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and reached down to the water. We should think that such a ship 
was nearly secure from being torn by lightning. It is obvious that 
the popular apprehension as to the peculiar danger which, on account 
of their large amount of metallic matter, steam boats are supposed to 
incur in thunder storms, is groundless, and excepting the very extra- 
ordinary case of the boat in Charleston harbor,* we do not know 
another fact that countenances the common impression.—Eb. 
Art. IX.— Abstract of Meteorological Observations, taken at Mari- 
etta, Ohio; by S. P. Hitrpetu, in the year 1831.—Latitude 
39° 25’ North. Longitude 4° 28’ West of Washington. 
Time of observation, at sun-rise, and at 2 and 9 o’clock, P. M. 
Thermometer. Rain 
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January, |26° |62°) 00°/62°} 4 113,27! 12) 29} 4/04 N.N.W and w. 
February, |31 {75 | -2 |77 j28 6- | 21) 7] 2150 W.N.wW. and s.w. 
March, 46 |76 | 17 [59/1 /17 21} 10) 2/92 W.S.W. and E.S.E. 
April, 54 (86 | 24 |62 118 |12 | 22) 8 2185) w.s.w. and n.x. and gE. 
May, 61 |89 | 30 \59 |31~ |10 | 17, 14) 4/25) w.s.w. and n.n.w. 
June, 71 (91 | 51 |40] 1 6 20) 10} 7\00) s.s.w. and wn. and s.=. 
July, 74 85 | 48 [37 119,27/11 17) 14/12)12) s.s.w. and w. and £.s.£. 
August, |70 (86 | 51 /35 {18  /29 12} 19) 7/58} s.s.w..and N. and s.E. 
September,|62.50/82 | 41 |41 | 7,10/30 | 13! 17] 3/58 s.W. Ww. and N.w. 
October, |54 |82 | 26 |56 [23 [29 20) 11] 3170} s.w.w. and n. and s.£. 
November,|40 (70 | 12 58] 8 _ /29 15} 15] 1/25) Ww s.w. and N.w. 
December, |21 42 a 5212 18 15| 16} 1/75 W.N.W. and s.w. 
For the y’r.|50.87| | ~_ }205/160}53|54 
Mean temperature for the year 50.87, being four degrees less 
than in 1830. 
Total amount of rain and melted snow 53.54 inches, or nearly 
four and a half feet. 
205 fair and 160 cloudy days, being fifty-seven days, or nearly 
two months more cloudy weather than in the year 1830. 
The mean temperature for the winter months is 26°. 
Do. do. for the spring months is 53.66°. 
* The editor would be obliged by an exact account of that disaster, from some 
person acquainted with the facts. 
