The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-18
AURORAL ACTIVITY.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCE
The huguttic Mystery Of the Atmosphere E1em.
rllnrd In n Phenomenal MAnntr-A Storm Tn.
parall-led In the History OF Ttitgra ply.
StrAngt Freaks or the Phenomenon,

Strange Freaks or the Phenomenon.
CnicAGo, November 1.-THE officials OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company
here say the electrical disturbances In this
country to-day ure the most pronounced
and widespread experienced for years, Il,
indeed, they have been parallelcl, in some
respects, nj my time. An clectrjca! storm
OF the greatest violence ranging In all the
Territory from point beyond Omaha, and
from kansls City north 10 the terminus OF
telegraph communication, practically put.
ting n stop 10 telegraph service over the en-.
tire area. 1t first begun 10 be felt about 4
o'clock this morning, and increased in in.
tensity till Gi5, when communication
from every direction wus cut Off This cleo.
trio storm seemed TO 30 in successive mega
tive and positive waves, alternately
neutralizing tho currents on the
wires or increasing their intensity, ind 10
such degree us to burn everything up. a
switchboard here has been on fire dozen
times during the forenoon, and half
dozen keys OF instruments were melted by
the current, which continued 10 pass
through screws turned up and the points
parted 10 their tarthest limit. Duplex and
quadruplex wires were rendered entirely
useless and ut noon but Il single wire ont
OF fifteen between this city anu New York
was in operation and it was frequently in.
terrupted. Word hus been received from
Milwaukee that the atmospheric ole c.ricity
cominSin on one OF its wires from th @ couli-
try llad such dynamic power rs to suffice
for keeping the electric lamp burning. All
business ut the Office here is subject 10
delay. Even the Associated Press reports
nre unavoidably delayed, and up TO
o'clock this afternoon less than 500 words
lnve been transmitted.
New foRK. November photographic
communication has been generally inter
rupted to-day by tho exceptionally severe
electric storm. Experienced teIesraphcrs
say it is the worst of the kind for l1.uny
years. The storm extends throughout the
United States and the eastern provinces Of
Canada. The cables are hours behind. 1t
is showing at Buffalo, Albany and Boston,
and is several inches deep ut the two latter
named cities. gEm1
CLEVELAND, November ia magnetic
storm Of remarkable force and Unpa1e,lelc,,
destruction has prevailed here sinue about
four O'Clock this morning, prostmtiny teIc.
graph communication until noon, when it
began 10 abate. Atintervals the wires were
worked without battery and with ground
connection. One line was worked with Il
metallic circuit by maxim. Il loop with two
wires. The district call wires and the shor.
lines were not mllph affected and telc-
phone communication seemed 10 lie i'm.
proved, The extraordinary feature is that
the weather is rain and muygy, whereas
e'eptrlG STORMS occgr when The atmosphere
IL clear and dry,
1SDlASAhoLis, I'm, November ia
peculiar Observation-Disclosures In con ncction
with the working OF the telegraph wires
was noticed here this morning, cop,nlcuc.
Ing about S o'clock, and has continued up
to noon. The phenomenon presented here
WAS srch :ls 10 cl,arse the wires when bat
teries we're remoyea, 4nl at times present
inc a change Of polarity in . brief period.
The nse Of the quadrpplex SYSTEM haI to
he abandoned for a.time apd il METALLIC cir
cult was found 10 accomplish the work.
ClScIESATi, Ohio, November The
electrical storm began to be observed here
on the eastern wires ut S a. NJ. Its effect
generally increased. until at 1890 o'clock
this place WIS completely surrounded.
The storm reached the southwest as far US
AuJpsta, Ky. The wires were worked
fvofl here 10 Columbus and ST. Louis with
opt battery at this end. The wires were
very heavily charged, IL flame appearing
when TIP filpqlt Tas broken:, 80
NASHVILLE; FESs, GoYemher l?.---'Ehe
electric storm at noon to-day almost s,,:1-
pended operations in the Western Union
Office. At intervals the wires were worked
solely by the auroral current. The needle
in Tue sal;gnometer oscillated in the most
eccentric manner, varying 40 ,:u:h Us 50
degrees. Experienced operators say it is
I he mcst remarkable electric s:orm ior
many yeals. ~
MlLYAuEEE, November lf.-strops cur
rents Of uncomfortable electricity p.eSsailel
the atmosphere and actually suspended nil
telegraph communication at this place from
"a. N. until afternoon. An electric damp
attached to a St. Paul wire made brilliant
illumination without the nse Of II battery,
l'Iisihesa oa "'Chantt S55 Nrjna,ly' sbs.
pended On account OF lackins telegraph
facilities.
fASKToS, OAK, November l7.-ruly
two-thirds Of the sky is abluzc tonight
With aNronl light OF many colors. It IS u
rare ,peenomenon u tEistsglop. Che ieIe.
graph lines refused work during Til" entire
forenoon.
BHsToS, Noyember 1.-THE electrical
STORM 'eea'lyiRtefiefcl Sith ths tele9ranh
wires. 4 message waa sent 'tn.dayifJl1j
bangor to North Sydney, Cape Breton,
100 miles, without n battery. :
Ia Europe.
l.oSnoS, ,SoXember ia great magnetic
storm is prevailing oil the Gontinenl aNi
throughout the United Kingdom, causing
serious interruption to telegraph. ..l
The "Esectrluna Storm: Ip U',,csling..
The strange electrical disturbance OF the
atmosphere which is reported elsewhere
was percep.ible in t marked degree iii this
city. The telegraph wires were charged
heavily with line Nui4 dpIYed iEoh lLe
surchargedatmosphere, and the operators
instruments showed its presence plainly.
Manager Tracy, OF tie Western Union
Office, having received notice Of the up.
plr,paaaclh af tlto elcptr;c4l wayf, declined ,e
taEe Messases ioF trahs!Hlissi6h aSeett sub!
lect TO the inconveniences caused by the
prevalent state Of the mir. In his office
lhp current was sufficiently strong to
cau1o bright ,lyash E'llght f:om