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deeper hue than any we had yet seen. This was entirely discon- 

 nected, on every side, from any auroral light or appearance what- 

 ever ; and, from its centre, pencils of white radiated to the periph- 

 ery on every side. 



" This continued some five minutes, when, the white lines dis- 

 appearing, the whole space in question assumed an uniform red 

 color, which Avas almost instantly thereafter extended, in an arch 

 of the same width, through our zenith, and down to the horizon 

 about 60° W. of N. On the east, this light did not extend itself. 

 During all this time, the clear space in the north which has been 

 mentioned, retained its usual color and appearance." 



Deep red streams, pencilled with white, then began to appear 

 and fade in the north, but without the tremulous motion of merry 

 dancers. Those in the N. E. maintained their brightness longest, 

 and moved slowly toward the eastern point af the horizon, near 

 which they disappeared at a given vertical line. The usual ha- 

 ziness in the north began first to appear at 5h. 43m. Difference 

 of time between Buff"alo and New Haven, 23m. 48s. 



Mr. Haskins proceeds : "At 5h. 47m. the clouds had become 

 more dense and dark, (though still in detached masses,) particu- 

 larly throughout that portion of the heavens which had been oc- 

 cupied by the red arch above mentioned, and these isolated clouds 

 now assumed an appearance at once novel and striking. Those 

 west of our zenith, and lying within the track of the crimson 

 arch already described, suddenly exhibited the most vivid red 

 along their entire southern borders ; while the like clouds east of 

 our zenith, and following the same track, and prolonging it quite 

 down to the eastern horizon, assumed the same vivid color upon 

 their northern borders; while no other portion of these clouds 

 exhibited the least appearance of auroral light, in any of their 

 parts. South of this line, there was at no time any auroral light 

 whatever ; and at the moment in question, there was very little 

 in any other parts of the heavens, save on the borders of these 

 clouds. At 5h. 51m. the red edgings of these clouds began to 

 fade, and immediately a wide space in the N. E. that was still free 

 from clouds, was most brilliantly lighted up. The color was of 

 the same deep red, but it did not extend down to the horizon ; 

 and this had scarcely endured four minutes, when the whole re- 

 gion N. of our zenith, to within about 8° of the horizon, was 

 again reddened and glowing : while, beyond these limits, either 



