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Letter to Editor
July 17, 1816
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Report from New Orleans on June 20, 1816, detailing the early subsidence of Mississippi River waters, ending the city's inundation, current dry and warm weather with temperatures up to 90.5 degrees, and anticipation of upcoming wet weather that may prevent health issues from accumulated filth.
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LATE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
TO THE EDITORS.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 20, 1816.
The water of the Mississippi has subsided a month earlier than usual, this season; and with it, the late inundation of this city. The weather is now excessively dry and warm here; we having had no rain of account for upwards of three weeks past, and the mercury in the thermometer having stood for several days in the warmest part of the day, and in the shade, between 87 and 90 1-2 degs. On the 17th it stood all the afternoon, at 90 1-2 degs. The common, back of the town, which, within three weeks past, has been five feet under water, is now literally parched up; this change however has taken place so rapidly, as to have left but little time for the deleterious effects which had been apprehended from the noxious vapors generally produced by marsh evaporations. And as the return of the sun from the tropic will commence within a very few days of the change of the moon, we may expect a change in the weather from very dry to very wet, which I have constantly observed in this country, under similar circumstances, to happen. This may wash off the accumulated filth now dried up, and perhaps, contrary to every prediction, keep the town healthy.
-National Intelligencer.
TO THE EDITORS.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 20, 1816.
The water of the Mississippi has subsided a month earlier than usual, this season; and with it, the late inundation of this city. The weather is now excessively dry and warm here; we having had no rain of account for upwards of three weeks past, and the mercury in the thermometer having stood for several days in the warmest part of the day, and in the shade, between 87 and 90 1-2 degs. On the 17th it stood all the afternoon, at 90 1-2 degs. The common, back of the town, which, within three weeks past, has been five feet under water, is now literally parched up; this change however has taken place so rapidly, as to have left but little time for the deleterious effects which had been apprehended from the noxious vapors generally produced by marsh evaporations. And as the return of the sun from the tropic will commence within a very few days of the change of the moon, we may expect a change in the weather from very dry to very wet, which I have constantly observed in this country, under similar circumstances, to happen. This may wash off the accumulated filth now dried up, and perhaps, contrary to every prediction, keep the town healthy.
-National Intelligencer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
Health Medicine
What keywords are associated?
Mississippi River
New Orleans Weather
Inundation Subsidence
High Temperatures
Town Health
Noxious Vapors
What entities or persons were involved?
To The Editors.
Letter to Editor Details
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To The Editors.
Main Argument
the mississippi river waters have subsided early, leading to dry, warm weather in new orleans with high temperatures; an upcoming shift to wet weather is expected to cleanse the city and maintain health despite predictions.
Notable Details
Mercury Between 87 And 90.5 Degrees
Common Back Of Town Parched After Being Five Feet Under Water
Rapid Change Prevents Noxious Vapors From Marsh Evaporations
Observation Of Weather Patterns With Sun's Return And Moon Change