The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-12

have been made by his brother, who is
also a physician, DIR. p. j. Gibbons, of
Syracuse, N. Y. Concerning the matter
Tuesdays Syracuse Herald contained
the following:
DIR. p. ]. Gibbons OF this city, who, n
few years ago, created a sensation by de-
olarlng that electricity did not always
kill, and who at that time invented an APP
paratus to resuscitate persons shocked by
electricity, has just come out with a dis
covery which he believes to be scientific,
and which he further declares will revo-
lutionlze old theories.
According to the doctors latest discov-
cry, the aurora borealis may be foretold,
and is not reflection of the SUMS rays
on the icebergs, but an intense electrical
disturbance, and exists in the day as well
as the night. He feels assured that 1t Is
often present in greater intensity in the
day time than in the night, although the
suns light prevents discernment with the
naked eye.
Sunday evening from the roof of the
Snow building, with an instrument for
making shadowgraphs, the doctor took a
picture by means of the lights. They did
not appear early enough and so he went
home, leaving his apparatus set for the
picture. He left word with Captain Of the
Night Watch Quigley to have his men
keep an eye out for the sorthern lights.
Yesterday morning, the doctor was
pleased to receive a note from Captain
Quigley, dated a. m, in which he said
that officer Thomas Leahy, on duty in
th,e First warda telephoned to head
quarters at 11.q o'clock Sunday night
that he could see. the northern lights. The
captain added that they were not visible
from police headquarters until 2.3O a. m.
yesterday. DR.. Gibbons is very enthus-
iastic. He said to a reporter for the Her.
aid:
II believe, as do many others, that the
earth stands in relation to space as an
electric dynamo does in regard to its con-
nections. In short, the earth is a large
dynamo in itself with the north and the
south poles as the negative and positive
wires. The aurora borealis Is the effect
caused by the electric current passing in
space between these two points, the same
as the X rays pass through the vacuum
of globe into the Crooks tubes. Tfat
they are electric columns is proven by
the fact that they affect all electrical in
struments to test the presence of Cleo
| tricity in the atmosphere. Therefore, they
disprove of the suns rays on icebergs.
foretoud in 1892, and the fact was printed
in the Herald that afternoon, that the
northern lights were to appear. That
night at 11.90 o'clock they appeared with
great brllliancy. Whether anyone has be-
fore foretold these displays do not know.
/ have made two predictions as stated
| and both have been verified fully. AL
| though the display was not visible to the
| eye Sunday II was noticeable in the work
| ing of telegraph and telephone wires.
| The effect on them was the same as the
induction from a fierce thunder and light
| ming storm.
1--WE have watched the SUMS spots with
| interest for ages, also the stars, but the
| electrical phenomena of the heavens we
| have neglected. believe in this electrical
| age we should give more attention to the
| aurora borealis; If we do, we shall be re
| warded i'm very short time.
did Syracuse publish Sunday even
ing edition, the prediction of the aurora
borealis would have appeared in that is.
sue. The lights were seen very plainly
at Baldwinsville Sunday night"