Congressional Serial Set Volume 1908 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...4:45 p.m., lowest barometric reading this year; total rain-fall, 5.10 inches; damage to town estimated at from $25,000 to $40,000; buildings completely ruined; west of town one vast lake; the arrovos, north, of town, resembled huge rivers. Throughout Arizona, from 12th to 14th, very heavy thunder-storms, accompanied by heavy rains and waterspouts; houses unroofed aud fences blown down. At Aqua Fria, twenty-seven telegraph-poles reduced to fragments. At Phoenix, office struck and portion of battery destroyed. 12th, although the movement of the central depression could not be traced, a barometric trough formed eastward to the Middle States, in which unusually severe and destructive rain and thunder-storms occurred. No signals were ordered. Maximum velocities: San Francisco, SW. 28; Salt Lake City, SW. 28; Cheyenne, NW. 32; Denver, S. aud NW. 36; Stockton, Texas, SE. 40; North Platte, S. 48; Breckenridge, SE. 36; Cape May, S. 44; Atlantic City, E. 43; Bamegat, NE. 32 miles. No. VI.--14th, the pressure having rapidly diminished during the preceding night, this storm was central near to and west of Quebec in the morning, -with rainy weather in the Lower Saint Lawrence Valley, and a southeast gale, veering to northeast, at Father Point. During the day and night the rain-area extended to New England and Nova Scotia. 15th, it disappeared beyond Nova Scotia. Signals were displayed at Eastport, but not justified. Maximum velocities: Mount Washington, NW., 60; Father Point, NE., 43 miles. No. VII.--14th, rapidly diminishing pressure, increasing southeasterly winds and rain-areas from Montana to the Upper Mississippi Valley indicated the approach of a storm. During the night a heavy rain-storm at Dubuque flooded the surrounding country. 15th, frequent gales, mostly sout..