METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
From the 11th to the 17th inst.
| Days of the Month. | Thermometer observed at 8, A.M. 1, P.M. 6, P.M. | Prevailing winds. | OBSERVATIONS on the WEATHER. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deg. | 100 | deg. | 100 | deg. | 100 | 8. | 1. | 6. | 8. | 1. | 6. | |
| Sept. 11 | 72 | 81 | 79 | w. | do. | do. | clear, lt. wd. do. do. do. | |||||
| 12 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 81 | sw. | w. | do. | cloudy, lt. wd. do. do. | ||||
| 13 | 70 | 25 | 76 | 72 | 75 | sw. | do. | se. | rn lt. wd. | clear | cloudy do. | |
| 14 | 76 | 83 | 73 | 50 | sw | do. | w. | clear do. rain thun & lt. | ||||
| 15 | 73 | 78 | 50 | 76 | w. | do. | do. | thun. lt. rain at night | do. | |||
| 16 | 64 | 71 | 25 | 70 | 50 | nw. | do | w. | clear lt. wd. do. | do. do. | ||
| 17 | 67 | 25 | 73 | 25 | 63 | 50 | s. | sw. | w. | clear h. wd. do. l. wd. | ||
N.B. On Wednesday last, at about 5 o’clock P.M. a very violent whirlwind seemed to concentrate within the vicinity of the house in which the Balloon was suspended, in the suburbs of this city.—Such was its violence, that it threw down and rent in pieces the said house, in all directions; the fence around it was also destroyed. The Balloon was suspended, and at this time was compleatly filled with atmospheric air; by the fall and rending of the house the Balloon was totally separated in several pieces, and otherwise so torn and rent as to be totally irreparable. Such was the dreadful violence of the wind at this place, and but for a moment, that a round tin gutter, which was well fastened to the house adjoining, and which had resisted other storms, was totally broken in several pieces, and part of it carried 50 yards distant. The fence at this house was rent and torn very much. This storm was attended with very violent thunder and lightning, which continued nearly an hour, and a great quantity of rain. In the night following a very heavy storm of thunder, lightning, very high wind, and rain.
It may very justly be presumed, that there was as great a quantity of thunder and lightning in eight hours, as ever was experienced in so short a time; and it evidently appears to have left a charming, agreeable and healthy atmosphere, and, doubtless, great public good will result therefrom.
For the New-York Weekly Magazine.