National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-22
HR WEATHER,
Curiosities Of the Signal 0hioe-0ld Probable
tties a Good schooI-M


tiles Good sehool-Master.
Weir ok at the weather probabilities and note
what is likely to be the weather few hours In
adv ance, 80 to suit our actions to the indica-
.ons, but we give very little thought to the phi
loeophy Of the changes, such as have occurred in
the past two days, and such as SO often occur in
this latitude.
lions transmitted from all stations showed clear
and cold in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Quebec Port
land Me- tBOStSOn FATALLY cloudy New York
slightly cloudy. The range Of the thermometer
in many Of these places was below zero. Snow
cago and Indianapolis, also st. Louis.
The snow began falling at Duluth, and took
direction east southeast towards the Chesapeake
bay. There was scarcely any fall Of rain IN the
United States though south and west OF the line OF
snow above indicated was mostly cloudy. At 1885
a. m. Friday morning the temperature had risen
to above zero at all points communicated. The
snoW-belt, which had maintained its direction,
became more marked and direct in its course, sx-
at Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburg, Cleveland,
Detroit and Milwaukee, with o slight divergence
from the line to Lynchburg and Cincinnati. This
line Is the most direct between Lake Superior and
Chesapeake bay.
Rain began falling at Toronto, Oswego and
Albany on o line parallel to the line OF snow and
yerg hear it. The clear weather IN the east gave
place to clouds and threatening rain, which
moved down the coast and met the same from the
Iantic coast from Nova Scotia to Florida and
around the Gulf coast to Texas, and generally
through the country. At 4:35 p. N. Friday the
thermometer still rising at all points north and
west and the rain belt extending.
Attn p. m. Friday the snow belt had moved
north and east, showing at Buffalo, Montreal,
Portland, Me-, and Halifax. The rain had ex.
tended east to New York and Boston and south to
Cairo, ILL.,, Pittsburg and down the Atlantic coast
to Wilmington and Savannah. At 1885 q. m. on
Saturday the rain had extended east to Eastport
and Halifax; also Philadelphia and Washington.
The temperature still rising and the snow belt
becoming broken and scattered.
In all these changes there has been o uniform
ity in the direct lines OF both the snow and rain
belts, maintaining the course above indicated.
The line as first formed was from Lake Superior
east, southeast, to the head Of the Chesapeake
bay, and here is found the course Of the great
change in the weather. The extreme cold has
been greatest in the region OF the great lakes
the water Of those lakes being many degrees
colder than the water Of the ocean. The natural
elements always seek equilibrium. This is fun
dsmental law Of nature. The shortest direct line
between the cold water Of the lakes and the warm
water of the ocean is this line taken by the Storm
If 1t had passed due east from the lakes to the
ocean, IL would have encountered the cold of New
York and New England. If 1t sought the waters
Of the Gulf Of Mexico the distance would be too
great. This line has assumed perfectly natural
direction, the temperature has become equalized
rain has fallen in nearly all sections of the country
and the reasonable deduction is that the weather
will be warm. 1t is curious and highly instruc-
tive to study these weather changes, and note the
causes. And it may not be very long before
tceGtheTol0gy becomes science.