in horizontal streaks, whilst. t.he sky nbiiw \vas
flooded with a magnificent glow from the setting sun."
t,he 31st3 and 52d.
Clintc.tn, Rush connty : tlie mnutli wa,s reinarlaldy dry : raiu-
!';ill only 0.75 iiicli. The corn crop has been iuaterinlly
injured. Spiceland, Henry county : August wa.8 unnsua~lly dry, ouly 0.40 inch of r;%in having th.lleu during the eutire mouth.
Suumm, Ripley county : tlie ra,iu of the 21st t,erniiulttetl iu this vicinity the severest drought thilt has occurred iu mauy
years.
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preva.ilec1 (luring August iu this pa,rt of Micliigaii, wa,s t.he severest that has occnrred for uiany )-ears. The eutire rain-
r~ iiri ug t1i e in c k th . Tltortiville, Lapeer connty : droiiglit, piewiled i n t,liis ltiirt
of the st;i.te dnritig Atigii~t, the I.niu!hll fbr t.lie moiitli beiug
ouly 1Ai inches. Port Hiirou : drought 1wevitiled i n this iiii,rt, of tlie state iliir- inp ne:irlg tlie wltole month. The nioiithlg railifdl W'RS otily 1.9s inches, being less thm oue-hai,lIof the average uinoiiiit. On
the 3Stl1, 0 3 5 iucli of riimiti Ml.
Misrrowi.-Cape Girarilean, C!epe GirarileiLii coiittty : the heavy raiiiBl1 on t.he 2St.h wits of greilt Iwuetit to the crops
wlticli were snffering from drought.. Joplin, Jasper coiiut,y : the 1iea.v~- ra.iniii.11 iii this locality on t.he aftenioou of the 2Ot.h wRs O f great. beliefit to the crops which were siifferiug from clroiiglit. RIa,rc;ha,ll, Saline coiiuty : n mncli ueedetl raiu fell in this
ricioity on the .18tli. New Hnir~~)eiiire.-Aiitrini, Hillsborough coiitity : lwrions t.o tlie 9?d the month was rerj- dry, m d the ~l l s in t.his vicinity begiiii to fail. After the 33cl the rwius were pleutifiil. New ITork.-P~lermo, Oswego coiinty : previous t.0 t.lw Slst
the weat,lier wiis very hot, ani1 dry ; wells ~t i d streil.tiin beg:i11 to fail and vegetation mffered serionsly. The rains froiii the
2lst to the end of t,he inoiitli terniitta~ted the dronglit. Oh.~io.--McArtIiur, Vinton connty : a copions rain fell on tlie
31stm, greatly beuefiting the C~OLJH which hiid been suffering
f i x rat t i for ma.ug weeks. Niuiierous tires, ca.iiset1 by sptrks from loaotiintivefi, occurred nlong the ril,ilroad tracks, mid de- st,royed cotiniderable pq,ertp. Gle\dii.tid, 30th : tlie extremely witrtii weather dnriug t,he last teu clays haw serionslg iujiirerl tlie crops aatl p;i,stmes i n
this viciuity. The rivers and streil.ti1s itre very low ~i i d mang springs liare fBiletl. The roi~dwa.y:vs t,hrongh ceutml Ohio iI,re coreretl. mit,li tlnst to :I depth nf severnl iuclws. Ciucinnati, 90th : the drnnglit which lins prevailed rlnriug the last six weeks 1ia.s caused great iiijiirg to tlie various crops in t,he sniitheru portions of Iucliann and Ohio, aut1 in nort.lieru
Keu t,iiclry. Colnuibns : the rii,ilifitll dnring A~igiist W a s 0t11y 0.50 inch. A tnta.1 fa,iliire of t,lie crops is t,ltreii.t,enecl. The pastiires liave failed, :tiit2 cattle ai* being fed with winter hay.
.College Hill, Hatniltou connt~g : very dry weather prwailed
during tlte month, imly 0.70 inch ot' rain hi~\yillg Fi,lleu. New Atlieus, Harrison coiiuty : tlnring a gre;it,er part of the mouth there was RU slniost entire absence of ri3.h. The streauin a.nd wells rlrieil nit mid the pa.stureu hiled.
Proaitwe (?f Owltr.rio.-Goilerich, 40th : the weather ccmtiuiies
t.0 !*ail, beca,nie dry. Stock sutt'r?retl seriniis1.v ou ;acconut of
scarcity rif wat.er atit1 poor lJaSbllril,gt?.
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crops in that. regioti were prtmisitig? ;itid the raiiis dnriug An- gust were plenfifiil.
T'i,/:cli/iirc.-LgiicIibarg: the ~liitiiiIgitig drc)liglit which pre-
vailed rlnring the seveu weeks preoediug t,he 39t.li was ended by tlte copions riih of tlie u b o \~ tlute. Wgt,Iierille, Wgtlie C~Jllllt~ : severe drought4 prevailed i n this
part of Virginiit rlnring ,4ngnst.
EARTHQUAKES.
Tlie following extract is fro111 tlie b L New Ynrlr Herald " of
Angust 5th :
LIISDIIS. EsI;i..tsii, d i r g i r s t 4, l~?i4.--Rewrr earthquake sliocks were felt
yvstdny :it F~icn I li~i:ih1Jlj- Filtchzi ), i i i Bustiis.
San t it. Barb<l,ra., Sa.1it.a Ba rbit ra coli11 t y , Ca,litimiiit : three very slight eitrtitcltiake sliocks occnrrerl at abiJlit 1 a. ui. of the '
4th ; there was dsn a slight shock 0 1 1 the night of t h e 2-3d. Tlie following estr;lct is balien from " Natiire," of Aignst
14, 1SA4:
ExrtIii.lu:ikes h:iw 1~ec.11 freiliirtit atid wiilesprmd ditritiy the past few d ~y s .
The inlixbitniits ot' the ti.wiis ani1 villages aluiig the whi:ilr ratige of the Allmi
hills were slariiirrl :it 2 :I. 111. c i i i higust 7 by n nliairli shock nf enrthqitrtke.
tiillowd 11y :iiicitlirr zit :;.Is n l l i r ilirectiuii taken 1))- the wave was
tliri~itgli Yelirtri, Semi, Aricih. Allmtiii, Castle (i a l t 1 d i i t f i >, stid Ei:iccn di Papa.
:iiid Frascnti. 7 .h shficks were most srwre1)- f e l t :it 8occa I l i Papa. h i t titi
ilnmapc was d~:mr Geyliiil-l thy fnllitig i:d two chitiiiieys nt Ariccin. At 3.31) n
severe sliijck. qiiickly fiillorrd I J ~ siiiither. was distinctly &It nt Rome. niid
that w l i i d t shorJi the Al11:iti hills esteiiiIi?d :is frir :is Pnrtc, d'hitxio, uii the
I'cl:lst.
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C)II t,lie ;i,fteruoon of Yiinda,y, Aiignst loth, a.11 eart,Iiqiiake oc; ciirred, which, from tmlie reports t ,h t have been received at. the Sigiial nttice, alqmrs to hare generally affected an area es-
teutling a.loug the AtmliI.11 t,io coiI.St from nortliertl Mi'Rss:tchnsetts to sonthern Delawiwe, and itilitud, to points in soiitlieasteru
New York, and in t,lie emt,eru port,ions of Pennsy1vmi:l. and
Ma.l:\.lil.tid. Reports !kom R~ichiuoud, Virginia., state t,lia,t at;
J,oiit the t.iiiie of the occurrence of tlie ea.rt.liqnake reported from other points, a slight shock was experienced in the west- ern part. of t.hat, cit,v. Tituisville, Crawfnrd coiiuty, iu aorth-
western Penunylvauia., is the moat westerly point at which the shock is reported to have been f'elt, and Brattleboroiigh, Wiud- ham coiint,g, Vertuimt, is tlie uiost tiort,lierly nt:i,tion from which
reports 1iiJt-e Iieen received i1.t this office. Professor C. G. Rockwood, jr., of Priuceton, New Jersey, reports the lbllowing : b b On Snuda,y, Angnat 10th, betweeu
909 MONTHLY WE-QTHER XEVIEW. AUGUST, 1884.
seven and eight minutes a.fter 3 1). ni., the middle atid eastern states experienced a decided en.rt,hqua,ke shock more serere aud erteusire than hiis occurred in th;tt loca1it.y for sonic ye:irs. The a.rwi affected estentls aloiig tlie coa,st stn.tes from WiWII-
iugt.ou, Dist.rict of Columbia., and Bslt,imore, Maryland, to Port,lancl, Ma,ine, and Burlingbon, Verniout, ; a.nd on t,he west may be boiiurled by a nearly strniglit line from Burlingt'ou t,o Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The iliteusitg WH,S greittest iu the
viciiiity of New York City, which is also about tlie ceiit,re of the dist,rict afiectecl. It nowliere did any cliimiige beyond
brea,king crockery and occasiouall>- cracking it house d 1 ;
iio bodily injnry occurred, alt.hongli it is stmated t.hat oue or two
deaths resii1t.e.d from the nieiit,al eff'eot of fright, upon liersons iu feeble health. The time WHR iilmit 9 hours 7a minutes p. ni.,
eastern stantlard time. Severn,l good a.iic1 close t,iiiie obserw-
t,ioua have been mport.ec1, bnt it is iiot yet possible t.o wi,y whether tliey indiciite a progress of the ware i n any 1xii"ticu- lar directmion or not,. Bo far, i l H yet com1)ii.red, a.11 tlie reports
seem to point to the foiaa.tion of n. geologiciil faiilt in the rocks of the earth's crust souiew liere in the neighborliood of
New York Ba.y W R t.lie probable origiu of' the vil)l.at,ioii.'7 The following reports coiicerning t,he eart~liqiiiike n.bove re.
ferred to have been received :
C'ortwecliicnf.-~e~~- Heven : ilt, 3.15 1,. ni. (local time) O! t,he ldtli ail eartticlua,ke occiirred in r.Iiis city aud iu the ittljacent towns. There were t7wo clist.inct vibritt,ions, t-lie, first ~1ic~'lil~iiig of about ten secnuds ilura,tion. The dist,urbaiice resembled t,he
j a r caused by t,he iiioreiiieut, of RII iiiiusiially lien.\->- triiin, aud was felt by persous i n bnildings only, a.lt1iongh pernoiis oiit ot doors lieard tlie uoise. Crockery, etc. riat,t,led on the shelving aucl pict,iires siislieiicletl froni the walls swing to a.ud fro. tlie
iuovenient of the latter indici1ting t,ha.t the clir shock WA.H from nort,lieast to sollthwest. Near t,he towii ot Bra.cIfbrc1, eight miles distant, tlie Wiiter iu R sninll st,reiim near t8hii.t place \viis forced upward, i n the tbr~ii of i1, wat,er-spont!
to :t height 01' several leet.
Meritlion, New H W ~I I <:onlit,v : a11 ei1rtIicl~:al;e shank Wi1.s plilinly felt :~t 3 1.1. 111. ou tlie 10th. The \FiZve liassetl liwii
soiit.liwest t.0 northeast. At Wilterb11rY the shock I:i.sted for
about. thirty seconds, itlid pictures on t,he wa,lls saurig to ant1
fro. H;irt.forcl, Fairfield county : iit, 9.09 1'. ni. of t.he l0bh iIU
ea.rthquake slioclr occurred, which caused cotisiclera.hle excite-
ment. Persons were frightened from their dwelliiip, i i n d
oriia.nieilt.s, et.c. were broken. At, Bridgeport the shock is
Wiliniugtou : a t 1.51 1). 111. oil tlie 10th an earthquake shock
oeciirred which shook buildings sensibly throughout the city. The direction of moveineut Wits aboiit loo north of eoat. District qt' Cohmbitc.-The followiug estract is from the
'( h'ew York Herald )' of August 11th :
WASHINGTON, I). C., d~cpst 10, lM4 -Commander Sanipson, assistant
superintendent of the Naval Observntory, reports that he oherved slight vibrations of the earth about two o'clock this afternoon, lasting about six-
teen seconds. He was in the second shrg of his house. adjoining the obser- vatory. The windows of the ronm rattled, and the articles on a marl& topped tal~le nioveil. No phenoniena were observed nn the lower floors of
the hoiise. A few persons have reported this evening that they 01Jserved wnie unusual motion of the earth about two o'clock this afternoon, hut very
few such reports have been madr-.
,~~~l.yltr#d.-Ftllst,ou, Hsrfonl mintmy : tlie mrthquake shock
of the 10t,li was felt, at Jernsa,lem Mills, two miles sonth ofbliis
Bnltimore : a, slight eiarthcptke shock wa.s felt in some parts of this city itt about 3.10 1). 111. 011 the lOt,li. It \vas felt, only
in t.he most ele\rixtetl localit,ies, and \vas not perceptible itloug the river front and over the nia.de grouud of the city. Reports fi-om Mecha,uicsbiirg, Frederick coiiiity, st.ate that a slight
shock was felt i3.t that, p h ~. Rockville, Montgomery coiiiity : at 3.15 1). ni. of tlie lOt.11, a,n eiirt.liqu;zke was seiisibly felt in a.11 pamrtms of the town a.ud at acljaceut poiuts i u t,Iiis count,y. At a residence three niilea
from Rottkville, persons were awakened from sleep, and arti- cles iii t.lie roo~us were disarranged. The ~l i o ~l i \vas also felt
at points betweeu Rockville nud West Washiugton, District of
Ooliiinbia. Mrrxxciclr#$eils.-Willianistowii, Eerksliire county : a slight eartliqiitike ormrred at 3.09 1). m. oft,lie 10th. At L;inesl>orough,
fift,een iniles soiitli, ghsses were overtmued. Woi'rester, Worcest.er couuty : a sliglitea~rtl~quake shock wa.8
felt in this c.it*y at 2.06 1'. in. ut' t,lie 10th. At' the Btate iusane
asyliini the shock WRH 21101'13 perceptible t,hau elsewhere in this vicinity ,
The follrlwiug ext,riict; is taken from the Lb New York HeraldT7
of August 11th :
RwroN, dvgur/ 10, 1P81.-No less than six distinct shocks were felt in this section this afternoon. Professor Pickering, of Harvard Observatory,
says he first. not.icecl a t.reniuloiis ninvenient of the earth followed by t.he swaying of the k~iii1diiig nnd cr~aking of the t.inibers. The shock was first
noticed about. seven ininutes past two p. m., cont.inuing about t.eu seconds. He has no record of yreviuus sliocks, their iluration being s? short as to
inake i t iinpossilde to conipitt.e acciiratelg t.heir estent or iliiration.
The slioclis were plninlg felt thronghont the city, the jar being clearly de- tined i n t.hc nntlying districts, and the occnpalit.s of second story tenements
&It. the sliock more alninlv than those on t.he groiind floors.
1)Iiice.
cieut t.0 move fiirniture, et,c. Hartford : nt 3.39 p. m. on the loth, three long sucl convnl- siw eart.liqna,ke shocks were felt, thronghout this city a,nd ricinit,y, the rlisturba,nce being most severe i n the higher localities. Mauy persons were thrown down, and i n dome cii.ses
slight bodily injury occurred. At, the secoiitl shock bells were mug, hoiises violently rocked, all crockery aiirl glassware were tlirowu clowu. Great alarm preeviiiled a.niong tlie people who rau ~I -O J I ~ tlie hoiises into the st.reets. One man was thrown from his wagon when the sec.oucl shock occ,nrred. At the jad,
which was crowded with prisouers, a panic enmecl a.ud one of the inmates died from fright. At the stabe prism in Weath-
erstield, similar confusion prevailed. nel~.,rmr~.-Delil,ware Brenkwa,ter : at aboiit 3.10 1). JU. of t.he 10th a slight earthquake shock was felt at this pla,ce. The
stotion building warns sucldeulg shii,keu for about five Reconds.
aeconds. Sonierrille, Somerset county : t.wo slight shocks of ea.rt.h- qna.ke, separated by a.11 illter\-itl of about ten seconds, occiirred at about 2 p. in. on the 10th. Sautly Hook: a.t 2.05 1,. m. of the 10th au easthqiiake, ac-
companied bj- B deep ruinbliug uoise, occurred. In t,he West- ern Uuioii t,elegr;iph biiilding t,he contents of the ba,tkery cells were t.lirown out.
Little Egg Harbor : itt 9.05 1). m. of t.he 10th a11 eart.h(lualie
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shock of about tell secouds cliiratioii occnrred, caiisiiig the sig.
na,l oliice biiilrliug to tremble coiisiderid>ly ; t,he vibrat.ioii w t s
appnrent.1y from nort,li to south. Atlantic City : at. 2.W 1). IU. ou t,he 10th three light shocks of eart,licjnake were felt iii tliiscit,v. Tlie shrdcs were of iiboiif
two seconds duration ii~itl t,he llioveuielit WRS ttl>l)i1,~11 t,ly fi.0111
iiortheafit, t.0 sonthwest. The timbers of tlie building iu which
tlie signa,l &ice is loca,tecl cmvkerl, a i d ligli t, art.ic1es were tlis- placed. at 3.0i 1. in., 011 the 10th, :t11 eilrt,liqIiiIke
sliock warns felt itt this statiou and iu tlie sorroiintling coiint~r~-. The treinbliug of 6he ea,rtli w a .~ SCitrcely 11ercept~ilde. The
movemeiit wa.s a~ppireutlg from uort,li to so1it.h ialitl l:i,st,ecl :iboiit seven or eight seconds. No effect on the ocea.11 was
ca,used hy the shock, KO far as could be deteruiinetl by t,he
observer. Prttermi, Psssaic county : three sliocks of earthquake were felt on the 10tli, occiirriug a t 11.15 a. 111. and 1.45 and 9.08
I>. IU., respectively. The first bwo shocks were very slight, h i t the thin1 was quite severe ilnd caused uiucli RliIrIil thrnnghont8
tlie city. Newark : rtt 2.10 1). 111. ~f the loth, 811 eiIrtIIqI1iIke occurred.
last,ing teii seconds. There \TRS at first il, slight, t,renior, ant1 theu a continned aiitl tlecitled .convulsive moveinant t.lint
fiually died a.Wi1.y i n geutJe tremors. Every bnilding in t,he city wits affected by t,lie sliook, ;tnd iuaiiy pernoiis were fright- euctl from their dwellings into the streek The tliatnrbaiiw
aiirface becoiniiig sndtleiily agit.;i tetl. Bordeutown, Eiirlington county : a.t 2.08 1). 111. ou the 10th, au eartliquuke shoclr occurred which Itisted :ibont thirty wc-
outls. The shock was most, severeon H iieiglhoriiig hill, where
cjever;il cliilrlreii were t,Iirowu dowii. Persona who were at the sliores of tlie I~el,tmare river, at.ete t.liitt the sIin~?k pro(liiced a
EIizil,bebh, Uuion couutg : the eart,hqiiaka of the 10th began exactly itt 5.07 1). 111. ;Ind lasted oue-llillf niiuiite. The clirectiori W;\R froiii noiitli to north : the sliock increased in violeuce from the begiiiniug for abont fifteeu seconds and tlieii
gra c1na.l I y decremecl . Vineland, Oiiiiiberlaud county: a t 3.15 1,. IU. of blie 10t.h two xlight sliock~ d eitrtlirlIiakt., of itbout tmeli seco11(1~ tlnratioii,
were felt. New lb,.$.-All>al~iy : ilt, 9.10 1). 111. of t,he 10t.h a.11 e;i.rthqua.ke
occtlrred, lmtiiig se\-eriIl ~ei~011ds. The shock \vas, ii,l)pmwit,ly, most severe in the wenterii l>itrt, of the city. New York Cit,v : the eilrtlicltittke of Augiist lOtli, occnrred it,t 3.14 1). LII., trne locd time, ilmnd 1il.Sted tell S I X X >U ~~. There were t,hree shocks, of which tlie second was bhe most violelit,
snil tlie tliiid the most. feeble. In maey of tlie tliioklg popii- latecl t,enenieab-lionne district,w of t,liis city, t.lie shock canset1
milch alarin. In t,he neighboring cities the shock wi,s siniiliir to thilt esperieucecl in New York CXy. I t is stated that on LOU^ Idilnd the sliock W ~N violent eiioiigii to shake aplJles illid peaches from t,he trees. YO fiir as ca.u be lea,ruetl the waters
of the rivers boiindiug t,lie city were not tlist.urhed by the earthClllii,l<e. The pilot,s, dedi 1i:i.utls. and passengers of the ferry hilts aliicli were crossing :It the tinie, st.3,t.e tli:it they dit1 not observe B smell greater tliilU t h t canned by tlie liplit
?~t.t.ee ljlowing, ii11tl dit1 iiot ~U O W that the shock had occiirisd
until they re:iched the shore. Altlio~~gli the mater in North
slid East rivers \Tils ~l)liarriitlg unaffected t,liere W H ~ consirler- able t1inburb:uice i n the Ixiy, where t,lie \rat,er beciiiue agitated
and piweutecl t.he appeiwaace of having beeu llistarbed by it
strong wind. Ou s011ie of tlie ferry boa,t,s lllying ill the bay,
the shock ixll.?;ed tlie chains niirl ropes to NhilLe. The: yiimclit
 Peugiiiii, otf Fire Isls~i~l, five niiles ei1,st of Jones Iulet,
am1 one mile from the shore, reports that a deep rnnihliiig soiiirtl was heard at, t,he ti nie of the eurthrluake.
Tlie geiiersl direction of the ea,rthqnake W R T ~ i11)1lears t.0 have been froui loo iiort,li of e ~s t to about loo sonbh of west. Port Jen-is, Orange coiinty : two eartliqanke shocks, oc-
Ba,ruegat Cit;\-:
wi18 noticed ~ipoli ill1 the wil.ters :l.bolltm N e \~r k , the smoot.11
11t1& WiI\-e.
ciirriiig iu quick siiccession and lasting about thirty secoiids, were felt a.t itbolit 2.30 p. m. of tlie 10bh. Substantial build- ings were percel)tibly shiilie1i by the shocks.
Poiiyhkeepsie, Ihtcliess conuty : a.t about. 3.15 oclock 011 t,he
afternooii of tlie 10t.h :i. severe e;trt~hqiialie nlinck occiirreil iu the regioii along tlie Hnrlsoii river. In miilly houses in Pongh- keepsie, crockery, orn:i.iiients, etc., were throw t.o the floors. Boatmen report, that t,lie shock wa.s not pei-cel)tible on the Hudson river in the vicinity of Poriglikeep&.
At MiI,ttea,\Va.li, Dutchess coiility, the slio~li \vas distinct.ly felt, i1.ntl is reliorted bo li;l\-e been id ilbollt ninety seconds
alt1ri1.t ion.
Nyack, Rockland coiiiity: a.t, 2 1). 111. of tlie 10bh a rioleut cornmobion of the eart,li was fklt here, iil>lJ:llellt~J moving from
solltllwest to uort,llea.St.
Peekskill, Wesbcliester coiint,j-: a t 2.07 1. 111. on the 10th
two severe shocks of e,irt.liclna~ke occiirrecl, which were accom- 1)iInied by a low, riiiiibliiig sound, resenibliug the passing of Iiei~vy :irt.illery over a Iiwd roi\tl. Windows, crockery, etc.,
\vert. coiiskleritldy shaken by the shocks, which were of a,bont two secoiitls clnr;i.t.ioii ; the vibration mas ti.oiu ea.stm)rtlieast
to ww b-woii t Ii west. At Cha.ppa.clna, Westdies t er coiiii ty , the
shock causer1 1wge trees t80 sway bilck m c l tbrt81i, R U ~ biiildiugs were violently s l i - a k en. lhcenicia, Ulster coiinty : a.t 3.10 1). ni. of the 10th this place wa.s coiisiderably shalreu I>$ iku eart,liqn;lke shock.
Xewbnrg, Ora.nge coiiut,y : a light eertliqiiake sliock, lasting t h e e or four secoiids. was felt in this locality :it. 2.10 1). 111. ou the 10th. The dintiirl>aiice was most, percept,ibly felt on tlie
1,row of t,lre hills; it w i s felt, dnng t,lie river front dso, hut not, so pl;iinly iis OII t,lir hill tops. In some houses light :irti-
d e s were mo\-e(l! and cha.ndeliei*s swii.yetl to a ~i t l fro. In sonie
sect,ions of t,liis c?it.y t,lie vibriltiolis were PO slight t.liiit. they were iinuoticetl.
Troy, Rensseliter coii1it.y : at, about, 9 1). in. 011 the 10t.h, RII
sarthclt1ijke SIiOck, lestiug i1bo11t one iiiinute, \vii,s platinlg felt in
different Imrts of t,his city. At points dong the line of the
Troy and Bostoii railroad t h e shock was l~lainly felt.. P~&ics!/ka?iicc.-Ha,Verf~rd College, Moutgoiiiery coiiii ty : at
9.0s p. m. of the loth, a decided shock of earthquake of a.bout
tifteeii seconds diiratioii ouciiri-ed. Tlie w we was appareutly
fimi the iiort81iea.st. Titnsville, Crawford comity : a slight shock of ea,rthqii;ike occurred on the afteruoou of the 10th. I u t,he Hotel Briiiis-
wick at t,liis place, chairs were niorccl awl wiudows ritttled. Bath, ~0rtha11i~~t011 coiiuty : two distinct eiirtliclua,ke shocks were felt ;it this place s t 3 1). m. of the 10t,h. Eii.ch lasted
ambout. one second ~i t l were Rt?1>a,rilted by H.I~ inter\-aI of about
one second. Wilkenbiirre : on tlie afteruocm of the 10t.h RII ewtliqoii,ke
shock oocnrred at this place. Four or five distinct nii~lula.tious
were felt, in quick snccession. 30 serious dauitige was done,
bnt. bnilclipgi were cousiderably shaken.
Phil;tcIelplii:i. : zit almit 3.12 1). in. (standard time) 011 the 10th
this city aud surrniinding country mere shkeu by a.11 esrth-
qn:rke, ahicli, a,ccorcliug t.o \--;trioas estimates, lasted from four to eight seconds. The nioveiuent is described as having beeu inore
of ii. vibr:itioii, nr a treiiior, tlian a. shock, I)nt houses were
sli;ikeu with iiiore or less violence, bells were riiiig, windom- sitshes mttlecl, and i~ few wenk cliinineys were cleiiiolislied. In tlie signa.1 office t,lie chaurleliers, which were snspencled so
;LS to inove freely in auy clirection, were observed to swiug from north to soiit,li, describiug a,11 arc of about one foot,. A yma.11 isla,ncl iu the nelawa,re river, on which Ridgeway
Pa.rk is sit#iiat,etl, warns violently shakeu, and the water in tlie river was ct>11~i(le~ihl~ a8git;itecl. Harrishirg, Di~iiphiii coiiuty : a slight earthqu:i%e shock was felt. iu this city ou tlie afternoon of t,he 10tli. I t was preceded
by a low rnmbling noise. No damage was done, but buildings
were shaken and small articles were dislhced. Chester, I)elawa,i-e coillitmy : this place Wits sensibly shnkeu by au eartliqiiake ;it about 2.15 p. m. ou the 10th. Sererd cbim.
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neys were t,lirowii clown, c.rockery was broken, i I I l d the plaster- ing shaken from the ceilings. A!lentown, Leliigli count>- : two distinct eamrtliqlia,ke shocks were felt short,ly after 2 1). ni. on t,he 10t,h. There was a. gen-
eral iwcking of buildings, and it cliiinney w i ~s tI1i-n.u tlown. In some iustmces tlie nio\-ement was so violent that persons @leeping on lounges were thmwti to blie floor. Easton, Northnipton connty : a11 enrthqn;l,ke shock w i i ,~ felt throiigli the Leliigh valley oil the afternooii of t.he 10th. York, York county : a i l eartliquake sliock IFLI,~ prcept.ibly
felt in this cit.y abont 3.15 p. tu. ou the 10th; houses were shaken, atit1 fiirniture, crockery, etc., were moved. Lanc:ister, LiIncaskr colllit~ : i I dist.iuct eatrt,h(pake hock oec1irw.d 80011 after 2 p. t u . on t.he 10th. The buildings were.
onl-j- slightly shaken.
Plis.uisrille, Chester cmnty : at wlwit. 3 1). m. on t,he ll)th,
a.u earthqua,ke hock, hsting ten seconds, was felt here. Re-
ports from sta,t,ions aJotig the Pickering valley rrtilroa,cl sta,te t1ia.t t,he shock WHS also felt at, Imints ;iIoiig t,lia.t. road.
under short sail. The rind veered to every point of the compass a d then
Inlled. Biiddenly a roar of t.he sea, deeper than the londest thunder, was heard. I t lioiletl like a pnt, lieaping up great seas that tossed the brig like
an eggshell now on the crest. of P wave and then i n the trough, her forejard crossing to the water on eit.her side. When the commotion WRS over it w:is
foiiiid that t.he foremast was sprung;, t.he foret.opinast head carried away, and
the vessel serioiisly crippled. After fishing the fnreniast. the captain pro-
ceeded on his w~-age, meet.ing with no more mishaps. The earthquake
niiist have had its centre some four hiindreil or five hutidred iniles east of
Hatteras.
METEORS.
Xiimeroiia meteors liave heen ohservecl dnring the m0nt.h ; the reliortn of observations are given below, that furnished by Prof. C. G. Boeruer, of Vewy, Iuclia,iia~, being especially iut.erenting :
.-lrixmrr.-Fort Apache, 9th : from fift,een to tweiity meteoi* were ol)ser\-ed bet.weeii S.05 ib11d 9.35 1). m.; tlie general direc- tion of their flight was from east of north to west of south;
two of' them were iiuiisna~llg large and brilliant. Ar.knwsnn.-Lead Hill, 10tmli, llth, l j t h , 19th, SOt.li, 24th, 98tli,
Reading, Berks county: a.t 3.12 1,. in. mi the loth, two d i n - , a,nd 30th. tinct shocks of ea,rthqnake were ielt tlironghont, t,liis city a u ~l i coiiuty. Tlie people were considerably darmed, many rniiiiiiig
~
int,o the streets. Houses were shaken so 1-iolently as to came
~o~raecfic~icf.-Betliel, 6t,h, 23th. Dnkotn.-Webst,er, lSt,li : four bright meteors were observed
the window blinds to fa.11 to the gromid.
Pot.t,stowu, Mout,goiiiery couuty : a, very lwrcept.ible t.retiior or rocking of the e.&h occurred &ont 3 11. 111. on tlie 10th. Tlie shock litsted two or three seeconcln end caused houses to
shake with such violence as t,o move furuit.ure, crockery, etc. xorriatowri, Montgoinery coii1it.y : :I ~)erc,eptible earthqwke shock Wit8 fel t, shortly after 2 1). ni., 011 the 10th. The wiii-
clows in tlie houses in all part,s of blie t.own rattled ~ioleat.ly.
A cliiiiiney WiW tlir0~11 f h ~n dwelling, a.ud the cell doors of
tlie county prison shook wit.h such \%deuce a.s t.o consitlerably
idiirm the iniuates. Rhode IsZnn~.-N~i.rr:i.gRiisett Pier : R light sliock of eiirt,li- quake occiirred at. alwnt 3 1). in., of the 10th. It wa,s felt by
persous in the upper portion of large buildings. Poiut Judith : two very slight, shoclis of earthqii;rke were felt,
at 3.13 11. ni.,on tlie 10t.h; they were of about t,hree and two sec- onds clwatiou, re,spec.t.ivelq-, and were, selmr*at,ecl by RU iut.er-
\-a1 of oiie second. The building i u which the E3gna.l office is
1ocat.eil was gently shaken, t81ie direcbt,ioii of vibration being frotii north to south. The slio~k was so slight that only LL few
persons tioticecl it. Providence : i1.n earthytilie shock occiirretl :tt 5.10 p. m., on the 10th, 1ast.ing nearly oue niiniite. Bells were xilug and
crockery broken. Considerable a.la.rni was caused tlie sliock. ~~ernio,il.-Br;ittlebomii~li, Windhilni coiint8y : two dist,iiict
shocks of eart.liqiiake \rere felt liere at 3.10 p. ni. of tlie 10th. The motion was appiwentJy from scmt.li to north. Houses
were shaken, crockery mttled, and tlie people were considerit- bl J- a,lii,rmed. TTj,yi,i.ic~.-Ricliiiioiiil : a few person& residing iii t4e western part of this city, claim t.0 hi1.ve felt; a slight shock 0 1 1 blie a.fter-
noou of the loth, about the time of the occurrence of the earthqiiake at nortlierii points.
Fort Mj-er (nem Wa8hington, District of Ooliiml>ia,) : tlie
earthquake shock on the afteiuoou of t,lie loth, was felt, at. this
place. The observer a t Biiosville, Tennessee, reports t.litit RII iiirth-
cliia.ke sliock, lasting a,boiit six seconds, occiirred in that, vici 11-
ity at 7.45 p. 1~1. 011 the 34th. It WiIR accompa,nied by :L low rumbliiig soinid like clisbant thiiuder, ancl Wils sufficient to
cause windows to ratt'le.
' 6 The Nautical Gazette " of September 18, 185-1, publishes
the. fbllowiiig :
The Americtiu brig " Charles Deniiir;." Captain ~:'onnaclier. froin Friend- ship, ?de., arrived at Pensacola on Monday last, after a passage of fnrt.y-twi.i
dajs. 0 1 1 Angust. 15th. i n latitode3S drgrees north. lonyitude i 5 degrees west, dJClllt 5 degrees c i t f shore. slie encort~it.t.reil a marine earthquake, whicli is
snppoeed to h:ivf; heen x sequence rd the OIIC: which h i i k U]J sew Tcirk ani\
New Englnttd. The
appearance of the sky denot~d a Iiorricane, ~:i:~nseqiiriitlj t h r . brig was piit
llie brig was on thi- eastern tdge of the C;ulfStrct:im.'
within teii mi iiiit es.
Flrwidn.-Aidter, 28th. Illisoie.-Anna, 10th : at 8 1). ni. several ineteors were seen
passing from north to south. r~i.~Zin,,cr.-W~~b~~sli, 14th : ut 7.05 1). m. a small but very brillitint, iiieteor appeared about M0 above the 8. horizon n.nd moved slowly in R ssw. direction ; i t clisa.ppea+ed wlieu about
loo :ibove the horizou. At S.10 1). m. of the 19th a mall but
brill iitnt, niet.eor appea,recl uorthemt of Arctnrus si111 descended
to t,he so11 t.liwestward, disiippearing when :iboiit 15O above the horizon. Logansport, 17tI1, lYtli, 19th, 20th.
Veny : PI.o!kssor Ch:irles G . Bmruer relmrted its folloms :
loth, from 8.33 to 9.40 p. in., sixteen met,eors of more or less 1~riIli;tncy were observed ; they moved in rerions pathR, the durat.ion of fliglitiiot exceeding tmwo seconds. At, 9.401). m. the
bright, full-moon had attained :hi1 al tit,iide to obscure a,ll stars
below t.lie first msgnitSii&, iblld uiet,eors became altogether iu- visible, \v:itcliing was therefore discoutiuoecl. On the l l t l i ?
fi-oiii S.46 t,o 9.15 11. ni., sis meteors were observed. On the
1311, fkoni 8.0:3 to 8.45. 11. in. t'oiir meteors were observed; a t
!G O p. in., no other mebeorn ilppearing, watching wa,s dis-
conti uned. &firring to the abore, Professor Boeruer states : "The tota.1 iinniber (36) of meteors were observed on t h e nights of the loth,
llt.11, a i i d 12th ; of t,hese eighteen were conforni:tble t.0 the
radiant in Perseus, and eiglit noii-conform%ble. Of t,lie above niimber t,liere were thirteen oft,he first niii.gui-
tude with ati avera,ge dnration of flight of 2.1 semiids; eiglit
of the second magnitmade with an ;tvera.ge diira,tiou of flight of
1.3 secoucls ; fire of the t,liircl magiitutle wit,li an a,rera,gc cliiration of flight of 1.2 sec.oncls. Tlie ma.simiini iiiimber fell
on the I O t h , with a gr;tda;il decrease on the 11th and 13th;
only two were followed by long lmniuoiin trains ; of the remain- der the t r e i n n were short aurl not! well defined. It. may rea.-
sou:i,bly be snpposed tha,t a, larger number aonld Barnre been \visible on R cl:trk night, nti~~rtiiii~i~t.ely, as it was, the opportu-
nity y1.s prevented by the int,erposiiig moon ." I~rrlrn~r 2'erritol.~.-C:a.iit.oiinient, 12th : R few met,eoi.rs mere seen ea,rly in tlie evening. 13th, a few meteors were observed
it1 the early pwt of the night. Inrrcc.-Burlingtoii, 12t,li : a brilliant meteor was observed a.t
9.05 1). in., passing from the zenith i n a southerly cliivction and
leaviug a tmil resembling the tail of R comet.. 31stm, a iiiet,eor
was seeu inoving iu a northeasterly direction. 97th, a, briIlia.ut
meteor was observed moving in a soiitherly direction. Davenport., 9th : a meteor was observed in the southern sky.
93d, a, meteor WAS .obser\-ed nioring from south to uortli ;
i~iothr:r mas also seen on the same evening moving from north t,o south.
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Fort Madison, 31st: a meteor pawed owr the station at 1 C
p. m. moriHg farom south to n0rt.h ant1 of the size of it liglit,ecl
lamp ; a t.ra.in of sparks followed itN do\ruwarcl course. Monticello, 31st : a. bright meteor was observed in the sontli. west at 9 1). IU.
were observed. Port Scott, 18th. ~!,ouisini#a.-Liberty Hill, 7th : a.t 7.30 1). in. ;\r meteor wak
observed pausing from east to west.. Jf~~ylnnd.-FdIstoii, 20th : a,t 9.30 1). 111.. a bright niet.eor w;tw obeerved in the coristellation Ursa Major; i t moved hori- zonta.lly towards the west, leaving a trail about, 30 long. Wmclstock : 12tli, 15th, 16th, 17th, SOth, Slst, 34th.
Mnssnchusetts .-Rowe, 13th : seererid meteors were observed between 8.G rtud 9.15 1. ni. Fall River, 19th: a meteor was visible at 9.30 p. in., about 300 above the horizon, and moving from north t.o sout4h, S ~O W -
ing green and yellow colors. Mid igm~-l4ucan a ba., 19 t h : 11 :in i eroiis 1 II e teors were ob - served on thiN date; (twenty-t.hree were count,eil iii t.liirt,y-five
niinutes). 
Ionia, 19th : at 8.30 p. in., a meteor \\iW ol?servecl in the
southwest att an altit*iide of 30.
~r~Lr~k~,.-Teciiiuseli, 3cl; Yutan, !Mh, 25th ; Ret1 Willow,
96th.
Ifew Jersq.-M oorew tow li , 1st I I.
Xew ~ork.--a.ctory\~iIle, 19th : at about 9.45 p. IU., a large
metmeor passed over the stmetion, moving from iiortlieast t,o sont.liwest ; its appareutn diamet.er was about, eight to t,en
iuchrs. Meuaiicl St,at,ion (nea,rAlba,uy), 1.9t,li : nt 9.30 1. m., i~ meteor vas observed to pass lrom nea,r the zenit,li to the sonthwesteru horizon. It* i1j)l)eikri1miice resembled a large blue S ~W , f01lowed
h j a long triiln of light. Phe.lps, 1st : Professor Bi-oolis, of the Red House. Observrt-
tory, il.bont 2 a. in., obserwd a, ma.guificent tneteor uio\-iiig froin nea.r t,lie zenith toward tlie west. It was of extraordinary
brilliancy, illnrniuatmiiig t.he country as if by a.11 elect,ric light, leaving R train of sI)ij,rkS forty dcgrecs in length. ris-
ible several mitintee, S U C ~ with the telescope was seen to roll
R U C ~ carve like i\ wre.a.t.li of smoke, wit:h R slow mot.ioii i1ort.h-
ward. Haijiiibal, 19t.11 : B brillia,iit nieteor was seen n,t 9.30 1). 111. It
started from Venus n11d tra\ded southwest, leiwiug it, t,riI,ili,
brokeu at itit,errals, and of a pale tlne color. Le Roy : E t h , 13t,h.
NortR. Cwrolitan.-Rrera,rd, 15th : ineteors passing froiii
sout,li to north were observed 011 t,liis h t e ; the.y were nlso seen
on t.he 18th moving ill the sa,iiie direction. Chapel Hill, 30th : n very bright. meteor was oh~er\-e~tl in the
south about 450 nbm-e tlie liorizou; it fell toward the horizou in a sudden burst of light, leaving a, tra,il visible for a few
semuds. Kelle~-s, near Raleigh, l7t.li1 18tli. Olr.io.--Ciiiciiiiieti, fourteen meteors were observed between
9 and 10 1). ni. of the 8th, their general course being from east t,o west. Teu meteors were ~l s o obscrvecl lwtween 9 a,nd 10.30
I). ui. ou the 10th. Toledo, YSrl : from 8 p. 111. to inidnight of the 32a1 shoothg stii.rs were nuineiaus, the greater riniiiber appeiwing in the sout,lieastern sky. They were n.lso observed between the s m e
~~~S~S.-AlliKOll, 30th : at 9 1). Ikl. Se\-erill Slll,?ll IlleteOIt!
It
hOIlIR 011 tmhe 83d.
College Hill, l1th, l9tli ; Jacksoitborough, 33d.
Pewts;ylz:nwin.-Pi t,tabnrg, 10th : met,eors were obserretl paw-
iug from uorth to soi1t.h; thry were also seelion the 15th and 15tli.
Leet.erlale, 10th : at 9 p. m. a brilliilllt meteor W:~R visible for about three seconcls ; tlie head was of light bliie color, follomeil by a lurninous red trail which remainecl visihle for aboiit fifteen secoucls. At 10.07 1). 111. asmidl inet.eor shot fra:iu1 northwest t.0
southeast-; i t wa,s of n silvery mliite color aud left uo trail, lait appeared to be very low aiid to travel rapidly.
Oreg~,b.-AlbtWy. 9tli, l.Ot,li.
1
Dj-beiTy, 11th : at, 9 p. ni. ahout a dozen m a l l meteors were
seen, mostly i n blie south. fiorith. ~~l.oliw~.-etatel?iii,g, 9th : at 9 1). 111. two meteors were observed ; t,hej- moved from uortli to south a.nd from northeast. to southwest, respectively. On the llth, at 9 p. m., two bright iiieteors were observed wit,hin a few seconds inter- val of each other ; t.liey niovecl in nearly parallel and horizon- tal liues from nortbeast to Ronthwest. 15t.11, 9 p. m., a. meteor
~~~~n~ssc?e.--Kiio~riIle, 23d : numerous meteors were observed after 8 p. m., the direction of movement in every case being
from east to west. On the 35th several meteors mere observed
during the ereni n g . The following extract is taken from the August report of the 4 Tennemee Weather Service.
Meteors were observed as foliows : Senophon, 9th, 11 th, 13th; Pnrksville,
19th. large, in east, direction west. Riddleton, 12th, 9 p. m., in east, direc-
tion west; on 18th. at 10.30 p. m.. direction west.; on lYth, 1.30 a. m.. in west.; 56t.h, at 8.35 1. m., in sooth, direction sootheast.. Hardisons Mills,
1Ut.h (two); 15th, 9 1). in. Huiricnne Switch, 15t.h: Centreville, Dth, about
8.30 p. ni., large sild brilliant. crossing the Iieavens froni the zenith to the southern horizon. Dyersbnrg, 24th. I)eautifiil l h e color.
Tc?,rrc.~.-Iiidintiola, 9th : at 9.20 1. ni., meteors were seen stioot,ing :tcross the soutliern s k ~ at. ill1 :iIt.itude of 2 5 O .
~;l.~i?r,;~..-~~;~rion, 10th : a t 9.30 p. ni., bliree meteors were seen, one moved from north to soutli, aiicl the others froiu east t.0 west. On the 19th, three nieteora observed.
CHpe Heury, l9t.h : t h e e meteors were observed between 8
C!liiiicoteiigne, 5th ; Veriety Mills, SOth, 23~1, 34th. IIicsh inglon Zerritot-y.-Dayt,oii: a.n utiusna,l niitnber of &hoot-
i u g st;irs were observed diiring tlie moutli. ~i s c o ,r ~i ,, ~..-Milm:Inl;ee, 10th : 21, brillia8nt meteor was ob-
served ,a.t 7.50 p. i ~., in the north, at an altit8iitle of sbout 450;
it moved, toward t,lie southwest and disappeered, lesring a
loug tra,iI of light which remaiuecl visible for from ten to fifteen
seconds. Other met,eors, moving towiird the sont,hwest, were
observed during the night.
wits observed.
and 9 1. n1.
Beloit, 19th.
l<ey West, FlorifZa: ou the 39d at about 4.30 1). m. three
miit.er spouts were obsen-ed a,bout three niiles nort,h of t,his
station. Tliey moved rapidly soutliward, remainiug visible sbont twenty niinutes. The a.git.at.iou of the water was I>la.inly
seen, but. no noise was hea.rd Mobile, Alabama: a water spout is reported to hare bee11
obserred ma,r Fort. Morgan oil the lOt,li. Tllt? 6 New York Maiitime Regist.r.r, of Septeniber loth, re-
ports tlie following :
The schooner Wilaka, which arrived at Saint. John. New Briinswick, Repteinber 36. froni Pensacola. reported that on August 2Gth, i n latitude
3:: :io N., Icingitode iGo 38 w., she sighted three water SpJlIts. Two of tht.ni appeared together and the other a few niinntes Inter. The wind was
northeast at the time, Mowing moderately, with rain squalls. The sight was
a grand one, as the spouts kept their cone-like shape a long time.
The followiug estmct is taken from the &New York Heplcl,
of Augnst 30, 1x81 :
Quel.~ec, August 5, 1W4: n magnificent water spout was seen on the Saint
Lawrence river, at Port Ned, during a severe thunder storm to-clay. It was
h I 1 ~- fornied and afforded a spectacle seldoni seen except. at sea. hiring its continunuce it moved down the river for a distance of inore than two niilw, aiid it. parted opposite Point Plpton. Rain descdnded in torrents im-
mediately afterward.
WATER SPOUTS.
PRAIRIE AND FOREST FIRES.
Deuver, Colorado : reports rereired a,t t,his place on the St,h, sta,ted that prairie fires had biiriied over an area thirt,y niiles
iii length along the Plntte river, l>et,aeeu Deiirer Jnnction aud Preiichmnn. The stock intereat,s i n thnt, region siista,iued
heavy losses. East Tawis, Irnco coiiutF, iV1ichig;ul 231 : forest fires 1ia.re
caused great. injnry to t,he i ~o p s in this couuty, uirich standiug
graiii iintl stacketl liilg lim-yig been consuniecl, together with otlier piw1ert.g. I t is estim:cted t,liat ail mea of 5,000 acres
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW . AUGUST. 1884 .
Metmrologicnl record of rolantnTy obsrrcers a t i d army post srtrgeons.-dugrtrt . 1884 . .... .. ... ... ... ....
Teni parat lire Temperature Trnipera t urr Tciirperatiire ... ...... ... 1 3 L .. ..
,
.. z s . =e . !? E = ... < 5 2 1: .. E *: .. .I 2 2 ... !;s z r" g z z z d g r z x
: 2 = 1~iatrk.t s i i ~l s t a t i m . .~ e
B e
g 2 11i"trict niin stntiuii . Z 2 5 Diatrict aiul atatim . .. .. ,
.
.I e c c ..e Diatrict anal station .
2 1 ; . =
- .. - __
~
-- .................. .... ..... .-
New &rylrrsd . Hartford. C!uurt ..................... 42
Bethel. l.!uiiii ...................................... Oroiiu. Mr ........................ 66 89 44 Ooriiiali M v ..................... 07 ............ Ambermi Man# ................ 69 ga + Dudley. bla~* ......................... 90 03 Meirrlou Maas .................. 68 55 >liltoii.'it1aar .......................... $5 50
Nrw Brdfor.1. Maaa ........... 67 . 81 52 Solllerset Maws ................. 72 91 44 Priiivetah m i a n ............... 66 b 43
Tnuirton 1r;n ................. rjU 93 . 50 F ~I I aivdr . ~a t ~a ............... 6 ~3 47
Worcrater . Mnsw ............... 68 . 87 45 Aiitriin. N . H .................................... Weir's Bridge. N . H ........................... Lake Village. N . H ............................ Bri*tol . N . H ...................................... Aalilaiid N . H ................................... Wuodat;..k. N . H ................................ Bcllaont. N . H ...................................
Provideirce. $.I ................................. Charlotte Vt ................... 63 g8 54
Biirliugtt:ir . Vt ................. sir 94 . 43 Wuu.lnt.wk. Vt ................. 90 3 s
DOIYL~. Vt ...................... 65 . 93 . 35
Liiiiriibiirg. Vt ................. tjj . 87 140
Newyurt Vt ..................... 6s 92 42
Ytraffnrri. Vt .................... 73 99 Rowr MHHN .................... i35 80 50
\~~i t l i ~m s t:...llrge. I ~H S ...... rjci 88 .16
Gnrdiiier. Me ..................... 64 83 45
Dale Enterprise. \'a ......... 72 . 93 56 Wytlierille VR ................. 76 86 48 Varirty nriiir. ~n ............. 71 92 54 Acrotink. Vn _ .................. 76 96 01
BInck*burg Vn ................................ fiiiminit 1. i ..................... 74 ss 5s
Joliiwoi~torr . Yn ............... 78 9! 07 Wellabeiroiigli. Pa ........ ...I 07 g> 3? Fnllriugton. Pn ................ 72 93 9
Quakrrtowii. Pa ................ 68 SS 45
Drifton . Pa ...................... 66 91 qo
Truv Pa .......................... 66 92 33 Elrr'ta'm (LaLyette Cnl.),Pu .................. Dyhtwy. Pa .................... 135 go 34
C.atawiaan. Pa ................... 69 03 45 Weatcheatrr, Pa ............... 70 91 49 Esstuu. Pa ....................... 78 ........... Gerinaatown . Pa ................................ Tamnqiia. Pr ..................... 76 g6
~
SS
Uhnniberrl.iirg . Pr ........... ; 70 : 95 52 Huluipville. Pn ................. 74 os 48
HavPrford CullPgr. Pa ............ 88 ...... State Sullrge Pa 90 44 Muui~taliirillr. N . Y ......... cig 95 42
Auburn. N . Y ..... ... .......... I 68 87 46 Meuaud N . Y .................. 71 gz 50 Leruv A . Y ..................... I 71 41 Coul;e;stuwu . N . T _ ........ .I 66
~
87 Port Jeruis. N . Y ............... 70 Plrillipaburg N . J ............ ! 74
~
92 , 49 ~o n i e r v i ~~e . A . J ............... ! 72 , 95 ; 53
Calclwell . N . J ................. .I .................. Redington . N . J ............. I 76 IW
Vineland. N . J ................ I 73 : 91 . 59
Mnoreutowii N . J ............ 71 93 $3 Belvitlei~ .. J .................................... soutli &nge . N . J ........... 70 g? 50
Cuuilierlan.1. Md .............. 70 b 54
nieDullngir sciio~i. mi ...... 72 s7 ss Woodatuck. Bld ................ ! 72 ga . 47 F:illatuii Mi1 .................... 71 gr 52
Warliiii&n Aqued't. D.C. 79 I gS 62
Distributing Rrr'r. 11 . C .... 77 98 60
Rrcriviiig Rrnrrvoir . D . c'. 77 ' 59
\veNtlWrOdgll fifRS* ............................
WOlfb#JrUUgh N . H .............................
Middle Allualic W.rlrs .
. ....................
43 ............
2.87 0.20 3.12
. 4.53
5.0)
3.24
4 2 0
S.41
4.03 5.78 3.16
5-42
0.33 3.72 1.75 4.03
3.32 6.52
4.35 3.M 4.25 4.01
3-13
2 .F
3.24 2.12
4 3 9 a.40
3.45 3-40 3.22
.........
......... 4.21
5.65 I . 38
2.0;
0.97 2.s5
4 .p
......... 1.05
I . 95
3.70 4.79 3.09 5.91 3.43 2.27
2.12
4 .a 7-13 2.22
2 .9
3.24 1.05
3.41 2.77 6 . 16
3.07 2.40
5.18
3.40 2.44
. 0 .9
1.90 2.62
5-07 5.90
7 . 23
1-49 3.53
1.5
3.00
0.83 0.S7
.........
.........
1Uid.Atbnlic lj.1nlea .-C !ou t'd
Grcvtt Falls . IIId .............. 74 93
W r H t \Vanliiiigtoii . 1) . C' ............... \Vvtlieville Yn ...............
White PIaiua. 1 . T ......... 72 bs
Salnni. N . J ......................... 95 Fort C.OIIIIIII.IIP. N . Y ...... 72 gn
Fort Muiirvcb . Ya ............ 75 W Hiidirnn Barracks . N . Y.. 68 S! Plliittubiirg R'kr N . T ... 79 90
Dnvid'a Islrnd d Y . H ... 73 94 Fort H c H e n r i '$ . d .............. 90
Lraoir N .. l'......... .............. S6
Liiicodton . N . C! ............ 73 77 Rnleigli N . $. ................. 77 01
Highla~:dr . N . C! ............. 64 S2
Flat Rock. N . i! ............. 69 $2
Stnten\.ille. N . (:' .............. 7s 91
Weldoii N . C. .................. 75 92
l.'liitprl kill. N . I.'............ 70 . 99 Brevnrel N . 1: ................. 71 90 B1illt.dg~ville. Cu ................. 92
.\tbcii s. DIL ..................... 78 92 RtatcGrirg. S . V ............... 70 91
.4 re.11cr ........._............ 79 90 Mayport ........................ &I ...... Tallalinwree .................... 81 91
Liiiiwia .......................... SI 96
Ban Arigiratiiie ............... 79 91 Btxtrvrr r:n!i Mttl... . Grwn Spriiign. .I In ......... 77 sli LnlIn& Ala .................... 82 95 Fursvtli On .................... 79 90 E'vrt'B.~~~rali.~nN. E ' I ~ ........ ~4 96 Yt . Veriioii Bkr. Ala ..... 81 101
Cld.iiriie . Tes ................. S5 9S New UIiii. Tea ................. S3 %
C.liwlisrillv . Tes .............. So 101
Aaatin. Tex .................... S5 9S Grinid Cutrau. La ........... SI 96 Liberty Hill. Ln ................... 95 Munnt 1.h. Ark .............. 75 103 Lrad Hill. Ark ............... 76 IO0
Yityettrville . Ark ............ 71 88
P u i i ~t Plemaiir. Ira ......... So Y; Hi" G'rttud* l..dl..y . FnrtBrnwn. Teu ........... S4 97
t>/t iu I ;I Ilr, I I I ad Tt.11 i t t .~..~ . Wellat,uiri. \v . Vn ....................... Hrlvetin. W.Vn .............. tj0 Yo
n h r i ..m . Va ................... 70 SS
Milrii. Tenn .................... 71 99 . Aiiatiu. Tviiu .................. 79 95 Eytill.Teiiii .................... 72 93 Grauqrkin Hills. Pa ........ e 94 TAWtNd.tl#?. E L ................ 07 92
.Incka.mhiir g. liliio ......... 74 N Nrw Atlieus. Illiio ........... Ob O r
We.terville, Uhio ............ 65 92 . Ca4lege Hill . llliio ........... 70 . 92
P..rt*iiiuiith. illiiu ........... 71 93 Frriikfort. Ky ............... 72 go Kicliiuoud. Ky ............... 71 91 Lnfayette. I1181 ............... 70 % Clinton. Iiid ................... 70 go Lacoiiia Iiid .................. 72 93
Riininaii . Iird .................. 75 94 Jeffwaoiiville. Ind .......... 73 ga Bpicelnnd. Ind ................ 70 ga Mattonu Ill .................... A r h w d . Tenu ............... ;8 3 Ciiiciniirti . Ohiu ............. 75 93
Verng . 1114 ..................... 73 99 Wrbneh. In4 ................. 71 . gr ,
Fict.myviiir. N . Y ........... $ .
Sunth dlLislir M.ilrs .
Florid. r l'cviitasftlu .
I l ~~x l r r .,r t;ti(f S/.rtes .
Twre &ate. Iird ................. S5
9 1-73
...... 0.g ...... 2.40
36 2.07 p 0.w "5 2.47 y5 S.72
b4 3.12
42 1-69
41 2.19
37 5.00 57 1.02
61 ......... 70 ......... 72 3.60
52 s.03
55 3 .5 j 61 1.31, 02 1.!6
y5 4.w
w 2.S?
01 3.35 a.oz
fm 3.29
71 5.35 ...... 6.32 71 ......... 71 S.2S 70 1u.02
0s ......... 67 2.39
sy 4.*
56 0.62 79 0.21
66 4.65
6s 0.04
07 1.7.5 s3 ......... 52 1.05
52 4.7s
jo 3.77 M 0.87
71 0.32
1.55
4 5 4.30 50 3.27 54 1.5s
50 2.19 54 1.93
54 4.07 40 2.07 44 1.20
......
4Y 1.39 4.3 1.0s
51 1.35 49 1.06
SI 3.31
9 1.74 54 1.12
48 0.75 SI 4.12
54 1-43 50 2.02
5? 3.36
55 2.20
55 1.70 50 1.41
51 0.54 53 2.1s
40 0.40
Lwwr Ltth Rv.iim# . Mnrgarettn. ?Ilrio ............ 73 92 51 1.71
Hirnnl, r?liiu ................... 70 9 53 1.03 ~.'lrvt.hiid, ~lliiu ............... OS 8 4s I . 90 Nvrtli Lvwirliiirg, Ohia8 ... 72 92 48 0.h
\\'nii3eam, I:lliiu ............... 08 94 39 1.12
I'iileriiiii, N . T ................. 66 90 @ 2.19 liiiiiiplirey,N.Y ............. 05 90 48 4 .h
1tliatcn.N. Y .................. 6j 91 39 3.75
~J V I I I I THII . N . Y ............................. 2.13
Nnrtli Yulney . N . Y ........ 65 95 49 3.20 Hiiilruii, Micli ................. ti.! y ' ~ 40 1.29 Mullllt Yor~.Nt,cllit ......... w 90 43 3 .s Fnrt Niag.ira, N . Y ......... OS 92 45 0.55
Maiiitmw?. \Vis .............. tjs 3 45 &SI
\Vnnanci, \\I N .................. 03 ku 3J 4.02
RilJaJlb, 1% ........................... 65 47 ......... Eilibarrnas, \Via .............. 97 S6 52 7.70 r;uwex . \Vir .................... 05 87 46 3.14
Hehit . \Vir .................... dd go 45 -.94
Hilladnlr, Midi ..................... 93 39 0.02
PwartrI.'rr.k. Micli ........ ?6 90 37 0.95 1cmi.i. Micti .................... 05 92 39 0.55 Marr+hnll . M i d i ..................... 93 43 1.a
Ngwtlipwt, 31it.h .................. 92 .% 3.25
Y.iiiisti~~iii~,~ticl, .......... 01 3.r 35 4 ..w
1i:rIniii:iza.q 31icli ................. 92 *I I .S ~
Thnriivill#., Micli ............ QS 93 4o 1.47
nIrlldull . Midi ....................... yq 41 1.S7 Bnrt Wnynr . Iiid ............ 71 p 52 0.95
Langaiispurt . Iiid ............. 72 93 51 1.S3
Sy~itliiiirr, Ill .................. 66 57 51 3.43
Mnreiigu. Ill .................. 66 89 47 3.39 ~t ~~c I w i ~.h , Ill .................. 71 94 51 1.93 Wiltnm Centrr . Ill _ ......... 70 ga ga 3.31
Laiisiiig, Midi ...................... ~3 42 1.34 Purt Brad?, JIicli ........._ 62 hb 35 4.19
1 bpr Luke . Itryiwr .
Prniikliii . \Via ................................... ?.4B
Trxvarrr I'ity. #icli .............. 93 41 2.35
Fort Buford . link ............ 70 Io2 39 0.25
FawtT~~ttrii.Da!i ........... 05 94 44 5.94
[>$per Xi#sis*ippi 1.dwy.
Ncillavillr, \Via ............... 5s) 89 37 6.32
rmiraatcr . \vis ...................... s 40 $5
Xiidiem . \Vi# ................. 4 . S5 49 4.39 Prririr dii 4.liieii. \Vir ..... 07 90 gu 5 .y NorthHdd . Miiiir ............ 62 b7 50 3.4h ~Iiuurnpdia . Piiiii ......... 67 90 SI 3.91 r.'hvutrr,Miiiii ....................... &S SO 7.79 Huiitir.elb~. twvn ........... 68 90 45 3.7s
Dra Maviiivs $near) Ianwa ........ yo 4s ......... liicl.yeiiilrn,.c, Iu\w ........ OS . Q 50 4.75 I:lttiiinn.a, Iuaai ............. 9 ga 57 4.92
Iii,liaii,,l..,I,,n.~. .......... 70 SR 55 2.81
l.rrrcaB. IaNa .................. 05 8s 51 8.34 Fn.#rt DIrdi#nm, IOUWX .............. 93 59 6.Q nIii",:ati~~e.I,,\~:i ............ 70 gz 4; 5.77 Mnyiiard . I~JWL .............. 04 87 4s ......... Huiulioldt, h w a ............ ck~ . 68 48 4.37
Proria . Ill ....................... 74 . 97 gu 4.13 ~.' u l l i i i ~v i l l ~,I l ~ ............... 72 48 1.82
HiiiikerHill.III .............. 70 gS 45 2.s
A l l I r a , Ill ........................ 75 92 : y5 2.65
swsiiwick, Ill ................. 73 93 5s 1.4 Rockf'~~rd . Ill .................. 07 37 : 51 3.6s Fort Siit4liiig . DIiirii ........ 68 101 45 3.61
l)eSotai, Ndw ....... ......... Ss . g 10 5.95
Yreinimt . Nvbr .............. 51 6.73 Gruwi. Nvlm .................... 09 91 49 3.S5 Tecliiiinrli . Nelw .............. 73 % . 53 4.20
Yutan, Kelw ................... 70 pz . 54 5.22
C'rrte, Nrbr ..................... og 93 . 4s 3.18
I'uiiceiitiuil, MU ............... 68 89 i 52 2.01
Vurtliag* . 31, .................. 77 go 57 1.95
MZHlll'llcNtPK . I U W a ........... 08 90 40 2.42
ilfi*.swiv; I.,zlk,y .
Y i x w n l .i l ~d l e ~l h n t .1 1 . Piww C'i tp. Mu ............... Orecia tield. ni., ................. Atcliiaon . Kaus ............... Harrisoiiville. M u ........... I)lanlinttair. Kniid ........... Iiidc~.enilrirce . liaira ........ \V.vlln~l~~ltc. Iiilllr) ........... Fatrt Sc..tt . liaii~ ............ hnliiin. liaiia .................. Eiiiporiir . Kniia .............. Slirrl..ck . Kana ............... Tittea 1:riitrr. Kniin .........
\Vrnriiiur~la~~~I. I i ~i r a ...... L..gnii. Iurii .................. \Vvbatrr. I)ak .................. Hnnliictte . Nelm ............ \V . Leavciiworth . Kan# ... Tqekn? Bails ................. I.htt.whrrg . Iuwa .......... Ywt l...l.iiir..ii. Nebr ...... Ywt Siwetou. Dak ......... Fort Sully. Dak .............. ~w k y nrt.tflti.ti,, Slopes . Rwl Wi1ln.r. N A r .......... S tn.dihn in. Nr1.r ............ Maud . Kauri ................... Wclliiigtuii. liaiin ........... Alliwii . Knnn ................. P1Irl.lo. Vuln ................... Tiicwn . Ari v. .................. Fort nIcl)t.\r.rII. Ariz ...... Yurt Lvwir. iblu ............ F..rt . (.~iicIr.i. Tex ............ Fort Fred Rtri.l... Wy. ....... Fwt Iinn.Ial1. Ilnk .......... Pawt A . Liii.~..tii. I h k ...... r u r t KaUgII. Muut .......... Yurt Rllia . M m t ............. Yurt Uniou . N . Mes ........ Fwt Shaw. Muirt ........... Bnvrt n I r d e. lhrh ............ l'wt Awiiiubuiiir. Mmt ..
Pl~dtwii Di*lr%.lr.
C'arwir I'ity. Nev ............ Uraid Jiiiictiou .
I V t h ...... Prirrtu de Luun. N . Mea . Nrplii. Utah .................... Fort Mc1)vrinit . Nev ....... Fnrt Hridger. Wyu ......... Furt Wiiigrtr. N . 3lr.x ..... Pwiric Slope . Pnwnv . r.'al ..................... I.'nllli;ilya Yalley. CaI ...... Pri~iceton . llal ................ Sriliiina . l.'d ................... 1.1ak1n II . I. l'al .................. Hydeavillu. l'al ..............
Clny l~.elltre. Kalla ...........
Yurt Ly..ii. Coh. ............
l.'iillege City. l!aI ............ Sarrxnieii to. Val ............. Saii Ruphrel. l'nl ............ Eola . Uryg ..................... Albniiy . Orrg .................. East Portland. Oreg ........ Ples~niit Grow. Wash . T .. Bainhridge Isl'd,Wash.T. New Tcca.mia. Wash . T ..... Alcatrnz 1slan.l . Val ........ A n g ~l Inland. Val ............ Bviiicia Unrnc.ks, Cnl ....... Y w t H i d a d . C;rl ............ Purt Gxutoii. C'al ............ Burt Klainnth . Orrg ...... Preaialio of S . F., Cnl ...... Fort nlitaou. l'nl ............. Burt Spukane. Wnah . T .. Fort Townsend. Wash . T .
:: 2 72 94 76 98 74 UJO
73
71 9.5
...... go
71 95 7s 90 73 94 7! ' 9 5 M .9
-0 '97
71 99
:: I;
I 5 bcj
74 * 80 92
08 95
...... 70 97
70 91
S7 113 60 .8 7 82 !103
05 9!
............
z: 2 71 103 65 ~9 3 6.1
6s ' 9 5 73 1 0 4
74 99
w
07
73 Iw'
77 IOq
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was buriied oyer. a. uil iu soine places fitrm houses were de- .
stroyed . Ou the 96th. the fires mere still bnruiug in t.he a.d- joiiiiug townships, and 011 that ditte ueitrly all of t'he hoiiaes in the vilhge of Harmou. Oscocla coiiiity. were biirnerl . Portland. Oregon. 96th : cleatructive prairie fires :ire report. ed from Uuiatilla contp . An area of mauj- sqiwe miles 118s been burned over. destroying a giwtt quaut#ity of grass. which will result in heavy losses to the'stocli interests . Prairie aiid forest fire8 were also reported from the f'ollowiug
places :
Fort Oauby. Washiugtou Territory. Gth .
Fort Bnford. Dakota. 14th . Fort Sill. Iudiau Tei-ritorj.. 13th, 14th. 16th .
HIWOI~. Dalioh. Gth. '7th .
52
50
54
63 54 53 48 60
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1.51
5.05
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1.70
5.50 5.30 4.59
1.00
4.17 0.72
2.24
-.70
3.03 3.44 3.14 2.35 1.15
1.18
0.90 0.70
2.39 4.18 1.76
0.5
2.30
2.59
1.70
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0.25
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Fort Btockt.on. Tesaa. 18th . Port Hiirou. Michigan. Slst .
1' bio .
Nmliville. Teuiiessee. 9th. 10th . Gardiner. Maiue. 8th .
Momitniuville. Kea York. 9cl. 8th. 35th. 28th . Los Angelen. Cdifiruia. 31. 3cl. 15th . 1~ea.d Hill. Arknasas. 3Lll)Iltli. 14th. 28th . Archer. Florida. 9th. 11th to 14th. 17th. 29d t.0 95th. 24th.
Guttenberg. Iowa.. 16th. 97th .
POLAR BANDS .
Griuide City. Tes.3.s. 17th . 1.8tmh.
Yut.at1, Nebrasktl.. 19th. 91st. 231 .
29th .
AUGUST, lS84. MONTHLY WEATEER REVIEW. 207
3
Yates Centre, Kana%, 8th. Salina, Kansas, SSth. Wytheville, Virginia, 6th.
Fort Yates, Dakota, 99th. Fort AsRinaboine, Montana, Slst. Wickenburg, Arizona,, 30th. Fort McDowell, Arizona, lst, 5th, 12tI1, ISth, Sith, 25th, st. Lewiston, Idaho, 30th.
Dayton, Washington Territory, 5th, 33d, 30th.
Geese $y i y north icard : Pensacoh, Florida, 93d. Brmt8.flyi!1q sozcthward : Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sth.
SAND STORMS.
MIGRATION OF BIRDS.
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.
REPORT OF THE ALABAMA WEATHER SERVICE, UNDER DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR
P. H. MELL, JH.
blECHANICAL AND AGRICULTIJR.IL COLLEGE, AUBURN, ALAB.4MA, Sepknrbtr 1, 188-l.
August opened with five days of showers, accompanied by thunder and
lightnin and westerly winds. Clear weather began on tlie rjth, with a de- cided fa! of temperature ; and the month continued cool and dry, with winds from the east and north until the 20th, when the windchanged to the west, and
the temperature began to rise rapidly, and a few local showers were reported.
The week of the 22-29th was the warmest period of the snmmer. The rains and winds of tlie 29th and 30th cooled the atmosphere, and the 31st was
clear, with cool breezes from the north aud west. With the exception of the one hot week the month was pleasant and nniforin i n temperature, and the
average was lower than that of July. The precipitation was also below the average. Observers are reqnested to be very carefnl in measiiring tlie amount of
precipitation. The great discrepancy lietween reports from the same section of the state leads the Director to siippose that more or less error exists io the manner of measuring, or in the rain-gauges themselves.
state Stlmillnr~f.
E/Zean temperatore. 7P.6 ; highest temperature, 10P, at Troy, on the 1st;
lowest temperature, 5 P , at Calera, on the 6th; monthly range of tempera- ture for the state, 50'; greatest monthly ranges at stations, 51)' at Jackson- ville and Ftayette, and @' at Calera; least monthly ranges of temperatiire,
15' at Wetunipka, and :30" at Evergreen; greatest daily ranges, 30' nt Troy, on the 3d; 40' at Birmingham, on the 2Sth; least daily ranges of tempern-
tore, 0' at Eden. on the itE, and 6' at Mobile, on the 9th. Mean depth of rainfnll for the state, 2.41 inches ; incan h i l y rainfall for
the stnte, 0.08 inch; largest monthly rainfall, 7.85 inches at Clanton; least
monthly raitifall, 0.20 at Greensborough ; largest daily rainfall, 2 .3 at Clan- ton, on the 4th. The days of general rainfall were the lst, P d , 3d. 4th, 2'Jth, 30th; average nnmber of days on which rain fell, 15; alerage number of cloudy days, 6 ;
fair days, 15 ; clear days, 10 ; warmest day, 39th ; coolest thy, 6th.
Prevailing directions of the wind, west and northwest : greatest force of wind was reported from Montgomery, on the 4th--37 miles per honr frrim the northeast.
The following estract is taken from the Ailgust report of
the '' Nebraska Weather Service," under directioii of' Professor G. D. Sweezy, of Doam College, Crete, Nebreskn:
EOSWELL OBXERTATORY, DOME COI.I,EGE,
C'refc, Aebmska. Atcgrrsf. 1884. With the issne of the n~onthly bulletin for July, Prof. 6. R. Thompson, who
has for main- vears conducted so ablv nnd faithfirllv the Volontrer Westhrr
Service for %"riraska, rrtired from it's superintendehy with the request that
the director of Boswell University shonld socreed him. It has bren with something of hesitation that we have undertaken it, mainly liecause of the pressure of other duties i n coniiection with the college and the observatorj-. Realizine kowerer the iniiiortance of iiiaiatainine and if Dossible. of estentl-
IVeather,foi. Atigrd.-Average rainfall: southeast section, 4.02 inches;
northeast section, 6.84 inches; southwest section, 3.06 inches; northwest
section, 3% inches; state, 4.06 inches. Menri relafiiv hitmidi& : Crete, 82.
Meaia te)tzpyerafro.e : for the state, 71'3. Average of noon observations,
75O.93. The followiw are some of the niasimiun and minim on^ temperatures :
Stockham, CJ?, GS'; De Soto, 9Io, 46'; Crete, 9 3 O , 47'.T.
IVind: Number of miles traveled, Crete, 7,219 miles. Average velocitv,
Crete, 9.7 miles per honr. ~iscell~itf,ozt~.-Fo~s: Syracnse, 22d and ?Yth ; Weeping Water, 15th and 28th; De Soto, 14th. 24th. and 18th; Crete, ?2d, 25th, and 28th: Beaver Creek, 13th, I'lth, and ?Sth; Red Willow, loth, 11th. 12th, 13th, and 14th.
Tkrtirdrratorius: Central City, 15th and 17th; Keeae, 16th and 18th;
Beaver Creek. 19th. %th, and 96th; West Point, 15th and 18th; Red Wil- low, lsth, 17th, and 19th; Marquette, 13th anit 26th; Fairbury, 17th; So- perior, lzth, 13th, 15th, 17th. 18th, 19th. and 41st.
Highest velocity. Crete, 36 miles, south.
REPORT OF TEE TEINESSEE WEATHER SERI'IC'E, I'SDER DIRECTIOR OF HOI. A.
J . YCWHIRTER.
The month of August was characterized I J ~ but few abnormal features, among which were the cool nights during the early part of the month, the
high temperature, dnring the latter pctrt, the severe electric storins of the Sd and 29t11, and the deticiency iit the rainfall. The mean tenipernture was 75'.G, or 2O.4 below that for the previous
month, and 1O.6 above that for the correspnnding month of last year. The highest tempernture was 99'. or 1' above that for Augnst of last year; the
lowest temperatiire was 4Y'. or 2' above the July minimum and 5' ahore that for August, 1.S83. The mean of the niasimuni temperatures was 4' above and the mean of the minimum teoiperatures was 1' i above those for
August, lS8X The highest temperatures were general during the latter portion, and the low temperatures during the eerly portion of the month. The average rainfall for the state was 1.08 inches, or 1.35 inches IPSS than
for the corresponiling month of 1 W 3 , and 3.42 inches less than the average
for July, l%L. The ilays nf greatest rainfall were the 3d, Slst. 22d, and 2hh. 'Yhp greatest daily rainfdl was 3.1-0 iuches on the ?9th, at Senophon,
Hnncock county. The rainfall was very irregularly distributed, Iieing gen- eral only on the above-naiued days. Many of the rains were very local.
The rain of the 3d was the hesviest in the middle division, and that of the 29th was heaviest in the eastern and western di\isions. It is a little remark-
able that with so small a rainfall only three days in the munth were reported
entirely free from rain throughout the state. The sevrre drought which set in during the early part ot' the month has
had a very damaging effect on the cropa of corn, cotton, and tobacco.
REPORT OF THE JIIRSOI'RI WEITAER SERVICE; AUGUST, 1SR4.
The mean temperature at Saint Louis during the nionth was 74O.4, or 2 O .1
below the normal. There were only four places--(larthage, Harrisonville.
and Cairo, i n the sonthern part of the state, and Mascootah in Illinois- where the nienn temperature wits ahve that at Saint Louis. The drily
means during the month were with bnt little range, the highest being on the
the last days of the svcond decade of the month and the lowest on the 9th.
Throughout the state the means were below the normals. The higher inasimnms were observcd i n the latter part of the second decade, and the luwer niinininnis in the latter 1Jart of the first decade ofthe
m 011 th . The mean Jaily range ut the central station was 17O.2, being as sniall as
P .6 on the 31, and as Icrrgv as 25'5 un the 1::th.
There was IICJ rainfall at Saint Lwuis until the 30th of the mouth. It was so gt.ncrally throughout the state also. The amount at the central station
was ?.ti6 inches beliiw thy nornid for Saint Louis. The distribution over the
state was siiinll i n the southern part--0..50 at Greenfirld, with a large aniount
toward the northern part. the largest being G.52 inches at Miami. The crops, where heard frnm, were revived by the late rains and are doing
well, not having snffered so tiioch as might have been expected from the
lack of rain i n the tirst part of the mnrtth on ncconnt of the coinparatirely
low tempvmtore. A. RAMEL, dssisinitt i)i rhntye. \\;arhinytnn L-niversity, September 9, lW4.
REPORT OF THE LWUlsIASA WEATHER SERVLC'E, USDER DIRECTIOS OF Y R .
ROBERT s. nil-.
The early part of thr month was coinparatirely cool. bnt the last week
was vvrv warm. Drounht is renerallv reuorted in the lowlands. On the ing this 'service, an<~ that nut onlv the director' IJnt a11 *the ~~~s e r v e r s con- -- ~lected with the work fi.eely give their ser\icea wit11011t remllueratic,n, it ' hills enit uf the Mississjppi ri&, where the spring and early summer were
seemed hardly generous to decline, especiaIIy as thr college with its nstro- 1 drr, good rnins have fallen. llonlicnl alld llletporological observatory rcllil librrry geellled better sitllate,l I ?he temperstore for the lllOnth WRS ahOVe the average, IJut it WaS not as
on ~0111e acco1111ts thall any other ststion i n the %trite to 1ltl~Iprtake this high 51s for Augnst, 1383. In New (Jrlenns less rain fell than at all)- tinie
work. Crops genernlly have suffered tbr rain.
Silgar and rice are spotted, as they have b d
the olfeer of his valuable assistaFce, not only in maintaining but in estmd- I showers or drol%h:ht. P a f e sun~)icrry. ing the Nebraska Weather Service. In this it is hoped that many who are I interested in the weather problems and nieteorologicnl history of tlie state ! Mcan temperature, 81O.3 ; highest temperature, 103O.5 at Shrevcport and will co-operate. It is especially desired that persons in vnrions parts of the Franklin, on the 39th: lowest temperature, 55' nt Lake Providence, on the
state, especirllg the newer western a d northern portions will volunteer to I 4th : greatest dnilg range of temperature, 4.5' at Lake Providence, on the act as observers i n their own localities.
and rain-gauge, if nothing more, nre desirable. I Average rahfall, 1.70 iuches; greatest daily rainfall, 2.65 inches at Clin-
since the record has been kept.
General Hexen, Cllief Signal Officer, U. y. Army, has kindly estell<led Cotton is reported shedding.
Observations with thermometer 26 ; least ilailjv range of tempertrture, Y.6 at Vidalia. on the 6th.