Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-09
THE GULF STREAM.
Old Notions Modified-RcSultOf Commando
err BartJett's Researches
baltimore Sun
J. A. MACON.


Old Notions Modifted-Rcsulto of Commands
err BartJett's Researches.
baltimore Sun.
MaUry's physical geography of the sea
worked ont the lines upon which the seien-
tifs study of the gulf stream should pro-
coed, and Brooks invention of an efficient
deep-sea sounding apparatus first put
it in the power of photographers to inves-
tigate thoroughly the question raised by
Maury's wide generalization. Since the
date when Maury and Brook withdrew
from the United States service there have
been many inventors and explorers whose
work has considerably modified the views
| held by these photographers re-
| specting the origin, the course and the
| limits of the great ''River in the
Sea-" Steamships have supplanted sail
ing vessels, and instruments have been
perfected. Exploration has been busy.
According to statements made in the New
York Nation, the result of the work done
| IN the last decade is that many of the ideas
at present current in regard to the gulf
| stream must be abandoned. The origin of
| ocean currents is conceded to be due to
reaction of the atmosphere upon ocean
| clrculatlon-that is to say, they are caused
| by the winds and modified by the differ
ences of rotational diameter of the earth
between the equator and the poles, which
tend to defect to the right any moving
| body IN the northern hemispheres.''
The westward current IN the Allan
| tic north of the equator, striking the
eastern coast of South America is DETECTED
to the northwest, and skirting that CONT
NJ of hos 6o r A
a chain of islands extending north and
south across its course. Part of the stream
is detected by the Antilles northward and
continues on along the north coast of
| Hayti and Cuba, while another larger part
passes between the Antilles and South
America, thus penetrating into the Carib-
bean sea. Thence it sweeps along the
western extremity of Cuba, aud passes out
between that island and Florida in the At
lantic, being reinforced between the Bra
hamas and Florida by the detected current
mentioned above. Contrary to the common
notion, the gulf stream is not gulf stream
| IN the sense that it is a stream that makes
| the circuit of the Gulf of Mexico. 1t is
| independent of the gulf stream proper,
and touches the gulf only On the eastern
border. When the stream passes out
through the Straits of Florida it is forty
| eight miles wide, and where deepest has
measurement of 439 fathoms. It's velocity
is about three knots an hour, so that the
delivery here is about 433, 100000, 100000
tons of water at a temperature seldom ex-
ceeding eighty-three degrees in June and
July. AS it makes its way northward and
eastward through the Atlantic its
width varies from fifty to 100
miles, and its velocity is about two and
a half miles per hour, temperature and
velocity being greater in its axes than in
the lateral parts. 1t does not flow over
| cushion of cold water, as is generally be-
| lleved, but over hard coral rock, nor is it
| bounded by "cold wall" and intercolated
with ''cold hands," The latter is credited
to rain squalls producing accidental in
CAPABILITIES of temperature at the surface.
The gulf stream properly so called does
not reach Norway, nor does it proceed as
far even as Great Britain. Commander
Bartlett, to whom many of the latter dis
coveries are due, has exploded also the
old idea that the Arctic current, as such.
runs beneath the gulf stream to the gulf
ITSELF" or even as far as the Straits of
Florida.
Il DecOut Young Lady an u Predican.ent
An exchange tells of modest young
gentlemen who attended the morning ser
vices in fashionable church and was
kindly shown into luxuriously cushioned
pew, and had hardly settled himself and
taken observation of his neighbors, before
a beautiful young lady entered, and, with
graceful wave of the hand, preventing
our friend from rising to give her his
place, quietly sank into seat near the
end. When a hymn was given out she
skillfully found the page, and with sweet
smile that set his heart a. humping, handed
her neighbor the book.
The minister raised his hands in PRAYER.
and the fair girl knelt and in this posture
perplexed our young friend which most to
admire, her beauty or her devoutness. Pres
emily the prayer was concluded, and the
congregation resumed their seats. Our
friend respectfully raised his eyes from the
fair form he had been so earnestly scan
ming, lest when she looked up she should
detect him staring at her.
After couple of seconds he darted a.
furtive glance at his charmer, and was as
tonlshed to see her still on her knees. He
looked closely and saw that she was much
affected, trembling in violent agitation, no
doubt, from the eloquent power of the,
preacher.
deeply sympathlZlng, ne watched her
closely. Her motion became more vio-
lent; reaching behind her, she would con-
vulsively grasp her c'othing, and strain.
as it were, to rend the brilliant fabric of
her dress. The sight as extremely pain
full to behold, but still ne gazed, like one
entranced, with wonder and establishment.
After minute the lady raised her face,
heretofore concealed in the cushion, and
with her hand made an unmistakable
beckon to our friend. He quickly moved
along the pew toward her, and inclined his
ear, as she evidently wished to say some
thing.
"Please help me, SIR" she whispered:
"my dress is caught and I can't get up"
A brief examination showed the cause Of
the difficulty. The fair girl wore fashion
able high-heeled boots; kneeling upon both
knees, these heels, of course, were aimed
out at right angles, and in this position
the highest hoop of her new skirt caught
over them, and thus rendered it impossible
for her to raise herself or straighten her
limbs. The more she struggled the tighter
was she bound, so she was constrained to
call for help This was Immediately If