The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-08


night. but uniformly cool air. II
mechanical engineering could manage
to bring it down to us or take us up tc
ii. during prolonged hot waves. the
comfort of the race might be increased
No one can say that II is impossible.
AIR IS HEAVY.
We speak of "trihes light as air. ;.
forgetting that air has IL density of
one and onethird ounces to IL cubic
foot and that no five men in this room
could carry the weight of air therein
for it aggregates three tons.
a humorous description of the cipher
employed by the meteorological bureau
was given. with the methods used to
obtain accurate knowledge of weather
conditions. The speaker believed that
the basis is being laid which will re-
suit in reliable predictions for mans
guidance for a season in advance Then
will arise some new Copcrnicus. some
Galileo. or Newton. or KeDter. who
will unlock the secrets Of the clouds
and of the coming seasons.
Professor Moore declared that today
no man could predict the weather a
week in advance. and scored the quacks
and mpostors who try to deceive peo-
pie as to their powers in this direction
incidentally mildly rebuking the press
for assisting in dispensing Ignorance,
while in other respects il was such n
mighty agent for good.
He then stated that while the mete-
geological bureau can predict wind
storms and thus warn localities to the
protection of life and property there is
no such certainty about rain or snow.
which may be purely local. Then. in
the midst of suppressed laughter from
the audience. he began on the subject
of that 4th of March last.
DAY WEATHER.
'1On the 3rd of March" said he.
rot a cloud was To be seen for nun
III eds of miles westward, Now in tho
winter. rain on snow always comes
from the west. In the summer rains
are often local and may fall in any
place. but that day there was clear
bill of health west for 1000 miles and
| had no idea that there could be
but ii clear day. and there
came that litt,l storm right over
Washington ana Baltimore. 7; would
never happen again in a thousand
years. and ii was all because or my
prediction. Of course.
"rhern was Il, newspaper man who
came To get my explanation, and |
told him 20 so go of and write the
very meanest. uglicst things he could
say and | should feel obliged to him,
for I had intended having Il man to
kick me- all over town.
The professor described the meth
DDS used in taking observations oyer
the greatest area in the world from
South America to the Canadian
Northwest. from which come reports
t-cc daily from all stations.
A. number OF stereopii"on views were
shown, Illustrating the movements
of storm centnrs and the plans used
for danger signaling. In the case OF
severe cold waves the bureaus warm
irgs had been the means of saving ST.
900 900 in property in the south.
A West Indian hurricane was ara-
rnically portrayed and the Galveston
horror was described in its relation to
the bureau.
PUSHED STORM NORTHWARD,
The high pressure pushed the storm
but instead of going to the
east as il ordinarily would. low
pressure storm diverted the path,
sending ii toward the gulf. By the
sent ten million crafts put
in and not one was lost. The warn
ings sent to the Lake region, 1t is es-
saved three times that mum
ber by holding them in safety, .be-
sides innumerable precious lives.
The Louisville tornado was vividly
portrayed. with many of the add Incl
dents. A tornado is not a cyclone, hut
is an accompaniment-a little wheel
within big one-with -four condi-
tions:
First-Tornadoes occur from ApriI to
July.
Second Cyclones nave from the
Third-High temperature in south
west corner of cyclone,
FOurth-High humidity.
A cyclone is from 800 To 500 miles
in diameter. A tornado but 1000
yards. The latter is easily lodged by
either northeast or south
west or into cellar of frame house.
The foods AT Louisville and Pitts
burg, and the weather bureaus warn
ings were described with graphic
touches. Many interesting pictures
were shown.
The lecture was given for the bene-