New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-11
GEN. wYSDHAM' REMAINS.
THE GULF STREAM.
LECTURE BY PROF. MAURY.


The announcement that Prof. Il. B. Maury
would lecture on the Gulf before the Polytechnic
Branch Of the American Institute attracted large au
dence at their in the Cooper Institute last night
After the usual reading of scientific items by Prof Til
man, the speaker OF the evening was introduced With
the aid Of several large charts and maps he traced the
Equatorial current Of the Atlantic from the Western
Coast OF Africa, and showed how II formed the great
commercial highway known as the Gulf Stream. This
current he claimed, than 1000 times larger in
volume than the Mississippi River moves across the
Atlantic the track OF great circle OF the earth COM
batting the prevailing notion that the shores ana banks
of Newfoundland defect the current from It's natural
and normal path evidence brought 10 show that IT
moved in obedience to the durnal rotation OF the globe
on the hand and, on the other That being OF an
ferent specific gravity the waters Of the Polar Sea-
1t seeks find equilibrium by changing places WIN
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this mysterious flow OF the ocean lie denied that the
usual eastery Of the Gull Stream as the nasgVe
IN by which IL is made sweep toward the Azores ana
around 10 the shores OF Africa have existence There
dteeton' but il is a mere driH This he explained, is
caused by the brave west winds or more plopei ~,
south. west winds which, he said everywhere ON the
globe, north of the Tropc OF Cancer are the same
true Gulf Stream. however, hows on IN higny anu re-
slstess Even as far north as Hamneriest III
Norway the most northery town IN the world IL makes
it's genial and bany influence fe In 1851 lle napor Vi
fest had been frozen up as late the month OF June
Bat the harbor of ammefest has never been known 10
be closed by ice, even in id-Wlnter
Mr.. Maury advanced the idea also that the Gult stream
IS much than It's name purpots IL IS not mere
stream the Gulf Of Mexico but volume nearly
large great equatorial current itself Though the
ream as IL through the OF Florida, is
Thousand times as large the Father OF Waters at
New Orleans 1t is afterward reinforced by an Immense
shaving of the main equatorial current known as the
Branch This body OF water being OF the same
or nearly the same temperature and specific gravity as
the Gulf Stream proper readily unites with IL after the
latter has passed the Bahamas. The lecturer then read
letter from Capt Silas Brent 1.-THE co.worker OF Comno
dore Berry In his Japan expedition whom he had con-
suited on the views he entertained and VINO, In clear
and concise statement, Endorsed his reasoning.
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famed by geographers OF the climatic power OF the Gun
Stream must undergo serious REVISION II not decided
revolution II would longer be regarded as the com
paratiyely small issue through the NarroHe VI BenlU
int stream more than double large, and one which
was fully equal the Office claimed for It. OF penetrating
the regions OF the NORTH and breaking through
the massive ice-wals which surround and guard the
ayenues 10 the Pole itself The blue color and phos
features Of the Gulf Stream described
and explained Prof Maury compared the Gulf Stream
IN the Milky Way because Its warm water at night was
made by the myriad insects 10 glow and sparkle Ike
sea Of fire.