856 Prof. E. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
24. Observations at Louisville, Kentucky, (lat. 38° 3’, long. 85° 30’), 
e Louisville Journal. 
On the morning of Sept. 2d for some three hours commencing 
about midnight, the whole heavens were lighted up in the most 
brilliant manner. The light was generally diffused over the 
whole sky, but was reddest in a southwest direction. Towards 
the north it was whiter with oeeasional streaks of green and deep 
crimson darting up towards the zenith. | 
25. Observations at the base of the Sierra Abajo, Utah, (lat. 37° long. 
110°, by Dr. Joun S. Newserry, 
. 1st, no aurora was observed at 9 p. M. the heavens being 
partially obseured by broken clouds. At 1 a.m. I waked and 
was startled by the red light that penetrated the tent and tinged 
the landscape, which was illuminated as strongly as by the full 
moon shining through thin clouds. On going out I found the 
whole heavens of a bright erimson with streaks of white and 
yellow converging toward the zenith, where they formed a beau- 
tifal corona. These rays reached down within 20° of the south- 
ern horizon. The aurora continued almost without abatement 
till day-light. 
27. Observations at Asheville, N. Carolina, (lat. 35° 37’, long. g2° 29’), 
by If. U. Srrawsrivee. 
to 1"25" a.m. I was able to read with: perfeet eas? de. 
smallest type in a newspaper. At 1"30™ the light slightly "1 
creased. At 2 A.M. a large space in the belt about E.s. os 
50° above the horizon becama more intense, From 2° 8 a 
clouds so thickened as to prevent observations, although os : 
zone was still clearly traceable. 
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