The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-09-13
The Aurora BOrealis.

This Phenomenon attracts universal attention.
Almost every exchange paper has something to
saw in respect TO it, telegraphic dispatch !
from different and distant points to Boston de-
scribe the appearance Of the Aurora BOrealis
during last night as more brilliant, and Of longer
duration, than has occurred for twenty years.
From Montreal, the next day Monday after
the spontaneous pyrotechnic display. the Super
n.endent Of the Canadian Telegraph CoIapany's
lines telegraphs as follows:
Il never, in my experience of fifteen years i'll
tie working of telegraph lines, witnessed any
thing Ike the extraordinary effect Of the Aurora
Borealis between Quebec and Father Point last
night. The line was in most perfect order, and
well-skied operators worked necessarily, from
O'Clock last evening till O'Clock this morning,
TO get over in even tolerably Ineligible form,
about four hundred words Of the steamer In
dams report for the Associated Press; and at
the latter hour, so completely were the wires
under the Influence of the Aurora Borcalis, that
it was found utterly impossible TO communicate
between the telegraph stations, and the Inc was
closed for tie night"
| + Merriam, IA, cteit atmospheric Phcnom-
enouzer OF BROOKLYN Heights, TINS writes, as
appears in the y. Y. Tr;Jaac Of Aug. 3Jth:
| "The temperature this morning al O'Clock
at ior,y-..;,c degrees. The highest temperature
YESTERDAY was from a. M. 10 d =. IN. 6o To 40
degrees for nine consecutive hours, with the eX-
ception OF a perturbation az ! > m, when IT fell
two and rose three degrees. Aurora BOrealis,
4 IL. llnl off
set and shone throughout the entire night, and
were greatly diiiused The temperature fell con.
| stantly during the continuance If the Aurora.
| AT Il o. M il was at IS degrees az | p. H.
| Z degrees and III five hours alter fell down 10
40 degrees. At 4 O'Clock this morning the air
Was as clear AID bright "a tina, during a fall
moon and cIoudess sky. The telegraph vines
were surchargcd 10 greater degree than during
the Aurora Of 18th and goth February, 1872
when the Aurora also shOnc throughout the
night, both here and in England.
| Al have Bible printed in London, in the
wear 1899, in which the I'D verse of the 37th
CHAPTER of job reads thus: 4" The brightness
co,neh ont of the North, tie praise 10 God
| uhich as terrible.
| "The Bible written in the ninth century on
parchment, and presented To the Rev. Mr.. Dul-
| field of Detroit, by Mr.. Cas5 our minister at
|
Mount Sinai, cor csponds substantially with this,
and so does the Bible in Harvard College writ
ton on parchment in the sixth century.
| "Thc Aurora BorealiS is sometimes seen a.
far south az thirty six degrees north llti;udc.
| "The Aurora Borealis seen from the summit
of Mount Washington on the night ot the 10Th
of August, 1858, was next morning followed by
an atmosphere so clear that the spires OF the
churches at Portland, - miles distant, were dis
tinctly seen from the Summit of the mountain,
and at the same time most brilliant mcteorIc
shower was seen from the ocean near the
Equator.
IL have had All Interesting correspondence
with Prof. SephOcles, Greek Professor IN Har'
ward College, and with Rev. Mr. Duiield, in ref
erence to the I'D verse Of the 31th chapter Of
job, treating OF the brightnes. which colneth
out Of the North, which may publish.
| Persons who breathe the air filled with the
auroral light will find it very inviGo.a.ius.