The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-01
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION.


lmmedistely after the names OF the newly elected
nsmbsrs were duly enrolled, and other business
transacted, published in full In the NEw YORK
HERALD OF Yesterday the President announced that
che frst regular paper In order would be read by
William G. Reddeld, Esq, Of New York, upon the
bje 4: s"The value Of the Barometer ia the Nsyiga-
Con Of the American lakes"
Mr. Reddeld then came forward and read the fol-
lowing interesting paper
Ths great Aaersao lakes which have their hoa onte.
u the ST. Ia srspcs arc hardly more y na s
ne ertexto their and their great
A..nt.gss thu. for The i've storms ~tth % en-
they are visited At tisnsa Abe nsvx.sr o. ,os p'a as
.shspr ues Of the approaching ten oe-t noos
n.r,sjrr upon him with sudden aud r-sstiees fury,
mn be 10 sx pa all sdes 10 the prorary OF dsa'
~.,.u. .hores Wbsn . exhibits -perF sfaf,
the Allan ic the direct flrcs OF THIS wind set
dom ds tbs great asss Every gess storm when
yisv,d ID IT. gesgaehcsl extent Il onhd 10 compile
,sat al ne Of SiDd 10 which The hrst
viva pIessd the observer IN these haoltades from
~, ur.c.d,d b, fail OF Inc salsDser bota Of sbch
NJ. DspsDs due 10 the nothssstery progress of the
~, or ryrsron Tho ocean suffice affords NO a.
ndiuert The fu action Of tine esstsry storm sinds
nsos our SEA css-vhe th- dv~rsi los Of he and
faee and ibe elevation Of the country commoay pre-
vept apy exepsioa Of these stads to the
soTiace os the trans Alley harlan regions Fnee same
nl also to lessen the viosoca the
Isntic slopes of the strepg weiery winds which nti
tpis The resvard c"siDg portion Of the stroag cy
,ior ps .au ~be,e the skss are situated these con-
Aitjous are degree reversed As the wtnds
NJ tbs sd ancng clone bios frou the
arc board sy inpeded the vsrious coadtsioos
md elevations Of the eoptneaAl surface which
thsy psss .b on left side Of the e,cosc axi. ao
WINDS ing northeshery retroRrsce the advance OF
the turning body or stratum shish Constitutes tho
tire cyclone These first Winds necessarily less v,O
Int In u cir action up.n the earth sorface ofea
Aeed they quite modc ats gentle. compNed
with tbr succes1Ig ess,er'y wnds shich fooS tue
due OF roauva essioo. But Shen the srtal
senre cy ps-.ed the station Of the o.
server TIE bs ter whisn fallen the mean
i'm Of the sld es westerly aud 1t. force is
suddenly snn greatly inc eased being com poauded OF
bssh the prgrsive ard TO atve veluces OF the
10 quite probable thai these violent we.terly winds,
which belong 20 the portion Of the cyclone,
grss'iy aiceo and enforced by the rapid aad c,deY
swrsnt of the next higher strAtum Of at0o phese,
Vb,sh ceipeides In direction Gsoy AphicalIy conssAts
Hsssus with this charge in the osrometsc, the fan
power Of The whrlIg tempest. in Its regular pro-
1bs Lakes while the auxiliary fosce last noticed
nay limit in giving to those later westerly wiAd,
& the clore almost irresistible force. continued
Of elcnes varying through al degrees energy,
a1ssnt and usseor Logical effect Is ever passing
fmiv with The great law of atmo'phen, atoms,
n1d predicting and sessions whish
rss.rds The most .ctye And stormy Of the North Amer
ycones have bur referred 70 the we'll known fact
that the fir, or most advanced portion of each
exhibits sAssrly seuthery winds The particular d
secton when locally considered being determined the
position Of the observer latsray ia its path Uadee
these hrst winds the relative movements OF the entire
o sisne Is produce depression fall In the
column Of mercury the tn - Of the barometer. New
10 the progress AID degree Of this depss ion of the
barometer under the passing cyclone, which demands
De carvfal sttep tieu OF the especially
eat ahes for that the forcs and duration Of
lie westerly gale which constieu,es of CT
ekpe, ~ LIKELY TO be proportional the amount de
gre Of ths baron eers depression Inc ntysaor should
cAJefuly note that han the Fog,es- toe
been toch that the has ,sed fall
tai roor Of the cy clone has arrived nearly ops,
ss TO tie he occupies aod tnas the local .oe
Of tia ~ 5000 to follow
accompanied Ia'her preceded oy the at rising of
tn barometer IL s the period when stIt.ts the
nat dangerous erists Of he .oEm aua Of ~hisa the
hAzone'sr rhas affords v.raing sub-s. lsntly, When
the barometer pas n en- to rs com moo eevsaoa It al
fcs svioshes that the coty Of the stormy cyone his
Dosti. pAsaed over and That ia vioieoee sill
ere tsfs be abatsd The Navigator viii per
eeivs shat al his precautionary mea ara, should
be taken during the fat of meier; aod
that ia sgrton hi. sl eon,ic increases,
the erists of The hin sli
vfsssee The Inc east rly irst OF
every clte % oou-.e favorsbls for sss
ne bonsd 40 The l.ses Alarsd By this .ds.aiAya,
there coma oaly ssl ssriiy for
- sage that direction. But IDoj-rsti9I 10 their
force shis thus prsdss biz usso csa afford no c-rs.o
Of t,e sreog.h ssJ so7eriS OF colder aai
v~sttty portion Of The gIe which as ~ have sssn,
lie latest 400 hal ost Of toe fe,als
Nor forget to&s tAa exteoG to ~bteh tee ha
feos~r f.,s III eseh oyc,Sue Is sper0xtdilte
If las general fo,oe its elsy4noa
Aa0ve the esrths surface well as Of tas yos II
~ cO~tng westerly vi ds exni,tod safass OF
the lakes Ataoagh the fsli the b.,o
the ev. Of tns skes. under isaasnce OF
y lees than rs seen tae level OF the
- Ike storm, yet It's subsidence is sometimes fouad
equal TO iocnes, more, Deios Ordinary
level 81 the instrument. Whenever tas ia. Of
barometer exceeds nc ordinary extent Of the oscillations
in Aodscs'e storms snoah
- hben 10 AVOID any hazardous exposure to The ss
preaching ten gest; aud, If its fall In
exeDt 'api1y ruosoee requires NJ least for rAius
ye.res eon1in.ancs n. shelter Of friendly
bal Dor sbsn obtained Wnea npoe toe lakes,
The sms foe Ieachog sccessi os port should
e.rls sccount Ia order thas the most pro
Per Of msy be season ably Adoo ted II
ueSecesssy ossEties IN port or In seekog ssou
soeuk b. CEASED NJ attending . the iodcs ions Of
kapAp tnk n-fnn zttIi
lad TO ,he gaitiDg time io uofAysrasls
appearssees OF the weather might othsr~ss deceive tue
Jsds ment Of vgstor sno had not she Aid of hi
renstsr. yeLisbt snte for t,e ba-o atsr
iAtsy use sbich j. clec the oi Bssome-
b ttal injuries with gresver fse.y Ia the reading Of
ts II dsanoss On The other hand IL is liable 10
dsal ehsDs its standard g4 add hence requires
as oceasonsl reerssce % good saod-rd bsrnsLs tcr
tho Of nee al iustmant WITH ths nssafai
caution, oesn H. ior practical poses eqasl tue
eammnD and wsa suited for lake navigation
At the conclusion Of Mr. Redaeids address, the
President called upon Professor LOOMS, of the New
York University, who read paper upon " The
Great Hail Storm in New York CITY," The paper
of the Professor was very long and tedious, and
would hardly impart any new views on the old and
hacknied subject of storms. It very readily con-
irovered and most successfully by one or two gues
tions by the President. The Professor was unique
ticnably in too much OF a hurry TO present paper.
1t awakened long discussion, in which Mr.. Red
field, Professor Bsche, and others took prominent
part. II was found that different gentlemen hal
quite different impressions OF the sene general facts
from which may Infer that IL will not bc easy -
establish theory, 20 long az t1e facts on which it
must lie based not attgled. Professor Bsche
10 the conclusion that we wouId have to observe
faithfully many years longer, before could settle
on sufficient reliable data on which 81 base iniis-
tructbls theories. This subject has excited lengthy
discussion at every meeting Of the association, with
Out any very reliable results
Prof. 81. Joan, the Secretary, then road the
Sanding committees.
Ibe following resolution was then passed -:
r5e DtssNgeI Ard Permanent Sac eglrs shah b. sud
arc hereby su horned 0 chase OF proceed
uss0 ne as0cis,a Tor tss purpose Of supplying toe
AeT anda ri its members
IL IL To be regretted that the frat volumes we're
Published more private enterprises than At tho ex
beDse control oi the association
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