The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-10-04
LAMBERTyILLE, Oct. 9. 1882.

LAMBERTyILLE, Oct 2. 1882.
To the Editor Of the LombertesVe Record.
Have you or the readers of THE RECORD
had fair view of the comet? If not,
now is the accepted tint" The per-
Torrance may close suddenly and then
you'll wish you had jumped out of your
warm bed instead Of snoozing away val
liable opportunity. | will relate what I
saw of it on Friday morning, and what
may now be seen, provided there are no
clouds to obstruet the vision. AS the
clock struck four, / awoke and at once
sprang from the bed, that might see the
celestial visitor. II was not to be seen
anywhere. Not cloud was visible in the
heavens, and disappointed at not seeing
1t, was about to lie down again, when
caught faint trace of light in the south
eastern horizon, we'll down behind the
hills. | watched for few minutes and
found that the comet was surely and
slowly rising. | then went to bed for a
short time. At quarter past four,
again got up. Now it was about half
way up above tho hills, and every minute
becoming more and more beautiful. At
half past four it had scaled the hills, and
was apparently about ten feet up in the
horizon. The star itself quite large, not
altogether round but flattened somewhat
in a sort of oblong shape, and from this
star extended what is called the tail or
narrative. This was apparently about
three feet wide at the base and about five
feet wide at the end, and in length about
one hundred and twenty five feet. To
say that it is beautiful simply, is beggar-
ly language. l only wish could employ
words sufficiently descriptive to portray
its beauty. 1t was magniicently grand
beyond all human description. We some
times hear people speak Of the beauty of
the sun, or the moon, or the stars, or the
glorious sunsets of our beloved land, and
read of the dreamy, golden tinted skies
of Italy and Of Oriental countries, but of
all beautiful sights of which have read
or witnessed nothing could begin to APP
proach half way with this new glery of
the heavens. The daylight had not yet
come, but the first golden CLEANS Of the
morning sunlight were already lighting
up every square inch of its surface as It
plunged through the Segions of space.
The outer edges of the comets tail were
sharp, clean cutand well defined to almost
perfect line for about two-thirds its
length, where there seemed to be a slight
angle or DETECTION, and not lost ia mist on
either side as We ordinarily see comets.
The tail of the comet extended in an up
ward direction at an angle OF about forty
five dgrees, and does look somewhat like
red-headed girl approaching the earth
from another sphere, with her hair loose
and flying behind her. And now if you
don't see it as saw 1t, In all its glory and
grandeur, don't blame me for not telling
you. As the daylight appeared, the light
faded from it, and at quarter past five
it had almost disappeared from view.
From four till quarter past five o'clock,
friends. Don't forget. The Bi-Central
is nothing to it las one of our old friends
called the grand frolic they are now get
ting up in Philadelphia, the other day..
Remember, however, that you can't see
it well from the low grounds. You'll
have to climb on the top Of the Presby-
terrain steeple or get up on Bray's hill to
get perfect view. l saw it again this
(Monday) morning. 1t is still grand
sight but not nearly as large as on Friday
morning last. See it in perfection or
don't look at it all 1t will be Star
Route expedition, perhaps, but you can't
be convicted by Lambertville jury.
Mayor Holcombe aspires to seat in
the Senate. There is no man, perhaps,
in the county who would make better
representative, as you said in your paper
last week. Mr.. Holcombe is fine lawyer
and has accumulated fortune by his
profession and business investments, and
is now in a condition to be above the
money inducements thrown out by the
railroad corporations year after year, to
vote for their pet measures. He would
be in word his 0aon man, the tool Of no
party or clique. And why should he not
get the Democratic nomination? 1t is
almost beyond the memory Of any of as
! that this end of Hunterdon county has
been blessed with official recognition.
We have a sort of vague half defined
recollection that George B Holcombe was
once elected Sheriff from Lambertville, I
think in 1850. Thirty years have elapsed
and in all this time this half of the county
has been ignored entirely. No Senator,
or Sheriff, or County Clerk, or Surrogate,
or School Superintendent eren. For
bearance has ceased to be virtue = We
have long enough been e Hewers of wood
and drawers Of water and the time has