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and N.W. towards the zenith, sometimes extending over 50° or 
60° of the heavens. These streamers converged towards a point 
on the meridian about 15° south of the zenith, and from this 
point shot forth smaller pencils of silvery showers. At 3"30™ 
the play of the streamers had ceased, while the flash of fiery red 
had spread over the whole north. The red flush in the northern 
quarter of the heavens, continued to glow until obscured by the 
solar dawn. . 
36. Observations at Washington, Texas, (lat. 30° 26’, long. 96° 15’), by 
Maj. B. F. Rucker. 
Sept. Ist, at 10" 30™ p, w. I observed a bright light in the 
north and N.E. At 11" 30™ the light had become much stron- 
ger and a good deal more extended in the base; and some beau- 
tiful rays shot far up on the sky in the north. At midnight the 
base of, fiery looking vapor extended from N.E. to N.W. The 
Tays of fiery colored light rose from every direction like an inver- 
fan and converged towards a point several degrees south of 
the zenith. Some of these rays appeared like immense columns; 
others only as a thin streak; some were pale, others fiery. At 
14. M. the light continued undiminished, although the darting 
Tays were not so numerous. The aurora continued until obscur- 
ed by the light of the sun. 
37. Observutions at Jacksonville, Florida, (lat. 30° 15’, long. 82°), by 
Dr. A. J. Barpwin. 
Sept. 2d, the aurora was witnessed from midnight till daylight. 
At 3 a. M. the entire heavens, even at the extreme south were in 
4red glow. Streamers ran up from a point in the N.W. and 
from the S.E. and tortuous waves swelled up from the bottom of 
these streamers and illuminated the whole heavens. At times 
these looked like lambent flames, flickering like a blaze of fire. 
88. Observations at Union Hill, Texas, (lat. 30° 11’, long. 96° 31’), by 
Dr. Wm. H. Ganrr. 
Sept. Ist P. M.a faint glimmering light was visible in 
the NE, whois eta doit rt brighter and extended over a 
Tger space. At midnight it reached from the north 35° east- 
Ward, and mounted nearly to the zenith, and soon began to be 
Seen west of north. At1 a. M.it extended from west to east, and 
beyond the zenith. Towards the north, extending east and west 
about 20°, and rising about 10° above the horizon was a dark 
looking cloud. Above this, the light was of a whitish color, and 
