Telegram-herald., 1891-05-24
!uNE'S GREAT STORMS
Foster says They VIII Interest the
Active Newsgatherers.
INFLUENCES OF THE MELLOW uOOy
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| ffs IusfrH, Ho,, Nay I3.@~fiy nav lst"
ter gave forecasts OF ihe stafni wave
due lo cross ths continent from sist To
aath sad tn. one following Il will he
due u leave the Pacific coast about
May ~. cross the uocky.Ailegheny val.
| ley from 2hth % soth and reach the
Atlantic coaat about tho 5Ist. The
most important feature of this storm
will be the heavy rains that will accom-
pany IT, These rains. however. will not
| he general but ssoeselvs only In siois,
leaving other places with deficiency
ns - always the ensr in years ot great
| meteorological Disturbances And the
electro forces Of Jupitef's and hatufn's
| euuinosss will begin Ia have very con.
siderable Influence. THIS storm VIII
br nt It's greatest forcc near The NOUN
| oil tho ~. Lawrence river about the 5lst
aud June ! (, aud severe gales along That
coast will bc dangerous To shipping.
| Weather preceding thls storm Will be
very warm aud following IL viii be
cooler than usual for tho time
Of year. Great extremes OF
weather may he expected 10 accom-
pauy this storm wave, especially about
| tho time IL leaves the continent 10 cross
tho Atlantic, and about the tirst day OF
June important weather events will oc-
| cur all around the earth, which Will bc
regarded by the pews-gathcrers rs o!
| SPECIAL interest IN the way OF news.
Another storm wave will be due 10
leave the Pacific coast about June j,
cross the Rocky.Alleghcny valley from
the I'd to 4th, and reach the Atlantic
coast about the 5th. 1t will hc quite
severe on the western part of the K ntl-
rent, and will have very CONSIDERABLE
force throughout Its course, becoming
OF less force on the Atlantic astabout
the 9Th. Very hot weather throughout
the Southern states and IN the Missouri
valley will precede tins storm, hat the
cool wave will neither be severe nor
reach tar southwark. Both these
storms will cause rains and gales in the
Gulf States. The great and destructive
storms of June will attract general at
tention. and will further discuss their
details IN my next two letters.
The Moons Influences.
This satellite has more influence Oh
the weather than any other body except
the sun, Dut the masses have been led
into an error by supposng that the
changes of the moon cause changes In
|
are on the same side OF the earth, the
electrical influences are increased in
that direction, but this does not increase
the force of tho storms hut merely af-
fects their location. There is also n be-
lief among hunters, frontiersmen and
sailors that, when the moon hangs on
its point, much rain or snow will occur
during that moon. The North Ainer-
can Indians also follow this sign aEi be-
lieve it to be u propitions sign for hunt
ing. Damp weather and snow arc fav-
orable to the hunter, for IN dry weather
the leaves make too much NOSE for
: success. and snow is favorable for track
ing game. When the moon hangs on
its point the hunter Gays ne can not
hang his powder horn on It's point, and
then IS the time to hunt, and when the
; moon at new lies on its back II indi-
Gates that the hunter can hang
his shot pouch on its point, and he
would better not waste hls time at hunt
ing. / have no use for anything that
has superstition for its base, but these
signs that have so much influence with
certain classes OF people throughout the
world should not be cast aside without
investigation. Many of these common
beliefs have some real foundation, and
/ tuOuSdilus VI ytdIs vi Ou VIC
. part of those who are compelled to be
much out of doors has taught them that
with certain positions of the planets
come certain changes Of the weather
, Why this is so they know not; all they
know is the coincidence. l have invest-
gated these crude signs, and have found
real CAUSES at the bottom OF sorne OF
them. The moon hes on its back when
IT runs north, and hangs on its point
) when it runs south. As the moon causes
; tides in the ocean, IL must also cause
tides in the atmosphere, and rs II moves
from about ~ degrees north of the
earth's atmosphere 10 the same distance
south, and the reverse, passing over
about $500 miles OF the ear;h's surface
: in about fourteen days, or about nine
miles north or south and 1000 miles east
> in twentv-four hours. the change neccs-
sarily affects the atmosphere and the
weather by pulling the storms north or
J | south.
1 Other Moon Phases
3 The changes OF the moon occur n
little more than six DAYS apart, and the
regular storm waves pass over this lati-
tude IN little less than SIX days apart.
go that If etorm wave is due about the
change of the moon the next storm
wave will be due very near the next
(. change OF the moon, and these coinci-
dences will occur for several weeks.
g This has led to the belief that il is the
4 changes OF the moon that csuses the
storm waves. But the coincidence
will not continue long and ! see no rea.
4 .on why changes of the moon should
!. cause change in the weather. II the
r moon crosses the esrth's equator little
@ before n storm wave 10 due II will eros.
o the csrth's equator IN two weeks ueaI
4 when n storm wave is due, and II tho
q changes of the moon should occur al
A the same time IL wilt lead IN the belief
G that II ~ the changes of the moon thai
r causes these storms OF greatest force
: The electrical theory Of weather change.
requires that We follow the laws ol
electricity, and whatever 10 not IN ac
cord With these laws must he rejected
q and # these electrical laws will not er
!, plain all meteorological phenomens
a then the theory must I've rejected "a :
0 failure. The moon ia 225.7le mile'
( from the earth at perigee, At 25i %,
), miles at apogee, making change ol
Y 26 .22s miles about every Ia days. Thu
change makes O great difference IN ths
tides. and must necessarily make . df
ference IN is effect on the atmosphere
z Prof. Proctor admitted that u had beer
4 fairly proven that more earthquake
> oecurr when the moon = close 30 ~
!, earth, because OF ,ts greater inflgenc.
l on the tJes. and II thls be true a anus
also have greater Influence ON the si