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22. Observations at New Orleans, La. (lat. 29° 57’), from the New 
Orkeans Daily Delta. 
A grand auroral display appeared between 8 and 9 o'clock, 
Aug. 28th, in the northern horizon. A column of light first 
shot up into the sky, which soon spread up towards the zenith, 
_ 4nd around the horizon, and made one of the most magnificent 
- appearances that the sky has ever exhibited. 
_ About 11 p. u., Sept. Ist, the aurora reappeared and contin- 
though transparent vapor. ‘The deepest color was on the east 
_ and west, a space around the polar centre seeming to be the only 
? nor-illumined portion of the northern heavens. Over this crim- 
Son ground, spears and pencils of pale flickering light shot up 
atintervals from the horizon, converging at a point near the 
zenith. The whole sky along those lines was at once luminous 
and tremulous. In a moment vast segments of arches would 
ise, and then suddenly disappear. 
23. Observations at Galveston, Texas (lat. 29° 17’), by Prof. C. G. 
FORSHEY. 
sight 28th, as early as twilight closed, the northern sky was 
y lurid, and at times lighter than other portions of the 
the At 75 30™ a few streamers showed themselves. Soon 
whole sky, from Ursa Major to the zodiac in the east, was | 
pared by the streams or spiral columns that rose from the 
aie Spread over the same extent, was an exquisite roseate 
i which faded and returned. Stately columns of light reach- 
a about 45° from the horizon, moved westward about one. 
fishes for every ninety seconds of time. There were frequent 
whol of lightning, apparently from distant clouds, along the 
agin Xtent of the aurora; but no clouds were visible, except 
“ingle streak near the horizon. At 9 P. M. the whole of the 
north ng had faded, leaving only a sort of twilight over the 
“rg sky, and we ceased our observations 
Yery light outs} 
o On fire, uch a display I have never seen equalled since 
Was gn? Of Sept. 1, 1839." The whole distance before-named 
a Sra: the roseate hue; darker, nearly crimsoned at the 
7 ie of white light with its apex near the zenith. On 
| t grees, 
3 rl each about sixty degrees in height and in exactly symmet- 
