Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-01-13
THE ECLIPSE.
Hew 1T WAS OBSERVED IN CARSoN-PROF. KIN
BACH WRESTLING WITH THE sPHRREs-
SCENES AT THE HINT-L HRAh TRICK
IN CRAWFORD-THE FEMALE AS
TRoNOMHks-THK ONLY Pull
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startling incident Of the day, and it had been
so generally advertised through the APFRAl
that the entire population of Carson on
the qai rice for its approach. Those who were
not SO fortunate as to have double refraet-
ing telescope handy resorted to the usual
piece of smoked glass, SO useful on such coca
sions The day was quite clear, the atmos-
phsre in good condition, and all the arrange
meats of the exhibition were so well managed
by the Clerk of the Weather that the per-
formanee passed off without hitch OF break
Notwithstanding the fact that there had been
no rehesrsals of the programme for long
time.
| VIEWING IT FRok THE MINT
Prof. Einbach, assisted by Mr.. Mari, eff
the q. S. Coast Surveying Expedition, took
up his post of observation at the Mint and
had several different Astronomical instruments
bearing Oh the solar luminary. There were
also about two dozen local astronomers OIL
hand to assist him in his work, including sew
eral ladies. The latter rendered valuable ser
vice sticking their hats in front of she tele-
| scopes just the time when i. was matter of
| special Importance that they should rot
MEAN TRICK
Just before the eclipse Superintendent raw-
ford and George Tufy came up stairs to take
look, when Prof Einbash, who is quite wag,
leaned ever the banistsr and with perfect Sc
riousness remarked that the eclipse had been
postponed by the order of the Signal Service
Department at Washington. The two men
remarked simultaneously, That settles it,
and went home at once. Thus they missed
the entire eclipse. Such Jokes eliminating from
an astronomical professor during the progress
of SO serious event as An eclipse of the sun |
are thoroughly rsprehsnsble and demand an |
official investigation.
THE rHHALroAsrRoHokEKs.
Over dozen ladies were On the platform
taking observations; one would take peep
through telescope and remark,
ooh my" at which dozen would shout in
chorus,
"Lemme see quick"
ooh gracious! has it bscun?"
Aoh A00P ySNA wv 'HOA@ ~i' u@f'
Hurry up before it's over, and the instant
the observer took her head away half dozen
would be jammed up in bunch at the small
end of the telescope and sneh expressions as,
"Oh my bonnet" Keep off my feet please"
would be heard in delightful blending
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS. L
The astronomical Professor FROM Washing
ten finally settled down to his work and when
emit instruments turned on old Sol the eclipse
braced up and get down to its best pace. He
tackled it FIRST with theodolite, then cross
on the corona with se1tant and .
sollared the arc with double refracting in E
,trument which cost one thousand dollars .
He then clapped on his complex cencentra 8
Tor and had the eclipse dead to rights at all :
points. 1t WAS like terrier holding q rat in :
ais teeth.
DURING THE ECLIPsR
he atmosphere was perfectly still and the sky =
.loudless 1t began at 2 o'clock So min utes
md sc seconds, and those who were watching
Trough glasses saw the shadow touch the =
lisk of the sun at the lower right hand side. .
l little depression was observable upon the
dge which gradually became more pronoun,
ed and then the course of the shadow became
escsrnable. The bright light Of the sun be-
anne dimned and a shadow stole over the
which caused the birds to leave the
ir and take refuge in the trees, virtasus pig fl
ons flew to their roosting places under the b
ayes of tho Mint and settled down as if for G.
he night At o'clock and minutes the a.
elipss had reached the period of greatest Oh A
curation and the city looked as if it was o.
siled in subdued light which resemblsd
nat of the moon, and as it was reflected on S
10 snow, had that ghostly radiance which is N
reduced by the electric light in the corridor B
the Palace Hotel. From half past three V
nti ths sun sank behind the mountains, it
as in the form of slim crescent with the 70
orns pointing downward. With its going &C.
own the eclipse was ended as far as Carson te
as concerned. Yesterday morning Old Sol
50 as usual and appeared mono the worse 49,
r bis experience Of the day before.