The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-14

1t may be asserted with entire safety, we
think, that the subject of falling stars has eu-
crossed about one-half of the time and attention
OF the busy portion OF the country during the
past two or three days; while that numerous
class in the community who earn their daily
bread by doing nothing in particular, have
given themselves up, soul and body, to the dis
cussion and silent contemplation of the subject
The result has been the universal prevalence
OF feverlsh state of mind, the only satisfactory
remedy for which would appear to be a general
loosening OF the bands which keep the planets
in their proper paths. In the absence of any
such general disturbance of the heavenly rela
tons as has been anticipated. the opinion has
become quite prevalent that there is something
wrong IL the celestial regions Many people of
a credulous disposition, however. are still dis
POSED to think that the expected pyrotechnical
exhibition will yet take place, although they
are rather severe il their denunciatIons of the
professional star-gazers for having advertised
the performance some twentyfour hours in ad.
vance of its probable occurrence
We present below a series of dispatches from
various points of the compass, which would
appear to show that the disappointment was not
altogether universal one, as sundry indivi-
duals at a distance are quite sure that they last
night saw, as did one of Shakespeares star-mad
heroes
"-the vautv tops OF heaven
Figured quite over with burning meteoTs."
Notwithstanding these attractive displays in
foreign parts.
The MeteOric Shower in PhIIadeIphia
was so insignificant in its proportions and so
indistinct in ITS outlines, that we lind general
feeling OF disgust prevalent among our citizens
this morning. TO sum the matter up in q few
words, the display in our own particular
heavens OF specimens Of that class of pheno-
mena which Shakespeare has grouped under the
comprehensive heads of
"Meteors, pTodieIes and signs,
ADortlVe presages, and tongues of heaven"
was both meagre and obscure.
The display, such as it was commenced about
. O'Clock last evening. At that hour q small
urchn, with a dirty face and tattered panta-
looms, was standing on the corner of Third and
Chesnut streets. Our reporter approached him
cautiously, and propounded this Inquiry
Have you seen any meteors yet?'
For answer he ratified in our very face a
rumpled sheet OF paper crying out at the top of
his husky voice.
''Route Of the stars-one cent!n
With that he plunged down Third street and
disappeared nom view in the confines of
Carters alley. We were deferred from our con
templated pursuit by the apparition in the
DuOSDlOreSceQt
points, which pursued parallel course along
the sky until they encountered the proximity
of the horizon. Then they gave a parting
twinkle, and were seen no more.
The next noticeable apparition OF the kind
occurred shortly after twelve O'clock and
might be set down as being quite respectable
meteor, as far at least as SIZE and brilliancy
were concerned, II made its appearance in
the nelghbor6ood OF the zenith, aud struggled
thence towards the south, leaving behind ii by
way of tail OF trail string OF coruscating
points which soon after disappeared
But we were not entirely discouraged, and
resolved to continue our audience of the skies
for a little longer. The result was that between
midnight and 8 o'clock we observed some half.
a-dozen ordinary shooting stars, such as may be
seen on any clear night in the month of August
or November.
Tired out with our watching, and disgusted
with its poor results, we then retired to rest
only to dream, however, that
"The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes"
Feeling that there was no truth what
ever in this fantastic vision, we did not
permit it TO disturb our much needed
repose. This morning we learned that Mr.
George Henry Augustus Dundreary,
nephew by marriage to the celebrated Lord
OF the same name, was stopping at the La Pierre
House. Feeling anxious to obtain a description
OF the meteoric phenomena, as regarded from
the English standpoint, we waited upon that
gentleman, and propounded the following
! queries, using Shakespeare as our TEXT
! Mlord did you see those meteors Did YOU
pOItend?" ~ ~ ' my
In response TO which the nephew of "Milord"
deilyered himself IN the following style:-
! MAE pEAH RRPAwTAH;-Au beg pahd'n faw
| takihg up yaw Vahlooable tawm but ab must pWO.
test yaW knOI AGAINST the hawuI hImnosishahp that
| thaw americans nave pwawkticed on pe0nIe coming
beah from abwawd. Au aV wlyed IN PbeIohdai
pheeah on Fwiday lahst, and one Of the faWst
| ahnnawucemahnt thawt aw Wahndatmi dis0tau
! awt metahahs wahd take place on MexndsG6
| mawning, or IoOahsdah mawninS Si,hnt TipuaH
| tnl. Aw ahdahd nah vahlay 70 "ttnVue ~ @
ahl naht ahnd cahl without faII st tnp np
mohmahnt that metahahs wah tanned on Tha%
awdle telah went tab sleep; but ahtahnatelab that
h exhabishsn did naht take place Yesta6dah
] jahned thaht tue tahmen wahd wing thah bells
ans soon ans thah metahahs ahwived. Aht ahn ahlv
owah this mawning-aht2 o'cawk ah tina labawt
an was awakened bah winging of bells, and
ant once pwOceeded to tina tawp of tbau hahtel. In
man enthoO ahahsm ah did not wait tab dwesS
Dahself cahmpletely Ah wemained chm thah wool
OF thnh hahtel ahtired ahnly in ma s0OJo dun scee
anntn nearly taw oclawk, takeng ah Veahy seveah
| cold which oahnfnes man tah nah appahtmahnts.
| This saint OF thing waunt doah yah knO' All shall
! aht once appeal tah nah GOVahmRnat and shall
| ahdViee his lahdshlp thRh BWltlsh Pwemab, tah
|