The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-14
Previous Efforts to Predict At
lantic Storms Fail.
A METEOROLOGICAL ALLIANCE.
The International System Of Europe and
the Special Service Of France.
BAROMETERS AND BONAPARTlSTS.
[DY CABLE TO THE HERALD

Ect tnat NJ. lie werner, the Director OF the Paris
Observatory, had been much struck by the accuracy
OF the storm predictions which had been cabled
over here from the HERALD Weather Bureau In
New York within the last two months felt anxious
TO ascertain what his exact Impressions were re.
garding them. This being one OF the days on which
he Is usually found at the Observatory made up
my mind to call upon him. and on sending In my
card was Immediately admitted He received me
with his usual courteousness, and being fortunately
disengaged talked freely with me for upward OF
an hour The following is the substance Of our
Conversations
LIE yERRIER AND THE HERALD PREDICTIONS.
HERALD CORRESPONDENT have recently learned
NJ lie yerrler, that you have directed one OF the
Service TO prepare for you report on the meteor
illogical dispatches sent over here by the NEW
YORK HERALD and have come to thank you on the
part OF the proprietor OF the HERALD for this
proof OF the interest you take in our enterprise.
NJ LIE vERRIEE-I take all the more interest In 1t
from the fact that some years ago, for period OF
about eighteen months, We had an arrangement
with England to forward MS similar dispatches
from Newfoundland; but England discontinued 1t
because the greater portion OF the storms signal
European Continent.
HERALD CoRREsroSDENr-You had, then, regu-
larry established meteorological service In New.
joundand!
nj HERRlER-Rv I'M we
advices from that station. They would no doubt
have been useful to US had there been meteor
ologists there who had previously watched the
route OF these storms on the American continent
HERALD CoRREspoNDENT-Tha is just what we
are doing. The proprietor OF the HERALD has es-
tablished at his own expense at New York, a
special service with this object. 1t is q purely
journalistic creation.
NJ LIE vERRIER-IIe deserves great credit for It,
and will do everything In my power to encourage
the enterprise: but should like to have some pre-
else details regarding your organization.
HERALD CORRESPONDENCE shall write to New
York to procure them for you so that you may be
the more readily enabled to appreciate the princi-
pies which guide mcteorologist In the predic-
tions which have attracted your attention
VISIT TO N. LIE vKRRrER's STUDY.
NJ lie yerrier now rose and, conducting me
into his study showed me O series of meteoro-
logical maps indicating the routes Of storms which
cross the Atlantic SO far as they can be traced on
this side. Aftcr some time spent in examining
them he turned to me and expressed hope that
we would have similar set OF maps prepared from
the large body OF acquired data which we must
have at our disposal. He added that to he regret
he had been compelled to interrupt the work Tor
the last two years, owing to the arrangement by
which all meteorological observations are now GEN.
tralized at the Ministry OF the Marine 1t is, how
ever, continued in another form, and he showed me
the proof sheets OF volume In course OF publica-
ton which contains twenty-six dircrent memoirs
on the subject.
"It the NEW YORK HERALD,r said NJ. lie yerrier,
"wil send me a descriptive memoir OF It's means OF
observation and OF the results which IL has obtained
lw give them place in this collection, no matter
what space they may cover or whas number Of
charts may be necessary to illustrate them.n
HERALD CoRREsroSDESr-with your permission
I will send you copies OF the meteorological de.
spatches which receive from America. have not
done so hitherto because did not know whether
they would be acceptable to you.
NJ LIE vERRIER-Be assured that shall always
receive them gladly and that shall make good use
OF them
EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEM.
HERALD CoRREsPoSDESr-May ask what is the
extent OF your international services
NJ. LIE vEnRlER--lt extends all over Europe and
over some parts OF Asia, thanks to NJ Coumbary,
the director OF the Constantinople Observatory.
The number OF stations is between seventy and
eighty.
THE FRENCH spEcrAL WEATHER SERVICE
HERALD cogaEsroSDESr-Doc that comprise the
whole o! your meteorological soryices
NJ. LIZ yERRIER-By no means. | am at present
occupied with the organization OF the service OF
the agricultural notices fartrtisse,nentsJ. Here Is
the sheet OF notices commencing from tho LIST OF
April. 1t embraces 24o more communes than that
OF the Is: OF March. viii send on the lst OF Au-
gust notices to seven or eight hundred communes.
OF which you see there the list. Each OF these
communcs Is provided with an ancroid barometer
on a wooden case, In order that these notices may
be placed properly under the eyes OF the public.
The service IS gratuitous, but the communes have
TO pay the sum OF thirty.nve francs for the
barometer
HERALD CoRREspoNDEST--Do they pay willingly
NJ. LIZ yEHgsa-A great many OF these ins,ru.
Elents are given by private individuals. whose
names are inscribed ty agreement. the dial
plate This occasionally gives rise to curious incl
dents in which politics have their share.
Politics AND MErEoRoLoGY.