Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-19
TEXAS WEATHER.
LET'S Try to Find Out Some
thing About 1t.
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
An Interesting Talk With Gen. f. NJ.
Clark on MeteoroIogy-An Interest
ing Texas Weather
Report.

a reporter of The GAZETTE had yeste
day afternoon an interesting interview wit
! Cen. +. NJ Clarke, who has just returne
from trip tolVhe Atlantic seaboard.
} The reporter found him porting over
map of the United States, on which wa
traced tangle of lines. circles and oval
, and cross-threads that bore considerabl
resemblance to badly disorganized spidel
web
Surveyors must have got a Httl
: mixed, said the reporter, looking at tn
! puzzle.
"Eh7" said the general. ooh! well. thi
amt no railroad affair. It's a weathe
map. I'm trying to trace out where thi.
storm came from"
"Related to Fosterl" asked the reporter
In no manner. Look here! You Sc
3 is8stsesS2this low barometer has been hang
ing of the Florida coast2 Well it's be-
cause 1t has dwelt so long amid the orange
groves that we have been suffering sucf
sfswet, disagreeable weather."
The reporter didn't quite see the connec
ton between oranges and ice, but re
marked:
-itssE, You know something about the
7 scieuce2"
Yes replied the general, 81 studied
meteOrOlogy at the Iowa university. and
when IN 1870 the weather bureau was de-
termlned on was appointed by the sec
rsaary OF war on the scientific staff of the
II. a. d.
and assisted in the formation of the bureau,
| remaining with it for several years"
| Il should think that, with your tastes,
| you would have continued in the service -
ssFqset would have liked to, but the ALMIGHTY
dollar stood in the way" said the general.
Scientific labors are poorly paid. There
| was hve times the money for me- in other
| pursuits, have never totally abandoned
my association with the affair. There is
Railways a fascination that surrounds the
| man who has at one time of his life devoted
| his energies to the unraveling of the mys-
teries of natures workshop which holds
him always to the theme.
~ 81 had delightful time while in Wash
mgton, renewing old acquaintance with
Gen. Greeley and Professor Harrington,
now the chief of the weather bureau. BY
the way, Gen. Greeley, who is the chief
signal officer of the army, and who, until
recently had charge of the weather bureau,
has just completed an exhaustive report
upon the climatology of Texas. He has
ISOLATED and digested the meteorological re-
ports of observations taken at all the army
posts in Texas and the Southwestern ter
ritory during the last forty years, and from
them has prepared a mass of information
q sthe greatest value to the farmer and
sSoeckman of our state. / sincerely hope
that the work will be published by CON
greSs and distributed at once. The area
and amount and the times of occurrence of
ralus are given for nearly every county of
4eXaS. The publication of Gen. Greeley's
report willbe Of inestimable benefit to our
people,
"When do you think it will be published2"
asked the reporter.
Il do not know. That will depend upon
the mood of congress. If that body does
not act upon it soon I shall ask Gen. Greeley /
for manuscript copy and endeavor to have |
our newspapers publish such parts as are |
of the most Importance to US.
Another matter of great interest to |
Texas is now engaging the attention of the |
weather bureau. IL would be of vast i'm
pOrtance to be able to know in advance the |
coming of 'norther.' Professor Harring-
ton. the chief of the bureau, is DESTROYS Of |
giving US that knowledge. That it is not
now possible to predict the visits Of this
unpleasant wind with absolute certainty, is
efSe to imperfect acquaintance with all the
causes producing it. You see, that to be
able to say what the weather is going to be
tomorrow over certain region we must |
know, not only what meteorological con-
ditiOuS. exist over very extensive region
Of country, but also what are the local pc
culiarities.
This is only attainable by having great
number of points of obServatiun 1t has
not been possible for the weather bureau to
place stations of observation at every de-
sirable point. 1t hadn't the money to do
!
anxious to learn all that is possible about
our gulf breeze, as it is believed that it eX-
ercises important functions in shaping the
climate Of Texas. l promised Professor
harrington to secure for such purpose all
he available information bearing upon the
subject, and to such end have prepared
ew questions as follows:
THE GULF BREEZE OF TEXAS
/. Does it blow at all times of the wear: or
S its presence confined to a certain season2
nd if the latter, at what time of the year,
tating the beginning and end of its season,
IS prevalent
.. Does it begin at any particular hour of ,,
he dayl
3. During how many hours of the twenty :
our does it continued
+. At v hat period of its season THAT is, :
t the year, Is it the strongesJ2 At its be- ,
inning, at its ending, or at some interme-
late time: and if at the latter, when?
.. AT what time of the twenty-four I
ours is it the strongest. a
g. FROM what direction. east or west of I
south point, does it come, and does it S
low uniformly from such point2 If not, h
ON what other direction does it come J
tate the times during the blow thatlthese 5
lrectloas are changed. I
&. Does it appear to exert any influence o
modifying the previous conditions of c
DISTURB or dryness, and if so, TO what ex- u
ntl IL
S. To what height is the gulf breeze es-
mated to extend over your locality? a
HE GAZETTE patrons are asked to an O.
YER each of the above questions fully and II
,actly and mail them to Gen. r NJ ic
arke, secretary of the Chamber of Com Il
cree, Fort Worth, Tex O
Il wish" continued Gen. Clarke, ''every Il
rson in Texas who is able to rive any in h
rmation inthe matter, would do so by writ II
2 me what he knows about it. The more al
9 can learn about our climate, the better
2 shall be prepared TO combat its vicissi- in
des, and this is Of the utmost value to the fiji
ockmau and the farmer'' DC
Wen, what about the present Storm"
i'd the reporter N
1t is due" said the general. ''to the ~ ~
ssa5e Of our area Of low barometer from br
st TO east along I very low parallel of %
ltude. It IS phenomenal in that never IN
fore in the history of weather observa- mn
ms has such a course been taken in M
uthern attitudes by well defined area bo
depression. do not think is
1t such storm IS likely to occur again Ia
thin your time or mine.'' IN,