The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-24

the Cooper institute ostensbly for the purpose OF
devising plan for furnishing the New York people
with cheap public baths. Colonel Butterspy pre-
sided. The attendance comprised four or I'VE
reporters and four spectators. who soon retired. An
Individual styled DR.. HOlton made rambling anu
the fact that he had ONE been the teacher OF q
school ~ conjunction with ms S'S'g lots "o4
city property, and left testamentary in,uncsion
TO HIM to forward certain schemes Oh ny sien ic
nature which she had dev0tedly cncrisncd. ne
urged the necessity OF presenting petition 10 inc
Common Council urging them 10 supuiate WIN LUG
tain portion OF it should be reserved as site for
puDhc salt water bath. He claimed that the build:
ing f9r TINS purpose sSoTa Se al head
were adopted TO present the petltiOn: Colonei But
tersby also made few observations III favor oi pun
Tic fresh water Daths.
PAUL b. Du CHAILLu AT srEINwAY HALL
Yesterday afternoon steinNay Hall was crowded by
Juvenile audience, in most part consisting Of the
pupils Of the primary departments OF the public
schools, to listen to the FIRST Of seriev OF
lectures ON Equatorial African by N. Du
Chaillu. The gathering was large one
for any occasion, but the commemorate spirit
shown In point OF numbers at least, indicates
that such entertainments for the young Iolks might
be more frequent with good results. Upon the
stage q large numDer Of MAJ and sketches OF life
under the Equator with all or It's vielsstudes and
dangers, were DISPLAYED, and to which the lee
tnrer directed attention as ne proceeded VIII VIII
Giving graphic account OF his succcessiui
conquests OF the wild buffalo, the agile ante
lope and the fer0clous gorilla, he concluded ms
lecture amid the applause and manifest apnrecla-
ton OF his hearers. NJ. Du Chaliu Is peculiarly happy
in taikirg 10 children employing no stted forms OF
EXPRESSION but in his pleasant, idlomatlc hanuhng
OF English, throwing in some genuine scntlllation5
oil wit wei suited TO the Character OF MIS- auulors
MErEoRIC AND AURoRAL DISPLAY.-The heavens
were unusually clear from eleven O'Clock on Thurs-
day evening to half-past three Friday morning;
the moon, about three days before the full, shone
with an undiminished lustre. which, doubtless,
ecipsed two-thirds Of the meteors shooting across
the sky, and also obscured to great degree the still
brilliant emerald auroral arch which spanned the
heavens from northwest to northeast The meteors
were these--At 9:03 p. M. a splendid white meteor,
about onequarter Of the diameter OF the moon burst
10 degrees north OF Arcturus, extended north
20 degrees, bearing bright train. FRI
day, 1922 4. NJ magnificent green meteor
four times apparent diameter of Sirius shot west 20
degrees from ~ degrees below Splca; train - de-
west IL degrees, Is degrees south Of SYRIA.
l2:45 A. M.-Whlte. equal to SYRIA; shot west
10 degrees from q point % degrees south OF SYRIA
12:47 A. M-Siyery white, large as sirius shot west
Is degrees from 70 degrees south southeast OF Spca
The euroral arch was visible from 1A5 A. NJ TO $3.50
A. NJ; streamer5, red and green; auroral sheets OF
pale green, CRIMSON. blood red. Altitude OF arch at
2:l5 A, NJ. % degrees. Vertex OF arch 10 degrees
east OF northern meridian. Three meteors second
magnitude, ten visible shooting north to the arch.
one being Twelve degrees above IT,