Telegram-herald., 1891-06-07
Rod on Storm WAVES
Greatest Of All Comes About
About tune Is,
bWED By ROSTY WEATHER
T-stend~d Hot 'srm This Month
n on roraases-fiss Ibssraes
1at~.ted - II Educational
Value OF ls fTsss.

per would comm tltcc pi4he'P"'
storyayes, one (Which, 5th TO llth,
prnlarly desobed. The second
of q dangerous orm waves will be
due cave the Pace coast about the
l3thoss the Rocl-Allegheny valley
frone IA To the IN. and reach the
Alta, coast abouhe 18th. l cannot
say wh of these iree storm waves
will hf greatest rec, bat ! am m
cllnee believe that Will be TINS one
and / It's most estructlve energy
will depended nofar from the cen
ter ofe Rocky-Agheny valley ana
not tarom June Ia. Following TINS
stormsye the weacr VIII De unusu-
ally q. and IN norcr ATTITUDES trosts
viii or much fa1er south than IS
ordinay the case fthis season oil the
year. lie middle art OF June VIII
have ssN hot daybut Will average
quite al with no tended hot term.
Rslnf, will be unen!y distributed,
with ttmuch IN me localities and |
not en,ch in othe This concentra-
ton oflntall III pacularspots. asthe
storm ives passes loss the continent,
will leamany who not look peyono
what thy can see, imagine mat no
storm WE Is passinnd that my fore
casts he not be, verified. Ihose |
who res and obve. however, Will
realize tai the regu storm pulsations
are abol rs we'll ted rs the railroad
trans. iy next ter will describe
the thirQreat stoIwave oil the June
period odestrucuStorms.
finley on rnadoes.
Lieuteant John Finley, of the
United safes Waer Bureau. has
had the lost exteSe experience III
the inveslgation oornaooes oil any
man hvim, and tf-fore is the best
informed Is to thetory OF destruc-
tive storms of all ee wno have gwen
attention . the sucts. He also stands
high rs eientlfi'holAr, ana recelv-
ing a goodsalary IL the United states
government for ny years has enabled
him to devote hisnole time TO the
subject of destr,ve storms. lie Is
the champion. tieader, the oracle OF
those who hold + wind alone IS the
force of all storr and that all winds
are caused by he'd air rising thereby
causing = sucticthe result being an
inflow of atmosere TO I'LL the vacuum
caused by the ng column OF heated
ar. This is tpld theory OF storm
forces, aud man IN Europe or
America is Der able TO uphold that
theory than lieutenant Finley. He
has published book on tornadoes and
other destrure storms IN which ne
gives reooof 5000 storms, covering
a period of IRE than 200 years. Be-
sides being aluable record the special
purpose OF hbook, as stated by hun
self, is to pre- that the force OF the
storms is wimlone and not electricity
On page las his book he says: III
1879, SO an 81 the question OF TIT
electrical orr, of wind storms came
before the urts OF certain States
Principally 'sconsin, Missouri sn'
Kansas, in interest OF insurance
claimants. ttain parties who wer
policy holde had their property
which was lnred against lightning
destroyed bylnd storms, and brough
suit for the rovery against the lnsuI
ance compass Oh the ground tina
botn in the pular acceptation OF IN
term and mi true scientific meaning
lightning orectrlcity was the cause
all violent nd storms. This tneor
the policy mers tried TO MAINTAIN Q
every possihmeans and IN course
| the struggle MAS summoned TO a.
pear before thcourts as SCIENTIFIC e.
pert on the custom of The origin an
! developemeftof tornadoes. / mac
| special prep:rIon for the engagemel
and took ocson 70 embody the result
OF my labor, inhe form III which tn
here appear"
All this pmv that Lieutenant RI
ley has put in is book his lest effoE
TO sustain the q theory that air caus
the force of alstorms, and | propo
to show up TIA fallscy and lnconsll
ency of his argnents. deny the &C
RICHNESS of hlsheory and affirm IN
electricity Is Il moving force OF
storms, and nv that we are IN I
midst of a peod OF great tornado
| and other destictlve storms. disct
sion of this isse Nill toe OF more tn
ordinary iutelst. Mr.. Finley c.
rectly saws THAI practical knovied
Of the various lnds of storms knot
to the United sates should he one
he subjects of Instruction IN our pi
lic schools. Ner true. But 1t shot
not be forgotin that many TIM
earned in our chools have 10 be
earned tnroua public discussi'
through the pres. The accumuis'
results of discussons through the n
lie press are the truest educators.
there every thitg Is taken before
hsr of reason. ara only that which
withstand the met scsthlng CRITICS
Eis permitted TO nplsnt itself IN
public mind. Thu "a not the case
our schools. DOR eachers see II u
their duty to I'D ow the d1ctatei
their text books without question
their correctness.
There IA no custom OF greater
portancc before tir human race :
that of the cause of notion IN
atmosphere. To discover the real ca
means that We nay soon ee an
know long IA sdvance the con
changes in the weather, snd tbs W.
b,neht mankind 20 a greater 80
than any other possible rev' lat
while % continue our researches on
old theory advocated by iaeutei
FINLEY means ansther century OF
ufes Tor met ORES gy,
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