The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13
TnE EcLIrsE or Tar noos.

A Favorable Might for the SHOW, which,
being Free, II EpJoyed by n Large
Number Of Peepfe-A Market street
Conversation.
The IHrRtttGEscERis telescope wss IN.
fortunately out Of order on Saturday
evening, preventing some observations at
the time Of the eclipse. Accordingly, as
full an account Of the transformation Of
the moons appearance ~ was contem-
plated was rendered impossible. The re.
porter with the best eyes was ordered on
duty on the roof, and thus describes the
snuting out OF the shining Of the earth's
satellite:
1880 o'clock r. N. Saturday, June II,
1881. The sky was clear and favorable tof
q good view OF the eclipse. l looked TO.
ward the Ohio river, and the moon shone
bright In lie waters. II would have put
me In mind Of the linesi In The Merchant o.
Venice: "How sweetthe moonlight sleeps
upon the banks" only there were no banks
for II TO sleep on, with the exception oil
some financial institutions In town, and
for the moonlight to sleep on them
wouldn't be OF all poetic even II the pri
yate n~ightwasehman would have permit
ted II.
Atl1:95 the entire western rim Of the
moon seemed TO take on M ill.deined
shadow. No perceptihle loss oil light was
caused by her entering the penumbra, bu,
thet outside OF the cone shadow cast BY
the earth was easily detected by the eye
and obscured totally the edge OF th,
moons disc when IL was first noticeable.
As It proceeded to move on the surface
however, the outer edge Of the moon
seemed outlined on the shadow. As the
eclipse advanced the moon took on the
shape Of an imperfect crescent, the line o.
shadow being somewhat blunt or ragged,
and the points blurred of.
At 1910 the extreme western rim got III
last bath OF sunlight, and the eclipse wa
completed, Gradually the eye had be
come accustomed to the shadow
and by the reflective rays Of light from th,
earth's atmosphere the "huntress OF III,
clouds" though changed in color, was en-,
ttireiy visible. II took on 6 sort OF cop
perry hue that was o reminder Of the
prophecy somewhere in the Bible (0lt
revision) about the moon turning intt
blood.
A short time alter totality occurred 9
heavy fog arose and eclipsed the EARTH
shadow In making our heavenly luminary
invisible. This lasted until after thu
moon became decrescent and her passag,
through the shadow was not visible.
A tunny conversation between two
men was heard on Market street by q re
porter on Saturday night during thu
eclipse. They were iast passing Martins
restaurant; said one, looking up ut the
moon:
"Bill, when abe begins to look red well
take a drink"
They had not gone two pavement length
when the first spokesmen again remarked
"BiIl, she's beginning to look mighty
redl'
Bill thereupon steadied himself Rgains
q building and taking a lunar observation
answered, "she 10 indeed" and o black
bottle was produced and both dranl
hearty TO the moon.
By the time they got to Twelfth street
the night air again brought back the re
frain, "Bill, - how red she's look
ing"
Such convincing eioqusncs and astro'
nomical information was not to be slighted
aud again their heads were thrown back
No wonder the moon blushed.