Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07

demonstrated that hc can furnish all |
kinds OF weather, and plenty Of u, on |
very short notice, HIS proOlamatiuna are |
treated with marked respect.
The weather bureau, aa now organized, |
Ia military institution, or an appendago |
of the regular army, There have been
propositions In congreas 10 take IL away
from military protection aud give II IN
charge OF the agricultural department,
but no positive action has been tAkOn and
none IN likely 20 be. The service can uo
performed cheaper aud better under the
present syetom, and, owing 20
tho nature OF the work, army
discipline Is not only advantageous
but almoHt necessary. Throughout
the United States thoro are $40 signal Fta.
tiona, In charge Of nineteen Officers ana
BOO men OF the signal corps Of the army
| Each station w provided with the best IN.
etfumcDta, including all the latest lny0n
lions Tor observing and accurately record
! Ing tho constant variations Of the weather
| From $50 OF these atatlonH telcgrnphlc ro'
ports are sent daily 10 Washington the
others report by mail. Reports are ro.
coiyod by the trained observers NJ im.
portnnt statlonethreo times every twenty.
four hours. These reports contain full
particulars of the weather Ia the different
districts. Seventeen stations IN Canada,
ono IN ~, Johns Newfoundland, aud one
IN the northwestern part OF British
America send reports, and there are over
800 outside or volunteer observers
Ia different sections who also
HOnd reports by mail Tho telagraphic
reports are transmitted 10 Washington
w means OF n secret code, n few lguref
conveying large amount OF Information
These reports ara received from all Tho
stations IA the United States, Canada aud
tho West Indies inside Of thirty minutes
! A "trnnantor" takes tho kilograms IN
/ hand and reads thom on 10 eight olorks
each Of whom has apeCial weather mar
before him, oa which he marks The par
ticular readings he has bncn Instructed
to take, These eight maps nro afterwards
) combined IN one general map, which thCr
1 fully represents all phases of tho weather
throughout tile territory covered Thil
= map ID closely studied BY an expert aig
nal officer, the nHt0rm contefh located
D the probable course u coming Storm
f, determined, and the complete Nlndica
: tiona' made up for the several districts
! Tho nrht HyncbronOua weather report
In this country were mado In November
1870, aud since thon tho service I'M
reached high state Of perfection. ~ I
assorted by The oiilcers IN charge tina
v ninety per cent, III tho advance bulletin
G issued are fully verified, with COCA ioHa
!. variations OF i0w hours, while very Tow
q II any, are absolutely wrong Some ae
4 count OF the system aud instrument
6 used may be interesting 10 the inalotii.
q uf readers. The bureau PASSES ia fore
/. casts upon observations rs TO barometer
u Thermometer, hygr0metof, thermometer
| weather vaue aud rain.guage, made NJ VA
i same inetant three tluua q day nj all th
Z stations, Eaeh observer inspeeie bis IN
4 etrnmont at Ti8b u M, il56 q, M, an
II II 1876 n, M, Washington time, aud nc one
q ,eleRraphnhig report 10 Washington, whsr
o The bulletins are made up and publishe
h IN each case cue hour and twenty.ily
y minutcn after the observations ARE mad
y ...nt . a M, g q, ~ aud ! q. M, respect
II lyoly. Reliable weather prophecy ~
J. cures that AZ least four things be know
d Respecting the condition 81 the Rtin0f
% plere over wide area lts weight, q
70 Indicated by The barometer, ~ tcmperi
3. turc, a. shown by the tbcfmometerl II
0 degree oi humidity, aa shown by thp ny
Il gfometer, and the direction aud yelocit
% u its currents, as recorded by thu weathf
n Nhnn Bud hnciNpWcWI, Onhuffhlionh
n the amount u rainfall, Expressed J
q inches, and the appearance Of tbs cloud
q arc sometimes found 10 bo u great ser'
loo. The barometer used IN our tofylc
IL the common mercurlal barometer, !
which the varying weight Of tho atno'
(. phrrc at any given piAop u balance
II against The weight u a column u nci
n oufy contained Ia glash tub
IL about thlry-throo inches IN lenEtt
10 AZ the aoa.lsyel 10 fair wealbe
X, q column Of air Que Inch square and eS
b. tendlng 10 the upper limit " tbs atme'
d phore weighs iiiteen pounds q column
q mercury Of the same section ana thft
,c lurhbs high weighs the same hence Vi
n power Of the air under tbs condition
" mentioned " sustHln 10 tube c0nteiDln
D. Vacuum 10 ~ upper sud column
IL mercury III The height named, II follows
u eOurse, that the beiFhtpi them rcuril
p column will vary Win the variations
\. the atmosphere, falling when The air
u. rendered light ~ reason Of tho presenf
II Of watcry vapOr, by excessive hpas,
other cause, and rising when the Air