Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-25


matter Of observation that these vacu-
ums Of inverted funnel shape go travel
ling TO the east, wbirling along irregular
paths like the tiny maelstroms one may
see in the current Of flooded river. and
this vacuum followed the usual course
over the great lakes. Immediately 1t had
moved 10 the east another one formed
beyond the Canadian border 10 take its
place. The hot air OF the south was con-
tinually drawn toward the north, ana
mean time the downpour Of the flood from
above the sea off the Georgia coast con-
tinued
From over the lakes the original vacu-
um passed away over Labrador, It's power
for evil seemingly undiminished. and the
second one followed through on a trail
somewhat to the north OF the lakes, and
then. without ever respite for the swell
tering people of the Northern States,
third. as powerful az the first. began us
work above the state Of Montana. This
was on the 18th. High winds and local
storms marked its course TO the eastward,
but no diminution OF heat was observed
save for the briefest Of intervals In GER
tain localities. The weather observers
continued 10 send In reports Of tempera-
lures ranging from 81 degrees TO lO2 de-
grees in the Northwest, and what IL was
here In New York need not be told TO
those who were here.
When the 9th chat was last Friday
came the vacuum funnel widened It's
mouth The air had been humid beneath
it's influence before, but now the humidity
began TO decrease. though the heat was
still so great that no relief was aHordsu
With the widening of area OF the va
cmlm there came another curious phe-
nomenon. From two sides, the north
and the SOUTH the walls or the huge
funnel seemed to bend in until they met
and united, forming from the one TWO
new areas that separated from each
other, each having almost the power or
the original one from which they sprang
The one hung over the west, ana the
other swept away 10 the east above the
lakes. There was no rest for the weary
OF the East.
nm for those of the Northwest there
came a slight temporary relief. After
the forming Of the two vacuum tunnels
the one thai remained in the West sag
ged away to the South, and drew
one long, cool wave from over the
lakes and forests Of Manitoba. IL lasted
for a day. but no more, and then the va
cuum went whrlng away toward the
lake region. and once more the hot
winds of the desert South followed in It's
train It did even worse than that. III
cred in the hot winds that had been
thrown out during all this time by the
relentless food from above the sea-even
the hot winds that had been thrown
across the Florida peninsula 20 re-
hound back from the trade-wind cur
rent--and these were dragged across the
baking surface OF the Southeast states
and cast into streets and over the fields
OF the cities and States or the North
east. II was the influence OF this suck
ing monster as he fed away that made
life q burden on Sunday ana II was
the elimination OF his power yester-
day. when the thermometer In the tail
and windy tower where Farmer Dunn
Keeps watch reached the record hitherto
unknown for that day of 50 degrees.
But a new power had appeared mean
time in the West to save the people, and
IL was a power that in its operations was
more marvellous than that OF either one
yet described. Strange TO relate, after
what has been said OF the ills that came
with the relentless downpour from the
high-pressure area OF the Georgia coast,
II was a high-pressure area that came TO
bring relief. Simiia simiiibus curantur.
A high-pressure area appeared away In
the Northwest, the birthplace Of the top
sy-turyy maelstroms that had DESTROYED
us. II was whrllng downpour as the
one off the Georgia coast but II had It's
source In the regions above the eternal
SHOWS OF Alaska. 1t was downpour
OF an areal flood as grcrsful and refresh
ing as cooling spr/s TO a desert wan
derer Swinging in over the corner OF
Washington IL crossed the Snake-River
Valley, over the Rocky mountains In the
west OF Colorado and so on TO the south
east until It's icy breaths were chilling
the very marrow In the bones OF the
real estate boomers In the towns OF Ok
lahoma.
Rarely. II ever, has such , story as
that of the progress OF this afea OF high
pressure been told. The frozen blasts
that were hurled from its whiring mass
went driving away at all but hurricane
speed. spreading frost and snow wherever
their power was felt. On Saturday the
driving storm spread four inches OF snow
over Utah On Sunday the gale was
whitening the pnairies OF Nebraska. and a
little later the corn-felds Of Iowa. Al
Greeley, Col, fourteen inches OF snow
fell. Everywhere the cold wind thrust
itself under the hot airs that had come
from the South. and instantly threw them
up and away beyond the reach Of the feel
ings of man or OF mercury thermometers.
In the region about Omaha the tempe
nature fell 81 degrees between observa-
tions. and at Des Moines II fell 80 degrees
I'm fifteen minutes, while the wind there
rose to velocity of sixty miles an hour
In about the same space Of time. II was
a swift march or triumphant progress
that this mighty power was making. With
its centre away down In the Indian Ter
ritory. II was sending Its fierce messen-
gers scurrying away to the great lakes