The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-11

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sc,.st ~ spe ssOln . ssuuai ne-
I "ao Ssea. cY'' Ilienceu. vLess eau.lon
AZ, 9u,isu, ss every pounu ol pat-
ssd ,,st ma IN, Is e,,u 9esrsus oncs ccImen-
SVha'' ,,s, ~ ssoM ss y inlgu' DC.
t,yas ~ W. = snse at'ous lauway oown pe-
ny .suu"Teap any tls iowet cloud we
bslloor ,ss, s;ah,,. ~ ollu s''e
and ,saS ~. ea u,~"m ....il. in.o .ne s'otil
lb.ii ,bh;,t, fo sina's sio"e1 "
III, .i.,sd ~ ny ,',, VIZ als.ua iioln
i,nsn ~, a., .nI, III .an maui ettip'e
msn, III, III si'n h,.. e.ooo. rola ino7
'l;da d;nas 'oIas aoote iie s.oou sne po-
tnili9 was ;og 80 s..se,i,.. ms 'us ,isa'-
descent fbranvh The hail ,,ss .s,R. ss,,at
ON tbe hslloa9 and H. thnnaas wss paa,e.,Ns
Like thonsand n;.ees ne 'ar,;,l.r, "a 'ol,s ,nst'
lbal6on wac ,o.;n, ~ s,,i a., ,; oA0 r.I s',1
reed i nov i ,ssS,u.sd "a s.;i ;i"g r. la
Jtimp IN M. w.,le NJ th.. s,a,S ~ sum .ts
/ wes, nj mo ~ sL, ,,'as si,.at.f i % 'pe
lSevera tio,ss sfsst ioh,;,;,.n ,,,S,.,'. ~ s.o9u
lauiyersd ha,sysen 81. ,,,. rnuu's'eu ..s anu
j cIonds II rasnT q sl;ob, d,a,a - ,.o"s, ~,
lno thunder ftiIlotv.d a. Tb;s aiso s,.a.;sad and
me. and /, moreover rsI;ecaJ 80 S.osa su
Iof its effects, This l;yhta;na sssned - 49,
lnothing 10 ~, NTH ,be sloc',,,.l d;.aS,, In"
lbeluw ami !, d;snIavsd ,s.If ,,,ao;ssir
the aurora bore slis-.I think Il pvas Sbat nbs. n
nomenon. While in this nos;,ion In The faJ. hsl
lioon Was turaipr itapidlv on iis yert;csi avis
lafd rocking Al IRe ssms iims ,yb;,.l, ,,..Js ,s
me slighlly sick like "a sickess 1. 4 - Z
Now sudds rlty new scene pteseated ita-
IeH, A rainbow was formina 4 littIesSn al.
vance of and below me with its conra ye s;da
towards ne, somewhat distorted in tha
shape Of atcitpr S. The balloon was nnw
sinking slowly and The storm also p5inino !
lIitIle speed iG advance Of it. which brengbt
me under the arch Of The rainbow Tbis.
was lfuly sublime NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. h
from behind and sidewlse through, ;he Arch
pSrspectlvely open 10 INV gaze. Wiih rs ceils
| ing and sides rescoed 10 prisalatic colors.
Nothing could surpass lis grandeur. and in
addition 10 this every hail drop was prismat.
ically illuminated, and below the arch the
mighty caudron df dense vapor was bub.
bling like melilsltohnI, rolling out most
terrific thunder, and 10 the side of the csnl-
dron was pictured the beautiful parhelion.
caused by the sun Shining on tle balloon. as
! | had now fell sufficiently in tlie fear of The
storm TO have the sun Oh the balloon ali ,he
time she was above the lower cloud, but still
the ouiskirt OF The hail was falling on III
When found that the sheet l;ahm;no a;d
not endanget The balloon. and as | feIt g.
cure from The electrical DISCHARGES below
and the hail being small. | began TO regret
that II was out Of nv power 10 follow This
grand meteor to its conclusion. But INV
ballast being all expended except some news
pa pets any provisions, which / threw over
bourd 10 check The sinking of The balloon a
llttle longer, it must now inevitably soon
come 10 t6e earth, and in fifteen minutes af.-
Ter | was.siukinp throuohthe lower cloud
which was quite warm. This was about
eight miles west Of tIle Ohio river and about
LIEN miles from SalIipolis y
RrAt 6 o'clock p. M. i landed nm n Flea,
spot. land thew were scarce in This region, \
in G,,yan townshin Gallia county, Ohio
under sliebt shower OF rain. near ihe house
of Richard harbor, under whose bospitable
roof slept that nigt. This was some hing
over q hundred miles from Portsmouth by
1.-THE steamboat route.
~ AsI was under the impression that rain
land hail, as well as snow were formed in
the lower cloud, having on former occa-
sions during thunder storms either sailed in
1.-The lower cloud or above the upper, ana nev.
Ell before viewed storms from their side SO
J CLOSE as to be partly in them, | will now
briefly recapilulate lis phenomena. II viii!
4 afford good data because both the storms of
which received portion oil the rain and
hail presented the same appearance.
LIST. Thunder storms have two plates of
& clouds, the upper discharging the contents,
] whatever ii may be, rain. hail or snow.
Il 21 Sheet lightning vi an orange color un-
u duiates silently between The upper and low
4 II cloud, ina waving motion. 81
Sd. The discharges OF electricity take
place in the lower cloud, (by discharges are
I meant thunder and lighnihg.)
4lh. The distance between the upper and
. lower cloud was not less than 200 feet (tbis
is a mere measurenienl.)
!, 9th. The uprising current was not contin-
ued higher than the lover cloud. and was ri-
marsiu Of The storm, being il il twenty-five
A minutes:
oth. The STERN was much wider below
than above, the deposite ,diyeiglns at least