The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-20
tt HE ECLIP S E.

He E G LIP S &
Excitement Upon the street Corners-Ap-
pearance OF tho Phenomen non Through
. Cloud-scenes and Incidents I'm the
City, SC.
The entire city Of New York into half mourning
yesterday. That is, everybody and his wife and chill
dren through glass darkly. Mem, women and
children extremely varegatod countenances, hands
that would have done credit to the unluckest Of
printers imps the greatest adept in the sublime
Of mixing ones fingers and clothing which needed no
touches from the family dyer to render them truly
picturesque. 1t was the day set down in the amanacs
for eclipse Of the sum- Unlike the prophecies Of this
fable calendar when the the weather spoken
of-wherc days underlined be "pleasantn are almost
invariably stormy, and where proclaimed "coo wet
and ranyn TO be of the dustes and the hot
test redeemed the promise made by
the astronomer and mathematician, and came down
promptly with its solar eclipse had been advertised
upon the programmes, posters and small bills some
months advance Of the date Of the celestial perform
THE DAY
not exactly propous for the eclipse At loast 1t
entirely calculated to give great satisfaction
to those who desired to witness the phenomenon in all its
perfection. It cloudy by half and unpleasant
under foot. The lrstnamed defect in the heavens
caused many strain their eyes for view Of the
through impenerable veil. Then lack Of success in
duced them brand the whole thing big bug Of the
hum Species and hoax upon creduous constituency;
while the prevalence of much mud upon the pavement
not unmixed with water, had the effect to muddle the
of many enthusiastic sighseers and to their
rament with mire. Some Of those individuals speedily
consoled themselves in glass of wine, and
became capable Of deserving innumerabe eclpees
OF innumeraDe and moons in illimable
expanscs of ether Had the heavens been unclouded
the exhibition would have drawn superior houses,
az well the unanimous concentrations Of the entire
population Of the metropolis. Even it was, the
eclipse divided the day with other interesting topics,
not second in Importance TO that concerning the
political and social status Of the coored American Of
African descent Both being dark subjects they readily
commngled and crowded out all lighter and more
important themes Of conversation.
THE PHENOMENON
occasionally visible from about nine In the forenoon
until few minutes past twelve NJ, when the shadow
of the moon passed away from the face of the sun,
leaving apparently clean and fair the countenance
Of freshly washed schoolboy At times, when clouds
interviewed, tho view Of tho eclipse, by the
naked eye, indeed beautiful beyond description
The clear rim Of the partially hidden sum- relieved the
background by the ceruean vault Of heaven, resembed
crescent cut from the purest and brightest silver This
beautiful by contrast with the dark shadow Of tho
clear sky only the exception during the prevalence Of the
conjunction many Of our citizens had opportunity
smoked glass accompaniment
STREET CORNERS
converted for tho into temporary observa
tories Happy the lad who had a bit OF glass and who
could find lamp which to coat 1t with ampblack.
Happier still tho boy Of larger growth who had par
who, having speculation in those eyes," had provided
himself with stock of ready prepared glass to dispose
Of 70 those who had more money to expend than they
had time in which to view the grand eclipse All the
length Of Broadway into Mercer street, through the
Bowery into the vicinity Of the Five Points, on Wall
and Tho
Filth avenue-were there little groups of mpromptu
astronomers to be seen, zeaousy and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
eyes heavenward To the uninitiated observer they
mieh have been taken for worshppers-and they were
worshPpers Of the sun.
FIFTH AVENUE
and the upper portion Of the CITY, generally considered
story above the shop also in the glass trade
rather extensively. Even the representatives OF Flora
McFmsey were not too proud to rub their classic noses
against bits OF backened window panes until they had
real pains in their eyes, and the aforesaid Opaque glass
characters yet been discovered upon all
the sarcophag OF tho Pyramids Heretofore the bellies
OF fashion had been content to ring their Of heaven
ly blue with sienna and lumber. Yesterday they per-
formed the operation with common pigment upon
their noses cheeks eyebrows and did not disdan an
occasional application upon their very intellectual fore
hcads-all the effect Of the eclipse
NO MAN IN 1T.
One young lady OF an uncertain age, whose education
had evidently been limited In the line OF astronomy and
who the look out for everything having tcnd-
ency TO the dual and matrimonial relation, shook her
auburn cure and turned the whites OF her with
expression OF disgust after searching in vain for the
man In the moon. He not there. The eclipse had
charms for her after making that important discovery
RATHER UNDER CLOUD.
Another young woman who was passing fashionable
loungng corner, ON Broadway heard one gentleman
mark to acquaintance She Is rather under cloud,
just at the present moment" Having not the slightest
doubt that the gentleman speaking of her-a SUPPOSE
ton strengthened by the fact that she had for minutes
been trying to avoid the company Of a sable lady In
black, who apparently travelling in her direction
the young lady gave the ungallant young man such
scornu and searching glance that he will not forget TO
his dying day. The young man was merely aludng TO
the sun, which, from association confusion Of IDEAS
he mentioned In the feminine gender.
SLIGHTLY OVERCOME.
A young man who had early been out TO see few
friends, and who had smiled liqudly than
occasion, coming into Broadway at the OF
Canal street, at about noon, when the eclipse It's
ultimatum, and overheard another young gentleman
make the observation, "You must confess that he 10
slightly overcome
'Do you alludc TO me- srS" said young man No I.
And he turned about and walked menacingy toward
the party hazardng tho alusion.
mo; but IL the coat fits you welcome TO IT, y
few moments thereafter the young OF the smil-
ing countenance borne of the field, not conquer.
ing, but q defeated bleeding individual. He had re-
sened the supposed insult and had his revenge All be.
cause Of an attempted pun upon the eclipse
But central eclipses do not come every year, and
people do not know how receive them well they
would were they frequent In appearing as chilh and
fevers and the css which has boon for years arriving
In the history Of country, threatening dissolution"
The Eclipse ne 80. Joseph, MO.
ST. LOUIS, Mo- Oct 10, 1895.
Professor Terrell E. p Austing and Charles Pierce