The New York herald., 1863-02-20

EXPLANATION Gale pro. ExriAsAr,oS.-Galss from
badly from tho southward different quarters
sively.
Similar warnings were despatched By the Admiral to
the other stations on the coast.
Admiral Fitzroy works his system OF meteorological
warnings most beautifully In connection with what may
be termed the kindred science CT electric tclegraphng
Thus when he forecasts" storm he Immediately tee-
graphs 10 the main "sgna drum" stations directions
host the drum, TO give warning Of q
gallo, as well as 70 point out the quarter from
which 1t viii come. The signals displayed FIRST
at the point which is calculated the storm win rst
strike and from this they go up In regular order by sec
tions OF the coast giving warning IN advance OF its nd
From each "drum station, taking 1t as centre,
the intelligence Is elegraphed TO places from which ths
"drum" cannot be seen that Admiral Fzroy may be
said employ the tanned electricity Of the telegraph TO
mems lives and property from the effects Of tho
controlled electricity OF the storm.
Tho collectors Of English customs and officers
stationed along the coast all instructed 10 be aiding and
assisting Admiral Fit2roy In carrying out his plan OF
signals far they do without interfering
with their regular duties, and the majority OF these o
cals have at one time other borne testimony 20 s
great utility. This particularly demonstrated
In the Of the violent gallo which visited the English
from Saturday the 17th to Monday, the 10Th
January s true that lives and vessels wsrc lost
and number VI small craft damaged during this storm
but the fatality aud marine losses would have been most
certainly alarming had not the Glasses concerned been
warned beforehand BY the fitzroy signal drums and
cones shown along the coast The baroneters and thor
nometcrs at Nairn, Valencia, Plymouth, PeDzance, Jer
scy shields and other places the coasts Of England
Wales and ireland, well In seAports On the
disturbance but the Telegraph an "storm drum aud
cone directed by Admiral ftzroy, assured the people
tht avery hoayy storm was coming aud they we're pre-
pared accordingly, and saved themselves from its fury
best they could
The storm of the nth Of January very nearly
being too rapid for Admiral Ftzroy. and in
moments did ttSteal march, rather made
rush ON him when slightly unprepaTcd, a. he very
nsivey ackno~isdges in letter written since in the
following woIds.''I neod hardly say that storms
rapidly At times requiring elegraphic warning postal
being FAR 100 slow and that forecasts show weather
apparently probable for days in advance. Occasionally
a fae especially sonthwcster) rapidly that
Il il with here 10 tho windward stations
but am happy 10 say that now do generally.
Ny not warning more than the north last Saturday
In judgment far Iceland and west
tral concerned did not think the northwest
ole would have swept round far southwark But
and tho souh ought not 10 have been caution
Cd hy drum on thai saturday, because north.
west wind on shore even very strong, wond harm
vessels bound souhx ard, and on sunday hahcrnen
gencr ally ashore
The subject of storm Signals by "drum and conc /" AZ
perfected by ftzroy engages the attention Of the scen
tho mind OF Europe, at the present moment 10 very
grca, exteut In or late European hes ind letter
written by Or. Php~cn " Putney, knsand approving of
the sys,em IN the following words-'I know his ftho
Admiral 81 Weather fyok and can certify that II any
sons ~no c,npsn 2, me- w p1o,ufe ~ ,
instructions lad dow la this work have done they
may have the pleasure Of predicting forecastng the
weather from twenty four TO forty eight hours for them
! selves
Mr. James Turner, Collector Of Customs at Lynn Eng
land ssys-, has been the privilege OF this establish.
mcnt manage Admiral Theroy storm warning signals
at this port the 2Sth m May 1881 and can bear
testimony the general accuracy 0 the warnings given.
OK late their correctness has been fuini-i IN a remark
able astonishing degree in proof ~ which need
only mention III. gale of last night, following the hostng
of tbe drum that during thelA,e very gales
no mariner having knowledge q twarnngs given need
have suffered the os. u stitch OF the most
accurate SorewarniDg could prevent
Although IN. English pap~vs have published many such
testimonials In of thu signal system Of Admiral
Fitzroy during the past two years, narrow ndcd
psdefg VA teiegraphy attempted i0
beat Morson Englan have attempted y decry
Inaccurate if not entirely valueless. As ~, 81
against this may be mentioned tnat the ftuoy sorm
slgnalsr now used points q the cnast "
France with every probability Of their receiving tho I'M
perial appreciation.