Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-14
THE RECENT CELESTIAL PHENOMENA.

The AURORA BOREALIs, AS SEEN IN CUBA. Der
MUDA, MISSISSIPPI. TEXAS, KENTUCKY, AND
FROM SEA-NARlED AND INTERESTING DE-
SCR1PTIONS.
The beautiful display of northern lights which lumi
mated the heavens on the evening Of Sunday the 2h
August and which was repeated with less spen.
dor throughout the remainder Of the week appears 10
have awakened admiration and awe from one end of tho
republic 70 the other The papers received N our Office
from all sections Of the country declare s glory and
Of the ships that arrive here raport the sav rsI
Orleans gize1 with equal wonder the merry dancers
Ia the northern sky The people Of st. Louis and Of n
yana were alike witnesses Of the spectacle The various
descriptions given Of it deserving Of notice
We hnd for instance, in our maritime intelligence Of
Yesterday report from the bark Pride Of the Sea from
Cuba stating that the Thursday night Of the week 10
question,
At twenty-five inmates 10 ] NJ q bright altar or
cloud appeared IN the northwest which shot M ravs re-
sembhng the aurora nc the north IN winter and In thirty
forty formed an arch across the borizor from
northwest 70 northeast which became lighter rs IL arose
and a. 1915 il was lighted enough 10 read the smallest
print without e. light Al the time the horizon was
cloudy and overhead was very clear the larger stars
being just seen The arch passed over TO the southwark
81 2.lj, when it became dark again
The bark James w Paige, which arrived here on
thursday from MOnrOyia on the western coast OF Afr-
which preceded 10 -
Had fine weather 10 latitude a. longitude 60 so. when
ON tle let Of September took very heavy gale from "
s. W, With VERY heavy squalls accompanied bv thunder
+.
e ht Hash struck TIE foremost and descended down Tie
lightning conductor, which was doomed ont ten feet
from the -idc tho second fash struck the mizeu mas,
and descended down the lightning rod which was no,
doomed ont Ike The other and vent through IL TO the
mzen Chains aud magnetizod them 20 that IL affected
ne compass and caused % revolve with great rapidy
The man The wheel was stunned and could not see for
ten minutes after the fash At night bv bearing Of the
North sar found that both Of the comprises in the bin.
Dlcle affected three points 70 the westward thew
Kept deranged until the Sd inst when they got to be
nearly connect The same night observed great phe-
n'mcnon FROM eight r ". u1 three a " the whole
h7iLon wa 81 light aa any sunshny dag The peculiar.
" OF % vas that The SKY was completely overcast with
very hlaes cloud aud 81 times q fsined In torrents
Az hands forward were verv alarmed
VI" Havana correspondent Of the Noteioso ds Nus.I
lort says that on tbe night Of SUNDAY. August q a
physical phenomenon appeared n the sky aud attracted
great attention. The eastern horizon being covered with
mantle Of biooiTed hue. "The general belief he
continues &C. that 10 Of those northern aurora
go rare 10 these adtudez II was also aacu from The
deck Of The steamship Cahawba, from New Orleans 10
Havana
u seems 20 have presented as brilliant Or appearance
O. The ISLANDERS Of Bermuda 10 dil 20 the dwellers
amOng Canadian sn0W aud that s what makes this pbo.
n0mcnou 20 very remarkable 10 being At rare and long
interval that s visible in southern attitudes The Ber.
muda Royal Gazeffs ssys Of IL.
Tini singular phenomenon (thc aurora borcalsl made
IT, appearance in our notbern hemisphere on SUNDAY
evening last II appeared 10 ascend from few degrees
shove The horizon towards the zenith assuming variety
81 shapes and beautiful colors IN tremuious
sheets Of pale yellow, changing gradually into deep