The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-26
COMETS AND METEORS.
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W. fha Editor OF tho Democrat.
n roav intereet those who watched for the
meteoria shower which was expected the night
NJ tho thirteenth, or, more properly speakfnR
before daylight on ths morning Of the FOUR
teenth Instant to know that another shower OF
nnetAors ID Xpected to occur on the twenty
seyenth Of this month, which. 70 make sure q
seeing. should bs watched Tor Oh Tho nights OF
the twenty sixth twenty seventh and twenty
eighth by those anxiPus ana enterprlelne
enough TO keep On the look out for such dis-
PLAYS
Comets and metoors arc among tho most ~
teresting mysteries Of tho hemvens, Tho most
brilliant comet perhaps that In exhibited "
eelf in the history Of tho world WAS that OF lsaa
the tall IN which il ht4 boom estimated WhR 3W1-
600 900 miles long This comet NJ IA peflhellon
npprOnchsd so nsnr tho sun ~ - mayo DNNn
ankicrtaa M Il ha. rnlrulat.td Nv have bRon 1000
tin GO grenter than that OF reh-hot lTob, hni
whoeed round th" sn o. W. n. an WIN Ha,pn nv
OF 400 900 mlos m hour. lts tatI frhen"d Ipe
meridian round. directly ov'fhehd, from hotl5
Rieass comet. to which tho appronching
shower IN nstaorR IL attrihut bis. was dise "
cred ia 1sqe and IL noted for tho fact that lanu.
ary IA, 1s46, fas observed NJ washington! WY
hnd hitherto, appeared Aa ~ aingin body. WAS no
tunlly composed Of two distinct ind separate
comets. pursuing the Rnme. COURSE without my
cacuabe I'M lence on each p,n"r; "aen nnntnG
174a WINS noted FOR having NIX tails
At the return OF Biola's comet 10 1852 both
comets composing 4 were sill Visible IN the
same talescoptr Id Of observation. ~ sIonl
have been readily obsei vnble IT, l8Gh, but was
not seen nor haa N mndn its nppanthnr" slnm"
ms far ns the wfi Ia informed. III Il hhH really
disappeared altogether. Y la poR'ihl' Ihht Y
may have encountered an nateto Old ANA boon
ahatthred into mcteorR, which may or may not
display themselves IN IL rhpwer ahoWerB
some time during ono or all OF ne nighs mon
toned. Az tn" chances hro decidedly nfoblhmar
teal. tho curious must determin" for 1h"m
selves md MT rely upon this article as TO such
or attic visitors.
The most remarkable phenomenon perhapa
attending the comet ~ I'LL. nr following Y
rather and by Home nttrihntahle 20 H. whs .h ,l
Mississippi livar. and the contiguous country
ON both sides, considerably affecting the nayi-
cation 81 tho river b"tWsan Cnirn anI MnMph'R,
and causing the earth IN that section 10 more
or less tremhle for several months ~ vertical
and horizontal movements. The earth was
burst In large tlseuros, forming lakes. aud long.
lines of fureatR Waro decreased In te.rheGa II
perhaps hundred miles strAict.
Ree-foot Lake, q coneldarahiaa ono. and line
tlehnE resort NJ T,pnnyl,,o TG 10 " I'D ~
formed by tho earthquake IN this WAY. leaving
the trees standing upright ftom tta bottom.
with their tops pearing above tho sur face ct ths
lake or were during tns war. nna probably hrh
vet unless deeayed. New Madrid. Mo was -
named on account Of its being founded ~ tha
scene or the ear hduake soon nttor its occur
renee. ...
The country thus depressed III tho river was
long known IA tho sunk section much OF 1t
having been suddenly covered with water H'
to force tho inhnbitanS ~ wade through II
waiet deep T., eacApe To the higher regions. The
!. food was dDuhtl ss caused by ths sudden cls-
Walton OF tho bed OF the river at eome points
and the d.pra of the banks Mt others. The
consequent terrnced outlines Of he tor"sa may
DO observed In stretches at ynrioua points be-.
tween Cairo and Memphis. where til" trees %
the bank stand any 80 to 100 feet lower than those
In thebnek ground which wero not disturbed b,
the great convulsion. j. L.