Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-05


I lust ended commenced on the 18th Of July and
ended on the 9Th of August-its duration was
81 davs or twice the length of that which ter
minated on the Sth of July, and SIX times the
length Of that which ended on the 22d of June.
That ending ON the fourth of august had max
imum Temperature Of 10O degrees, and in Eng
| land and FrnRce closed with the extraordinary.
Temperature for that part of the world of 90 to
90 degrees At the west in Iowa, its close was
proceeded by nm aerolite, and in Caffornia clos
ed bv an earthquake. The meteorites attended
il, VIZ. on the 18th of July at Leicester, Mass,
aud on the nth at Charleston. 5. c.
The heated term which closed on the 9th Of
July, of 12 days duration, was closed by an 'se-
| rolite seen from great portion of Tennessee
and Mississippi on 9Th.
An three Of the heated terms were commeu-
| ced, continued, and closed by Tightening.
I The rain which fell in august ult, at my place
of observation, measured eight inches and eleven
hundredths GID of an inch. In 1858, nine
Inches and thirty three huudreths ofinch of rain
! fell in August, and fifteen inches and seventy
/ Eve hundredths Of an inch fell in August, 1913,
and, with these two exceptions, the rain which
| fell last month exceeds that of any other month
of August for period ofthirty one consecutive
years.
During August uIt the minimum temperature
on eight DAYS was below sixty degrees, viz: 22d,
81; $50, So, 25th, Sc; 26th, 4e; 9th, 50; 18th,
SO; Goth, SO; and 3lst %: and on i've other days
was at 80 degrees. On seventeen days the maxi
NUNS ranged from 80 to SO degrees, averaging
little less than 50 degrees for the seventeen
days.
There is an erroneous impression on the pub
lie mind in reference to the temperature of the
weather during the prevalence of yellow fever.
It is known to make its appearance IN mt tee4t6-
en-, md terminates GoheH .tf0st comes. have
compared the temperatures of the atmosphere
and courses of the wind, with the New York
yellow fever record, and find that the greatest
number of new cases occur when the wind Is
northerly and the temperature low. For ex
ample, in 1903, August the greatest number
of cases on any one day were on the 23d C2SJ
the wind North and the air clear; temper
ature, at z a. M, SO degree; p. NJ, "
In September the first half of the month, the
greatest number of cases was on the I'd, C29,l
wind n. all day; temperature, at a M, 81
deg; p. m, 70 deg On the 9Th, 9Th, and 8tt,
the cases averaged ~ each day, temperature al
8, a m. GO, 90, 81, at2 p. m. "a, 6s, 6s, dogs,
wind NV. 9th, 7th, and on Sth, Till evening
when it changed to NE. In the last half o.
September, on 29d 40 new cases, wind NV. all
day, temperature at 8, a. IN. So, 8, p. IN. 20, 70
10 p. IN. So; on the 26th, 90 new cases, the
wind was SSW. and foggy, temperature at 8, a
I'm. 60, p m, So min, wind north, ~, P. m
i55, NV; on the 9th, 40 new cases, tempera
ture at 8, a. IN. SO, (Which is lower than 4S at
day-break,) wind NV, and W. tho remainder
of the day, temperature from 81 to 81 dogs. In
the first half of October of that year the great
est number of new cases was on the 5th, al
wind W. at a. M, and 8, p. m, NV. at 10, p
M, temperature at 8, a. IN, 90, 4, P. M. Co. 10
SO; 7th, 81 new cases were NV. at a. M.
lSW. at 3 p. M, w. at 10 p. NJ; temperature
lat a. m. 49 deg, 8 p. IN. 90 deg, Top. IN
% degrees. On the 10th, 81 new cases, wind
E. all day; temperature at a. IN. Oh degrees
lat 3 p. H. 62 degrees; rain most of the night
In the last half Of the month, on the 18th "a
leases, 18th 49, and 10th III cases; wind n w.
lall these days; tempiture at a. M. Of 18th %
deg., at 8 p. m. 81 deg, at Top. m 40 deg; 18th
lat a. M, ~ deg, p. IN. 81 deg, 10 p. m. AZ
deg. People removed into the city on the 18th.
la gale ofwind blew all night Of 18th 30 new
cases reported after 23d, giving days after the
temperature had fallen to 81 deg. for the disease
Ito ripen after being taken. Deaths BY yellow
fever continued to occur till the Sd of Nov, Of
persons who had been long i'll.
This statement accords with the records Of all
the other yellow fever years, of which they are
in great detail.
/ make this statement to remove misappre-
hcnsion in the public mind as to the influence
which the present cool weather is expected tC
exercise upon the sickness at Fort Hamilton and
that vicinity, and to guard people against re-
turning there. Z. MERRIAM.
Brooklyn Heights, Sep. /, 1856.