QUERIES RELATIVE TO TORNADOES. 



22. Were branches, limbs, or trunks of trees, articles of clotli- 

 ing, pieces of furniture or of wagons, or of houses observed car- 

 ried up in the Spoid—\i so, how did they appear to he moving— 

 hoiv high and hoiv far did they go— and in what manner were 

 they drojjped, whether gently or with violence. 



23. Was the onward sjDeed of the Spout uniform, or observed 

 to vary :— did the track it left on the surface of the ground spread 

 out or contract in ividth at different parts of its course, particu- 

 larly near rivers and creeks :— and what effects were observed to 

 be produced on surfaces of ivater, while it was passing over them. 



24. Did any detached clouds appear to move toicards the Spout 

 —in what manner did they join it— did they increase its dimen- 

 sions, or did they appear to be condensed in it. 



Did any clouds appear to move off from the Spout. 



25. Was any lightning observed in the Spout itself as well as 

 in the accompanying main storm-cloud, from which the Spout 

 usually is seen to hang down. 



What was the character of this lightning— was it a glow of 

 light— a discharge along the length of the Spout— or transverse 

 — or was it globular in appearance. 



^= Brief a,mrers to n-en a part of tJ>ese queries, sent to the Smitlisonkm 

 Institution, 'Was}iin<jton, D. C, ma;j be of importance, and wdl he thanlcJuJhj 

 acknowledged. 



