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position for twenty or twenty-five minutes, when it disappeai-ed. There were 

 dark clouds in the north, also lightning in that direction; could not discover 

 any aurora in any other part of the sky. The part of the sky Avhere it appeared 

 was clear. There was no wind at the time. 



Canonshxirg, Pennsylvania. — August 24. — Aurora. 



East Fairfield, Ohio. — August 24. — A well-defined auroral arch, of near 

 fifteen degrees elevation at 8 p. m., which entirely disappeared before 9. Saw 

 no streamers. 



Austinburg, Ohio. — August 24. — Aurora appeared at 8 p.m., black cloud un- 

 derneath ; disappeared at 9^. 



Winnebago, Illinois. — August 24. — Aurora through the evening; faint light 

 in the north. 



Embarrass, Wisconsin. — August 24. — Singular aurora at \0h p. m., con- 

 tinuing half an hour ; it vvas in the form of a bow, extending entirely across 

 from east to west, nearly overhead, and very bright. At the same time there 

 was a slight bank of aurora to the north. 



Green Bay, Wisco?isin. — August 24. — Aurora, a narrow steadily shining 

 belt, of pure white, extended across the heavens, a little north of the zenith from 

 the east to the west horizon; it remained thus less than an hour, and gradually 

 vanished^ 



Manitowoc, Wisconsin. — August 24. — Aurora at the north from 9 to 10 p. m. 



Dtibuquc, Iowa. — August 24. — Aurora from 10 p. m. to 4 a. m. next morning; 

 quite brilliant after midnight. 



Manhato, Minnesota. — August 24. — Auroa at 8.30 p. m.; commenced as a 

 faint spot of light in the northAvest. First arch formed at 9 p. m., the upper 

 portion just below the pole star; arch very distinct, but no cloud below. Beams 

 moved constantly along the arch for twenty minutes, moving from east to west. 

 At 9.40 a second arch lormed below the first, more brilliant, and with dark cloud 

 below. The first arch disappeared entirely at 10 o'clock, and reappeared in a 

 few moments more brilliant than befoi'e. At 10.15 beams from the lower arch 

 appeared. 



New Ulvi, Minnesota — August 24. — Aurora at 8.30 p. m. 



STORM OF AUGUST 26, 1864. 



Below are a few notices of the weather at some of the western stations at the 

 time of the hurricane, which was so severe in the southeastern part of Indiana. 



Vrbana, Ohio. — August 26. — Thunder from 5| a. m. to 9 a. m.; very heavy 

 at 7^ a. m. A peculiar morning. There was a very heavy fog early, and it 

 did not disappear till after the very hard rain at 1^ a. m. There was thunder 

 again from 5 p. m. to 7 p. m.; a violent gale blew from the west from 5| to 6 J 

 p. m. No damage was done by the wind in this immediate neighborhood. 

 Lightning off" south at 8 p. m. 



East Fairfield, Ohio. — August 26. — A storm of wind from the NW. com- 

 menced at 6 p. m., succeeded by rain and much thunder and lightning until 8 p. m. 



Saybrook, Ohio. — August 26. — Heavy dew in the morning. At 5 j). m. 

 heavy thunder storm from W.SW. 



West Milton, Miami County, Ohio. — August 26. — The storm gathered in 

 the north between 4 and 5 p. m. The heavens became very black, and there 

 was one constant roll of thunder. The storm moved south, passing overhead. 

 The rain fell in torrents, accompanied with hail for perhaps ten minutes. The 

 hail was confined to a very narrow strip of countiy, or it would have done great 

 damage. Now and then a hail-stone fell of great size and peculiar structure; 

 one of the largest which I measui-ed was seven inches in its greatest circum- 

 ference ; the shape was the usual nucleus of hard ice, surrounded by concentric 

 layers, but flat, and on the outer rim covered with jagged points of ice, looking 



