The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-08
r., ,rr,7ulR YESTERDAY was GEAR n''o'
.r-,m ,hcNeN lorS Jo7r"nl Oh ,"m"s''.., ~,
u,ch winds a"d Great si'eN Nc"
u" Sn.,icrf OF IuGutrS.


-,..,,.., tr>,rtcfiyentSS Of the OSh-
'",...,i ( ,,qr.ly rXplsjncd hv the 'eiegrapn-
-" '.,,.r, 49, ,l..t Al hat Place "lbcre Is al
RE .T,.,.r..e.!> southwest WIND, "hicn on
-. ...,n WAS nloNiuc Win great Vlo-
AtI - ,hi> paramount element OF
t"..' mas. Of s,w.mi.l>, lumher-yards,
"t..-''I ,',.tsn hou>c> On the outskirt OF
"..' ,o,,.r.l l4r nlud. and ScconG-ra'e
s.13r,c,cu.. and Al ihc conditions o! o.
,.,,trc rautl.gTation are lhen pfofiuea.
,a.,, ia. tir,i ymrtgo ire The o'hk"Sh pro'
- .,-, - gg,r srtn',d Their perm from Tue
E,~,. ,,r We l.arn TIA, Of late II has
~. .nr ra-'o:n ~ the saW'mlils 10
,,..-. hen :ln high winds were blow
.,lfn.L M for fires. To the neglect OF
.-.,-...,,ln lI one mill last W cdncadaS
.,,.....,,4 the lt!Iihlc visitation at OsE-
Al the other nils hut this one ceased
49,. ;,r when rh" Gale began 20 blow; ana
- .n.rr tuos itr. and IN few minutes
g.. wrapped in flames. Inc n'Sh wind
...... ,hc IRE eastward with lrre>lSuoie
|.. .,,j in y lew hours the best part Of
,.4..,l. had disappeared. Facts Ike these
....l with tue experiences ot chicago
....., much iu'crr>i 10 the inquiry lately set
.,..,. b, Nr. Hope. president OF The Con-
.n,.,i C,ntt4py. of New York, ard by him
....-,,.;s: The recent meeting ol The National
o. n Ere Underwriters. The SuhJ-ct IS
w.. .vr,.y..pi nl' iEjle j. kuoau about 1t
... ..,,. ,.rn,.,,, las been a>cprlained
''.,tH,Ii: H. tl'u.c ';npor aS an item CT
.,.. .,.,r.,dored by Insurance
''H - :, ,..,. ,.,u shnw that some
'' ....,.....sL -han other cities to
... ...rtiruancp from ,rlr to
........I,,.,,,,.. gan Drr,doDtIy de-
. lie ." l. in ,hozcr;t;os
.--.,,...,f,., ,rrc.nnndinoc,r..
". -..,.r,,.n.,.,,r. In case of
.. ..!....,;r. ,t.v mich, decide
,,tI h,,,i,,. r,nbrs,ihln
.,.'.. ....,,,',.,I tam ~. ,yindward
., ,l.., .,r..,, ,,rr,. vfIru-t and the
.-,,n,,,, .,..d.. 1f-,,.tatr Or they
-. .I,.,.,. ,,,.cn. SOM, scale 10 he
..+'.I Iv Via r.l nr The wind at
.. lf,b. ,for 4 wind move
,...,,,..l,'.',. ,,.rr !. far instance. rs
49,, f.. ro,.-1..y ,rnn,,s. Then = rate of
.,,.r,v ,n,lo. r,uht he cla,scd as
..-..r, ~. .Hr.-v 20 thirty miles ~
.,. r.y., .,dc,.s and ,ry,hirr b,vand as
.",.l'.,,,,t'.,. Soma .nnh scheme ~
,t'I,'n;, t. ,rl,, s,ati,iics II j.
...,.;. -. ,nn,n ara aIl IN nnsSe..ian oC
.:,,,N., I',,.,..,. nur,,r Ther ore the OH
.77'.,' ..i', ,<, .,,,... yaar. mas, hv com.
..,, .tEcar> =, ih,. rrircinsl cities of the
...r, 10 r,l,uI,tn tn,lp in 4 shane 10 he
,.,.. tor in,pr,rrp rurr,.e> will REQUIRE
.... .,r,lani labor of Two or three clerks for
..,..,l months: hut,he faith'ul and obIigirg
...,tn, ih,. Bureau has PROMISED to have il
.r, H.. mas already rrepared for Mr..
u,,. ,,,,,. ,.yc.,diugl, valuable maps show
rg.. direction %: The winds that blow
.,., ,ilr rii,r riti., OF the Union. and these
-, grranu,ui,d by the totals OF miles of
p..I q, fno.r lnjutS during the past wear,
l..oine. aIr uoi alike in any two OF the
...,> given. In the West, reaching out to
80. r!rltr. Inc ulnGs have the general
,tr.n.a>!.c Of blowing troga the SOUTH
a-.. They come from that point at San
I..rr,,,o %itn great stradine>S in the sum-
...uua,i> trrm 10 y. VI. TO 10 L. NJ, and
a..,>-rG:t clement ot dtGger. as the wind
Mia ...r Of the city Is mostly built OF
W.a ~ san Fnrci>co the wind bas a
:.orcy to y,rr r"uud TO the north. The
T.,.' tArl2uI> pr,nctpaiy from lie south
},.'. 4j.. l,oW, tor months together with
.a.,I, iaagAcnt Of rest. The prairie (or
lsaago, -lGc OF The city Is the iarorltc
... 81, cheap ~ooGcn houses. This sort
" 'INUug, tt.!> situated has caused All
-'rr' fl,'> III Chicago: but lhat CITY mas
.a,G ,,r suburbs Of wood With Il perver'