The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-02

u. James Gazette. IL VIII Be observed
hat storms Of this locally violent
character. entirely different from what
IRE properly termed cyclones. gen
rally occur At the close Of a long period
" drought such as we have lately ex-
lerienced. Il would almost seem. in
Iced. as though nature. weary Of one
iype. swung over 10 the opposite with
he petulant violence Of a spoilt child.
The tornadoes which peppered the
middle states OF America this spring
terminated a drought which affected a
.arge portion Of the same area 20 Sc
gerely as 10 allow the bed Of the Ohio
river 10 be worked Cor coal. reduced
he fall at Niagara and lowered the 81.
Lawrence to an unprecedented extent.
Extending the area Of observation. We
ind ever since February. 1895. equally
abnormal conditions prevalent over
India, Australia and the Pacific and
indian oceans. For example. the south
EAST trade wind OF the Indian ocean
and is twin brother, the southwest
monsoon Of India. were very feeble
last summer. the failure Of the latter
,auslng a drought nearly down 10 fam
Inc mark IN some parts Of India
colncidentaily with and following
hese conditions on the Australian side
II the hlgh-pressure atmospheric wall
bounding the southeast trades. an ex-
lsanrdlnary prevalence OF hot. dry
In @hwest winds occurred right on to
lat N.i6o6. throughout Australia and
las In Newd. raising the temperature
He that the Wales 10 such height
set people free byont actually carried
IN. the coast In oirq4 - shNeFior %
NJ The temperaiure 49, 49, men ives
~ such record helghk 4 ~ =. W y
ne grees. and even A. $500. -, ~ "
n eept At the extrem rhs,- 49,. 80 =, ~
pc famous hot northwesl@-s y e ~ y. '1'
y bury district dried up -. u. N- ~,
% the North island especAh -, ~. , ~
y land. looked as thougi, ~ 49, 49,,
- toasted IN front Of sorn t.,..,. - a.
IL contrast but evldern, n go.
!. spondence with these at,.,.., -.
: lures. the North Pacific N, r~.., -,
I stormy. Honolulu rccelvlag 49, !.
[, unusual supply Of "Koua ., -.
storms. while California. at "a, s,o,.
airy OF the oceanic AREA. can, /, !.
a similar excess o. its curious, 80,
. ca winter rains Elsewhere ,,,.,l
7 seems to have been the rub nj
low Nile" was recently a foaadal
: obstacle to the Soudan expedition 4
! me violent resumption OF rain over
easin. In common with the slmil
change which nov seems to be ever
where terminating this world lal
drought IL creating a fresh scour
oy promoting the conditions favorat
to the spread OF cholera.
II Ia not easy to discover even 4
prOximate causes for such A via
spread anomaly. or to draw a prac,lc
moral; but a general survey would a
pear to show that the equatorial nj
oelt has been less developed N,
usual. and that the atmosphere ov
me continents on either side OF /, N
been less heaped up into narrow bel
OF high pressure and more unllorml
spread over large surfaces
Where this occurs IN summer y
nave the conditions which are favol
aoie TO drought. merging subsequent
when the lower air remains station
asy' a. Il did over the United state /
me spring. and gradually become
charged with excessive heat ana Nm
midisy-into those favorable 10 m
production Of local storms and lorna
goes. The storm at Paris was due 4
such conditions. and the result q
stAgnation. rather than an increase I,
tne ordinary movements Of the atmos
phere.
When the circulation over the mort,
atlantic is more than ordinarily vior
Gus the energy 10 expended In IN,
lafeer horizontal movements termet
cyclones. which frequently embrace an
AREA AZ large a. Russia. Il, a oply
~nen these motions are 50 reduced ID
% allow the warm lower air to meme.
uAse the upper lasers In places ike
water nowing through a slnk ana IKE
u 70 draw in the surrounding air m
Npidly rotating whirls. that ,ornadoes
are generated Such conditions thoarh
common enough over a larre land
area like the United States. are for.
'anaiely. rendered rare IN Europe nv
virtue Of It's latitude and geography.
2 that We need not conclude that the
lifneao epidemic viii ever and a IA
'Pfahie oreedins-gr9Rpd over here.