Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-06-25
STORMS AND TORNADOtS.

tVeauQuarterS IN Kansas Ctty--- ne
Inform alton He Derives From the
People.
Acting under the authority of the
chief signal officer, In charge of the
United States weather bureau at Wash.
ington, ID. G., l have established my
headquarters at Kansas City, Mo-. u
point admirably we'll fitted by the rea.
son of the completeness Of its mail
telegraph and railroad facilities. for
the prosecution Of my labors in the ef-
fort to carefully Investigate the lorna
dUes Of 1882 and study the general
features Of violent wind storms. | shall
give my individual attention to the
tornadoes of what may be termed the
lower Missouri Valley, embracing the
states of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
and Iowa. 1t is within this region
that tOrnadOes occur with the greatest
frequency, the most unexampled vio-
leDce, the most marked regularity and
with the most complete NANTES q lion
of their peculiar characteristics.
Here is an opportunity for COM
plete and satisfactory study of the
phenomena Of tornadoes, which is af
forded in no other region of the United
States. l hope this year to take an ad-
vanced step in the work and present
such information to the public as will
result IN practical good to all concern.
ed. Besides the work Of investigating
any particular storm, with view to
gain new and important truths, / de-
sire to push the labor of ascertaining
more definitely the conditions precedent
TO the formation of tornadoes in gener-
al, the phenomena and laws of cloud
development. the velocity and power
of the centIiputel currents within the
cloud vortex. the arrangement of suit
able plans preparatory to ali effort to
warn communities in advance of the
tornado, of conditions favorable to
it's formation, and, lastly, to
prepare and disseminate such in.
formation AS will direct people
how to act in defense of their lives.
and to certain extent their property,
during the approach and passage Of
the tornado cloud. To accomplish
these results need the hearty co.
operation of all intelligent people
throughout the lower Missouri valley
l want every one who can give me
any facts concerning tornado of the
present or past, occurring either in the
year 1882 or at any time during the
past dtty years or more. Much can
be done by the press of the lower Mis-
soun to aid in this great work, and
trust that there will be no lack of
active sympathy. hope that through
your columns you will succeed in so
encouraging belief in the importance
and necessity of the work that your
subscribers, contributors and readers
will flood me with facts, facts, facts.
Il desire every one to become familiar,
as far as it is possible, with the exact
Kind OF DATA needed in the work now
and with view to aid
IN the accomplishment of this object,
the following questions and remarks
are published, which embrace most, if
not all, OF the important points:
THE QUESTIONS
L. What day Of the month, and a
what time of the day did the tornado
cloud passp Take great care in giving
the exact time. Perhaps you watched
your clock or noticed the apple oach or
\rassage OF a railroad train.
2. Give the position of your honse
with respect TO the nearest pOstoflice.
indicating the same in miles or parts of
miles or rods; state the distance in
porthing and casting, northing and
westing, southlng and casting. south
ing and westing, estimated along sec
tion and to 8nship lines.
q How far and in what direction il