Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-05


~ - To-. = ~. ~ '->i''' 9'NE
HE beautiful crimson sH.-. ." Icl ms &tteii''ai
OR ~1DT- a., ~;!Hzecs still continues ana at
tr.r.< rr.fj,.,. ,-..ti,r, Tn, stiif.nt of nature
f--'-- q. ...-,,,
= 70 i'-'i- ','E.- 'i 'i ''-.' . I
Some C..t % tti.S st.s'-.-'J Hc mystery All
facts aai theories 7 -5tinc to the Phenomenon
are al thF- t:.i.s, "A i:iIis.h a. ads to the de-
,...,,.- - ,t.rc,r c.,-, oe +t,-a -.,.,l., in
tic -itaNt"S-
rec-tai "f al ~ i2ctS "Ataiaabie concern
ll- tr' u pay - marty tsSt-itd 10 tae Tor
T2tioI q tI-,S Ci tHeJIS.ic ~tGlg, if not TO
q pE%e[c,.i SG'3t49h "i rs caasatter. From ali
INA ciA o. gathered up 10 TINS tim" the appear
are 81 H. pictio5Att"R IS Very nearly stimuli
1"-''pU' IA Nti'yiiF ifirtS III our globe. II ac-
t"d',> '.s' t-, as MS a|itts,.iic- was III the
VrTE st q ri',H .ie'- 1t - chel!es town Of
tit i..t.d q s,-.a..t.uI On tHe est coast d;
Aii..'i. i va seen about tie 5i:i9 OF ADJUST.
800 : ."7,.!hr ,t'.'vt:2lce at sl..et but uHii-
arr '.'..'! o's. u,ia- ti,e sun.
We. ~, ~. e. - t..r D.
later +. vaz rived q, ,la,,.;..l. EiaZI. If.iY-
in So" { i.a.r light il tas day rme aud deep
-. a. suit mo F".tGi-h :ie; Mite
t,Lr.,, '. i''.' 20
OF TIN, ,a1 W Ir,fs el...r. IT,, no ti,-a
il LaI IL h-l! io3,l which changed, to bril-
Ham red AFTER sunset" Following on we find
t, -
cscr f.-sl. .,a'. by =. !. nat under date III
lec"-Gu.r f:t hl that The sac phenomenon was
wtts,=rsa Is hsm q tu"u-aHd miles this
81 - tie Sandwich I>.-i..,:s about tie
B.diip CT September. aaI brilliantly
th3. J." could atu1St I'd % L al hour aItCT
sunset. When Le ,;CiTrJ at the Sandwich
Islands Ee ie,-..'I the tiih people there mad
H1.icrt. u for a,-iy n3E+ and there was GiiEc (
universal CGHi..elt relative t. it. ol the 2G'I
G. September tHc sac light was observed at
Z 4f.HT. - ~
&i-tSt ii the same time IN San Francisco. Cal.
In N'y"it.E i y a plainly noticeable in almost
81 it-t'- "i Nf.Tld America, III EngIti AID III
STrI z. in Dec 'nstr brilliant tisi,lvs were
sea al Rome al. ot:l"t paris oi itt!y. 1t would
- 80 i.1 ,.''S S'L''.'-.' TN, tc21h ~
Of S.rtr.r,.r and has c,rti,,.c -. =,
extent aaG urills.-cr. Coa...la1.f,.e fi,r11s
storms a. irarttgI' Of o'seryatyu Il j. }.g,.I3-
are ii'.l re Liht ~ ai,d very nearly at thc
- - -, - 80 =, '%--'' III"
-.
w, NJ - 4ii'''-i-
-.clV'ulh- 10 i-21"IeT. tHc eminent English
scientist. III" cause lies in the wonderful erup-
ton of the mountain Kra5atoa. on the Island
az To-, ,-f,;.t - j, - =, ',.t,. =, o-.,
- - a.
""2' u u t'>', '''' '''>' tUIIti'Ie7 vi 'dfof
ana IhcihcI,iItu matter were. by means OF the
intense heated vacuum created thrown ND to q
vast height in the atmosphere and that while
t54I heavier PARTICLES sci II he cart
in that Immediate vicinity the lighter PORTIONS
remained above 70 becarried bv the various cur-
rents OF air notably the trade winds over the
whole earth, and by their gradual descent to
cause phenomena now SO observable
Prof. LOCkvcr'S theOry has much of the SEM
blaEcc of truth about it. because from the in
formation so far derived there seems 70 have
been an apparent progression of the Ijnht west
wardly and castwartlly in a ratio corresponding
to that which atmospheric currents wonId he
kelly Tn oft ,E,
10 doubt that Immense quantities of smoke and
gaseous and inninCratpd matter wore thrown
frola this most unusual ncandcsceIt er,Iptfon in
Java.
TW" QUERIES.
however mere arise F!rSt. cannot the progress
zion theory De eStoIFtd by the plea OF ohStruc-
i've Atmospheric conditions, local causes or i'm
perfect observation: Ana, secondly, could any
ei"P'ioH' even 81 the Greatness OF krakatoa.
SEND INTO TIE atmosphere such o quantity Of
matter as would fcrn 2 C0rcra fer the whole
earth: MANY quite similar crt!ut:Gus have cc-
CURED from time to tine without pyoducjnr
other than lgcst' causes. unless we consider the
distribution u smoke ana cnrr, in some, cases
q similarity
YET in SPITE Of these crartss tho p-or,s.or's
theory is entitled 10 srr;au. ca-s:F.rat;nr
esEec ally - this strange Ii.t7 hos followed 50
closely UV1r the tcTT.h, .Iay-..-a q .,-tar ar.!
that iur-Hr these vnr;Garf5If s.i..,5,-. ,,,.o5,
smoky atmo= Thegr has been no ICED bcth here
AMI elscYIar,.. in tie lover boron Very fIjn
and separated particles oi .us.t..T. With gascauS
aid aqucuUs yil,sr co;fI,i-l,.6 ,ff'..+ ana ,,rI-
a5iv would Ircs!a1, coInrs So! q, have been
noticed; an, where aqueous sal ~ IS Least iii the
l' az N'u..i De SD transparent that
O., ma -, ~ ~ -" ~ -"'
light. tie brilliant y,.!lv r,,is ana lines Which
have been segu-yrirt tcrI..~iy the reds. I'm fur
tAef support Of L2c>yers theory is the tact that
4 FrEE how