New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-15
THE METEORIC SHOWER.

with the unblushIng efrontery of New.YOrk Common
Councilmen tax you dime for what they call sweep
ing view Of the starry heayens-many of the daily papers
had been profuse in prophecies concerning the event
| As they and their astronomers had confined their
| calculations TO that little patch of sky when
| Oyerhangs metropolis. the people IN the
! rural districts who read the papers but do not
make the stars study, naturally looked upon the pro
posed display as being an exhibition exclusively GoIhah
| tie. They focked TO New-York accordingly. All the
| hotels conducted on the European plan were hled
Available seats IN the Park were at a premium, The
ganins OF the lower tdu6ogs. who believe that beyond
OK there is nothing, and think the VlstI nhe
that grds them round the worlds extreme, reaped
harvest Of pennies IN various ways. Some s0d blts OF
smoked glass; Others contracted waken such strangers
as might fa asleep while awaiting the sarfall; others
disposed of their perches the Park ratings or trans
erred all right title and caim swingngroom on the
chains While others, STILL took toll OF the unWary at the
various entrances 10 the Enclosure which bounds the
City Hail. and levied tribute upon such as would sally
The river banks were lined with strangers, many OF
whom had come from afar to view the wondrons slght
the wlseacTes had promised Some brought WIN tnen
the Odors OF COmmunpaw and the breezy fields thereto
adjoining; some came from classic Weehawken some
from Apperee Neck, where the wild thyme blows from
Hessan Hill, so famed In story; from Chappaqua ana
MissequOque; from Conscience Bay and Hickory Hill;
from marsly squankum ana Mount Misery; from Pond
ridge and the distant hills OF Crane Neck the Sound;
From Tarrytown and LonS-a-Coming, and from lands
that lie beyond Shark River
Long and weary hours passed. but wandering stars
crossed the armament. AT u boy with speculation In
his eye declared he saw meteor shoot The report
false. At II a man dispensed rheumatic llnl-
aud sold To eager purchasers most toothsome rem
edcs all coughs colds hoarseness, and sore throat
and al there watchers, save one at Central
HILL viewed the quiet heavens with ecstatic delight
lie seized his pencil with trembling hand and wrote
PROM Murray Hill the empyrean presented an Arctic
splendor its lucent blue dome escOed with eecy fan
tastc clouds and studded with the countless starry SEN
tinels of still more countless host"
The accommodating janor informs that the enhusi-
the night, and that he slept sweetIy till sunrise
Bt O'Clock the stars began TO wink mysteriousy.
There was something mlrtliul, too, In the spasmodc
twinkle Of each particular planet that made the man NJ
Central Park rub his hands, who anticipates the
- tftet r.faY al
cumventing an adversary There was then much sport
among the meteOrs They began to whzz ont into space
Then others followed and for three mortal hours they
kept up their ridiculous game until the man at Central
Park could follow them longer in their Zgzag
They just like candidates for Sheriff. he says Taking
into consideration his bewilderment he succeeded toler
ably well In enumerating the eccentric meteOrs and as
the result Of his abors presents the following report
The periodic display OF igneOus took place
predicted From IN. to a. m. there were counted g.
from a. fb D a. a t 9S. AZ a. m tev were re-
at all lively and from that hour TIL $685. at which
time the last was seen, counted only 80. Total 53I
about one-sixth of which left luminous trains behind
them, and many Of them were splendid Only about 70
our weather reporter says fine display Of the Novem
Der meeors visible from 342 TO $3.50 m, notwith-
standing the cloudy condition Of the Ornament They
were principally visible the eastern half OF the heay
ems They moved In all directions saving upward Some
and white. Oneas bright as the planet Venus, when
brightest, exploded in the n. n. l.. at a. IN
equal in brihancy to Rigel 0ronis. The last
meteor wac seen at % ~ the lar advanced t%i
ton of motion :. T.. Many had long trains. In other
portions Of the country aud particularly n and e. also
m the Atlantic ahd over the .omuhenl the ulspay VIZ
De found 20 have been more brilliant than In this city
The Ximum period OF the display was AS a. III. Re
ports from the Central Park Observatory OF the 0Deery
lions made by Prof II. I. Smith mention 3J as the total
number observed the first meteor appearing AT 1885 a. NJ
Of the 18Th and but 10 up to a. m Ol the lfth tue rest
appearing from TOT
THE OBSERVATIONS At yAssAR COLLEGE, PoUGH-
KEEPsIE
PorGuKEEPsIE, Nov. IA paid visit to Miss
Mitchell the astronomer. Yassar College today to
CLEAN more lcs from her regard TO the mete0rs. The
eminent lady Professor furnished me with the following
In addition 70 that you by telegraph last night;
YAssAR COLLEGE OBSERVATORY, Nov. 1.-the syste-
matte observations Of the metcOrs were made from 10
y. m. Nov 15 To a. m. Nov a. In that time 50 bTll-
liant meteor~ were seen rue SIZE urtouon, ana ,pr
81 them were noted, and drawings were made OF the
most conspicuous aud OF the stars lying IN their pain
The regular observations ceased at A. NJ on account OF
clouds. occasional lookout was kept up until
Trmarkabe were four very bright ones between O3I
and m. crossing the Constellation Orion nearly IN the
direction and surprising sirius IN SIZE. one IN
CoSsopeid having irregular train In part of It's
course IN breadth az lO, and one near Sirius,
color leaving train OF ZOE l2o disappearing suddenly
at 25 "a. AZ 1852 n when the clouds had gathered
a brilliant meteor was seen through them.
There magnificent display OF meteors az this
place between and o'clock TINS morning. close OBJ
server counted go during the time mentioned Nearly
all passed through or within the vicinity Oh w u,eat
Bear Just before o'clock brilliant one with long
from east 10 west IL was OF violet color, and when
reached point IS degrees above the horizon burst IKE
skyrocket several STRAINS Of light branching of from
IT, From personal descriptions there must nave peeh
1000 meteors visible within the time mentioned
REPORT FROM PROF. LOOMS OF YALE COLLEGE.
NEw-HAvEN, Conn, Nov. 14.-The expected
display OF shooting stars occurred this morning ana at
taned IT'S greatest magnihcence about 81 o'clock
counted 800 meteors alone IN hour which would in
dictate about 5000 per hour for the entire heavens and
that too in the presence OF full moon. which probably
ecpsed twohirls of the whole number. SO far az the
numbers are concerned this exhibition was therefore,
more remarkable than that in Europe last Novem-
her and was but little inferior that In the United
STATES in 1888 ELIAS LOOMS, Yale College
opsrRy ATOMS AT THE DUDLEY OBSERVATORY,
ALBANY.
DUDLEY OBSERVATORY, ALBANY, Nov. ID,
m-The grand metoric shower observed with com
pete success AT the Dudley Observatory Between ana
O'Clock a. IN visible the grandest display OF shooting
stars seen In the United states since 1883 From lJO p
m until 345 a. m IL 0as more or less cloudy ana Dul low
,ne,cors were seen But about o'clock they began 10
fan with great frequency and their numbers continued 70
increase until m, after which they gradually de-
i'm frequency until rendered invisible by sunrise
The grentes number fell at 43l a H., when Al were
counted a single minute During the maximum Oh ito
Guencv sometimes eight would burst out sllnuta
neousy making Of the grandest sights we nave eve.
witnessed. From 10 o'clock, LOO hau Deen noteu e
It presumed large number escaped Observation Inc
total number counted up 20 Q " M va ore oserved
time until sunrise only afew brilliant ones Were oDsot
Many seen surprising sirius III bpienuoi anu smh
ing of trains Of light from ten to fifteen degrees IN
one of the most curious phenomenon, however was tue
continuance Of the train after the meteor ltse ma W.
appeared In the train remained NislDo lO %
sconds and quite number OF cases the time exceeded
80 seconds The radiant point was In the costeIhon
leo right ascension about ten hours and defamation -
deSIees North Although the number recorded was not
"a great vet the maximum of frequency was nearly equai
W wv g. W. HOUGH, Director.
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM THE NAVAL oBsERNA-
TORY.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE following report
has been made to the Secretary Of the Navy:
UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY
WASHINGTON, Nov. Il, 1861.
stp. have the honor TO submit the following pren-
,,.v renort Of the meteorc shower OF this morning