Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-18
WHERE TIE wEATHER Is MADE.
A Climb to the Signal Omce-When the
Observations Are Taken-The New OBJ
aerEer.

A Climb to the signal Omce-When the
Observations Are Taken-The New OBJ
server.
AS the Exchange clock t0lled IL last
night bright light flashed out through
the shutters Of a window on the top floor
Of the post Office building It soon disap-
peared, and then burned\ Oily in the
room. A MoRNING NEWS reporter pass
ing down the Bay hurried up the steps
and climbed the dark stairway Of the post
Office to the last floor at the top. \ light
shOne through an open door and the News
man walked in.
eyes. this is where we make the
weather" said a gentleman seated at a
table. with a queer looking cOntrlVance
like a telegraph register before MIN. IL
proved TO be Observer ID. J. Young, OF
Augusta, just ordered to assume charge
Of the station.
chow is the weather tO-nigbts" asked
the reporter.
Cooler was the reply: mercury
listers - degrees now.
"What are the prObabilities# was the
next question.
ut is impossible for any one, you
know. to f0retelI the character OF
the weather within tWenty-fOuT hours
the observations Of the winds velocity,
thermometer and barOmeter-ive Observa-
tiOns in all, daily-at 6:A and 1874 a. m.
and 2:44, 6:44 and 1914 p. m. Only two
Of these are forwarded to Washington.
The others are sent monthly. There are
106 frst-class stations that report twice
day.
We have to be very careful in our OBJ
seryatiOns and reports, as each error Is
recorded at Washington. Here is an ane-
mOmeter, which accurately registers the
force and velocity OF the wind and the
speaker turned % an instrument in which
the main component seemed a large roll
Of ruled paper. Opposite the roll was
fine pointed needle. which every now and
then. with the clicking Of the instrument,
would move across the surface of the pa
per, tracing a line. ''GOU have noticed
those hollow hemispheres that 0c-
casiOnaIly grace the tops Of build
ings and FevOlve in the direction Of
the winds Well, we have them up
on the roof, and every time
revolution is made a little disc attached
to the continuance turns. When the disc
performs a complete revolution it presses
a spring, which makes and breaks the
electric current. This is Immediately
registered by this instrument. When We
take the registration Of the barometer
certain fraction is added to IL So as TO re-
duce il 20 the sea level. This is done 80
that the differences Of pressure in different
places may be easily noted, and is an order
from the main station"
The making OF the daily reports en-
crossed the attention Of the observer, and
with the information he had obtained
the reporter retired. The general
probabilities from Washington indie
cate warmer weather. The big "cOOl
wave" which has controlled the coast for
several days is gliding OF the Southern
seabOard into the West Indian waters.
Succeeding the ''COOl wave" an equally
as remarkable ''warm wave" has been
forming in the Northwest, extending east
ward, and is now eXerting itself on the
coast.
The indications for to-day are generally
fair weather except on the immediate
coast. occasional showers and partly
cloudy weather, north to east winds,
and nearly stationary temperature.