The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-15
HOW STORMS ARE MADE.
AN ATMOSPHERIC FUNNEL WHICH
FORMS THE TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
A Scientific Explanation oil tn" origin 81
sandspouts. w%atcrsponts aud Tomatoes
Disastrous ETccts-Somc Eildcr Forms
The Poetic Side.

Sanlsuout,. Vatsrsports and Tornadoes.
Disastrous EGccts-Somc Nildcr Forms
The Poetic Side.
Our earth only receives a small fractional
part of the suns heat; but, whatever thnt
NAV be in the year. moro or less than the
average. the entire surface Of our earth must
feel and be subject 70 the effects. And che
thing is ccr,ain-namely, that n year or
~ 2 c--ri-C "-u lrl' h.. j.
cyitably be year, and seasons Of excessive
atmospheric Disturbances. because increase
OF heat VIII produce excess Of evaporation
excess of electric action. and, necessarily, az
ce,5lve precipitation. and. during a profa-
lence Of this excess ot sun heat, there must
be over limited areas violent storms both
summer and winter.
wATEBsPOUrS NJ T~ORNADOES.
When very large areas Of the at%mosphorc
have been. by excess OK heat, brought lutoan
unequal state, as large areas of lower stra-
tum OK highly heated air and vapor, which IS
also intensely electric. the conditions 20 Pro
duce saudspout,. Watcrspouts and tomatoes
are fully ripe. The upper and colder layer
of the atmosphere cannot cool the lower
highly heated and yapor laden stratum 50
evenly and quickly rs 20 prevent vents IN
the form OF tunnels forming from the lower
stratum 70 the higher stratum, and causing
a rupture which takes place upward IN a pipe
form, Just Is water in a tank or basin. hav-
ing n rttom means for discharge by a pipe,
flows out with a whirling motion-in our
northern hemisphere always in the direction
of the hands of a clock, and 50 the heated,
highly electric and excessively vapOr laden
atmosphere breaks into tho cold atmosphere
above when at the level Of the dew point
invisible vapor becomes visible, parting with
its latent heat, which 50 rareiies the air rs 20
force some Of the condensed atmosphere in
visible cloud, mounting thousands of feet
above the coudensing dew point and into a
region above the highest peaks of the highest
mountains.
To feed this pipe, or, rs in some cases,
pines. the lower stratum flows IN from all
sides 20 rotate and ascend with the intense
vcl0citv of steam rpyor. e'ti'i'-f - Pro-
dlce ali tlc GI~lstrol, effects o. tlc widest
tornado. thelc being almost % vacuum no the
ground. or water line, %, the phenomenon
may be on the land or over the sea-. On the
land trea, are twisted and uproe.ol. houps
aye uurp1fel. solid, of various kinds aro
lifted from the earth. and human being,
have been blown away like dead leaves
There are. also. records of railway Wur0ls
having been blown 0ff the rails In deserts
entire caravans has. been buried beneath d
mountain of blown saui-cames. horses and
men. Whle n Egypt There arc tie ruins at
cities, massive temples, and monuments deep
buried 10 the adjoining desert sand. A. sea
many "a good ship. caught hy d tornado. ias
been overwhelmed and sent tO The bottom
whole.
SOME WILDER FORMS.
Tle-e mr.. mi.ier forms ~ The tarae.1e.t.
r.... ... .. ...... t.. ..
lu, clouds, Here the .oacr su.t.m Cd warm
mr. is al,1 lowing inward and rising upward
beneath each cloud. ~coudcn,lug at the dow
point. parting with latent heat. producing
modified steam power. and Sd causing these
summer clouds 20 enlarge upward, bui-eani
mount in sunshine like illuminated wooipacA
mountains, hut when seen IN en- evening
western sky about shutdown they take ~ialtas-
tic forms. SD APPLY described by Shakespeare
C'3ud scenery is tlc poet drclm.api AID
is Ly some wrltors mJst .ru.hiully AMI beau.
tifliiy described As \ rule painters 10 mot
nav So much attention % clouds as the poets
do. 80 all events. thoy do not represent
them as tru'hfI.ly us the poets describe
them. There are, VI course, exceptions, blt
iu the Horai Academy exhibition just opened
there arc many square ..,tof caayas painted
ol naI.. RE- .-.. l t...lai o. mo.r .lr
.i...s ODD ..., ...-
over ..ta Ia n.tlr. 1rcly painter should