The Aurora Borealis.
» A fine display of the Aurora Borealis was observed in New York on February 18th. Telegrams from various points show that the phenomenon stretcher over a great belt of territory from lowa to the Atlantic. A peculiar effect was produced on the telegraph system, and for intervals of three or four minutes at a time, the wires were so surcharged with atmospheric electricity that between New York and Albany it was impossible to send messages without the aid of the regular battery. The current was however intermittent and unsatisfactory. For nearly two hours it was impossible to transact ordinary business with auy degree of exactness The Aurora seemed to occupy the whole of the Northern heavens and was beautifully marked, the colouring being clear and distinct. People at first feared that a great ffre was raging. Professor Rees, of Columbia College, gives it as his opinion that the phenomenor , and probably one to present disturbances on the sun a view which is shared by other scientists.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 March 1892, Page 3
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169The Aurora Borealis. Manawatu Herald, 29 March 1892, Page 3
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