Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-16
WELSH IS VOW a ronncAsrnn.
promutinn for the Head OF the Local
weather IIurCnu Stn1.

Lucius a. welsh. the observer In charge
G. the United Statrs weather station In this
city Is receiving the congratulations Of his
friends on his promotion to the rank OF
local forsoagt Official" This promotion
was made Wednesday aud Mr. Welsh was
notified Of the fact By telegraph. The ad-
vance In rank marks the close OF Mr.
Wcsh's twenty third year In the weather
1ur'du he having entered that branch OF
the government service August / 1873, al
most at the first inception OF the weather
bureau, or signal corps as 1t was then
called. During his term OF service Mr.
Welsh has been stationed al many OF the
most important points in the country, from
a meteorological standpoint. and has ac-
quired a reputation for accuracy I'm making
predictions or forecasts OF the weather
which has given him a high standing at
the Washington office, whore record Is
kept Of the work OF each man In the service
| in this direction. when Prof Willis l.
Moore chief Of the weather bureau, was
In Omaha 2 few months ago he expressed
| himself AZ more than pleased with the
ciiicien. manner In which Mr.. Welsh had
conducted the affairs nf the weather bureau
I In this vicinity and said that he intended
/ TO place this city - ? footing equal to any
! In the country. The promotion of Mr..
! Welsh is long step in this direction and
| the other requisites which are necessary to
( make Omaha a frst-cass station of the
| piled.
The work Of tho office will not be changed
with the change In the rank OF the observer
! under she present rule OF the bureau as
! Omaha has been recognized as a first class
| station In all but the name Mr. Welsh
! has all along been authorized to make pre-
| lictions forecasts for the surrounding
country. authority which is only granted to
| local forecast officials or observers of well
! known ability. ana his authority in this
| particular Will not be changed so long as
! the present system Of making predictions
/ obtains. Under existing conditions Omaha
| is on the same footing as New York or any
| other city In the country except Washing
ton and Chicago.
In the matter OF instruments the Omaha
station is supplied with full complement
| OF the most approved type of meteorological
| Instruments In use in the United States.
| The most recent acquisition is a handsome
stand upon which the Instruments used for
| determining weather conditions will be
mounted and viii form most entertaining
| exhibit for visitors. The office has also
| been supplied with new carpet and several
| pieces OF furniture, but It was decided not
| to supply an entire outfit OF furniture, owing
| to the contemplated removal 20 new quarters
| in the new postof'lce building. The new
| stand will be put in position in few days,
| however. AMI then seekers after nforma-
| ton will find the weather office most in
| tcrestng place. The stand in question Is OF
| oak and Is about four feet in height with
| compartments below for the numerous re-
| ports used In the work OF the bureau. The
| top Of the stand is about Axe feet and on
| this will be placed the various instru-
| mcnts used in the work All OF these instrli-
monts will be in actual operation and their
| various uses in arriving at results in
| meteorological observations will be fully eX-
| planned by the Observers