160 



REPORT — 1897. 



September 5, 11.30 p.m., also severe. 

 6, 2.0 A.M. „ 



„ 19, 11.20 A.M. „ I 



The above dates and hours, which Latter, in all probability, are only 

 approximately correct, become in Greenwich mean time as follows : — 



Aug. 26 



Sept. 5 



„ 19 



The first of these was recorded at Shide, Edinburgh, Strassburg, 

 Ischia, Potsdam, Nicolaiew, Kew, Paris, and possibly at other places. 

 The remainder were not noted at Shide, because at the hours mentioned 

 the instrument was not working, excepting on the 19th, when there was 

 a heavy tremor storm. The second and third were recorded at Strass- 

 burg, and the third and fourth were feebly shown at Edinburgh. 



G.M.T. 



Shide Records — 



Commencement . . ' . . . . .11 

 End of preliminary tremors 



1st max. attained 



2nd „ „ 



3rd „ „ 



End 



Edimhurgh Royal Ohservatory (Bifilar Pendulum)- 



Commencement 11 



End 



Kew (Declination Curve) — 



1st small crest 11270 approx. 



2nd „ „ 11 29 „ 



.3rd „ , 11 31 „ 



Paris {Para Saint Maur) — ' Magnetic ' perturbations 

 observed by M. Moureaux — 



Magnetometers at Greenwich, Falmouth, and Stonyhurst were not 

 disturbed. 



Strassbwrg (Horizontal pendulum used by Dr. G. Gar- 

 land) — 



Commencement 

 Maximum . 

 Until . 

 End 



Rome 



Roeca di Papa (15-metre pendulum) 

 „ (7 „ .. ) 



Catania, S.K.-N.W. . 

 N.E.-S.W. . 

 Padua .... 



Tsc}i.ia,'E,.W. 



N. 30° E.-N. 30° W. 

 N. 30° W.-S. 30° E. 



1 See Nature, Oct. 15, 1896, p. 574 



H. M. 8. 



11 22 9 



11 22 37 



12 13 47 

 12 58 37 



11 23 



11 26 20 



11 36 50 



11 25 4 



11 26 58 



11 30 



11 30 54 



11 31 54 



11 31 54 



