The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-14
The MeteOric Display at Washington on
Monday Night and Last Night.

WARRINGTON, November l3. The general
meteoric shower continues at IL P. NJ. to be
among the things expected. The population
here Is on the Quj UiUe, Notwithstanding that it
is one OF the Coldest though cearest nights of
the season. The fire-aarm telegraph keeps men
constantly on the lookout, so that the appear.
ance OF the phenomenon may be promptly an
nounced by the usual fire signals on the city
bells. There is belief among some that the
great event took place last night unobserved by
the naked eye,
The professors at the National Observatory.
who were up all night, looking through the
large telescopes, counted over four hundred
meteors between 10 P. NJ. and sunrise, and to.
night the display, as seen through the glass is
smaller and fainter. The officers of the Obser-
Iatory, however are con6aent that q great
shower OF meteors will take place before morn
ing, or OIL tomorrow night. 1t is evident by to-
nights observations that it has not been going
on during to-day.
A. M.-The National Observatory report see
ing few meteors tonight, but the sky is be-
coming cloudy, thus preventing full view.
The Display at New Haven on Monday
Night,
NEW HAVEN, November l3-Last nioht
party offrom twelve to eig ghteen observers. under
the direction OF Professor Ne wton, counted from
the tower of the Alumni Hall six hundred and
ninety'siX shooting stars in five hours and
twenty minutes. At II O'Clock thew came M
the rate of about eighty to the hour, increasing
to one hundred and eighty the last hour before
dawn; average Tor the whole time, one hundred
ana lnlrIy 10 the nOur. NO more than Oue-third
were coniormable to the radiant i'm Leo, An
other party observing at Sheffield Scientific
School, obtained results agreeing in the main
with the above, Similar observations will be
kept up tonight.
l A. M.-The Scientific School of Yale Col
lege is again lighted up tonight. large
number OF students are on the watch for the
meteOIs. The meteors thus far have Tadiated
irom Leo, and great expectations are here
entertained OF hne shower of meteors before
daybreak
The following is the number of meteors seen
up TO this hour since IL O'Clock lasu night:-ll
o'clock to ll}, 10 shooting meteors; III to llB,
~ shooting meteOrs; liz to 1lf, 81 shooting
meteors; liz to II, 3S shooting meteors u to
to ia, As shooting meteors; l2} to l2A, As
shooting meteors.
The Display at Chicago On Monday
Evening.
CHICAGO, November l3.-The meteoric shower
at Chicago, partially promised for last night
was sad DISAPPOINTMENT both TO the curious
aud to the astronomers, as the meteors were
be seen on any clear night in the fail
OF the year. From eleven to one o'clock
about one hundred and ffty were counted
by Professor Stafford, of the Chicago Obser-
Vatory. They appeared to come mostly from the
constellation Leo, in the east, and to move i'm
nearly hSnzontal direction, though many fell
obliquely and perpendicularly, and the direction
One very brilliant meteor, about / O'Clock
started from near the constellation Canssipoed
and described parabOlic curve extending
entirely across the eastern heavens, finally sink
| ing below the horizon. The first part of the
nlght was clear and cool, and very favorable
ior lhVestlgaueni but shortly after ] o'clock a
N''1e came up, and the beaYeDs were soOn densey