The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-11-23
From the United States Gazette.
PHENOMENON.

From the United States Gazette. a.
PHENOMENON.
Yesterday morning between the hours
of s and 6 o'clock, the Heavens exhibit
ed one of the most brilliant phenomenas,
that have been. seen for many years.
The " shooting Stars" as they arc call
ed. exhibited themselves with unusual
briIIiancy and effect. Many hundreds Of
them were seen shooting of from the Ze-
NTH, differing in size and brill'ancy; the
smaller ones, as they approached the
earth, rushing to the larger bodies, and
the latter shortly afterwards bursting and
sending off their various parts IN new
radii. "A friend assures Us that when the
Meteors first met his eye, from his bed
chamber, he believed that they were sparks
from his own, or his nelghbors' house on
fire, and he rushed out to ascertain the
amount of danger; he no sooner reached
the yard, than turning his face upwards
TO discover what roof was on hre, the
Heavens, resprinkled with their new glo-
ries, met hrs eye, and, for moment, "
seemed as if the stars were realizing the
sublime conception ofthe poet, and were
praising their Creator
"In mystic dance" !
The phenomena continued until the aP-
proach Of the sun, when the light OF the
Me.eors were lost in the near efulgence
of his blaze.
Some one of our readers who witness
al the interesting exhibition, has furnish
ed us with the subioined notice.
"The Hessens declare the glory Of God"
Yesterday morning, between the hours
Of s and 6 o'clock, the Heavens present.
ed very unusual and brilliant display OF
shooting meteors, a more full account OF
which. / hope, will be furnished by those
better versed in astrography than the wr'-
ter Of this. o
Al one period, probably more than 100.
of various sizes aud brightness, Appeared
shooting forth from the zenith to the no.
rizon, Illuminating, not only the azure
vault, already bright and clear with the
vast number of stars with which It was
studied, but actually lighting up our very
chambers, as if to allure the slothfui 10
scene very rarely TO be witnessed. lhey
were attended with no noise, ut least dls-
tinguishable to US, but were rema' katie
for their number, their starting velocity
and vivid brightness, with when they
seemed to dart athwsrt the sky, and the
brilliant track they left behind.
In book recently published, called
" The GEocRAPHY or TINE HExvENs,
WITH CELESTIAL. ATLAS, by +. IL. Bar
riH, A. nj. 1O4 1875 l-2, an account Is
given Of scene similar tothe above.
"Mr. Andrew EIlico:t, who was sent
out as our Commissioned to fix the bound
ary between the Spanish possessions IN
North Am. and the u. States, witnessed
a very extraordinary fight Of shooting
stars, which filled the whole atmosphere
from Cape Florida to the West India Isl
ands. This grand Phenomenon took
place the 10Th November, 1893, and is
thus described" was called up"
saws Mr.. ERicott, "about 8 o'clock IN
the morning to see the shooting stars, as
il is called. The whole Heavens appear
ed as if illuminated with sky rockets,
which disappeared only BY the light Of the
sun after day break. The Nieteors,
which at any one instant oftinie appeared
as numerous as the stars, few in all pos
sible directions, except from the earth, TO-
,cards which they all inclined more or less,
and some ofthem descended perpendicu-
larly over the vessel we were in, so that !
was in constant expectation Of their fall
ing on u.s."
The notion thai this Phenomenon be-
tokens high winds, is ofgreat antiquity
Virgil, in the first book Of Georgias, ex-
presses the same idea.
4" And oft, before temptations winds arise,
The serwing stars fall headlong from the skies,
And shooting through the darkness. glld the night
With sleeping glories. and long trails oflisht."
The subject Of astronomy is a peculiar
ly delightful study, and is designed TO lead
TO serious contemplation ofthose stipend
Gus works of the Almighty, above all 9TH
er departments Of human knowledge.
{" An undecoM astronomer IS mad" "
Nov. l3, 1888. RENTAL.
The LATE SECRETARY OF THE Treas
UnY.-The administration papers have
labored industriously to produce an I'M
preston that Mr.. DGane voluntarily re-
signed his station at the head ofthe Treas
ury, on finding that no could not agree