The New York herald., 1878-09-14
NElE0R0LoGl IN PARIS.
Grand Reception Of the Foreign Dele
gates by French Scientists.
THE HERALD'S STORM PROPHECIES.
Feast Of Science and Flow Of
Champagne.
PARIs, August 81, 1878.

PARIS, August 81, 1878.
During the past week the men Of science have quite
taken possession OF Paris, hears OF nothing
but o the congress Of ths that or tho other
department OF high nssllectsal study. The occasion
Of the Exposition doubtless suggested the French
vsus that such opportunity should bs availed OF
10 assemble In Paris regular International congress
that would represent IS far as possible the scientific
progress Of tho latter half OF the century, In no other
way could true estimate be formed OF the advances
made medicine, astronomy, mo.eorolosy, physics,
and iorth Hence have had an invasion OF France
by representative scientists from many countries, and
Paris has looking like tho general rendezvous OF
The foreign hosts The principal asssmblages in inter-
national congress have been mat summoned by tho
Nsteoro ogicai Society OF France, the Congress
h the Association Francaise and the Congress
'or the discussion OF an international system
U weights, measures and coinage The Int irrational
Meteorological Congress- which hold Its morning eos
sons the Tuileries and tho afternoon sittings at
the Palace the Trocadsro. represented very fairly
the meteorological socisties and institutions Of
Europe. The delegates attended from France Italy,
Austria, Switzerland, sweden, Norway. Holland, Bel
gum, Denmark, Russis, spair. England and tho
United States. Germany and Portugal were not rep
resepted by delegates, but OF the mass OF commu
nicaons the secretary for the consideration
Of the com mission charged with the selection OF pa
pers for the general report II Is to be hoped that
papers by German mcteoroloeists may be found
England had only one representative. Mr. Symons
secretary OF the British Meteorological Society, and
the Uuited States only one In tho person OF the
HERALD delegate.
rHY CONGRESS IN SESSION.
The Intern atiouai Meteorological Congress was
orsanzsd on the morning ot She 24th OF August, at
aius O'Clock in The Palace OF the TuerieA general
,ntroductou OF the members followed the calling Of
the roll by Mr.. Herve- Mangou, member Of tho In
sute aud president OF the Meteorological Society OF
France. This distin guisbed gentleman was very nc-
tive In oting shc success OF tho Congress- and
by his smmbilty and unvarying courtesy knit the
several elements together organic that con-
t,pusd undsturbed until the close OF the sessions
WINDS ON The NORTH ATLANTIC.
The general character OF the papers read at the sew
,rai sessions was very high. Among the most nota
vie was that of the Abbc Rougeris, cure-Archpretrs
NJ Rochcchousrt, Hsute vienns. ION the movements
OF winds over the North Atlantic Ocean ana their
sslaons 10 differences Of pressure lie subsequently
supplemented his memsre with explanations Of tho
phenomena demonstrated by an ingeniousiy con-
ssruessd apparatus for showing the remarkable
changes in Wind orect,sn surface OF rotating
slsps. The whole work gave uomIstakabie evidences
Of careful and patient study. Tne meteorological or.
eapztons Italy and the OF observation
stations along the Alps and Appenncs formed the SUB
iccts OF an important communication BY Father
Oenz,, OF Montcaiisre, Italy The reading Of this
paper sas followed by discussou led by signor Ron
yeaa, Medena, In which some exceptions, Oh sc,en-
ii6c arou nAs we're taken Fatnsr Dcnz.'s conclu-
s,ous However II was agreed that the time naa nos
,iissssd. aA =
Captain Honmsyer, direcsor OF the Royal ooserys-
oy Copennagen and the author OF series oi vaiu-
able syuopt charts Of the atmospheric conditons
the North Ala ntic described al considerable length
hGt movement
IRON the westward toward Europe ana soughs 10 cs-
Isoilsh the ion of their origin in the Arctic seas
HIS dsauet,ons, however were sustained BY con-
vncipg Arguments. although they were admiraby pre-
scott OF Lonaoo, seen TO mold very similar views
ibs movements of the atmosphere; bui, with the ex-
sspon .,s,v the mrs: .c,eay. oI%SH Sss ,n hss
position they have attained as scientific
men causes them 70 sGpsa. CUISINES. asss Sos oe%as navs
not been yet iuly investigated These grounds Of com
plant rather freely com meaed 90 by members OF
the Congress- who were willing 10 walt until theory
was proved correct before accepting It, Cspssn
Honmsycrs description, for instance, OF the spiral
lnd ascending movement Of the air within dopses.
'Sion and the subsequent distribution OF tho air ia
The upper strata, very unsasIac,ory aud evoked
In nobe work Of patient investigation which cannot
ls to render great service TO meteoroiogy, even II
u destroys the author's conndence In MS own '"eo
% IN PRIVATE SESSION
The great hall at the Trocsdero Palace nnorded ac
commodaIiou for a largo number OF delegates The
hall is used AZ one oi tne picture galleries OF tn's
see'on o. .ns w"s closed saaus, she general pub
lie. There, with the portraits OF all the celebrities OF
old France stsrDg down on Tho assembled me'eoroIe
ing subjects that Of the broadcast Importance TO
the general welfare. ~. de Tastes read very inter
very we'll received. Honmsyer's paper on "rhe In
nusnee OF tho Repartition OF Atmospheric rressures
ON The Climate OF Europe" was decided success, as
was aiso that OF N. Tssander, on 'rhs Employment
OF Balloons for the Purposes OF Meteorological Obser
va,ion" NJ rissandier 10 an eminent aeronaui M VI and
Nm able writer He conducted ascension 10 Ginarts
monster balloon accompanied by some twenty mem
Evaporation. IN ali It's operations and effects, was
discussed very fully and led toa warm debate twas
oIo ca Ia could bc dedoesd from observations OF q
'pnepomc arbitrary and local In rs nature as
svaporalou that could any satisfactory way assIst
Hsbert read paper on local storms. which received
Ls Nome read an important paper on freshet
waves ofiarge rvsrs, instapcing the movements oil
vs,er on the Seine as 40 example worthy oi study
The paper Professor Zsnger, on heiiophotoRrsphy,
was one Of the important read TO tine Congress
II purportsd to show that by means OF accurate pho.
toera PMS oil tho Indications OF the spprosch OF
storms may be found on the appearances OF tne disk
snd It's surroundiag envelope. Undoubtedly many
storms ana tbe appearances referred TO have
occurred recorded by Professor z,oecr
yet the msssoroog,sss Of the Congress bsstated
sccept the shcory as valuable until u has been fur
tner tested. Professor Zengsr made several compari
between the records VI tho HERALD and his own
and iounc so much give confidence his pccu-
liar line OF s,udy that he returns 10 Prague apparently
very happy man. so far the HBRALD's predictions
have agreed with Zenger's annou nccmeut OF the ap-
prosch OF storms 10 the date oi tpsr arrival In
Europe But the HERALD predictions, bong caoed TO
Europe, have been huberso generally tbrec TO four
usys apcsd which Is about The TIME storms tsko ts
cross tho A,snuc after leaving the American shores.
NM Crova and voIis read papers solar radiation,
which created cons,derable discussou Messrs.
Borius, GaIiy aud Iouvet presented memoirs on
.sOzoue ana Ozooometr,c Papers" causisg quite a
yharp debate IN which French pcbtensss was Tor
while ioeso.ssn duriss tn. heated arsamen.a NJ.
Nout,gpy's paper ''scintillalion ana storm Pre-
dction proved highly interesting and was admirably
b TEE HERALD STORM WARNINGS.
pr Among the memoirs read To the Congress, Accord
ing to the official ordre du jour Tor August y, was
That OF Mr.. collins, representing the NEw YORK
HERALD Much interest attached to this paper,
pScsuse opinion was considerably divided on the sub
icct OF storm warnings. Inc dscussion that followed
ans paper showed that the HERALD's enterprise was