The New York herald., 1861-12-31


1g17.7 .......... 81 32-5N. ...... % 32E
%Icast north latitude of Central Path.
fCentra on the meridian of the Place.
The centre Of the shadow first touched the earth at
point in the Caribbean about two degrees south Of
Cape San Antonio Cuba; it thence passed in a south
eascrly direction little south of Jamaica north Gu
the island Of Margarta the northeastern
extremity Of vonezuen the southwestern extremity
Of the Island Of Trinidad to the Atlantic Ocean, where
in longitude fortytwo degrees west atains its least
north latitude six and fourth degrees then changing
its to the northeast it touched Africa Cape
verd thence passed Senegamba the Great Desert
Tripol and the Mediterranean Greece where it left
tho earth tho ancient city Of Cornth having
pied its passage the earth three hours and forty
seconds.
The width Of the moons shadow on tho earth did no,
any place exceed forty miles, and the duration Of total
darkness minute and third; where the was low
the width of its shadow did exceed ton miles tho
duration of totalty lasted only few seconds. In the
southwest part of Trinidad it nfty-n seconds
Nevertheless thsecpse will be the last total observation
OF the which under favorable circumstances
observation until thaof April IS 1865 since although
the moons shadow will reach the earth May 5, 1864
bareydoes SO, and only in distant points of the Pacific
Ocean
The whole of the eclipse has been visible as q
partial in the British Provinces Of Prince Edward
Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newiound-
land but at al places in the United States
cept Eastport the did not rise until after the
commencement of the obscuration. Throughout the
lantic.States however, the before the greatest
obscuraon and before the end, all places situated
east of line drawn from southern extremity OF Texas
the middle OF Lake SUPERIOR west of that line ths
eclipse ended before the
The wing is the time announced by astronomers
when the eclipse shall have commenced at the various
places named
At Charottstown Prince Edwards Island, the suns
centre III 49m A. NJ. (ncgcctng refraction) and
the eclipse began at Sh. I'm. 1s ut point in the right
side the sem 1861 degrees from the vortex seen
through telescope which does nvert. The magni-
tude Of the sbscuration VIII DO three dias.
At Halifax N S. the suns centre seventeen mi.
eight O'clock and the eclipse bsgan twenty
four seconds past eight point 102 degrees from tbs
vertex to The right.
A, Eas.port Maine tho SUMS centre rose at sixteen
minutes eight o'clock, tho eclipse having commenced
thrty-txo seconds previously at point 90 deg from
| the verbex to the right
At Hdrrard College Obsercatory Gambridas
Latitude ~ deg 22m. As Sec. longitude II deg min
| H. M Sec, Am.
Suns centre rises kneglecting refrac.
tian) about IL min after beginng.7 "a 40 A. NJ
| Greatest obscuralen. n..........."s 81 A. M.
Eclipse ends s.......................9 g. So A. NJ
| Digts eclpsed deg. al min, or about a third.
| At Now York the end will taxa place a few minutes
earlier.
Al Key wess, latitude "a deg. SO min So sec north
longitude 81 deg 4s min sec. west the most southern
| point Of the United States
/ Suns centre rises (neglectng refrac-
tom December 81. 1................6 as OA NJ
Greatest ohscuratlon ........6 Sc 2S A. NJ
| Ecnpse enus .s...........s........S o. A. NJ