The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-21
euce OF the Register.
NoRGANTOwN, March Is.

Spring Term.
Cores pondeuce OF the Register.
MoRGANTowN, March IS.
Our energetic aud persevering friends,
EFT. Z. Richmond, Lieut.. Second Ar
,iuerv, L. ). A, and L. Dunno, Observer
Sergeant. U. ;. Signal Service, have
lately received their Letters Patent" or
their New combined Electrical and
Mechanical Automatic and Selt-Regis-
:erirg Rain and Snow Gauge" Many
,tteu p:s have been made 10 supply the
great tesideratum IN the Signal Service,
Of q more convenient and more accurate
rain and snow guage, but none succeeded,
until after several wears Of study and eI-
pertinent these two gentlemen have given
70 the world this ingenious yet simple
machine. which supplies every necessity
and conven fence, tor accurately record
ing the time, the amount and continuance
Of either rain or STOW fall IN all kllds OF
weather and under all circumstances.
The rain COR snow which is melted by
q lamp is col. ected in the ordinary rain
gauge tunnel, and conducted by 1t to two
cylIniers which are f.led a,eru ate!y, and
AUTOMATICALLY discharged. $50 that 10 mat
ter now abundant the fal! the instrument
needs no extra attention. These cylIn-
ters. each contains float with cord
passlrg over chain wheel and bearing
a counter balancing weight a. the other
end. These chain Wheels support, each
disk from whose periphery pro-
iect pirs 81 distance apart
10 correspond To rise OF one
huudredth part OF 81 inch On the part oil
the aoa., or Ia other words the water in
TIE tubes Now. one pole Of distant
electric battery Is connected with the
axle OF the chain wheel, and the other so
situated that the pins IN the chain vince
disk alternately establish sad break the
current recording the rise OF water 4
the tubes $: any distance from the gauge.
Also there IS in the instrument cyiin-
der revolved by clock works once n
tweuty-tour hours, and bearing E-Iet
paper, upon which rests the point ot
pencil, supported BY 81 arm 50 ATTACHED
10 the chain wheel as 10 be de7Istet
from $ straigh. line debate distance
for every ore hurtret.h part o.
an inch Of rain fall. Thus it will be
seen tia. the amount OF rsin
or snowfall IL time and duration are ail
accurately registered by this seit-sct!ns
gauge. both in tue Instrumen! and IN the
office OF tie observer.
It's capacity Tor measuring isunllmted,
alt is provided with an automatic dis
charge. l. can be used out OF doors IN
/ freezing weather, being provided with
lamus which keep the whole spparslus
warm. 1. needs no attention, except
4 once 8 day TO change the recording sheet
! This whole instrument is enclosed IN q
conpa-stivelv small box. with doors on
/ opDtsIte sides, and glass doors further
protecting the more delicate parts, and Is
not liable - get out of repair If handled
! Nth ordInsry care. TIE instrument
in its simples. form has been
! lo- some months exposed n working
! order OF the University Campus, sud The
records KEEP. by Il during tnAt time nave
proved eminent!y satisfactory
This ingeniou: invention supplies
lax long felt in tie United States sigma
Dans-tment, and 10 doubt Messrs
Drrne snd Richmond viii be handsome
" rewarded By the government As then
/ long continued perseverance snd then
genus richly merit
With the present wonderful sdvano'
in the science Of Meteorology, under M
international system Of synchFon'us oo'
serys.,ous made daily on Land aud ses
salf.recording instruments have become
ipdispenssb!e Tor the purpose Of com
psrirg. At any hour Of the day any re
marksble phenomens Of the Sestne
and for sscertsinirg the reistion TIA
esch element bears 10 another, snd DE
ducing from these data more precise gen
ersl lsws. Sergeant DUNES sctiv'