Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-25
rhe aurora porealis and the nleotrioFele-

The Aurora Borealis and the HlectTioTe le-
graph. 1sa
G. P,,B., Teiepraphic Operator, writes 70 The
Boston Traveller the results Of SIX years. experience
hi determining what effect the Aurora Borealis e4-
ertslupom the Teegraphic wires. We copy;l 8
ztln The House, Morse and other Magnetic Tele-
giapls, the effect prod uccd by the Aurora is gsn7
orally toincrease dininish tile eietricS
used in working the wiresj sometimes 1t entirely
neutralizes it, that in effect no fluid is dscov-
cradle on them. As, however, the Balm. or Che
mical Telegraph, is much the best adapted for OBJ
serving the precise effect produced by the aurora,
shas contine myself principally to II. III tiiis
system, the main, or line wire. IS brought INTO
rect contact witt the chemically prepared paper,
(which lies on IA ametatA disc, connected the
ground; any action of 1.-THE atmosphericl currenti is
therefore Immediately recorded on paper.
Il During a thunder stoim, the atmospheric cleo
tricity attracted by the wires passing them
the ground. As il passes from the wire to the pa
per, it emits bright spark, and producesa SCUM
) like the snappingSof pistol. Atmospheric eis
ItricitypeveE remains for any length Of time ophy
wires; il will, however sometimes, travehahy
miles befcte dischargng itself; i have s.. which
discharges of electricity fromthe instrpdfty miles
emanated from thunder storms fortyS L,NN
FL distant. ora Borealis on
u The effect produced by the<PaPel, is entirely
the wires, and the record opSpheric current. In
b different from that fthefrom the wires with
i stead of discharging mout Inc aid OF condue-
: tor as is the casdn uous stream, producing the
4 the wires us pder as that produced by the gal
s same result 1t rs well known that Only the
n vanic bvite ofthe battery Produces the colore,l
poSiti tthe paPer-the negative having the con-
Shect OF bleaching it; the same is also true of
s. Two currents from The Aurora. The current
Usually commt nces lightly, producing light blue
line lust peIceptible on the paper, and gradually
increases IN strength making dark blue, and then
black line, till finally il becomes SO strong as to
burn throu several thicknesses of it, it gradual
ly disappears, and is followed by the bleaching
process, which entirely neuralizes the currentfom
the batteries. ~"
In my diary of September %, 1851, find The fo,s
lowing account of the effects of the Aurora on The
evening of that day:-ttAil the lines leSding from
the city are so strongly charged with atmospheric
electricity this evening as to prevent operation -
The surplus current on the Chemical Line is equal
10 one hundred and fifty Groves cups; and The
the same seems 10 be the case on the House ami
Morse, wires. The weather is cloudy, but through
the clouds we can occasionally see the brilliant
scintilations of ianiAurora Borealis', The next
Jay ascertained that the Auror4, as seen from
Providence, New Haven, and other places was
very brilliant. February 10, 1852, / find the fol-
lowing description of the effects of the Aurora of
that dateln my Journal: ''TowaId evening a faint
blue line appeared on the paper, which gradually
grew stronger and darker, until al last it rne, it,
then gradually grew fainter until it Disappeared
again IN new form, bleaching instead of coloting
the paper. This singular phenomenon continued
mill we closed, ut late hour in the evening
The AURORA was very brilliant in the EVENING"
MI Rowe, SUPERINTENDENT of the Boston and
vermont Telegraph Company, showed me specI-
mems OF paper taken from the instruments ON that
line at twelve o'clock at night-three hours after
the batteries were taken off--which were covered
with light and heavy blue lines and bIeachinps.
iuary. = : 10
Our troubles from the Aurora are not confIAed
10 the evenings entirely though they are more fre-
qnent then. On several OCCASIONS have nredict-
ed IN the afternoon TINT we should have an Aurora
IN the evening, judging by the effect on the wires
atlhat tlmei and LIDO notrecollectthatI have ever
been mlstakenin my predictions. -ai GtfflIdj
THURSDAY, Arrii %, '52 we were much tr5ubIed
by an atmospheric currents; sometimes preventing
our WORKING Tor half an hour or more, andb thea
disappearing Tor about that time; the cunent was
nuyi Changing during the whole evening ~
We had very brilliant display OF the Aurora. u;
- Ftte Aurora 'Boreaiis seems TO be composed of a
vast mass electric matter, eSenhhbg in every
respect that generated electro galyalic bat
teIy; the currents from it change, coming onNthe
wires aud then disappearing the mass of The
aurora rolls from the horizon TO the zehilh-somc
times so aintly as TO be scarcely perceptible, and
then SO strongly as to emit one continuous blaze
different from what we commonly
term atmospheric electricity, and which we cannet
relieve ourselves from, in the latter case Inv
placing groundswire conductors incIose proximity
TO Tue, line wires. I rb1E isa fEs1raH5IS
7,itIeg. y, =
MAKING EAILy PAPER.-There are few persons.
out of tie immediate business, that have a lust
idea of wha numbers are engaged in producing
and circulating daily paper. The following table,
issued from the office of the New York Tribune
will probably well ilustrate,this remark. II de-
talls the force mental and physical, that is daily
employed upon the Tribune: J j. n Il $50 "a;
Editor is3 ~ 81 ! Proof readers,
Assistant editors, 10 Office boys;
Reporters, 10 Fore man press ROOM,
Correspondents, 30 Assistants, go 9
Publisher, ' ~ lesfs / Feeders sr.-tiO
Clerks, l.ssin 6 Engineers, Q
Foreman com. room, Il Wrapper writer's. a
Assistant foremen, ~ Mail room. * a
Regulat compositos, 80 Carries, 26
Substitutes, IA - -stse -.
Grand total, 7lei5l ~ ~ ri .s.t5,l ui ia
The number of propretors in The concern is
a,,. -.2.il- = -. 80. l. la-lzts $40 .,5
I1-The correspondent of the N.Y. Herald, WI
ting from Mashinstan has The -