New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-15
THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
OBSERVATIONS ON CAROLINE ISLAND.
,prrs READ BEFORE THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

here today the large lecture-roOm was crowded Inc
interest manifested was caused by the UNDERSTANDING
that the proceedings to begin with the reports o
Professor E. g. Holden and DR.. Hastings On the solar
eclipse of May @, Of this year. which was observer Oh
Coroline Island The attention Of the United states
Cr,ont had been brought to the eXpediency Of send
inc an erpedton TO this almost entirely unknown local.
! itv Inv Charles H. Rockwell, Of TaTytown, world
traveller who found that 1t would be practicable 10 take
solar observations on Caroline Island which was specay
desirable as the totally OF eclipse was I'VE minutes ana
,rontvAve seconds As Mr. RockwePs efforts to form
private party for observation, through subscription te
tbrorb the limited States Government ntnted the task
N rho National Academy Of Sciences. Professor O. A.
yoing was apponted chairman and the expedition was
carried TO successful conclusion For THIS reason "e
Professor Marsh called the meeting to order ana Sa'c
that the reports the solar eclipse would DC mace 'o
first report was that Of Professor Young lie snpI
stated that the expedition under the charge OF FRO
fss.or 7 : Holden Of the Washbum Observatory. Mad
com Wis who would make general report on the whole
cvrodon giving credit to each member for bis lao'iS
oD rocontng Li4 own special work-the attempt to re-
| discover the planet Vulcan.
| Professor Holden then came forward amid genera
hmm OF expectation for he was in the home OF Ma Ola
Alma Mater aud many were present IN order 20 d" no
n one who had done honor TO his college Tic Is lnr'
froshco,1red man OF obviously great energy, manly III
cor1tag and frank I'm speech. He began by rcciilh5
what congress had done pccuniariy and what had been
dome by the Academy uf Sciences from the watson u'
and how the Government had placed the harloiu ~ 'o
di-posaI Of the Academy Tho American party consisted
M himself Charles s. Hastings Professor OF Physics III
tho 1obns Uop,Ins University Of Baltimore; Charles H.
Rockwell OF Tarrytoun y. ~ +. d. Preston Coast ana
| G,,Ictlc Survey Washington, d. c. Wnsow Upton
T. ( Sicnal Officer aud Ensign s. J. Brown, u s. NJ OF
the Naval Observatory %, Washington These the oTlghai
members Of the party, Joined subsequently by -FOUR
volunteers officers OF the L. g ship Hartford: Lieutenant
] At tn y,
! ,fidsIiur,au W. j. Fletcher, aud Mid,lpman j. T..
! DOYLE At Asplnwal they were met by
/ two gentlemen whom the British Government
had rc1ucscd permission to aid to the American cVpc-
dition H. A. Laura1cc and Ray Woods Of London Ih'y
vrr, unr instructions from the Royal Society Of Lon
dom and were 70 make Photographic observations OF rue
eclipse When they arrived at the island they i"lhi
There the French party under NJ Jansen; for tho French
Government while prohng by the idea OF Mt rockwell
preferred send separate party on account OF ' com
narrative ncarncs the scene 81 operations OF Their SET
Elements in Tahiti Professor Holden said that the fuu
report given 10 the Academy contained brief history Of
Caroline Island giving the statements concerning
which had been made by navgatOrs since its discovery
I'm 1890 but it, real history could be written on visiting
card II was tiny coral island. II was owned by MI.
Arundel of England from whom he expected To receive
Letter containing some account Of the buralpaces and
merriam. sacrcil places cf the POyncsans who seem to
have visited for both those purposes The ongiud" had
bceu well vcd by seven thermometers, whose action was
admirable owing 10 the continuous temperature OF the
REGION The latitude fixed by Mr.. Preston by four
night. of stellar observation OF sixteen pairs OF stars.
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signed to ca"l observer -u-" duty. Il" ..'ii'n
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