Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-08-03


southeastward covered the
plain like gray pail. To the north
clouds could be seen bathed
in sunlight, and presenting the view
of beautiful sunset. During the
period of observation the moon APP
peared like huge black ball, sur
rounded by a beautiful circle of
light, and as the sunlight suddenly
burst forth again, chickens crowed
as though morning had daWned.
SOME SCIENTIFIC RESULTS At
TANNED.
DENVER, Coll, July 29.-Astro-
nomical parties, as far as heard
from, failed to discover the planet
Vulcan, although able to discover
stars of the sixth magnitude. Prof.
Young reports that he discovered
no ultra red or ultra violet lines,
but at the moment of tOtality the
Frauhoeffer lines were beautifully
reversed. This was the most inn
pOrtant result of his observation,
and confirms the observations made
in Siam. Both the III lines were
also reversed. Very bright lines
were seen near large B, which con-
firms Prof. Pogson's observations.
He also saw bright lines f and 1474.
Edison's tasimeter failed to work
satisfactorily, and he used a Their
mopile which caused an unsteady
motion in the galvanometer. Prof.
Colvert reports that his observations
tend to show that the moons path
in the heavens lies little farther to
the southwark than indicated by
the lunar tables, or else that the
estimate of the moons diameter is
too large, perhaps both. The meas
ures made by Mr.. yesterday indi-
Gated that the corona extended out
on an average about twenty-siX
minutes of an arc, corresponding to
a distance of fully 100000 miles all
around the sun. 1t was strongly
striated, and in the direction of the
straight, while above and below
that line they were marked spiral
in their character, and some of the
lines at the base formed an angle of
not less than thirty degrees, with a
prOlOngation of the suns rays. The
chrOmOsphere was distinctly seen
by Prof. HOugh, indicating a thick
ness Of some two thousand miles.
The prOturberances of the moon
were much less prominent than at
most of the recent eclipses. Two
rather pale ones were seen on the
western side of the moon. Mr..
Thomas also saw lines 1474, but did
not discover any new lines. The
temperature during the ecliptical,
as reported by the signal officer, was
as follows: At 2t23 P. NJ. in the sun,
ia; at $3.50, 81; at 4, 35.100. The
humidity at 2:30 P. NJ, II per cent;
at $40, % per cent; at 5, 10.17. per
cent.
AT LAKE CHARLES, LA.
LAKE CHARLES, La, July 90
The eclipse began at 2:45 P. NJ, and
ended at 4:45 P. NJ. The total dura-
ton was two hours. The total
eclipse occurred at 3:45 P. NJ, and
lasted one minute. The clouds Oc-
casiOnally Obscured the sun, but the
view at the commencement, for
most of the duration, and for the
| last half hour, was wholly unOb-
scured. AT the moment of total OBJ
scuratiOn a match had to be lighted
to note the hour on the clock. Dur
ing the following minute percept-
| ible halo ringed the moon, the sur
face of the latter looking like blush
steel. No perturbation was evinced
by animals. Dogs and cats retained
! their position in the shade where
they were lying down when the
eclipse began, and cattle browsed
| quietly in the fields. Children were
interested, but not frightened:
While looking through smoked
glasses at the sun a general excla-
nation of delight arose from them
at the total oDscuratiOn. The light
/ then resembled twilight out doors,
but in the house the rooms were
dark. The first temperance of the
sun looked like a brilliant star OF
the first magnitude on the edge of
globe of steel.
AT FORT WORTH, TEX.
FORT WORTH, TEX, July 90
Complete apparatus, good weather
and skillful operators, with assist
ants, secured a successful Observa-
ton, resulting in obtaining many
points regarded by the observers as
valuable in scientific calculations in
connection with the determining of
! the problem of the solar eclipse. A
fair drawing of the eclipse and
corona and photographs of the moon
were obtained. Time of the first
contact, 3:12:25 second, 4:1S:20 ;
third, 4:21:02; fourth, 5:19:36. The
figures need some verificatiOn,
though very well standing the test
of comparison of various records.
The temperature changed Is degrees
during the observation.
A party, composed of L. Waldo,
Harvard College; F. e. Seagrave,
Providence; R. w. Wilson, Harry
ard; J. K. Rees, w. H. Pulsifer, st.
Louis, assisted by A. Freeman, OF
Dallas; Charles Taylor, of st. Louis;
Frank Doremus, Galveston; and w.
| F. Stewart, H. w. LOmaX and Mr..
McFadden, Fort Worth; S. H.
Lockett, of Knoxville, and Mr.,
Roach, of New York, specially
trained, was on the ground of ope'
ratiOns.
AT PALESTINE, TEX.
| PALESTINE, TEX, July %
Prof. Levanitz, of this place, made
the following observations of the
eclipse to-day: First contact, hours
80 minutes 800 seconds. Second
contact, 5 hours 80 minutes 50! sec
onds. Third contact, 5 hours A.
minutes Al seconds. Fourth con-
tact, hours 40 minutes 524 seconds
Washington time.
AT DALLAS, TEX.
DALLAS, TEX, July 29.-Observ-
atiOns of the solar eclipse were gen.
orally successful. The clouds inter
fered somewhat with all observa.
tiOns till near the time of the last
contact. The following observations
are furnished by Prot. d. p. Todd
of Washington First external con
tact, 4 hours 80 minutes 81 seconds
second internal contact, ) hours IS
minutes 81 $40 seconds; third inter
nal contact, 3 hours ~ minutes
81 $40 seconds; fourth external con.
tact, 6 hours 40 minutes % 6-10 Sec
Onds. The record is in Washington
mean time.
Prof. Todd made careful search
for the supposed intra-mercurial
planet, with a four-inch telescope,
but none was there. The clouds
were so dense that no objects what,
ever were seen near the sun. The
| cOrOpa v,oC varxy brilliant SnUaraI