, 1869-08-13
The Eclipse at Nount Pfensl.pt>
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Morsr I11AsAST, Augu5s 10, 1863.
The party Of astronomers and photographers
eett to Mount Piensaht, Iowa TO make olsesYa-
tons In the eclipse Of the ill., selected the Coln-
~ Fad. Ground AZ a suitable place to car1y cut
thell plaus Tor observation. Saturday morning
found them on rna ground at An early hour, pcr.
fectlug the arrangements there, which hal beeu
conmcErcd IL Gay Or two before. II ras Pleasing
to notice the ztsl and earne=tness with which
eacl ORE spilled himself 10 hls particular work
TIC as'Eotonezat mounting the!E telescopes and
nat;nE rte!',nsuaty DISSERTATIONS, the pnoso-
room, DC, while one OF Their parry, NJ. curhs:t,
q Chicago. thoroughly tmbued E1th the sptrt: Of
n;s profession. narelulIy EMPLOYED his few leisure
a. !he time aoE the eclipse drew nca7, deep
es.pes:css. End Of quiet anatet5, was manifest
''OnlJ three MINUTES more Scarcely i sot,ad
could L heae1 except the ttestly cent OF
"seconJs." 10 one ,noved. TIL ali1ost iostau-
Week. ard Hon. Mcintyre rose froIu theft places
nasse.i @ + over TO the caroaonltter, 4nl noteu the
During tie feT minutes that lnter.ened TIL
tine 10! tac' Ee1t observations, Professor van
veck, Of ths Wes,eyan t'ntEerat., Conuecttcur
caye.1ii. saNa,ing lis stsetToscope, Hgnt,ng n:s
LAMP {xtieh lroTed to BE- necessity dpriE::
totIn!', anil naA1ng other azrargeEents Tor TIC
covering bow many and what elements were pres
ent- Professor Wataon, O. Michigan University,
toGk 5QUA al ali 14t arrangements, I1efl Viewing
the sky II Dll directions. suddc7te exclaimed,
The stars are al cu;, which cat-.! the kete bv-
Islanders twhq were aotnstsess % sne gEonnds> TO
took aruQud ID aElzeuent for, .hetr in psRctiseI
eyes 40 s.ar Na4 rlsibe, Wt;le he, Skilled II star
hunting,' saw the heavens dclrw With taeIr bril-
ns1ey: P;osessot ssh:gan Xnt1es
esd al things4a N osler II Asun t:0s91f remain
I'd near his i-ttrume1. ttai 10 .E4sa: tc ep;tsyly
rtsdy when, the s!gnhl sh0&.u r. gwen,
loa- Nc1u:tr4 VITA precision 50 Tc3s ritl21, the
I1ea-uEer Ct 9lientgan rn1se1s!tFA found amse
aud re each. q tleNa;hets al.4 i: iisrk n bis
Place asa:7 II: d7e :lmes~Th-ec hrtutes before
toiaHts all rasACan Silent Aase the}sa1ne raonos-
onnus count Of tecort4. Is 1i9Ew darker an,,
thing.
tven fergo: ,N desire fss! hf1-espses!e'I = few
s!op:. u ns,are o0kedf~sf Fearsess eFo'n7d taes
y, 1Ts1:sS snsS snd a. ~ mess 20
IN. Of Pn:lsnelFf<sSSxho<{eS {eS~,vr. an orer our
lsnd srch HelLde2s,{e1~ h{a.sez with AessB.
Wilson ana cre9er, ohY6nAAelphis. who are 80
wei known a. among tiR ttlst1ust In raatng pho
fcEEaph5 TO t.s pEppel pla assisting 81 bis beau-
tiiol .osttr1ent Ind MessEaA Carourr, or cho7go,
ro1T deurscg themselves even the least s,lpsc Of
al the grandeur Of the scece, Ne.c b1sisy engaged
II Their Mt,le "da1t roon.' They doubtless Ielt |
themselves Is As. Ranger expressed T. t' maztsT7 t
to science Tic paztJ succeeded L. se:G2Z up |
VAL q taf;y psnsss d au;ns 5 e ee}5e NJ
Tcchr olo2J- reclaimed IN the .c1ty, and rroa N |
upper roo1, Of one Of the highest buildings, with
Alcoholic, EerruIlat snd other estEtE1uuneters, Eade
ttSpostact AID ser1 successful oasetlat.o.ls.