Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-15

The eclipse we perceive begins TO be the subject OF
comment in Of the wspapers in our country and
this early notice doubt owing to some peculiar CIR
cunsances connected with the phenomenon itself. For
many years past have had short intervals large
eclipse Of the sun-either total santdr and this one
has been styled by way of emnence the last OF the
seres-for we shall witness another similar eclipse
for sixteen years total eclipse for nearly genera
ton come and cannot withhold the solemn re-
Fiction that this will be the last remarkable eclipse
that many Of shall ever be permilied to see! Yes,
before another conjunction of the heaveny bodies,
which will Cause q total obscur alton of the suns rays
whole generation of our species will have passed the
ordeal ofdeath and the rerbutsns OF eternity and
the undsturbed affairs Of the Almighty move on-on
those splendid spheres launched from his hands, with
undertaking certainty fu6 their destined round -prais
their Creator either in ustre or in shade But
we leave our readers to moraze upon the subject al
their leisure. We hope the day may be fne-tha not
a cloud may obscure the horizon or dim the setting
suns" efulgence-that all may enjoy The pleasure OF
beholding-though experience the deilgh OF
such spectacle but the student ofnature and the hum.
BILE wsrshipper OF its great Author
In order furnish readers with full and accu-
rate description, have been at considerable pains
and labor calculate the places and times OF this
eclipss-adapting them expressly the latitude and
meridian of Bridgeton which find TO be 80 degrees.
&c minutes north and longitude IS degrees, Is minutes
west from Greenwich.
This eclipse will not be total but annuarthat is, the
moons apparent diameter being less at the time than the
suns cannot hide the whole face of the sun, but will
leave the margin visible, like luminous ring, TO all
persons within certain distance from the central
path.
The eclipse viii occur September 18TH 1885, be
tween and o'clock, in the afternoon. The FIRST
point of will be about 81 degrees from the suns
verex Tor opl TO the right hand precisely at Sh l7min
So seconds. The beginning Of the annuar eclipse will
be Al 35n. 27sec. The Luminous ring will continue
6m. 20 sec. and end Al Aim. a. sec. The nearest
approach of the Of the sun and moon will take
place precisely 4h 3sm 90 and the apparent dis
lance Of the viii then be only % seconds
the moons apparent latitude being IS sec. south-of
tho ring will be nearly esacertric, the upper
part being small fraction broader than the uader part
on account of the exact central path falling little the
of Brdgcton. This will be by tar the most inter
esng portion Of the phenomenon. The sun will In
great measure be slotted out from the heavens-and
his pacessupplied by a luminous ring OF SURPRISING
beauty and speudor To witness IL would recompsnse
the voyage the great Atlantic. The shadow will
then gradually leave the sun, and the eclipse will end
at 5h Som. IS just fifteen minutes before the sun
sets to the inhabitants Bridge,on, having continued
Oh. 32m. SIS sec.
The above calculations are all made 10 solar ap
parent time being that which is usually kept IN tins
place-the equation of time is about Gun. fast debut
ing these from the times above, you will have mean or
clock time.
This eclipse-the sh and las, OF the singular series
of five large dissertations of the visible to us IN
seven years-wil be sanular in the Territory Of Wis
consn, in the District Of Columbia, and throughout
or in some part of thirteen States, VIZ. throughout
Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and
Mary snd hrou ghout Ohio and Virginia, win the ex
ception Of the southwest part Of each in the western
and southern parts OF New York in the Northeastern
part OF Illinois, Indians Kentucky, and North Carona
and in the county Of Fairfield in the southwest part OF
Connecticut.
The path Of the central eclipse FIRST touches the earth
a point situated in the unknown regions near the
North Pole, and little Of the meridian OF Green
witch In few seconds il attsins its greatest north ati-
tude zee degrees whilst for the first eight inmates
rapidly sdvssces towards the west until IT 10 W deg
west of that meridian The path Of the centre then
passes in south by direction over the whole ex
Of the continent lying North OF the United States
il passes little the Of Hudsons Bay over the
terrtsry OF the Hudson's Bay Company, the western
part Of Upper Canada and Lake Superior thence
over the northeast part Of the Territory OF Mnconsn
and Of the State Of Michigan, the Lsndon District OF
Upper Canada and Lake Erie thence across the north
east part Of the counties Of Csyshoga and Colsmbians
and the counties Of Geauga aud Trumbull In the
part Of Ohio thence across the southwest
part Of the counties sf Mercer, Butler, and Bedford
and the counties OF Beaver. Allegheny Wes,moreland
and Somerset in the southwest part Of Psnnsylvana
thence across the part OF the couHty oil Ahe
ghsRy in the western part Of Maryland thence across
the counties Of Morgan, Berkely Jefferson, Loudoun
and Fairfax, in the north eastern part OF Virgins
thence across the counties Of Prince George Charles
and ST. Mary, in the southwest part OF Maryland
thence across the ChesaIeske Bay and the county OF
Accomac on the Eastern Shore Of Virginia, 10 the At
- orcoNn WAN no TFy-nsrt ~ the corner Of