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REPORT — 1844. 

 Specimens of Storm Papers. 



1844. 



No. 1. 



Time. Electricity. 



Incidents and Be- \\:ijici, 

 marks. 



JH. Dull and cloudy. 

 H. Rain beginning 



5 |H. Raiu increasing, 

 H.llain heavy 

 H.] Id. 



,H.|Storm, Squalls, 

 Rain. 

 17 53lN.'30 H.jVery heavy rain, 

 Oscillations. 

 Sudden collapse 

 Heavy rain. Col- 

 lapse 



Id. Flash 



Id. Sparks fre 



quent 



Id 



18 lN.!40'"H.Id 



Id. 



Id 



W, 



1844. 



No. 3. 



„. ^, ^ ■ •.. Incidents and Ke- 



Tmie. Electricity. marks. 



Julyl9 



h n 



15 20 



N.'50 

 18 5N.60 



18 12 N. g. 



AvD.Id. 



of 



OP. 



19 50N. 5 



Id 



Id. 



Id. Current 



fire 



Id. 5 charges of 



jar in 40" 



Heavy rain 



Id. Flash, Col 



lapse 



Heavy rain 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id. 8 charges per 

 minute . 



Rain lighter.. 



Id 



Rain heavier 

 Rainhghter.. 

 Rain nearly 



ceased — 

 Rain ceased.., 



W. 

 W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 

 N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 

 N.W. 



N. 

 N. 

 N. 

 N. 

 E. 

 E. 



E.N.E, 

 E. 

 E. 

 S.E. 

 S.E. 

 S.E. 



S.E. 

 S.E. 



N. 



15 21, P. 



15 22N, 

 15 23 N 

 15 30N 

 15 35lN. 



15 37N.40 

 15 40'n.50 



15 45JN.'50 

 15 49 P. 50 



15 55 P. 45 



16 OP. 45 

 16 47 P. 10 



Flash, Thunder 

 near 



Id Id. 



Large hail stones W.N.W 



Hail heavy Id. 



Hail very heavy . Id. 



Flash, Hail still 

 heavy 



Flash, id. id... 



Rain not so heavy 



H. Id. heavier 



H.lld. lighter 



Id. little 



Id. much hghter. 



Fine but cloudy 

 with sunshine. 



N.W. 

 W.N.W 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



W.S.W, 



Sometimes du- 

 ring this storm 

 when flashes oc- 

 curred, streams of 

 fire passed be 

 tweenthe balls of 

 the discharger, 

 lastingasecondor 

 two. The noise 

 resembled that of 

 the violent rend 

 ing of paper, but 

 was much louder 



No. 4. 



JulySO. 

 15 25 

 15 35 

 15 36 

 15 39 

 15 40 

 15 41 

 15 46 

 15 47 

 15 49 

 15 51 



15 56 P. 



D. 'Heavy rain. 



H.lld 



H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 

 H. 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Rain lighter.. 

 Fine with sun- 

 shine 



S.W. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



