144 On the Aurora Borealis of July 1, 1837. 
broad waves, and showed itself in serpentine forms for an instant and 
then disappeared. Soon however the whole scene was repeated. 
The vertex retained its place, as the constellations moved westward, 
and was now near in Hercules, and all the splendid light, beams, 
illars, arrows, waving and flashing, were, if possible, more splendid — 
than before. This was at eleven o’clock. The colors were constant- 
ly changing their hues. From all the northern, eastern and western 
parts, the flashing light rose to the vertex, and seemed to shoot back 
again asitcame. Often the light would flash through thirty or forty 
degrees, disappear within twenty degrees of the vertex and reappear 
flashing as before, for the last ten degrees, as if it passed for ten de~ 
grees behind some opake substance. The sky was cloudless for the 
whole time. At a quarter after eleven the red light disappeared, 
while long, arrowform, splendid streams continued to play for some 
time till they gradually subsided and only a luminous sky remained 
for most of the night. On the next evening, there was a slight au- 
rora. Whatever of beauty; splendor or grandeur, others may have 
seen in this phenomenon, no aurora has ever come under my observ- 
ation of equal brilliancy and variety. 
Rochester, July, 1837. : : 
2. Observations made at New Haven, and elsewhere. 
This very brilliant display of northern lights was witnessed as far 
south as Columbus, Ga. (lat. about 32° 35’ N., long. 85° 11’ W.)} 
Tt was seen there for about half an hour, commencing at 9h. 30m. 
Many streamers of a red color were observed, but their altitude is not 
stated. We have also observations of the phenomena from Cleveland, 
Ohio ; Fayetteville, N. C., and various places in Virginia, which, so 
far as they go, substantially agree with those made here. At Rich- 
mond, the display between two and three A. M. of the next morning, 
was distinctly noticed by a friend who happened to be there; but 
the printed statements make no mention of it. The observations 
below given, were made by several persons of this place, and are in 
the main the same as were published in the [New Haven] Daily 
Herald of July 6, 1887. eC. 
An Auroral display of unusual variety and splendor was witness 
ed in this city on the night of Saturday last, the first of July. The 
day was one of the warmest of the season: at 2 P. M., therm. 84° 
Fah.; wind S. W. Towards the latter part of the afternoon, dark 
