, 1860-08-13

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E<far. Of the Comm 'ssso1... .1''3@n. a,si
o<r'. ] 1re1ns' ta on< zda.nr o. ~. T.1af , Ernn.,.
afssfo 0" '"s @'"'o'
The schooner Bibb, which conveyed The Sci
..:r. r.a,:e,;o, N ! ,b,odor for Tho nurnoea
e:.''"e o'o4.0' -,
OF witnessing Tue Pneoonena 1'leno'ne luz
tota. eclipse Of the sun, came quietly into port
,t yex.ort o. tls evening Of the 7th inst, both
tn The surprise aud delight of the savans there
IN atsenooeee upon 'oe '4naa. us % 'ne
American Scientific Association. The next
- .ta time of the Association was taken I'd
aa! W. 49,, .,u.o,.,., ~ ~. -a-;o,a
IN hst:nine ~ 'ue ~, ~, ,.o a ,.
gentlemen connected Will Inc o1hefent oepats-
ments Of the cou mission. We append the re-
" ,,,o .h;4f pro, Alexander.
marks Of 1ae eu'''' ! w. 1'o
With emotion, SO great as sca1ce'9 10 DC sup
nres.ed. Prof. Alexander said:
:, ar.-.o,a ,ad;.a and gentlemen. by
49, 1;nd,r 'Sed recen:ion To have net, from the
te ,ant ns ye set our loot On shore, to NJ extent
:. ~ eot easi]y to express. We hare come from
1,;!s, ~ friend, end social intercourse and de-
nlast 81 '1eu a1J r. nv ;deas shnnId mt
i'9nt1ul eGus 49, ~ou viii nerdon me under
be qai1e c'ea!, ~ ;lss,;,,,.+,nr.s Tnu are well
suen lA. r.. 1hc observation Of The total eclipse
aSatG saeco ~ noint neur the coast Of Labrador,
u. ,a sovy ,,nfer,aken under the patronage Of the
Mos 9'.srn- ,xas ,he humble ucent cf car
! SGas. az. ,ut H.. ;5eas Of tie Superintendent
t;y'aeGe t;yG nv associates md myself; Tor though
~. 80, a53+;on Ind m ostensible head, that did
Va. ;-nrJv aunrrioritv on the part Of nny. We
',- uv - n1nrc ourselves as near Is possible to
ne4E w 10 certral eclinse. and this morning
tae f'ue ~ ~ - -ou 40 hr,-07 M poss1b!e how
1
"e 6e.ecte. e"A
We got t9eie. r;,dae+ dteam. baye seen ouch
-sA - ....5.rr a. we aaw when nearing
e'. 5ost;as3;nu For the last fifty miles, On un-
~ aha;n ~ ,nountains, seemingly formed
ntoAeu rI. 80" ~asa heyoud the limits of arbor-
escene Fss; "s.;ar1, side- from which there
nR oH 'uen - cansihte chill. lint what
came GOWN " va +han .t, rrns Mt thu basa
discouraged INT mo!e Tton1h the dav was
o. tnat lons aSano thai barrier slept
Gear o'cfIea!. ba,a ftrre under ibe
;a,ueu.,,a oeu ,a, , of condensation by the
lne1orAolo IL" o. And when W mr.
mountains themselves. traro trr;n1, IN t{rd
rIsed at our lausuoc ooa ,r,;,h o. con1d 49,
some 1htie cpen'uk W. .L5sa towerinp m3skcs
Ter, We 1ookeo npou tn sara IN cct an ~ a
4,00o feet h'sn. now ~ III lint thcTc wo.
plateau was NOT nant'ees III ,;,,u,re+,, oftho
that mist. IL Was oesus'i:, !. had M rs;rhn,v
laws Of moisture; bns, Gu II naa ~ LIh"o. aIuo"
about it, and all the preparations tnat nao oeen
| made 50 carefully, aud all tne e4pectauon tua'
had been ra'sed-all seemed 70 nafs oPP.s.
ed to them barrier IS 1se1oIaole 10 .ne 'a"s ~;
Of nature theinstlEer; Vae anla ~ +hst rer1 ~.
dert; we must take advantage OF maj yer! ~
| 1angement: we must 1nterpose t1At nuse ~. ~.
rier of mountain between outseNca an" .s 10y
ocean, or our work must come 10 nonEuI an1
therefore: We peaet1atea t..s ,'ncn whi,h W.
| ater while, q set OF terraces upon "u'|I w
finally placed ourseises' a.u tne" io- .ui r.
! mountain barrier shut Gnt 1ne 1ok unue1 ~
same law. Sometimes the 'og efep1 tntoug uhs
huge serpant, but 1t came do"n i On .aI WILL ra,
side Of the mountain range, ana fealce.s eseI
reached ua. Our fa1bor "as Boou ~ o..
aad We set ourselves to WORK 10 ptepate .ot ~
servations. hen the "eh.uei a.ar ~ -. a,.sn
WEE clear, II was se!y e'eu' ~ t;a,e and viii
an increasing an@'e'y ~. a'a;ss 80 ,h.t II wonl;
great day; It seemed 70 ~. raonri sri,tcsi ncmrn
De very clear, put ~ tne se.s lava. .,.rs ~ arc,st
Of AZ, n1ne'1entns eI tuc .ann.,r ;ntoraa,inn
And yet, much that vas 1n'en5e5 800 y,
and great deal tha. mas Iai"a ,.hat a. conid o.
Estne'Ga anu W. 's.e ~ ~ r;iItrent nhenomeua
80 much. 40" as 10 'ne .4an, =, pass;n@ fo
aud cao only a!inoe 70 'psI, ~ .onpsr M doss th
tn.s "ons"s mus aas =" ~ s3oa If ,hr sun. tba
,noon 'n'suue uIou ~" a.,snIs rarv.rnuvh. whc
nc. .Jh~ aisS.s -. .InGst n1nui,r or totaI, she
..l,sf .sapf T. ro,.nn whateyer .lse nav hsppel
enotln adok, kar,,.n1sd ourselves and distrit
, "e uau -. ,.se nata2e ~e t-ot there. We ca
n'ea our 'hnots. ns'o, w d,sc6ssed ererT me,t
iea = .o.'nA ...;raJ xhn shnuld take this an
~; "G sIs as ~. ,h,, va had some Of thes
VINO fnoo.H t"As ,,aG ,},a cah,n lind We prepa
ss's ,.a' osA" -. 80 n"r. e,res each one to obser
* *. a,, ,benomcan. and not to be awe -struc
nnd ;n,e,Ps,ed by q spectacle SO full of iutere>
e. ho,u,;I,,I a., .ubi- me.
W., sp.c rnaned ,ore,her-vour humble Sc
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: r;,b IT, ,he nhotop rppaer at my side. The re
ora. ,xr,c called by one individual. and the pa
e;nv n,uut.x by arothe9: SO that, If one tai:e
sat n"',Id ;lre !, M md We should not DC
aIva't 81. ...a trrnn<, r1nnte- 10 We vui.ed u
slc!5 Ett fue "ius w.,'adv s,ose ,,nt,, ever
III 'ae cF!',cai ''u's. et .o ~ hI, was rerlect
lh'as nao oeet oose. n+... cslted for j
sa'e q! 'ne s,n- .u'aus W. Ia, Hr thc snrir, IL il
teen .ne puotVs, p4,ah. IN l;,,le cuIye. a,
a !asuulneas' 'naaS o.. aa.,s of The moon faithful
hno"ao .ae he ,isr,n,, l,hr uasscs by
inc eaec'. .aa,oa :, bsf, AZ lirht VIII,
: Ano.aee ;po pnSpsu ~ ~. noon en- The sun, sho
apPGs's uuss,a e,ranr.;r " linn o,hers and as usu
llk !tn.i - .tp.G ha- ruw1ht i, in the
tue la's.nu' P..ss.+Fa.. ~ :. h;ch 7 have ca
eue.!siu'!pe 'uP i'r ~ ComnheE in 1854
= les ~ aoulcI ~ 49, ;i1rstra+o, ia te
New ! ofs' tas pno'oSIai"s .ssr nsss a.s;a,s ~
nomenon Eas seen " 9ot5 onou1 ou4 Pat.!
: this side Of tie moon close TO LUG euee ~
sun, tomeho" CLOSE a'onR tnA' Sese pttJee'
on Tue sun W. oaa.sn skne - >. sa III,
was sat'sneo II was ,nele, fepo.ssIi:: opss'.a
aud then we opcneo luz PaoNoh' 1pu's Pto-e,
;. cal Illusion IN leu, anu 20 Do eouetninK htran
in 1533,-the photograph remembered II, q
put II duwn, and SAID, 1t IS not seen just becar
you hare imperfect eyes, but there ID sonethi
there. The brtathless silence which had p
i: rallied until nor WAS broken bJ ir1epress'l
| n%Ma ffdtF Fitva inst