The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-30
THE ECLIPsE.

CHICAGO, July 29.-The eclipse was
discerpible here under favorable condi-
tious, but observations were only taken in
IA private way.
VICKsBURG, July 29,-The eclipse
was first visible at 4:3l:20. almost total
5:4l:S; last view, 6:40:38, Washington
time.
FORT WORTH, July 29.-The observa-
ton of the eclipse was successful. Oh
servations were taken with twenty-six in
struments, securing notes of corona, ,cuspis.
moon, limbs and all contacts but the last,
which heavy clouds rendered partially a
failure, Photographs were obtained:
First contact. 3:l2:25; second, 4:I5:20,
third, 4:2l:02; fourth. 5:l9:36, Washing
ton time. The totality lasted minutes,
AZ seconds.
Specials from Waco, Palestine, Or
ange and other points state that success
tui observations were taken at those
piaces
New YORK, July 20 Successful oh
>ervations of the eclipse were generally
prevented throughout the United States
by the unfavorabe weather.
Heavy clouds. The eclipse was not
visible.
LAKE CHARLES, La, July q The
| eclipse began at 2:45 P, NJ, and ended at
4:45 P. NJ, The total eclipse occurred al
$40 P. NJ, and lasted one minute. Clouds
| occasionally Jbscured the sun, but the
view at the commencement for most of the
duration, and for the last half hour, was
wholly unobscured. At the moment OF
total observation match had to be light
I'd to note the hour on the clock. Durine
the following minute a perceptible halo
ringed the moon. the surface OF the latter
looking like blaeish steel. No perturbation
was eyinced by animals.
CINCINNATI, July 29.-Extensive pre-
parations had been made at the Cincin
natl observatory to take observations O
the eclipse to-day, but few minutes be
fore the time of contact dark clouds cam,
up IRON the west. completely ebstruetinl
the view.
DENVER. July 29. The sky was entire
ly clear until one P. NJ, when few cumu
lus clouds showed themselves over tn
mountains toward the north and west
ward. With these exceptions the sky wa
perfect, and the atmospheric conditions o
the most favorable character for the sue
cessfui observation of the eclipse. Tn
house tops were thronged with people, th
higher buildings being especially in de
mand, "a from them the approach @
the dark shadow of totality could be see
as it SWEPT onward over the plains. Th
time OF 'he first contact was 2:2O, Denve
time, aud ten minutes later the presenc
of the moon at the edge of the suns dis
was plainly perceptible to ordinary obsel
vers with smoked glass. By 3 o'clock th
!, sunlight had moderated in marked d.
gree, showing pale yellow color Later
, lurid glare overs pread the earth. tue hes
: O! the sun was DO longer oppressive, an
, tight, similar to twilight, was shown In th
horizon, and tue light fecks of clouds bt
t gan slowly to dissolve owing TO the chang
9 IN temperature. AS the period of totalit
came on the sight from an elevated static
was grand, and an extreme dark shade
fell on Longs Peak, seventy five mile
distant. and sweeping rapidly southeas
ward, covered the plain like gray pal
, To the northeastward the clouds should |
/ seen bathed in sunlight aud presenting
view of beautiful sunset. During the pt
: riod of observation the moon appeared Til
| huge black ball surrounded by beaut
full circle of light, and as the sunlight SUI
I denly burst forth again the chicken
0 crowed as though morning had dawned.