New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-01
THE AURORA AND THE FROST.

Our exchanges from the East and from the West,
frem points far north a. Toronto, as far west az
Gil cinnati and Louisville cont ain more or ess glow
irg descrip tons Of the Aurora Boress or magnetic
storm of Sunday night. The variety Of colors, rapid
~ Of movement and duration OF the display sppear
Ia have been greater 10 the west Of than here
On tie other band The Toronto Canada CoioRsa
says:
"On Sunday uig BIT the sky presented most brilliant
and strange sppearance. About clock the Aurora
Boress was visible in the northern part OF the hesv
ers but did not attract any particular notice. soon
aftewsrd the sky began to redden, increasing IN deus
Is until il becsme oloodred color. The greatest In
ter sty of color was the zenith, where the electric
sireaks formed into figures Of the erapgest c1rhs ura
tiop all appearing Ia radise from central point, but
changing very RAPIDLY Tbs Continued tor about hal
an hour when the reiness began to vanish, descend
irg IA it DID co. toward the horizon After about ao
bours duration nothing more Of this strange pnenone
non visible III an slight ttge IN the atuos pDere
espondsnt writing Aug 2sth) sends us the fol-
loving Interesting account of the phenomenon 40 II
sppe AIRED in Oxford, n. y:
"a cuious phe, omenop took place here this evening
At o'clock flashes Of hight were observed IN tne
north appearing like wDnt are commonly termed
Northern Lii bts." Soon they were observed shoot
ING upward from all points of the horizon and conce7
tralilg in a large luminous msss IN md-hsaven.
This mass Gradually Assumed spherical Orn uhtH IL
suipenoed in the air which emitted much light that
the country liz hted up for miles, and persons Tsh
ed cut of their houses thinking that great hre was
raging The globe suddenly charged into deep RED
color and commenced shooting IN rays 10 every direc
tcn until il assumed the form of large umbrella, Inc
sides exteBcirg down 10 the horizon. A. fhese rays
were shoe pg downward their coior ga ch7nged 70
deeper led, and they we're more luminous. Soiie Vi
the .upers,tious thought that me end OF the word was
a. hand.
Iuire LATELY after the globe became red, strong
smell Of SULPHUR was observed. TIE rays emitted TINS
inter e red ett for shout half hour, when they De-
gan ,lowIy to fade away 10 the north AMI SOUTH ou III
.Le east and w-.t they continued To glow until stteI
10 O'Clock VIXEN they began 10 fade away hssbes OF
white light scpeared among them, commencing rom
the horzcp snd moving upward following esea othef
IN !,uch rapid succession, that they spPeaed ih1
the waves OF an immense sea Of isut. They greg
brighter - The fed color disappeared, and "nen tnis
Ma wholly cote they also gradually faded away.
The night is cain, and cold starlight, with lew
clouds IN the y. t.
At all points III. change in the .empera.ure sppsar
10 have been noticed. IL Toronto it was 60 cold on
Sunday and Monday &c necessita.e Winter clothing
and forcibly 70 suggest frjst At Lttleion, n. H.
there was a heavy froet: the earth froze aad ice
| formed There was slight froet IL the neiganor
hood Of Manchester N II. Frost noticed in Berk
| shire. Mas. and in some parts OF Northern New
Yo,k. and of Connecticut: little damage seems, how
ever, to have been done.
The Boston Journal Of yesterday hes the foIowlr;
h. AIDED. The Straifei Rainbow:
The rainbow Of last Thursday evening deserve
more thsn passing notice. /. was peculiarly inter
estipc TO such spectators could survey 1t. entire s1
parse The repetition Of Us rnder secn)n IN t'r di.
tire: Ian ina seemingly shutting In upon eacn 0ne'
ava atrar ged IL re gLa succession, gave stlatCe
! a, pesIu.ce. /, VA, nest VI reinoo~s IN one; sn
al tits in addition TO tie secondary arch above !
Thee ribs, which more distinct near the eII.eu
tiles of the bow grew faiater a. fsr distance ioi
,bs main Arch increased ami actually suggested th'
vet others, though scarcely petcePtible from the
isu .ness continued the series. Ia tais Instance !.
pLeromeuou preseItsI a qc.ger Of bows ia'seai
Giyoxs.