New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-31

AMAoxErrc PHosPHo REscEST SroRM.-Lsst night,
Aug. % 1852 there appeared in the northern heavens
one of those peculiar phosphores,snt phenomens
which for better name viii call magnetic storm.
It was very different from the ordinary Aurora Bore.
ais. At O'clock p. M there appeared light, esst
of north, much iu appearance like the conaagrasonof
q barn eight or ten miles off. In the northwest there
was brilliant white light, resembling clear sunset
Of q cold Wioter's day. The light in the northera
heavens was 30 bright that it started the fire cOmpe
MES of the city in that erection. About ten minutes
after the two light places cOaesced, aud silgheY
shifted streamers appeared for few moments. 1nis
was followed by ii.etipg, chit ing, phosphoresoees
cOuds. These Illuminated clouds continued to shin,
and multiply and increase or rather expand uot tbsy
covered The heavens considerably south Of the seDih
The southern border Of the illuminated clouds struck
an arc across the heavens, corresponding to the src
the describes from e6st TO vest when u s 8fedr
est southern decliLa'iOo.
AtS D. m. il was so light in the street that sny one
conid read the advertisements In Forneys Press Inc
gas lamps the street looked dim as much 70 40 .ey
would at twilight the moment the sun drop, below Ne
horizon. The atmosphere was 'ol. Tho stars wWs
vieible through the pbosphorescent clouds
A little before O'Clock there was bs1lis mt hely
arch extended over the heavens from the hsriz0n U
the southeast to the horizon in the south west. At
this time many faint strsaners shot up from the horlon
in the north, atd there appeared 70 .pecks OF coum
the rorth-.est This was the only visible cloud in u
light the unilumbated atmosphere looked like q blenk
cloud.
These feetipg phoephorescent clouds displayed ~
the phenomena ii expansion, III )vement, aad coseen-
tratiOn TOW ara cal point, that point being near -
zenith, that raio.clouGs do in q huuder-storm-tAe
only difference in the being the great space covered
in few moments by the magnetic clouds
have often observed the Aurora Boresis but 1
never before noticed its action 10 resemble storm -
much a. on this occasion. And l never before SAN
light from it strong and durable as this opened
my compass and found the needle slightly ag,ased,
but it vibrsted only TO the RICH. and left Of iS tue
position.
watched till quarter Of 10, when il had subsidsi
into the northern horizon, and very cool bree1e
sprung up about this time. got out of bed at ocek
THE morning and very brilliant light ilamnsssd ~
northern horizon, and the air was fresh, with lS&
breeze from the north west.
This pbosphorescent vspor that spread over 20 mpo
Of the visible heavens in hour had much the eP'
pearaIce CT nebuous matter where il occasioneay
occurred in separate clouds patches Three met>cn
shOt the zenith between and OF the ordina0
appearance. q.
IRE mellow light that pervaded the earth during ~
greatest intensity truly beautiful pail OF Fea
fire hung over the world Of the visible northern hsr
i.plere. looked for returo of the great metseno
shower. But, like thunder-s'orms, which occaAonsy
cone without rain, the Magnetic storm came -
passed away without shower Of stars. j. WIS.,
! LaHcastsri Pa.