The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-21
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writer in the Nsw York Courier and Enquirer
makes the following remarks the recent cold
weather:
''The cold is travelling in new path New
Orleans, on the 18th, was visited by snow storm,
aud on the 18th the temperature Of the city of
Washington was twenty seven degrees below the
freezing point. CONFUSION at some point on the
earth's surface. not often visited by terrestrial
Temors, has produced this result.
SIN previous communications, we said that the
long cycle in December, which commenced the
night of the 18th and 10th, and ended the night of
27th and 2Sth, was connected with earthquak es.
That the commencement, termination, and huc tua-
tons the Goth and 25th were the result OF earth
quakcs. The New York Commercial advertiser of
January 9Th, states an earthquake was felt at
st. Thomas the 10th December, (hour not
stately and the Bradford (Vt) mteHigencer Of
the 9th of December, states that earthquake
was felt there the morning OF December 25th The
10th and 2Ith or 25th, now only remain to be
heard from
"Wo are examining the arctic records in con
nexion with the narration of Sir John Richardson.
Sir John states, that the 22d Of August, 1885, he
encountered great storm, latitude 65' north, lon
giude l3o west, and that on the same day severe
shocks Of earthquakes felt in the Vest Indies
On referring to records ofterrestrial phenomenal
find record of earthquake at Antigua on
the 22d, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and
a hurricane. The day previous hurricane and
lightning storm at st. kits attended by
three shocks of earthquake. The Goth the city of
arts WIS FlsNeu ny IcdTlul tnunuer storm, our
ing which the lightning struck eighteen different
places in that city. The day previous to this light
ming storm in Paris, an earthquake visited Monte.
yideo, and two days previous, viz: on the 18th,
shocks of earthquake felt at St. Lucia, and on
the 18th shocks were also felt at Monteyideo. Thus
we connect the changes of the atmosphere with the
disturbances Of terrane crust. 1t is that which is
forced into the atmosphere from the earths interior
that changes the condition Of its atmosphere and
produces all the sudden changes Of temperature.
These changes affect every thing that has life, and
those who breathe the changed atmosphere, both
physically and mentally.
''Since the termination of the cold cycle on the
23th of December, other cycles have followed
"a warm cycle followed the cold cycle, and was
attended by dense fog, by aurora and by thunder
and lightning; when it had reached ninety hours
the fog was expelled by free rain, that fell abund-
antly great extent of surface in the northern
hemisphere. The warm term ended at D. IN.
on the Let of January, having continued for term
measuring ive-sixteenth the circle Of 800 hours
From p. m. of January lat to the present hour
n. IN of 18th, there have been but three move.
ments Of temperature above the freezing point
viz: on the 9th, at p. m, $40; 9th, p M, $40;
10Th, p. m, $40; and 18th, l p. m, 800. The
temperature is now, at 81 a. m, 800. having been
at rest during the entire night at 24o and $50
Since writing the foregoing, the cold cycle,
which commenced at 2 p m. Of the llth, has ter
minated At this morning the temperature on
the magnetic and meteoric wires was at 25o; at 8
O'Clock, 29o; at TO- 800; and at IL, 800. The dura
ton of the cycle, from p. of lth to past 10
IN. Of 18th, is ninety hours four this the
circle. The whole atmosphere gives testimony to
the conclusion Of tho cycle
JANUARY 10, 1852 f. NJ