The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-29
THE COMING COMET.
Interview with the Man in
the Moon.
DR.. Doremus and the Dreadful
Result.

Another comet, and a comical sort OF a comet,
is now looming up above the horizon OF HoDoKen-
The ordinary visitor to this refined and classic
retreat, II he climb the hills In the cleaning or
project himself through the roof OF some tail
tenement house, may see, with d0uole sh0tted
telescope. a peculiar star peeping up above the
early gray OF the circumambient air, and the star,
as he will remark by sober observation through
his telescope possesses tail. This, in TACT, 10 the
great feature OF the present phenomenal appear
ance IN the planetary world.
AFTER VARIOUS INQUIRIES,
Ruthless in their results, the HERALD reporter
finally resolved to call upon DR.. Doremus, whose
reputation as an explorer OF the heavens ia very
generally established. DR.. Doremus was swinging
easily in a soup between two beach trees in front
OF his residence on Fourth avenue. He was smok-
ing cigar, and the fountain In front Of MIN played
liquid symphonies IN the moonlight.
"Doctor," asked the reporter, what do y0u
think OF the uprising comet ?"
scene AND TALK.
The Doctor, smoking his long regalia- Britannica
ana still swinging gracefully In his suspended
chair, replied:-'1 suspect that comet has just
come up to see how things are in New York. No
question but there is an intelligent crew on board
these vagrant screw propellers Of the planetary
spheresn
porter, "is not the phrase screw propeiers IN re.
gard to comets somewhat odd Z"
DoCToR-YCu must remember that the tail OF a
comet may be its propeller through the intensity
or the vast empyrean ana that Its tail may exercise
in its immense planet airy design the same purpose
OF progression that the ordinary screw propeller
performs across the ocean.
AtJer some further conversation with the Doctor,
who observed the man OF the moon IN the
distance the reporter OF the HERALD climbed up q
tall cottonwood tree and hailed the man in the
moon just as I've Was passing over, and the follow
conversation euSueu:-
CONVERSATION WITH THE MAN IN THE MOON.
"Hallo, old mani How about that cometa'
"What comet? Young teller, you mad better 60
and soak your head in tank OF soda water"
yery Elevated Station as Everybody
recognizes, but you might have some courtesy Of
address, even though you are the man IN the
-, COURTESY OF THE MAN IN THE MOON.
Please sea avoid that form of expression. may be-
old by reputation, but renew my age quarterly"
"Wel then, my lunar irlend you appear wor-
fringe upon your bailiwlck ana does your comet
airy friend yonder in the neighborhood o. Weehaw-
ken interfere with your slumbersr'
present comet which Is now lowering over the
Eysan Fields is come to learn what has become Of
the Tammany Ring Jim FISK, Bill Tweed and SUM-
His face had the hush OF man whose very soul
was perspiring with information. He was bursting
to deliver 1t. He knew DR.. DOremus Bill Tweed
Henry Ward Beecher, Theoph!lus Iilton, Reddy the
Talmage, Harry Hill, and, in fact, excepting Mark
Twain, he knew everybody worth knowing.
WHAT HE FOUND.
"How about the Milky Way Excuse me for
troubling you with subject so suggestive OF our
local Croton water pumps; but now, my boy, in
Lord Orrery first termed it, have you not dis
covered good deal OF imposture ?"
milk and water" was the Man In the Moons
reply.
What does the WORD ''moonstruck" mean
81 am araldn SAID he, ''yOu are INDUCING In
levty but still have no doubt you are a seeker
after information. have been long time on this
later Presidents / have looked into Wall street
occasionally and saw a number OF people ON
many occasions venture into that financial maela
strom and get sucked in"
"Tnat will admit, my friend. There is dark
side 70 every subject. True, hemisphere OF this
globe on which now stand IS involved IN dark dark
dent Grant; oul II Africa, of which you speak, were
Illuminated by the genius OF the HERALD there Is .
possibility that even this planet may be subject TO
the same marvellous exhibition OF enterprise"
JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE.
An enterprlsng evening journal. which recog-
nizes the mighty Importance to the American pub
lie OF the character OF this comet, intends TO send
fugitive through the zig bore gun at Fort Hamil-
ton. 1t can fire on reporter every twenty min
ntes and land MIN safely on the tan OF the comet
these seventeen gentlemen miss their grip on the
! TAIL but thew Will be rejoced to learn that SO
many have departed in the interest OF science A
great noise Will necessarily be made, but the en-
terprise Will rebound to the credit OF the repor-
toral profession, and reflect II they reach the us-
! trous centre OF the comet immense credit on the
| press
He said among other things, that his light was
not to be MAIDEN under busnel OF New YORK meas
! ure. On the whole this fellow, VINO pretends to
lance, "a iraud." He was evidently prejudced
against this CITY, and his utterances will be seen ia
! his character He had heard OF the picnics SO
! common TO our city, and also Of the multitude on
inrs, but owing TO his extreme distance and the
! dread OF the Turnveren athletes jumping up tM
his locality, he kept away from this sphere as muck
as be could.
THE PURPOSE OF THE COMET.
| This comet is OF very remarkable character.
New YORK and the venerable Mayor Havemeyer-
| the latter has already sent the freedom OF the
sey @ Re viii be received az the Mayors
private residence with oil the dignity due to an
ana 1s csmet VIII recornze that nn
change has taken place In the municipal govern
ment OF the city.
THE MEANING OF THE COMET.
The comet, however, which is truly and really q
comet, just now creeping slowly towards the ZEN
it'll, Is thus described by Professor Alexander, or
Princeton College. In recent conversation the
Professor delivered his views substantially as fol-
~ have not greatly interested myself in the
comet Coggia as yet, because have preferred to
wait until IT approaches little nearer. 1t 10 com
! ing earthward now at a rapid rate, and by tho
MIDDLE OF next month it will be brilliant object
! in the northern heavens learn that A. G. Du-
! rler OF London, England, has been making soma
! careful examinations OF this comet through very
! powerful glass, and that several careful examine
! lions Of the clements and ephemera have BEEN
made. have watched everything which has ap-
/ peared upon the subject, and am inclined to be-
| ieve that Professor Lewis Swift, OF Rochester, has
J given as accurate description OF its location as
| has yet been published.
1.-THE simplest direction, which is very unscien-
tiic, however, is TO say that 1t Is located about
/ midway between the horizon and the Polar star at
I one in the morning see the Upper and tho
I Great Bear mixed up with the accounts OF this
! comet. Now, decidedly object to this. do not
give IL as my official opinion, for have had littld
chance TO make anything like careful or accurate
diagnosis OF this latest case OF celestial phenOme-
j non; but am under the impression that the comet
! Is located beyond the nose and head OF the Great
| Bear. The dpper, as is well known, IS In the tar
i OF the Great Bear, so that 1t Is fully twice the
length of the handle of the dipper from its nearesu
! point to the comet. The comet Is, nave reason