New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23
VENUS DURING TRANSIT.
OBSERVATIONS AT NAGAsAKL


yEY-oFFICIAL DETAILS OF TIE WORK.
Us TRANSIT OF VENUS. STATION AT NAGAsAKL
eeur Admiral c. II DAVIS President Transit Of Venus
Commission. NGral OBSERVATORY Washington
SIR: The report of the operations OF the
party will be bret ~ possible fAe orsAhIl'i'n ei
feeted by the Commission was az fo'loWs'
Pat CSC p,-l.s, Cost s1rcy On ef .'ron.m'r es'ryc
Of sSr.y Mr. o n,ln'T Os s.e,ns Asa A.
we smsr; Sen't q s Tra.'s' SsS'r a vt, Ca u Ps'
Mans. see,sa AsdsSSat paOssrrspasF /. ,.,.,.,.
Recruitment | employed at NlFssasi Nj Uyeuo -
p-srd Assistant Puo ogsapner la rrcor iins coming
frA duplicating was req1r%ty e0npe.led 20 use ths
Nyices o. Master ,orSc DIIiisOn. aud so'neIhn'.
weeks after tho otasr Nortaetn parties; arrived at
NJ E wards lett Tor NAg1saki next day
Haviog obsalsed tas necessary authority from the
Government 10 maze tha necessary exA munitions AMI
sc,ne an nc F ~ O. x.rninsnt tslsg,aoa ns for .ny
have ile n'e 81 sss !" 80 y ; ~ ~,
as-N Ost. g. I, sac japanese Gov ;ra neat mad
n.a 10 .,oN some OF tncr Young others or students
g. accompany my parry - Witness tue operations Ali
learn tuO ald means en- lnTc IN SAGA T)iA
and they appointed the 0Sius gentlemen 10 accom-
p,uy AID ASSIST po:
S-v5 III + MA.Oas Of It's &Or41lal0 Hsaf
l. vas a,so arranged that Prof David Murray Chief
COancior OF tn Educational D,partme Of Jap n,
anu ~. y 4 ,5k va ul fector Ot tue Inp'r!A Cox
L.. sI0dd J,.I .ue aD ut Dcc !: -.$seq Isu,Y Capt.
\. l4'f. Cliet OF "a ie'u OF IL itapHE, aug
sseeemod ON % ice mos e-rn1d atn N pa J2.ued
10 IORel, pace was supplied by A.dsap'ual D.
KAncAi. Msss7-. Murray, Y~uagi, aud 'ta4ey ANA,
IDd AAsone wero r,qIrrd oy IN" government 10 m"Ae
eP(''"S % VI tn Tie connects w W,dvo7tok
and tue southern parts OF Cana, and athOdgl fot
Ter ala O weather ei'e NLere IL JdpIl wslln
ren OF tac te erapA Ilue, and fAvorAoe a.uvs-
pnetca cond t'ns observing great siGtu les
IAc sAOrncss uus for PREPARATION compeAo- me
Tse previous tree months mad been marked BY
eeaslu aiAs. tas5g OF 'tober the bad weather
b,oAr aud e-.ns,d Tor tle better After m eSA.nia
uou E.lly country immediately surrounding tue
b.y upOa Wnch N-Sis"k! - siiuA'ed, cause ''ecp
brs AL abIut "Ie nA'e s0ut" % ne - iN P'L- VI
tae civ, ana ODsdd0L pcrn.saiJn RON AyAS"W A'h
ri N rct, - Opca ROAD 80 tEs Iop u L.
TIE "nA Xe4 CHAR O. N--asaAI d. WI - - ~.
s general Location, wAo the records contain sAeLch
,Ae la ns iiA'e sopJSrAPly OF sue sd d nI. , - 49,,
..is T.AL com leted, tile sr5Ild on inc
narrOW-.--ed erect o. tde hl Vas prepared Tor 'he
Pos Tor the tauss aud 90 lA'OaI instruments WtIe
Di, sud tAe rol piers ior lac -'osFa PIC A'!rtHs
we're c@elcIsed il these prelInLaTes Howeyer before
taat ne No4la be really Tor OFT. Is. aud rs nc
l. d written me, urSA& ne 'ouip'rtoh OF ~ tuo
Ic ~ ph uugi.uLcs Jct"cen our st~tcns before DC
0. s"oaid rrul"ln there, hCz-n TO- dn,li
oIi- II it were Delayed, deVrin-led 10 give Up NY
l.1c W tia. iOIcitu4o "VIA, f't soV & "a
selected lrausi. station Ia the grounds Occupied by
tHe telegraph Company. l w"s l1otned thlt 10 ar
tau-cEcn' n~u JrcA MAdt VII" nc N'"'.' lVt .I,s
SPECIAL wora, aud 10 plan OF operat 1us had been
Upon * lcscnrng the to Mr Thomas RIsscll. the
no. -crO l -IcAt NJ.t-erA kd4toIi COH.any, he
. o....cL lac the OF tAe cao- for tne 3OrS,
LuG placed standardization Win NJ Carl Nelson
lie e.oV s.lcAu Z" TIE IJNp@Hy, uI-eI upA u..h is
auNaL.-v OF seHAlug CLOCK sl-Ais drecJy ihrod=L
cay4c, and upon eGIMIl. our connections ana
L. ti9~s o. ""iA ne ~ p1I.eu ~ viDs a", Us
L,nA 10 trsak circuit directly on me MAN line But as
tue oiocA =Las we're 800 snort Tor t"hs'hissio inc
u.urc Was leI Ok al certain d-nuit urcdks Ia cacn
IDI.u.U. % course irre were many niue lbclufh-d4
Ualculiles wav Uut a4ter teu day. work three
n.-u,S we're o0taineG wnerru several -undred clock
Signals were sent an tecelIeu I"l o1On ~'" - -.
E.sSoI' III oe--i' ~ tHe oiA2~i4Ss, ga q t-e
H., "a one OF i"O SOS cen .-I 80 lI &
"Heu not on regular ud'5' k"No NC az 80" 80 -
R-ss.su.V. 10 O,LCr -~ntrncI UI the COMPANY We
D.. also lnIcD,rd Tor thcIr Wl41n@ a-.stiace IL our
~ ina II lei lllld lfIu-4 Ia IL
- 80, ,one win tuc Uhltrd u CJsso Survey
I... las.Ianca., y, >; AoL e. rJao2.Ap1 toio aLd
dscd 81 sAo 81 t"c!so' W. a. W.
40 hes, i.stIu,ueL.,, could n"i nave a0ae Tue Work
uAul a!v,r i."ust u nus. 1i's L. SsE"pA Voc
trIsi,rr,.d al our inns iaDors tue ranHs OF
AnU MAY hcio SAFE Tat stiesIcu o"Se noe
hn. na4c lac necessity measures 'Or co"hcc'i"- "t
Irln- A iOn, t"e io-t"p] l. h=u"t o."'Ion - 20
ti~us'' oi me- 80 - ~. 49, ~ -, Il. " 49,
l.I rrCOIt aud id Ia. c4't' % 'A~1''-1 - 80 .. -.
W /" Mo- Il N o"st, '4l'hs ior occ-.'a'""s VIE
/. nOweyes, coon toHod ma TIE - o., u t-e
c-1i0r "oh al l' 49, 49,
Ops-ivtOn were a. IA "a a. eOud u -, Ii 4''t
I4At might Oe Iani"t WIN '''e P'ifss VI , "'u
liz" P1'-'ot .-I.5or lIrse pu..rs Se.e
MI ho''n u vac mn, w zen 10 s-c,Cni I, Su mas
1" Tepicoeh INo ou'PS' W. 80, wh,iit a, trc
Nb'" " ,N',,,,i' I'n,,. y,-rs uIaas Oh the sz.
VI" WIS ~oa,d pre a. =. 'S OF Ia egcr d.
e'4oI 10 -. -, f,s mr. 40 lr, nopv ines. oasrs
''A,r. - v, a, a, -, lvirl apo, tnem whenever
~ '"e IT, Ia ''' 81 y..,,1r .,l atso pr eng
pi~N''',t,i- ,,r r~cliar OJ.crV .LJas Tor t1e tut
-. ys.re mace uy blr Truman auJ Mr.. twdrGs.
-, me n o., ID .ccui1cr L also observed
1,.,-t survey mcr,dI~I llsJrumcnL
SIN. d. .y vas Occisuned tdIs work by discover
rv... OF Lie o.4cEiOlc TrIuslt No. lJJ we're
m, rs- La. l.uul..Iy h-d tne L. g coast survey
M r,u. IIs.rd.n>ut n cXT irves ~ ca dItSf a 'ch
TN l.;,. ~ tie tl.us!i. Ge.clI.-eI JAs vldy
o. Ia uc.0.I~Ivr AUD Tie Ell atJr". "'efY1s % 1911
- am. ,ivJ.s WAIcn was Large aJt regular.
ia potJ -rapAi5 apparatus Wa Ia t'O4 "'IAs ",Ier
ann H. N.,.rul-l. nearly Two weeks tlcfc was
nj suifoitu,y gear weather Tor GrA ana pfAcuoe,
~ .ocos .. oaie tive, auL ss.',.oiy nssAuyes
s.vo M 'oc"" o"e nv - 20 81 - iIi tans ann