New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-25
WEATHER REPORTS.

Tho collecting of weatheg reports in America
conducted at present Is II should be- The value OF
.ucb reports seems to be overlooked, underestmated
- ia with the view Of Aiding in the extension OF our
rnoUedge OF what generally admitted to be most I'M
nortan department OF that the following
suggestions are submitted:
hitherto men have been accustomed to examine the
sy above their own horizon for signs Of tho weather.
rho introduction OF the telegraph should have EXTENDED
and improved this ancient and useful method OF looking
into tho future And that We nave Dotn tne eote'
graph and the daily press in operation tne raH IuH
lie should be enabled TO rise to an elevation iG ~
in Imagination the eye could sweep over horizon 81 AT
least thousand miles diameter For hoHe9 Deiore
their approach aud do but little damage IN generalL"e
may depend upon local observations, but LOT
az tho great hurricanes that sweep over tnoushus VI
sauaro miles Of the extensive falls OF ram or snow
which cover whole States wo should look 70 inc rep0l9
NV the telegraph and the daily papers , -
THE time warning that the telegraph can give OF an
approaching storm depends upon he sPesG 81 hour
storm moving eastward from New orleans or 81 LOUIS,
Chicago might be foret9d ~ on, be theory Of
prof Espy or Mr. Redhcld, Mr.. Butler or any othe
meteorological or accept the principle g IL can 20
disturbance OF the atmosphere IN ono place VIII pe
loved py % theory or NO theoryt seems
evident that by the aid Of the telegraph we can Ioree
storms hours ahead with as much certainty as We no"
the weather six hours ahead Dy the use OF Ie
In making up weather reports by telegraph IL "a I'm
portant that We should have some system III we take
NewYork city n center then weather report TOT ~ 10
be of real value TO the public should give rs me sate
OF the barometer the thermometer the sky and the wind
at NewYork Fortress Monroe Washington Charleston OF
Savannah and Key West then at Mobile, NewOrleans, or
any other three or four places the Gulf then
at Nashville st. Louis Chicago any other three or Tour
suitable points IN the West, and at Detroit MONTREAL
Quebec, Portland and Boston.
scarcely credible, yot strictly true that Ameri-
can sdrdns about the movements or the plan
than of tho movements OF the element 10 which We
ance of comet or meeOrc shower more certainly than
at present foreel the rise or progress OF storl
the welfare OF mankind 10 try at least for two or three
years system OF cooperation among our obseryatores
ing and studying atmospheric phenomena. III number
OF these institutions would to exchange by tee-
tain discoveries would bo made which would reflect
honor upon American enterprise. .
Tho extensive shipping interests OF the Lakes the At
lanc seaboard aud the Gull are specially interested 10
this subject aud the local authorities OF Cmieago; Dero
Boston, New.York Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston.
Mobile, Hew0reans, Galveston, and other elites could
discuss any questions or greater Importance 10
The onestion deserves the carly consderaon Of Con-
not tho public generally should take into consideration
the present position Of meteorological science at home
and abroad and 1t should be universally understood
that very moderate outlay on tho part OF about dozen
a system OF weather reports aud signals which
would soon eclipse in the value Of the discov
made and Of the immediate benefits conferred upon the
country, al similar Efforts in the Old World
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY
Yesterday WAS the most remarkable day OF the remark
able Of mild weather that has prevailed since the
first OF the month Saturday morning was exceed
ngly sharp aud cold but the bright took the edge OF
the wintr wind before night, and in the evening the
ihaw again asserted itself The moon was high and fu
and the as soft Spring, and the cold snap
OF tho preceding "a hours having put the
skating ponds IN perfect condition, the evening was
rare In "skatOria" sports" The morning OF yeser
day fulfilled the promise Of the night before There was
almost the ethereal mldness" OF Spring IN the atmOs
phere. Wherever lay In shady hooks tqueed I'M
der the gentle influence OF tho sky before the sun touched
&C. Those who have had tho good fortune 10 spend a
Winter in Florida pleasantly carried back IN
thougbt 10 tho mid winter mornings OF tnat sunny
cline. rare" the day In June" OF which the Now
England poet sings. The churches OF course well
hled yesterday, and the Ffthaye. aud other favorte
Sunday walks were thronged all day by brilliantly
dressed procession Of promenadeTs.