, 1869-08-08

tafEcd ain blurred appearances 4. the ocI1pat
tststne sts1l.lt. Mar tie cusps ui ine uhr,omena
q 'otaltty, Bailey ! bras weie se.r distinctly by
~ tae o. sfteIs' eIteiditx through nrc of 1t
totA me tame1IRe prosuherances were aeeu With
'a Honoes1u! dis1tnctucas. one srry large on the
"ss nrssi, ' L. ,rss 2. he Sun md thsse aes
Hhle At least sevsa or ~De eight se''f of inssa i
- ~ we're Visible. Thu one On the night hand, Of
luhfisRed shp with sails Aet III its pan neaze4t
Lne boou ere two Of iisfer Jet black epots. To
openings or nAsu.ea In the moon. iwo IN tue east
slae and one I'd tne southwest aldo Juas aftcr
ths to;ai M sepae through sas oEsning' the laHd
The corona n al apparent IL all Observer, either
With OF without !nstInmtu.2- 1t Wss not. u gtne.
rou.dlnE lie c1oon, nai VI lLanncuy secn to be
u nv pointed Irongs on the lower and TWO Oh the
upper circumference Of tho moou. Thear polurs
pEtteLsed q raalant Appearance The GENERALLY
received theory regarding thus coEpna, that II u
the atmosphere Of tho sun, does nus seem 70 Ike
susiatEea ~ observations mads II tha point. 1t
ia copectnIed tnnt lht curonA Is tu soiae way
caused oy the phcLoi1ena Of Light passlng tarongn
TIC atnoxpheie
shny bGdlt4 ere otsetptd herxteu Mercury
aud ine sun cur.nE tho to,altty phase Mercury,
o,her staIs, were visible. Ths ,empeiasare e IN tie
Ahade At the beginning Of the ecllpae ws1 Il de-
g!ees: during lota!!ty. = deg1eeh and al the eud
u tie hnp. on the g1a4s, the Thermometer WAS at
100 deS1eea- lev minutes Alter ucIock It rose
70 lo4 degtees, vie during TIE total Eclipse 1t fell
TO To deg5eea but subsequently, rose to 81 dtgres.a
AT SPRINGFIELD.
Special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune.
srK1sdr1k1D. ILL.,, Ausus.7-
The eclipse Ut the eun VI this place xa. s.2rt-
ls1'g aud sublime pheuoueua- The storm ot yes
terday cleared aHsy before aupr!se, knd there was
not cloud ylslble IN the ~ curing the DAY. The
astrpnamera, about twenty in nuuteE, With tat!f
yt1x4 nm ~ f,fs41 Wf1S
ground xtE OF The ctty stseryoir, Prot
Pierce, Of Harvard, having charge Of the
observations there. Tie Longitude Of the place Of
observation bail !'etn psrv1ouh} established. aud
al tie E,YeCi-e tnstAht q! the LMe calculated the
tH.part Ut tile u:Lua on tic Sans western un4tt
!cok place \ Luut1td photographs Of tae tc'spne
Eosson. Who ace1npaaisd fro1cssor Pserre, IN.
cuGIug one u tUtal o.,ec1latloh. Thtse rhoto-
graphs EFT cslet med Of sht he nes; scientific sauc
In Determining the elements Of TIE eclipse. When
TIE total observations toot place, the heavens and
Inc earth presented 4 tccue OF A"iul sahlualiJ:
the bun Ind roon- Enool; & ra}s o! liglu outward
IN al dliec:loos, whei tit whole hoTtzon was T.
uo4 59aAq he " panss Hst Hetcur9 q aa n v.s
nd nuuttr Of rxed stars we.e..ds:lncsy visible
but 10 pianetoida let sern Ae.cssu and The san
OF pro,':htIance VAS ro1ice1 Oh the wcsirEu liln'
q Tie suu au1lrs the PERIOD Of to'al oascurailun
r. H5{s bsas
na, Frof. i.erce thials, Is occssloaea
t.y fyfraction OF light He |. alsu satisfied tha.
scurutionr was vccaslonrd By the suns a,1no4-
pierre. PROBES. ChuA. Schott, ol the Coast Sur
'ey, had charge Of the eeueral ARRANGEMENTS, and
viii powerful telescope observed particularly the
rcitu of the ptotutrnncet, and made s2a-c,al ob-
stryntioAs IN connection with the photographer,
MI v: Eash. ana 1ss asassant; 1sas'iaa ,,, W;
detailed to no1e thc ttnae b. the ea-onotdeter,
and during Tie .nt1re ECLIPSE, fEon rs
for q moment let his eye Wn1'Ief
from the tiai. p!a;e, thus loalng sxt entirely Of
the ecnpse III any 81 itR pna-es. Professor Pierce
is loud IL praise Of this aci Of mental and physical
heru!sul oo the part Of this geutemnn who, IN or
der thsI there SHOULD le no ehanee ler mss'axe
such az he doubtless, under other circumstances,
would haye gtsen years Of BY lfe y have w.t.
uet sed. Il A.. Mc1eud had charge OF lHnoculAr
mur,ue glBst, With d transit Iii. Z. n. Fay OH
served with q transit.
1nr rrsulis III the lat,or Of thia party OF ohscr-
vaion arr very cfatitsipg to thoar who are IN.
tended Ill this Ell IT TO gain further knonletVe Of
the heavenly ,~otlns- The great Interest l''a1'l-
nIres, jrva:e and pu1ic, we're cioard early ID tie
tfter11t,on and clerks, ia-yerr, u.errnsutS bust
ICES men aud State of1'c!a1-. with their wives an'i
sar, i:,'''|' arraursnenls Win 4lnoss,l gia-s
sud various other Instruments 10 witness the
coming event Early IN the afternoon wagons,
hI1,rs uIli EArri:irt. t'tEIn 10 p11r into The city
lonar1 h our country brothers aud sisteEt, d.
strous Of witnessing The eclipse, and feeling well
satisfied that Springfield was the psct where i
atier Ii. arrival IN the e1ty vi. anx.oas . snow
where The exact SPOT In the city II ~ouhi colue
on una was rr1yelE directed to the Reservoir,
ulrrr The party Of observation were 1t ~orS:
lie thanked his informant with ht31 full OF
graf,tut mud siartei for the deal7iguate'l rlac.:
with long atd eager str,de.- ..-,..
About ll,tao people acrc gathered together ut
the reservoir. among whom were ladies Lnf Eet-
riestrn irtm Iio>tun, New YORK. Baltimore. Wash
ngtou. ind from various parts OF the IElnn, oil
feeling tuterettet. III the great that us taken
All fhH f!ESIfHii H3tQf6 III fl1H civ were