Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-20
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Frost M august Shark up the Riuer, Sc.
.Hr ShoWden go ong variety OF inlei es ins
phenomena, within your vicnage, OF which the precr
du wouth was p oductive, Iheie was no one ueihsu
Tia may he detme great rarity amd aholiaous
c aracer as The H'dter spout on he Po;omac river
wieh occurred IN the OF tie 10Th ui, 1t unor.u.
nal,iy was not observed until it had completely formed
and directly IN tot OF Mount Neiuon-when pre- sent.
Ell to The an zed spec aors Jet exceeding rare We,
grand aud ltcut Gi in appearance. TIE base, our
,iew aipe"red 10 be lag and FendicuAr cylinder
iio' Ing upon the sutce OF liver and supposed TO be
about hy 'set in height and llry as er directly
vetc TO the cylinder daik (in,b,ts) cloud in
ubo OF 800 to 900 eet in length, witch rested upon the
supet'or end Ut ne cyl lind, The middle o. in ror
oil Tue tube was OF dark purple color surrounded with
p"'e Vapo, or dense heze OF which the cy Under was
also apparently composed. IL borne slowly and ma.
Je.hca'iy along by rather brisk south wind. until il
came IN contact WIKI cluster Of trees immediate
~ on point of land belonging 10 the Mount Verne,
estate, where II broke with weak explosion but with
on Interchangeable base, or cylinder became almost i'm
pecepibly "nnh'ated while the dark purple tube with
ITS contents and ourdng inveslitue gradually and
slowly ascended into the cloud lis duration could no,
have exceeded twenty thirty minutes from the fri
pearance TO its final recession into the cloud
That 1t was anomoious will be conceded wien il is
stated mat The alter spous OF the tropics particularly at
sea- ahos' invariably present an appearance tco cones
the superior envertsd aud their aitenuacd points
ng and forming the tube; The middle or inferior of ,e
latter is also always Lrhife surrounded by dayk snd
"S'sf vapor; and moreover, when they break from any
cause, either on land sea- The quantity of wafer N:
charged from ihem is tremendous. Such at least has
GCT nNt don't
Inc occasion may justify notification OF other phe
nonena, occurring during the above interval
ana raFhcniaFy OF the Earthquake OF The 9Th which
was also perceived by us. simultaneously al the lime in
dica'ed your paper OF The 2Sth u It believed
ht one or two slight shocks ob,erved the cvening
previous but we're then mistaken for the effect of
uhder' 's DeIei 'Ppcars 10 gain confidence by The OBJ.
'ervaioOs OF others distance Ills singular isolated
ana established tact, regarding the b4romct r. though AZ,
,sne" sen i'e 10 The most impercephIe atmo, pherc
deviation or pressure, that it becomes perfectly
preceding and during Earthquake. This fact il !,
ne'dea confirmation, was fully verified during the Earth
quake oil the 9th March 1928. During the late one
however, no observations the above instrument ,yer
noticed. " "e'e
But respecting The trhie Frost which was po,icd h
you 'h ne night o the 20 and 30h ul and
~ by your intelligent Meteorological correspondent i, i;
not however III nay power, though in Your vicnage 10
e"n,ln .he oosefV"uon It's true our Thermome trio al
correspondent, and tha, the morning of Tic
sum the mercury az low is degrees: vetI Am lol
20 oehcve That frost, however harmless can be
ed IN any situation at that temperaiue Fro.ta H. f
ten been Witnessed by the writer to occur when the
curry In the most exposed situations pointed 10 f,,fy de-
SeeS' On' never above; and eight degrees NJ
temperature IN excess, make material and palpabIe all
'crahon III these remarks be correct is il not poseihe
therefore, that heavy aud condensed de,p so
" ms season may have been mistaken for the object in
question! ne question Is asked because il is W. know
w repeated mistakes this subject have been made
ana even by gardeners, who are generally most al,
tected by them. ~ AZ
In co"nuaion OF the phenomena Witnessed dnir,, ,,s
month OF August last brief nuiice Of ezTsordnaIv
aquc or saltwater visitors may perhaps be acceptable
an un"eIcone one, then, for The greater portion fla
month has been in ciniiy in no less personsc.
ofse Shd'E sfnaus giaucus OF Lin and of from ten 10
ieet IN length he respective creeks ne ar us viz.
The Fscdway. Swan. and Hroad Creek have sbarsd in
succession his ndscrimnate attention for several DAYS M
Ee'.tr. IL would appear TO have enjoyed itself in
eeuhg upon The Pickerei freed, Pom ederia cord,la Of
''T1s we roofs oil which vegetable well know
aiio'o sus'enance TO many OF the inny families
" Is presumed So from the quantity Of the stem.
I ""Oe' % mat vegetable, winch grows abundant.
~ IN The ntioncd water courses seen 1oaIi
"Iog WIN NE respective tides to this circumstance ali
49, may De attributed the inofensveness Of the visitor
heen observed during the preceding eight or len
~ vs. cFeWoiy reported that few Porpuss DelpIinus
.ePms - nave been seen sporting 10 the cove before
.ou, crhoh' CTd6S, Cancer menus, also, have paid
Ss V FINALLY, your correspondent can testify 10 the
pt ''oo'e unknown to naiuralats. that FloudcTs
'''u'O"ee'es iiessus' L., exist in the Potomac river
Very respectfully, yours r.
fImee 0tOfgts COnnfy, MI, Sent L. I8a2