The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08

well. II there was anybody vt the Park
yesterday afternoon who did not look the Gun
In the face and wink thereat through .
bit OF colored glass; 1t certainly was not the fault OF
Improvement. Glass enough Was vended 70 make a
crystal palace Ia his OF all dimensions and AL possi.
In the meantime, Notwithstanding the popular de-
mand for an elevated posiSon nobody was ad-
mitted to the Observatory except Dy special pass as
1t u The rule on all other and ordinary days; and
tnat great monster known az The Public
was compelled to dispose its separate limbs
n the most advantageous positions and on
the most advantageous emlnences attandole.
The Pnblic-good nalured saurian-iaughed, joked.
and was contented, however; seeing the eclipse az
aver Having L Us 30 no q rres
tace after aliwas in fact. less impressive than an
anar OF the kind might have been made with more
artistic disposition OF dramatic scenery. The pubic
Is accustomed TO the spectacular aud cannot there-
lore oe supposed TO appreciate the strictly natural;
and besides, the effect was too remote and aerial IN
enect on the popular imagination.
so the Publlc-unreverenta monster i-j0ked ana
poned on accoun. Of he weather; providing liseli,
nevertheless, with huge stock Of glasses bentlng
the occasion. In some respects the afternoon was
prospect that observation would he prevented oy
clouds, Longitudinal bank OF which, dipping low
down IN the vest threatened 70 veil the disk OF inc
sun altogether. The Sun entered this bank
visible again until a. som.. when q liit IN
ton Of the disE (WHICH which loosedsous tneTerom IKE
great, lurid eye nom between huge and irregular
eyeds. Having crossed TINS rlftlthe disk was again
imperceptlble, there seemed to be no probability
that minute observations could be taken. The WIND
was little north Of northwest and moving at an
almost imperceptible rate-say Blk miles an hour
by the thermometer. twas now five minutes past
five. and the sun was near the middle or second
Of the horizon to the height Of snirty do
grees possibly or as high as at half
past four in the afternoons bank which,
be less than three hours 10 traversing. The disk
entered this second cloud-bank at 5h ON. r. NJ and
was not again visible until 5h l3m, when the great
red eye looked out from between its huge irregular
eyeids again. At this time the coming Of the phe-
nomenon was just perceptble In slight indenta-
the he a Of
exhibits outlines with moro accuracy than any
other color at 5h Iem., having struggled across the
T Ts n . sss s9SEf tSs sss52
minutes. the lower line of the periphery was now
senslbly developed--say to the extent Of Onetwen-
vi0us that the affair was not to be postponed. Tie
disk was at this stage invisible for l4m l5s, reap
pearing at the lower edge OF the longitudinal bank
at Oh. Sam. 49,, ana continuing visible for about
thirteen minutes At this point q full view Of the
lumnary, with cataract Ito speak metaphorcally)
was appearanSe being icing that Of huge
periphery left or The observation was at this
moment equal 70 about two and fourth diglts Of
In traversina the next longitudinal bank.
and, again. at twelve and half minutes OF SIX the
disk dipped out from beneath an impenetrabe wall
OF cloud, and was visible for few minutes. In q
word to render the description intcg BILE, the disk
entered cloud at $685. and was not visible until 5:13;
entered cloud third time at 5:344, and emerged at
thirteen minutes OF six. when It remained visible
until 6O5X and was again obscured
was here afforded, during which, OF course
observation was busy AT thirteen minutes Of
SIX when the great req eye Locked oH out
about seven digits OF the disc had been ira
versed; and 1t was as \, by some strange
to be put out In mid heaven A perceptible sense OF
shadow was crawling over all things over the DIS
tant Jersey hills over the vague H0noken aeign.s
over the little white shanties TO the west, which
put one vaguely In mind OF hu;s for Lnpuians; over
an crawling with sure, measured ana almost I'M
perceptible crawl, and In this universal shadow all
other shadows became invislble--crawled as 1t
were into their dusky lars as from the pre-.
sence Of the overwhelming OF their kind. 1t
was rs II q sort OF premature night went
crawling over the Landscape; and, though you were
yest yourself OF the impression that all the clocks
had stopped, and that Time who mad hitherto never
been caught Mapping had iaen asleep ss ard oGg
dividual wasted gradually into shadow universal,
and became one vast, nterminab.e, all.peryading
horizon looked dusky and like gigantic shadows In
themselves. At i've ana quarter minutes past six
the o1ak entered the clOuO O0Qk In the
and half minutes past SIX When the luminary
entered about $40 dlglts OF the diameter had been
large, though narrow and rather Intensely iam.
nous new Az 6h 9m. the 10 Clio digits OF the
disc were covered and at Oh: iom the reverse had
crimson glass, not visibly as yet when inspected
through lenses OF lighter coors, exhibiting outlines
observation was at Oh. Sm. $685., and thence tue
cataract gradually crawled OF, leaving the
great red eye IN the wesT open ZEN v xs
little obscured by the cloud bank, which had grad.
ually lifted into mid-ar, leaving longitudinal wall
or clear sky OF about twenty degrees between 1t and
the horizon. 1t had been as II Nature quite con-
slderate Of the feelings Of the solar luminary sub
jected to an indgnity by tnat oad littie BODY the
Over-inquls ive mortals and permit the central lu
minary 10 MAINTAIN Its sef.respect BY making the
AFFAIR as private as pSssI S;ahe snd tSsrce os
eight minutes 1t seemed to crawl into the
periphery Of It's master and wasfor brevlty almost
four tenths digts was now visible, just as though
the sun was trying to peep over some obstacle and
was not quite tan enough; and then, again, the
round blank on Its surface crawled gradually on. At
ten minutes past six the reverse had sensiby be-
gum and the observations were substantially at an
ceudo Of shadow--had been attained and then
began the diminuend0. There being no clouds
low in the west an opportunity. vas afforded
for more minute observation OF the reversing
process, which continued until seven O'Clock,
when the disk emerged round and full
as ever, and seemingly in nowise ashamed OF the
operatlon it had been compelled to submit to- II
was now dipping low In the horizon seeming to rest
upon the Jersey heights and seemed to give notice
that, the mimic night ended, night was about 10
come ON In full earnest. the disk was visible for
ABOUT five minutes from the Observatory, and then
the western heights played with 1t second eclipse,
which was efectua! enough to keep 1t out OF sight
until, having lodged the obstacle second time, II
came up this morning as II nothing whatever had
occurred, and the papers had not been making a
SENSATION about 1t " the eXtent Of intermlnable
columns. - ~
View from brooklyn Heights.
Brooklyn Heights, memorable for its commanding
elevation Its fine views and the magnificent breeze
from the seq that on hot afternoons Of nidsummel
blow In with such delicious and invigoratlng cool
ness from the broad bosom OF the Atlantic--memora