The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-11
SOLAR ECLIPSE.
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Pritchett, Of thu United States Eclipse
Expedition, arrived here wednesday, IN
q special a direct from Washington,
which place they let on the ID inst.
They are q sort of advance guard Of
one Of the Eve parties designated by
the Government to take observations
of the solar eclipse which takes place
on the 29th inst. A LEADER reporter
visited these gentlemen and their
yesterday evening, and made some in
quiries about the preparations being
made for observing the forthcoming
great event which is now agitating
scientific minds, not only in this coun-
try but throughout Europe. Messrs.
Paul and Pritchett have with them the
instruments intended for use In the
western part Of this Territory and
which will be sent forward ut once.
These gentlemen expect to leave Thurs
day or Friday for Colorado, with obser-
walton apparatus. They will, in con-
n~ecticn with other gentlemen Of their
party, go to Pueblo, thence to Las An
imas, where they will take observations.
1t will be remembered that Congress
appropriated %, 1000 for the purpose Of
observing the total eclipse. As soon ms
the money was available, Admiral John
Rodgers, superintendent Of the United
States naval observatory, began to
make preparations for as full and ex-
haustive observations as the means at
his disposal warranted. These prepar-
atoms are now completed and the OBJ
serving parties will soon take the field,
Messrs. Paul and Pritchett, we believe
being the first to arrive In Wyoming.
some having already reached Denver
over the Kansas Pacific road. The
parties are fully instructed rs to their
duties, the work carefully mapped out,
and divided up among the different
observers. The polariscope and the
spectroscope win be used to examine
the r Of the sun during totality.
As the duration of totality will not be
, more than three minutes in the north
and two and a half in Texas, all Of the
observers will be required to work very
rapidly in order to obtain the required
observations. aA 1a.
The five parties are sent out from the
United States Naval Observatory I'M
der command Of Professors attached to
the institution who will be assisted by
Commander w. Sampson. Lieuts. T.
W. Veery, G. w. Bowman, of the Ma
val Academy, and Lieut.. E. W. Sturdy,
now stationed at the Naval Obserya-
tory.
j The following is a list Of the parties
sent out from or assisted by the Obsery.
atory, and their proximate points Of
destination:
Prof. Newcombe, Commander Samp-
son, Lieuts. G. G. Bowman and John
Meier will locate at .Creston, Wyoming.
The following party will be stationed
at Las Animas, or La Junta, Arizona,
to be definitely determined hereafter:
Prof. A. Hall, Prof. J. A. Rogers, Prof.
A. W. Wright, Mr.. w. F. Gardner
and Mr.. A. B. Wheeler.
EThe next party locates at Rawlins,
wyoming, and is made up as follows:
Prof. William Hardness, Lieut.. E. w.
Sturdy, Assistant Astronomer A. M.
Skinner, Messrs. L. E. Walker, A. G.!
fClark, and Prof. o. II. Robinson.
At Pueblo, COL, there will also be
stationed Prof. ]. r. Eastman, Prof.
Lewis Boss, Assistant Astronomer.
The following party will be at Cen
trail City, COL; Prof. E. 8. Holden,
, Lieut.. T. w. Veery, and DIR. G. S.
Hastings.
Mr.. Z. Trouvellot, Cambridge, Mass.
accompanied by his son, will go to Raw.
Inns, Wyoming, to make a drawing Of
the corona.
Mr.. G. W. Hill, Of the Nautical AL.
manac Office, will be stationed on one
of the mountains in Colorado to make
drawings Of the corona.
Prof. Ormond Stone, of Cincinnati,
and Mr.. Winslow Upton, of Cambridge,
will observe the eclipse from the lofty
peaks Of Colorado. ;
Col. Myers and Prof. Able, Of the
Signal Office, and Prof. Langley. Of
Pittsburg, will go to Pixies Peak.
A large number Of English astrono-
mers have already arrived in the United
States and VIII witness the eclipse.