New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

10 he.
There is a popular opinion that the only work
of the Weather Bureau is TO forecast the
weather, To disseminate the forecaVs. issue
warning signals and to collect meteQrstoglcai
material bearing on this work. As matter OF
fact. these are small part of the duties lt"s
charged with. 1t publishes a periodical repor,
Of crop conditions issues weekly National
climate and crop bulletin. is in constant CORE
spondcnce with foreign bureaus and scientific
societies. and has a large force of scientists
studying and experimenting on various lines
This work is of 50 scientific character as to be
beyond the grasp Of laymen. and it is rarely
exploited in the press. but is Of incaloulabie
value in many ways.
The cloud observations made during the las
year have been of especial interest to meteorolo-
gists and will he of practical use in forecasting.
which has been greatly impeded by the lack OF
information regarding the general circulation OF
air in the upper strata. This project was ar
ranged for at the meeting of the international
Meteorological Committee. held at Cpsala III
August, 1894. 1t was then decided that there
should be concerted observations in different
parts of the world. and agreed that these obser-
vations should begin May l. 1896. and continue
for one year. This time was subsequently ex-
tended 10 August ], 1877.
In his report recently issued Professor Moore.
Chief of the Weather Bureau gives the fol-
lowing account of the work,
In order that the United States might bear It's
share In this important international meteorolosi-
cal work a Board OF Cloud Work was appointed,
consisting OF Professor Frank III. Bgclow ana A:
}. Henry Chief of the Division OF Records and
Meteorological Data. to establish the stations ana
conduct the operations and computations. The
Observing stations have been selected. 80 lar as
possible. fro those most favorably located IN rel
eroncc to the principal storm tracks The maj hst
is as follows: Primary station. Washington - =
tother independent primary stations were estab-
lshcd at the Blue Hill Observatory. Readvile.
Mass. 10y A L. Rotch. director and at Toronto;
the Canadian Meteorological Service: secondary
stations. Washington II. G.: Bunalo. Deii3it
Louisville ST. Paul Kansas city. Abilene. \lcks-
burg Key West. and Baker City ore. secondary
Toronto observatories; at cleveland ONO, ny me
Rev + /. Odcnbach :. j.. St lgnatina College.
and at Waynesboro ~ G.. by Frank W. Proctor.
making a total of three primary and fourteen sec
to be noted that many of the Weather Bureau OBJ
servers apprecatng the importance OF such
studies volunteered their labor. and ar" making
the observations in addition 10 their guar Sth-
the interests of metcoroloSy The voluntary Oh,
servers nj Blue Hill Waynesboro and Cleveland
deserve the thanks of the Weather bureau.
Professor Charles Marvin. superintendent OF
the instrument division. has been studying ana
developing means and appliances for sustaining
automatic meteorological instruments at high
elevations in the fine upper air. His recent
work has been confined to experiments Win
kites and it is asserted that he has sent KITE
TO an altitude of 1000 feet the greatest height
attained by any eXperimenter SO far
1t is hoped that with the appointment of the
new rector affairs at the Catholic University,
which have been in an unsettled and restless con-