Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-05-01
STORM SIGNALS.
AN HOUR wIrN "OLO pNosAslLlnEs. I,

\ 3pr0mptu midnight visit 10 the head
/ Quarters OF Gcneral Myer. chisl OF thu
otorm o'gnai bureau, octter known o.
V'u rrooaoi'',,es' amazed at wna'
we saw, we all agreed inat the shiT
men ana others VINO read tne Journd'
| q .on'me,ce snou,o Wr pe toiu now inc
snng Is aohe. We went up 70 the
lour,n moor ana examined ,he ma
cn'nerg' .;gs :. loohs very mucn IKE
sc'en''no ,ec'ure rum, wnero nooooy
10 aioweo 10 s'' uowh "hnc tue IN
s'ru'ncn's are oAp''.neu propose
"a osNo you 'eeo''P'io'' VI '"c whoie
aha,
There are 62 signal stations in the
United States, the extreme outposts
being Portland (Maine), Key West
Florida, Galveston, San Diego, Port
land (Oregon) and Duluth. Each sta
ton is furnished with q barometer,
thermometer, hygrometer, wind vane,
rain guage, thermometer and a clock.
The barometer is the Green's stand
ard, and is always carefully compared
with the standard 10 the office before
issue for use. In Transporting it, even
carrying it across the room, it is
screwed up and borne with the cistern
uppcrmost. While in that position il
is not easily injured but when hung
up q sudden Jolt might send bubble
Of air into the vacuum at the upper
end of the tube, and the instrument
would be useless until repaired. 1t is
placed in room of uniform tempera.
ture, not heated or too much exposed
to tho sun. 1t is suspended at the
height of the eye, near window, in
such manner as to be lighted perfectly
without exposure either to the direct
rays Of the sun, or TO the currents of
air which are always found at the
window castings and doors. To pro.
tcct the instrument from external in.
juries, dust, and the direct radiation OF
warm bodies or currents OF air from
the windows, Tho wooden case in
which u Is carried Is fastened firmly
against the wal IN vertical position
near the winaow, IN such manner tnai
.s ,s.,Io, - H. 80 -. ,o'' .';''
larse cnono,' n adm;s ,hn =, h. pcs az ,hss
harome,er ;s male in ,bs n,,nor onJ
os ,ha hox and !, l. snarattppS III ~, =
s,ron', book J,.;von IN sIo wai, VII :
moi ;,' usc tho cover l. kent closed
wi n.ss,;o., !. -
onanad ,ho ;ns,rnmon, Jra ,rn On, on
,ta hoo,, ol.nr 81 ,ha tov ana ~ e0,, III
i;"b, IT," w oS ~" ,.;ado @ ~ RI w ahs" :" .a''
- y ,.I'e, sna ~" a,'.'
aod IA haoL IL ,ha how ''P
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Inc thermometer 10 nuhg AZ ne'gnt
OF Inc eye 10 Inc open ar iaclng inc
Norln ~ sucn manner 'nat IL 10 al
ways ~ 'ne snaue' :. 's p'aceo 80 as
70 avo'u INC ngnt ronec'eu IRON sur
rounding oclec.s' ram, snow ana nal''
nesu,ns 'no .uor'none'cr y uonc
rap'o'y anu win gre"s care so 'hat
!. may 90 uonc wNn caac'ne@' ana
inc work,ng o' ."e instrument may
NOT 10 'nnuenceu py 'ne neat Oh 'ne
BODY or lantern
The hygromctcr is an instrument
used In determining the degree OF
moisture in the atmosphere. 1t is
placed in the same shelter as the
thermometer, and near it. The cistern
is kept supplied with pure water at
all times, when tho air is above the
freezing point, and the lampwck on
the wet bulb is changed at the end of
each second month and the bulb care
fully cleaned. When tho temperature
of tho air is below the freezing point,
tho water is emptied from the cistcrn
and the wet bulb moistened by means
of q camel 81 hair brush fifteen minutes
before the observation is made, or
long enough to permit the ice to form
and dry on the bulb. Tho coating of
ice mnst DO thin, or the reading is apt
to be incorrect
The thermometer is an instrument
used to measure the force and velocity
of the wind. IL Is said Of General
Myer, 'Oiu IroDuuliiticn, uhu VI
Captain Garrick Mallory, "Young
Probabilities that they would rather
90 up to the roof and watch those
little saucers travelling around per-
pcndicular iron bar each after the
other, like dog trying 10 catch his
tail, than cnjoy state dinner at
Welckers. The world may wag as IL
will, but their ambition seems to be
satisfied when they know how many
miles an hour the wind blows. The
thermometer is fixed in a vertical po-
sition upon q post of sufficient height
to bring il on level with the eye OF
tho observer, and must be in an OK.
posed position, so as 10 receive the
full force OF tho wind. II is usually
fixed on the roof in frames to prevent
vibration OF the instrument. 1t is
generally believed that this instru-
mcnt will tell accurately the exact
rate at which the wind is travelling,
but there are somo skcptics who would
like, when tho anemometer says the