CLOUDS DISPERSED

Evening Star, Issue 19322, 7 August 1926, Page 4

CLOUDS DISPERSED

ELECTRIC AT, DISCH ARG KS

DISTRIBUTED

Ton square miles of atmosphere over Southern Hartford and Wethersfield were rendered cloud-proof when .lames IL Dennison and Sergeant S. J. Davis, flying in a specially-equipped De Haviland plane, distributed a negative electrical cliargo at an altitude of 3,000 ft. Within a few minutes that whole section of the atmosphere, formerly studied with several doren dry clouds, was entirely clear. For several hours afterward all similar clouds observed approaching from the windward dispersed within alow minutes after entering the charged area. Mr Dennison announced that a flight would probably be made on the first cloudy or foggy day, and a enarge thrown into the clouds. The result, he predicted, would bo that the area treated would he cleared of all clouds and tog, while the surrounding territory wojud remain overcast. ■ Rain would undoubtedly fall from the clouds dispersed, he said. In explaining the reason for lack of precipitation from the experroents, he told that all clouds encountered were “ dry,” being made up largely of dust particles.