The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-13

THE ECLIPSE.
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Hsw the PhiIadeIphIa C0Ips Workeo' '""
VVhnt They Did.

5he an1 8istrjbuton and operations IN
accordsnce with the orders OF % 81 tbat nIace
me se sSn Senool telescope with party consst9g o.
Profession A. NJ Mayer, Mr.. o. H. W P n w WondoH
&ThIPs & % fad here with Professor James McClune ana
Professor Gummery Inc retHtaeiT1 t toiyo and here
Mount ear o1n division consisting of Messrs T..
T. Wilson II. G. CLIFFORD James GreeIneI, Gnu % ~ "
v Ra1geI6 ggsl6uat anu photographer of Chicago Pro,
fessor C. Pickering, with his apparatus ior geuSru
'physca' observations teesc6ne
then continued some fifty miles further 10 OtIunlwa,
where station had been etse nSep Ior n Hines Mr. J.
Zentmayer Mr.. e. Moelling Mr. J' u bro"ne anu
MI; "; TsrS9sy ~ morning Professor Mortons party
was ioned by corps under the charge OF professor
Watson of the University of Michigan, cohslsIng oi
,Srotcos1r Watson, Professor j. NJ. Van Week. OF
5HiItUIIiotnUrn Conn; Professor Merrman, OF the
TfniversitT of Michigan; Hon. j. ID. Mcintyre, ana
NJ W a. Johnson. These gentlemen were provided
i,h cIascones and a spectrOscope for astronomical
nhservafions The "fair grounds outside the city
were selected as the best location for observations
i wei ~ tbe courteous permission OF Mayor Strawn
and fine Agricultural Society, "phOtOgTapmc uaIk-
room" was constructed, ana Ihe larger
nisced i'm position during the afternoon. NOT
aiInnse of the sun was caught during the day, ana
drizzling rain on the succeeding Friday dampened
the spirits as well as the clothes OF the party; ,,.
'' Professor Morton says:-"An ancient inhabitant
rather trumphed over us, saying that u served us
WSbnn io however saturday notwithstanding an un-
favorable wind, dawned clear as crystal our worthy
20 chow ms what Providence could do, and that we
Wonld be fixed of before afternoon. fortunately,
Providence had kinder intentions, ana IN answer 10
nattions that on the part Of some of us, at least,
were hearty and sincere gave us SuCh an Opportu-
nity 10 increase our knowledge OF the laws by which
the Creator rules His creation as could not have
TSI day long we were busy at our preparations
ord nreIminary trials and as the mOmentOus mo-
ment approached felt no small anxiety, though the
beautiful working of chemicals and apparatus in
sun-pictures which we Kept taxing from tlme TO
r aypn II a L
fesSor Watson announced that the first contact
would come in six minutes, and each one went to
his most Messrs Carbutt, clifford, and Ranger
shnt themselves in the dark room TO prepare and de-
velon the plates Mr.. Creemer took the holders
with prepared plates, from window arranged in
the dark room for the purpose, and handed them to
MIR Wilson, who placed them in the camera, While
Kept the telescope ON the sun by means OF the
finder, and managed the exposing snde ana
trigger one minute of the contact came, and
plate was inserted; with one hand worked the
handles of the fine motion adjustment and with
tho otber on the trigger was ready to make the
first exposure at the instant that Professor Wat
SON. by raising his hand should announce the first
ut was a curious illustration of human faith, as
well as human foresight and ability, IN the direction
of accurate calculation. There shOne the sun, amid
sky so clearly blue that it seemed the grossest ao-
surdity to suppose any dark body could be within
thousand miles of its direction; and yet, there we
were all waiting for the instant when "e G3''c huge
black ball would roll out of the azure space across
hours hfty-three minutes, eleven seconds. Profess
sOr WatsOns hand went up; my finger went down;
the trigger snapped the exposing slide. with its one
fortieth inch opening, flashed across, and we had a
picture of the Jolly sun, with the least possible per-
Ceptible dent in the side of his face.
''PiCture after picture after this was exposed in
pretty rapid succession, including four plates during
the 2'52 of totality. one of these lost 10y acct
dent the others gave US strong impressions of the
solar names,' though for want of clock-work the
detection is not good it being impossible to give the
telescope the proper motion by hand The pictures
obtained by the Ojher instruments OF our party at
Ottumwa and Burlington will. however, supply all
the information needed in this direction and these,
which are fully as good as | hoped for will be OF
great value, as showing how much may be done
with even a small instrument, on future occasions,
if it has cOck-WOrk movement, ana VIII be OF great
use in showing the effect OF short exposures during
totality.
the working of tangent screws aai making expo
sures, to the total eclipse. got glance or two
over my shoulder, and was rather disappointed.
The corona was seemingly Of a red cOior, and only
formed narrow fringe Of rays about the mOOn-nO
far-reaching brushes of light such are shown in
many drawings taken on previous occasions. AS
regards the moral, or rather mental IMPRESSION it
seemed to me like great experiment, in which |
was concerned, and had hard work to keep up to
time. This was, however, from my peculiar posi-
tion which prevented me from giving my attention
fully to anything but my work. The people around
the grounds cheered as the tOtalty came on, and
Judge Vale told me that his little boy about eight
years old, jumped up and Clapped his hands in de
lighted approval OF the sight After the tOtality
continued TO expose plates as before until the end
OF the eclipse, and made in all about forty good
negatives.
that thirty-four good negatives were taken, inclu-
ding four during the total phase ana from Burlng-
tOn that fortytwo were obtained, including six dn-
ring totality. We have thus as the work of the
Philadelphia party, an aggregate of one hundred
and sixteen good negatives, including ten or the
total phase with three inferior but valuable ones OF
the same period"
his corps arrived safely in this city, in the specia
car kindly furnished for their use by the Pennsyva
MIA Railroad Professor j. II. G. Comm, in charge o.
all the expeditions, has returned his thanks to then
for their efcient services. The Philadelphia photo
graphers comprising the party already at wOrl
printing from their negatives and copies ILLUSTRATING
the stages OF the late eclipse will soon be on sale.
GRAND DRESS BALL AT ATLANTIC CITy-Tb
grand dress ball OF the season will be given tO-mOr
evening at the Sea View House, Atlantic C ?
Preparations OF the most extensive character have
been perfected to make this the ball of the season
the affair and spend an evening of unallOyed plea
sure and enjoyment. The number Of visitors on tn
island at the present time is very great, ana larg
and brilliant thrOng will grace the occasion win
their presence. Two fast trains each through i'm
hours run through to Atlantic leaving respectiyel,
at o'clock and 3l5 p. NJ.
CASUALTY ON A STEAMBOAT FOUR HORSE
DRoWNED.-About O'Clock this morning, Just afte
the Gloucester boat had left the slip at Cloucestpr
stampede occurred among the horses attached Il
market wagons aboard, the result Of which was tina
the Euard-Chaln was severed, and before the ami
mails were checked, two dOuble-tcams attached 4
Well-hled market wagons went overheard Th
wagons and horses disappeared and were seen n
more. The teams belonged to Mrs Price and Nj
Nash of Gloucester
SUPERVISORS APPOINTED Mayor Fox has name
thG following additional Supervisors for the city:-
First Ward-Samuel Peak.
Second Ward-Chares Peak.
Eleventh and Twelfth Wards-JOhn A. Johnson.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Wards-JacOb 5. Fls
Nineteenth Ward-George Boyer
lWentptl War1--Eirgt division Henry