New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
The limited states signal service.

For many years :here Ia. been = grad
raIly increasing interest in the study OF me-
teorology. until at this day il ranks among
the fOrtmos: OF the sciences. As the natne
indicates, mrteorclOgv is tina: Orau"h 81
learning which relates 10 Ine;eois, and With
in its scope are all those natural phenomena
which occur within the limits OF our atn'os-
phere. "a the wind. rain, thunder. etc me
composition and weight of the air. % lts
Temperature and moisture, az lis move
ments. VI IL. precipitation 81 varor IN the
various terms OF dew. h"aT frost. Jog.
cloud. rain. snow and hail. az ais" various
electrical phenUmena. Iuc!udln.s almos
1heric electricity. taun'e! storm> ana INC
polar eUrora. ~ which must be added :he
Va.iou- optical phenomena. including 'he
rainbow, twilight. mirage. corona and :'a!".
ihe most c..-Ia! reader will perceive Il: a
Glance that the subject is one at ,h" u!"st
intense interest ana tho field N's'. anc VIZ"
much undiscovered: -, 10 spear. territory
Tor hial wh" wouId explore Il.
La'I! comparatively u recent date many
persons supposed that there were 40 causes
tor III" Na,lrrs movements ii the N:nn aud
fox raia except .!e mevest chance: H!i' !: IS
now settled beyond - p@ra.dv"ntur" O. 4
d0Tb: thar. 'h"u.,!. seemingly 'ay:!ciO.iH.
they obey ,hc U.s..t 81 laws.
Many o; the most distinguished scholars
and loaruct. men. both of UUr own country
and Europe. have during the last hall cen
fury devoted themselves - til" study and
aided III lis Development. Among WHOM
may be named H!oH,:e;. Hrchar. Bays. Bal.
bot, Dalton. fItI"Oy. Gallon, i'..i-h"".
Guyot, uun.'oldt. Enoui-, M.ury. Newton.
and many Others Not necessary - t!.;> A":.
red article 10 mention.
81! these .Tca. ,n.n CNp:Iinl"Htc': ana
advanced many co...c: theories II: regard
To the sc..i:e, bat il remained i"r :tIe
United States government. fi,r"HGi 40
chic; signal officer, Geuer,l Myrr. ".."G ~
his able cJ-w,rhcrs. Colonel Mal!eT. Major
Norton. CAPTAIN iiow.a:c and Others. /,
show to the world shat, properly organized,
through il Lnowle.i9 20 the science could be
made invaluable. SO valuable that COM
mercc itself -. in d large measure, depend
ent upon ii. on February 9. lsIH, the lot
lowingioia. resolution " as passed Hy Con-
gress:
BE it resolved, etc.. Iha: III" Secretaiy
of " II be- and he is hereby authorized ard
required 10 provide for taking ,ncteoroloG.-
cal Observations at the military stations IN
the interior ii the continent and az Other
POINTS III the States a;d Territories ~; the
United States, and io- Giyirg notice Oh the
Northern lakes and gu the sea "oast. hV
magnetic telegraph and marin. si.nals. ..
the approach and force OF storms.
IN !. letter from the Secretary Of War.
ofic.r ,,,, a., INV Gera.gl : Nynr
wa. cL,,oot nth Mo ,xs,ut;or o.. ,ba Nv
and the iEin. 'siate supervision ~ the >Cr-
vice. lie chose his assistants. anu al en-
ter,ng 2cal0usly at work. By E"vtanb Der =.
ls7e, twenty i've station. had b.eI organ.
ized and equipped and we regI arl: send.
mo rrnort. Those ata,i,r, wrre WASHING.
ION, NV York city, Boston. Chicago. y.
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0n,aha C.cvnn,, .iury Ky ,vest
and LIKE din II viii he sem Ar ? .,j1rre
+bat., het,., sa,. ,.inn ro,ln No., h.,,. he.,,
n,a1a ., ca,,v ON, III. s,i,i. ,ra la-,.- ~,
The ,.so,nfion
The s,nraI service had no. ,a,n ;,,,.-o..;
rai nncrSt,on Q month haf,,re in al rl,a .,,.
,inns H.. cl,:.,nha,, IF ,.,,,ne,cr :,,arl. Of
trade. AN. c,r,rr,-.i,,, ,ssocia+.an. y.reraI
v.,tihitef ~ ;,,.rcst in ,t.sur,sss orJ
IN ,nanvrasn, !,rr,,i,v rendered .hn;r ,,,...
teal ,..istapc.. Itisa fact vn.thy =, he
rr,,c,yhrreI HAT the rLj,; sien.,, ,,fif.er in
hi .:~s, r.no-. =. ~. %,cre-ary ,f W., va.
ana. :. say th,t ;,e ,Intie. - ;h. .o.,t..
Are in ch-,ra,, Io-,.4y of enlisted mo,. VIZ,
,ount among their n;,.f.r .u,;:.n.:. III;
vine. s,u,..r,s ..i,',r. aI,n., iii ,r
wItnrn nspir.. 20 Il; Themselves 4, ,tl.,iv "a,
elevated professions
A time aa,.,c,t t,r s;rra, soy, IT,. ,e,.v
Z, Ia, a ,ecrcriyc.; in..i,r,Ion and r.onesfs
w.. s,nt from many fitf,ren, ri.;os,, ho,n
;, hrorcb e.,.,l,,i, bad viii, tn.n, t,. c,i.f
si,nai ,tii.ar ,yas .hI. I, gr,n, ,h4s, 10.
on..ts :, far Thai from, ,Trnty-:iy,. III.
number rer.r,eI ia 1870. at :h. .!atr ST lis
rrno,r MN. wore .ttv..,y =, ~. Sara 81
his r.n.It !, 49,! ~, ;rrrc.s,. ,t !-.ray
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with the n,ij.... =, y,,r;!lv that !. ...n,,.a
common ua..urrprco for croyds az +,,,. ;uost
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:Le Observer - .s.;.,.,f .s t,,. .....
mich, hs. -, he r!,,r~ri ,n.. ,crat,,.r ma,
on 'Chapyc. and If hy t,r .-n,L,, INV
saw a sto,.n arI.rn,clin, ,ic;,. ,,r;,.,.s t.r
or,i, raised ar ,,yyornn ,rrnr;i,,,.iy. ".
only thi.--st.amhoat ma ,+her ,.an.oirs
v,..,d viai. M. +,ica 80. ~. rh...,.t.., j.,
th.ir rrsrr.;jyc ..,j.,. and If GA p,nn.
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9nle M a,}ann, of ,,.r.1I..;n, y.,,,IJ ,,,,,,,,.
Them 10 SET .ai, mil lr ..il ,T,na. We've
ali ,igh. r. .un. nr.as.qr.. ,.,.r Inv.
iva t;no IN ..,,,,1,,.,,,.., 49,. .,,. t,,
~. which ocnr,,..J :, .nn,,'1r',, ..',,,,
the sirua, r.nnrts Irr;n,, exon ,h.
first year of II, existence On. more
;,,,o..- I.,,,.,, ,,,,,:
the Lake stations ,inrinc a i.an,,.ni L,r
in the summer of 1871, a Iarge fee, Of y.:.
sells Of various kinds ,,y AZ anchor. The
appearance of the skv vas navrrmorc clear
OK magnificent. and it WAS the intention of
many Of their captai,s 10 ,poy. nor. III.
same evening. Sudde1Iv. and tn thr;r yrnat
SURPRISE the cau!iODary signal a warning
that il would be dangerous for them to ven.
ture from their harbor. was seen from the
roof of the signal Office. An order had been
received from the chief signal officer, As he
discovered their danger. though a Thousand
miles away. The most Of them needed IL.
warning and wc." Eay.,!. 4 few rejected
it. veutured out. Were lost. and not one @!