The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
AGAIN THERAIN CAMEDOWN.
WEEPING SKIES FOLLOW THE ExPERE-
ALENT At SAN DIEGO, TEX.

WEEPING SKIES FOLLOW THE EXPERl-
ALENT At SAN DIEGO, TEX.
Il was nm Elaborate Attempt, and. Amer =
Bonsbsrdment or Many Hours, n RsinfAn
ofHan an Inch Fell In Less thna an Hour.
SAN DIEGO. Tex. Oct 1a-The Government
rnin makers are the heroes Of the hour here.
The experiment which was begun yesterday
evening and continued during the night was
entirely successful.
At 4 o'clock this morning rain fell in tor
rents In the camp and soaked the men to the
skin. Never before were men 30 glad to get q
wetting. They yelled and hurrahed and
danced fandangoes in the mud.
The people OF San Diego and Of surrounding
country are astonished at the result When
they went to bed ut midnight the moon was
sign Of rain anywhere.
Four hours later they we're awakened by the
pnttering and pouring OF the rain on the roofs.
and in a few minutes It came down in torrents.
The rain continued for nearly an hour When
It ceased the rain guage showed that half nm
inch had fallen at this place.
kilograms received this morning from sta
hons along the line Of tho Mexican National
Railroad say rain extended about forty
miles to the northeast, 1O8 miles to
the west and thirty miles to the south
west It did not rain either to the
east or to the south at q greater distance
than ten or fifteen miles. The water this morn
ing is standing In pools all over the ranches.
and the cattlemen are delighted. They esti-
mate that the rain is worth to them. IN round
figures. at least half million dollars It
is also worth much to the cotton growers. The
entire cost Of the experiment was about $4,000.
and they regard 1t rs one OF the best invest
ments they could possibly have made.
The scientific value Of the success cannot be
estimated. Of course. but 1t will undoubtedly
lead to many more tests Of the conclusion the
rain makers to 60 to Mexico and experiment.
;, Tho !bombardment began IN earnest early on
Saturday evening. and until nearly midnight
there AVA rGar T9% h
HUNDREDS g people Who had some 70 the camp
hat failure. They hey said that It was " beaut N
low from such sky was absurd and impos-
Many offered to bet heavily that no rain
would come. and some OF the rain makers took
ias heavy sss M they sas dred
of to the northwest. and the balloon also
s saSs ho that as as9s s sSs%sa they
bring bsgs.n; az, ard j. At Il 99'cl9SSk in the
sSry ps s Eye is erspdy assS
and guns snn toof lis piace
Cashier, the areonapt sent up the balloons at
They rose t. tie height q about half q mile
before exploding, The explosions were heard
M aad b nss ind " The e Sa
rom the twenty 7thisa Infantry, ~. D',ls
their Conduct throughout Just before
s ssst rain up down air at balloon tss t%s
Up and fhsa, dr lifted the nsIthwsss sSsa
hPs " Vest a. rapid xss a isxs
ct in that way. and that tho disturbance In the
Tvs haHe
came up rapidly. and one Gould see them gath
s e. a s shf
az sky: ana s. i've minutes it would spread
4 few minutes to o'clock the sky above was
full OF heavy clouds. but not q drop OF rain had
pioded right, In the clouds. and the mortar bat
terry began shooting butts In rapid succession;
the rain ain came down. n.eI and in t6ree minStes
more it was falling in sheets. and little rivuiets
were running through the camp At sunrise
coas had been blown SRosf M he
Ellis is highly pleased at the results Of the OK
periments. and every one here agrees that the
storm was wholly due to the firing,
only apparent result OF the bombardment on
Friday was a very heavy dow. Tho Oldest in
hatitant. who In this case Is Mexican. says
AS the expedition is not down here to mako
dew. this result was hardly satisfactory. how
ever Interesting It may have been from
Mr. Ellis the head head cloud-persuader. and
the T.Tenty,thi Infantry: smiled sweetly
on Saturday. and said they were not In f the
least disappointed. as Fridays firing was
merely, preliminary skirmlsh, along the
line sna t TIE ra he
Fort For. Bliss were bnsily engaged filling balloons
with O. gas pTepaIing raekaroGk
tie sleep. having been constantly at work for
hhehry f9tyehT,htd h1Srs seysnteen args
6rock were prepared. In addition to this there there
were POO charges for the twelve-pound cannon.
and lVW tWcnty-one-pound bombs for the NOR
At G;:sO O'clock Lieut. Dyer placed his SOL
dtcrs n position. The large crowd was moved
lighted piece of punk. and Mr.. Ellis said.
Let or 60" Two balloons rose in the mir to
a height 81 1000 feet and exploded with =
Ma and bSora Tho sS a
reached the earth. twenty dynamite and rack
arocli charges were fired simultaneously; Five
ali Ss ha% the air and
who had gathered to Witness the experiment.