A extending from N.W. to N.E. and 10° or 20° . ' 
the light shot up in streamers first white, then turning bright red 
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Sept. 3d, about 8 P.M. a faint light sprung up in the east, and 
Tose about 45° high. At 9» 15" it glowed beautifully. After 
10 P.M. it grew fainter, and disappeared a little after midnight, 
14, Observations at New York City, (lat. 40° 43’, long. 74° 5’), by 
Prof. O. W. Morris. 
Aurora from 10" 20™ pa. Sept. Ist, till dawn of the 2d, 
There was a dark band at the south of 10° or 15°, then a white 
one andl streamers of a variety of colors, mostly red, shot up in 
the S.K. and yellow in the S.W. interspersed with white beams, 
The corona was after 1 A.M. a little S. E. of the zenith, 
Sept. 2d aurora from 10 P.M. to 11"15™ p.m. At first a faint 
light, then a dark segment above it on the northern herizon of 
about 15° in breadth; above it a band of about 8°; then another 
dark bund, surmounted by a white one from which beams o 
bright light shot up along the upper edge. About LU" 15m 
Waves of white light shot up nearly to the zenith. It faded 
may gradually after 11 P.M. retaining only a steady light on the 
orizon. 
15, Observations at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, (lat. 40° 12’, long. 77° 11’), 
by Prof. C. W, Wisox. 
Very brilliant aurora lasting from midnight to 3 A.M. Sept. 
- Also Sept. 2d, 9 P.M. It first appeared as 2 luminous areh 
hi From this 
about half way to the zenith. The arch finally disappeared and, 
the whole then presented the appearance of a mass of light 
clouds, with rapid flashes behind them. The whole lasted about 
half an ‘hour. 
16. Observations at Urbana, Ohio, (lat. 40° 6’, long. 83° 11’), by 
Prof. M. G. WitttaMs. 
Sept. 2d, my first observation was at 1* 30™ A. M. when the entire 
horthern heavens were covered with a uniform yellowish light. 
There was also a large mass of crimson light in the S.W. At 2 
A.M, the whole south was covered with pink and crimson light, 
Soon after a distinct and beautiful corona was formed a few de- 
grees south of the zenith, and continued about'15 minutes. At 
2* 40" aw. a beautiful eolumn of light 12° in breadth white, 
yellowish, pink and erimson rose from the west at an angle of 
‘0° with the southern horizon. At 8 A. M. the aurora was con- 
‘iderably diminished in intensity, but continued with variations 
till dawn of day. Sa eee 
Sept. 2d, at"8" 45" p.m. the light was distinct and uniform 
@ the northern horizon. At 9" 15™ there were fine corus- 
ions j ing in i At 9" 30™ the corus- 
