Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28

nected from it, and had subsidized very
low, the heavens being clear between.
But long before this, and, indeed, with
IN few minutes after 9. the south
was as completely filled with CORE
spending columns as the north.
For a time, therefore, the earth was
completely overarched by perfect
canopy Of glory! The southern COL
umnS rested on an arch of diffuSed
light, extending in great circle from
east to west, or nearly so, and being
about 20 degrees, or little more, above
the horizon, in the center All below
the arch was of the strange darkness
so usual at such times in the north.
The southern columns were at no
time so bright as the northern, but
they maintained their position. after
these last had retired. extending still
from the corona to the arch which
formed their base. The appearance
was at this time that Of an aurora
australis. and this continued for more
than q quarter of an hour. Stream
ers, for while, continued to shoot
up irregularly in the north, but they
did not again reach the zenith. BY
1890 all evidence of the phenomenon
disappeared from the heavens and
the hosts of charmed observers re-
luctantly abandoned their watch.
IN THE western part Of New York
State the records show the exhibit
ton was most superb. as seen and
described at various points of observa-
ton. In Buffalo and neighborhood
the aurora was perceived at its first
approach. At about Sis o'clock the
heavens being clear in the north and
for so degrees both east and west
of that point, an unusual ruddy ap-
pearance was noticed. This soon
faded, leaving barely perceptible
tinge, and instantly, when nearly all
color had disappeared elsewhere, a
space of some Is degrees in diameter,
Immediately west of Cassiopeia and
Andromeda, and north of Pegasus, was
lighted up with red. of particularly
deep hue. This was entirely discon-
nected on every side from any auroral
light or appearance whatever, and,
from its center, pencils Of white radi-
ated to the periphery on every side.
After this appearance had continued
some minutes the white lines dis
appeared and the whole space in ques-
ton assumed Uniform red color which
was almost instantly thereafter ex-
tended in an arch of the same width,
through the zenith, and down to the
horizon about 60 degrees west of
north. On the east, this light did
not extend itself, and, during the
whole time the clear space existing
In the north retained its usual color
and appearance. Deep red streams,
penciled with white, then began to
appear and fade in the north, but
without the tremulous motion of
merry dancers"
At about Is minutes before o'clock
the clouds had become more dense
and dark, though still in detached
masses, particularly throughout that
portion Of the heavens which had been
occupied by the red arch, and these
isolated clouds now assumed an ap-
pearance at once novel and striking.
Those west of the zenith and lying
within the track of the crimson arch
already described, suddenly exhibited
the most vivid red along their entire
southern borders; while the like clouds
east of the zenith and following the
same track, and prolonging it quite
down to the eastern horizon, assumed
the same vivid color upon their north
ern borders; no other portion, however,
of these clouds exhibited any of the
characteristics of auroral light.
South Of this line there was at no
time any auroral light whatever and
at the moment in question there was
very little in any other parts of the
heavens, save on the borders Of these
clouds. At 8 minutes before the red
edgings Of these clouds began to fade,
and Immediately wide space In the
northeast. that was still free from