Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-10


riously affected the weather on The con-
tinent during August, causing great
fluctuations Of temperature and, to some
extent, breaking UP the periodic changes
in the weather am not yet able to
forecast, accurately these hurrie1hes, nj
though l know about the lime tC eX-
pect them. To miss their dltes few
days causes errors in all tie weather
forecasts for about the time they are
In the vicinity OF the West lulies, and
as they move very slowly, they some
times interfere with our weather for
ten days at time
Very early frOsts In the United States
are caused by West India hurricanes,
and the frost that occurred along our
northern borders about August 18th, was
caused by the hurricane that did so
much damage along the rOnst lroiu L lori-
ta TO New York
Hurricanes throw immense quantities
of atmosphere to great elevations, and
when the atmosphere rises In one place.
1t must come down in another. The
coming down that results from West
Indian hurricane begins in the upper
Missouri river valleys, forming an i'm
usually large aud high barometer. In
which the cool air pours down from
Those high baromoters are usually
about 1000 miles northwest of the lrir-
ricane, and Il viewed from Que Of the
other planets, would appear as large
dark spot; dark because the atmOs-
phere Is more attenuated, thinner, more
expanded in high than low barometer,
and the weather is clear
As seen from outside our atmosphere,
this high barometer would have spiral
motion with the suns movement, or
| with the movements of the watch hnuis.
while the hurricane would appear to
reverse all this. Its whirl would hf
1 Al Hh sitsat
ment Of the watch hands aud around
the center the weather woull he cloudy
| or huzy.
At tletop OF the hurricane The electric
| current hurries the clouds away toward
the northwest where the moisture Is de-
| composed and becomes transparent as II
enters the top of the high barometer
That moisture Is carried down TO the
earth through the spiral whlrl Of the
clectric current. and is deposited as
n heavy dew or Il hour frost
In my letters of July Sth anl 10th
gave warning that August would briIa
most remarkable weather uul very de-
slruttive storms. over 1000 charts OF
that month were sent out TO the reader.
OF these letters, warming IN m Of lie
slruclive storms TO follow August ll:l
and Nth The storms were well .inpd
but took route more to the south ihai
was calculated
July. August and September are the
hurricane months. aud altogether these
storms constitute the most interesting
f. uurc of the Weather. Millions OF
dollars worth of property and hundred,
of lives. are lost around the Gulf oil
Mexico and along the Atlantic coast by
these dreadful storms. md the frost.
caused hy them in August and September
IN our Northern states are the creates
Of all the destroyers of our crops.
The dates Of these hurricanes an,
the resulmut frosts may certainly l.,
Known. II the right efforts Were mad,
by the national weather bureau. y,
| effort has ever been made tn give III
a complete record of these great storms
and no effort TO learn their causes Mon
ey Appropriated by the general govern
ment for these purposes would be wei
spent.
Nearly oil the valuable dlscovcrcie
ha'o been made by aud az the private
expense Of individuals. Much create
progress could he made We're Ii no
for the want of funds even by the indie
{ pendent Investigator, hut when one
cncounced IN government position a
fixed salary aud u million dollars TO
, EXPENSES. al progress appears to CO.'S.
aud II may be best, probably Is hesl
r that progressive men be left unsnpportr
to dig their way through the great Chl
. nese wall OF prejudice on the part of IN
people. delving into the almost past.iind
0 ing-out,laws of nature.
$ Those tropical storms are the create,
, drawback TO the success of my worl
, ans | must discover their periods.
. LOCAL FORECASTS.
Weather changes move from West
D East across the continent, and zach lor
I forecast IS made for within 80 miles pas
+ and west OF the magnetic meridian meI
. | tinucd, for all the country between o. nm
r 20 degrees OF north latitude. These iorl
. weather changes Will occur within twent,
! four hours before or after sunset VI III
q dates given below;
4 Los ANGELES AND BOISE CITY MER
DIAN.
4 SNpt iO-Cooler aud clearing.
a Sept. li-Fair and cool
I, Sept is-lwsrmer.
! Sept I-Storm wave on this meridian.
Sept, lS-Wiud changing.
! Sept l6--<ANoler and clearing.
y SANTA re. DENVER AND RLAc
I HILLS MERIDIAN.
d Sept i0-wlud changing.
: sept. ll-cooler and clearing
4 Sept. le-Fair and cool
Sept lSl~Moderaiing.
sept. iI--Waimer.
sept, IS Storm wave on this merida
Sept. i6-wind changing
= GALVESTON. KANSAS CITY AND MI
NENPoLIs MERIDIAN.
Sept. lO-storin wave on this merIdia
; sept, ii-Wind changing.
sept. ia-cooier aud clearing.
Sept. ls-Fair aud cool. 0if
Sept. 14-MOderating.
Sept. 1s--Marmer.
Sept. 1d--Storm wave on this meridian
Il ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANsIN
MERIDIAN.
Sent io--Warmer,
=. eSpt. ii--StOrm wave IN this meridian.
Sept. II Wind chatxlng.
sept. ls--CoOier aud clearing.
Sept. l4--Falr aud cool.
sent. -Modcraung.
sept. Id--waruer
sept. t0-Alodcrating,
Catf II ar4uar