New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
FIFTH DAY.

From Our Own Reporter.
NEWPORT, R. l., Monday Aug 6, 1860
The rain which DR.. Gould postponed on Saturday,
for the Ike of those who vsted the fort took its re-
veDge in the evening upon those who turned out to
hear Prof Bache. Tee Roman candles of Popular
Sovereignty light for the third evening in succession
had Loot some OF their power and the gathering III
Aouidneck Hall was much larger than upon Thursday
evening Al tie close Of the meeting, just as the
audience ere retiring Geographic dispatch was re
cev.d ON Prof Stephen Alexander, dated at Sidney
apuouuciI that the four contacts in the total eclipse
had been observe! photographs taken, &c, and that
he loIed TO be in Newport on or before Wednesday,
which was received with great applause. But the
scientific enthusiasm OF the multitude received sud-
den check when, on emerging from the hall INTO the
dark marrow, unsidewalked, and one-sldewalked
streets OF Newport they found that regular, STEADY
rain had Sc Ill upon them
THE GULF-STREAM.
Prof Bache's lecture was listened TO with much In,
teres although as ne said nearly all that was 10 IT had
been presented previous meetings But the Associa'
ton at its Springfield meeting invited him by vote 10
prepare this lecture, giving resume OF the previous
nauers and he could refuse. The Gulf Stream ID
the great photographic feature OF our coast, and no
survey ,ud Le comp etc for the purposes OF the nav-
gator without a iurvey OF the Gull Stream Hence
the EXPLORATION had been early undertaken and thor
oughy carried ont, But as it required peculiar means
ard adaptaiOu in the officers 10 this line OF research
and did not require continuous survey, the work has
been executed from time to time means and officers
could be had. In describing the work on Saturday
evening Prof Bache discussed, |. The instruments
for sounding, for obtaining specimens OF the bot
tom, ard for measuring the temperature at va
rious depths. ,. The plan OF research. 8.
The method of discussing the results. A. The
results of that discussion. D. The extent TO which
these results may be relied on by the navigator. O..
The figure of the bottom Of the ocean below the Gull
Stream T. Sketch of the grand features OF the stream
But with his usual modesy and fidelity to the task OF
nnre observation and reduction of observations he
foIbore from all doubtful specuatons as to the causes
Of THAT had been observed 1t was touching also to
hear the brief list of officers who have been successful
EMPLOYED in this labor-Chas. H. Davis, G. Nj. Bache
\. t. Lee, Richard Baehe, John n. Matht, l.. A.
Craven o. H. Berrymsn b. f. Sands, and John
Wlk,nson-and 10 know that one of these selected
few, brother Of Prof. Bache, together with twenty
Of his men, gave, by their shipwreck and death, con-
elusive evidence of the dangers of the service. But
in The accurate knowledge Of the stream which these
fourteen yeare OF observation have given us ia means
of greatly diminishing the dangers Of our Atlantic
coast for mariners in all time to come.
Sunday morning was bright, and the air Of delicious
temIerature. Observing the street near church TO
lie thronged with carriages we inquired the cause, and
were told that it was church with free seats. IL
seems that the Snmmer visitors are willing enough TO
nav pew rent for the six weeks three months of their
residence here but find pews for 80 short time,
and hence to the churches with free seats. The
ouietness of the day was very marked-the driving,
walking, bathing, and boating, being almost wholly
suspeIded.