Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-31
COMING STORM WAVES.
Foster Predicts . Notable feriod
OF Destructive storms.
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very great slorms during the next four
teen months. including ths May. were
timely aud bad real foundation. But
while the main features Of my fore
casts have been amply verified.
made one mistake winch I should here
admit. My storm wave WAS due 10
cross the Roeky.AlIegheny valley south
OF the soth degree of north latitude.
from May 10 10 Is aud become a severe
storm on the Atlantic coast about the
10th. The storm wave moved INTO the
Mississippi valley on the 18th and on
that day, ss shown by the Washington
weather maps, q storm center Was near
the Lake of the Woods and another in
Texas. These two storm centers came
together doing vast damage IN Texas
on the 18th and thence northeastward
the storm remaining IN tie MissiSsippi
valley five days and spending It's force
there instead of on the Atlantic coast
as predicted. The great energy OF TINS
storm wave and Its delay IN the Miss
lsslppi valley somewhat dIsarranged
the storm wave of "a 10 %, causing IT
10 be about one day behind time. Inc
immense storm influences now gather
ing will probably disarrange To smaii
extent, the coming storm waves, out
the matter of greatest interest Is the
prediction that this will be the greatest
storm year since 1882. have never
experienced the combination or storm
influences now at work and the storm
record OF 1882 is very incomplete.
He May Make Mistakes.
For .these reasons i will probably
make a few mistakes as TO the details
OF the weather, but ! have staked
my reputation as meteoro.ogist on
this year being year OF exceedingly
great storms, the greatest that have
been known In sixty years. ms pre-
diction was published in 1890 and II IT
is verified IT will so far toward estab-
hshing planetary meteOrology while II
1t is not verified 1t will do me
great damage. In the last twelve
months l have certainly established
| the fact that the principal storm waves
cross the continent from west TO east
| in regular succession and IN definite
periods. The next fact to be estab-
lished is that the force OF these storms
| depends on the position OF the moon
and planets, and l expect that my pre-
dictions OF very great storms IN 1881
| and 1892 will convince the public that
the planets do have such influences.
When have established these two facts
| the way will be open for convincing the
public that electricity is the cause OF
all motion, tho motive power OF the
| universe, the building Of the worlds
| and the life principle of the magnet
and of the vegetable and animal king
doms. With these points in view l
have carefully arranged my scientific
notes and DISCUSSIONS of the beginning
of creation. and the papers that have
failed to publish these features Of my
letters will have left out an interesting
line in the chain of arguments.
Three Coming Storm Waves.
My last letter gave forecasts of the
storm waves due to cross the continent
from May ~ to 81 and June ! to 5. The
next will be due to leave the Pacific
coast about the 9TH, cross the Rocky
Allegheny valley from the 9Th to 10th.
and reach the Atlantic coast about the
18th. This storm wave belongs to a
period of very dangerous storms, that
includes ali the month of June, more
especially from the Sth to 23d. OF the
three princl pal storm waves j am not
able to determine ut this time which
will be the most disastrous, but may
be able to give more definite informa-
ton in my next letter. | feel very sure
however that this storm wave of eth TO
18th will be of unusual force and. with
the two that will follow il. will consti-
tute a notable period of destructive
storms. Not only IN the United
States but all around the earth. There
will he a number Of these storm peri
DDS during the year, some of which
will spend their principal force in the
United States, while others will have
created energy IN other countries.
Cool Weather for Two Months.
Readers should remember that the
greater the force IN storm wave the
less extent of country it will cover and
there is not one chance in hundred
for very destructive storm to strike
any given locality. But the destruc-
ton OF lives and property and the dam
age TO crops by great hail stones, cloud
bursts, excessive rains, tornadoes and
hurricanes. such as are expected dur
ing the year, are OF very great interest
to the public. Mere June storms are
not expected to be the greatest that will
occur during the year, but they are of
sufficient importance for me to call
special attention to them and warn ev-
cry person to be on the alert about the
time these storm waves are due 10 cross
the continent. expect June and July
to average cool. but they will have a
few short periods of excessively hot
weather. The hottest period will not
he far from June and 25, July and
"A. August and September will be the
hot months of the year and the local
drouths will have their principal effect
in August. October, November and
December will average very cool. and
the greatest storms of the year will oc-
cur in these months. No predictions
that the weather for May would lie IA
vorable to growing crops have been veri-
fed, although the alarmists and spccu-
iatcrs at one time declared that the
crops we're well nigh ruined IN few
places, hut tins does not materially AT
feet the general good prospects. Great
storm yeas are usually good crop years
although the crops of a comparatively
few may be destroyed.
w. 7. FosrER.
KILLED TouR NsN.