Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-02
The Total Eclipse OF the sun ...--
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As the time for the eclipse ara,v
number Of visitors 10 the eastle o. la, lAa
creased, and the preparations ss's a
through long weeks, received 49, sasNaaed
touches AT last the 18th Of Angus, rust an. ala
cd, the great, the important day pFs ssa9
cd IN with tho elearest Of skies and H. 49,
radiant sunbeams. Twenty or thly,v - 1l y
guards, in snowy dresses, watched ~ = As
tie and all its entrances, and nonaa,.,''. ~
specially Invited guests were 49,. as
The instruments were carefully adlus,sas' -
instant use, and, In spite Of the torriS ~. ls
we were all astir with eager antielo..ss
Tho guests quietly gathered n nv sun
space below the instruments. ana J Il, spSa
hum Of pleasant conversation filea M ss ~
noontide. The eclipse was 10 beglr !. ~. ~
ty-seyen minutes after two o'eloeh 49,
an hour before this, delicate i'm. s.s'
cloud hoated up toward the zenlsh ~
spread very quietly over the brigh, N
sky, until even the visitors began 49,. "a
ward, with some fear lest lie nfte.ssp
niisht ~ ohiy partly clear after All ~
that niue shlte cloud not only grew ~
great slas itself, but II was iolssd 'by .,s ae
sskl.
as they seemed 70 gain confidence irn,, -. -
beFs and blackness, soon shut out M =. u
completely and spread e0nsternaiios - -
every face around as Tho bezinni.. ),
the eclipse was not se1h al All la,ss W
caught few glimpses Of the sun nftsr...s
"a gradually narrowing eFeSsht ~
As u became apparent that my mart a. ~.
work which was 10 draw the flfpv 80.
most streamers Of the corona could ~ \.
done, ! left nay appointed station asd ~
tened % the upper castle wall Here s,ssI
ing near the Instruments. / watel.s1 ~
strange landscape under Ia esay 49,
Even lnAulHate things seem eAlsMe5 \
times with terrible life OF their gssr w
this deliberate, slow moving pai Il -
seemed malignant power, NOT II ~ eysdsS
A. the Instant Of totally darsnass ~ y
lenee llke that % death feii upon tAs 800,
and the town and ali tbs wofla arooea
NOT . word was spaken tbs yeFy alraA..t
IS was n0tlenless, ~ II all nature weFs \,
sympathy with our suspense Tits asssss.
instruments outlined their fantastic sassss
dlmly against the masslng cl0Hds. snt !
weird chill fell upon ths earth Das1ef ~
sttll darker " gruW. EVERY sraas N a5es
nFt from the world. Cold, dull asbes 49,
covered tho f&tG u nature atd low ~
bic u thunder mugteFti 0ninaasly a ~
horizon Eyen - that supreme gaonss,r -
thoughts nCW Backward over lie eizss
thousand miles o. land and stormy ossas q
ready Travelled. tho lou 0ftsssSeotes hsgags,
with such care, tho weeks u passeas wal,lss
al, tbs Old castle, ALI that long i1uPney ~
those great preparations fng lust shsss tAsos
minutes u precious time, which we're aes
Slipping away ~ fast. Ard aiFeadY tAsg
were eune Ona sharp, brilliant Fay q ~
shibs dashed down upon Us Totally M
Overland lost This tiny nm IA he elaaa
showed shs slender edFr II ths s4n sgR
secoad and was eunS AhA q pfptgaR4sn
"A 81 great nervous trnas6a FelirTcd eans
up from the crowd below Ihs calazH
WAS TOO great 20 BE- measured al eaee. AL
e was SONS uItnHtes tesoFs Ws card \
spcak We had trusted Mature, asa 80 =!
failed W, aud our srnae d hclplsss1e@ We
Every Astronomical sttplsht non kncws
how the track % This tlg iascd eeipps us
by clouds all along iis raasss Ela
how Totally and thr wished t1gpsuaa Wss
hlhdra by clouds frWm nearly al IN t4FS
eyes aad waiting Instruments ghrsesA h
cnstrr iNngtb, tBus an as.Fpanea9F NUT
6N phiias0phie and oar assRUt5mssf nsE5
This quality
Md - gradually, osfr visitors Ten "a 4al
Tbs spuai uf demonstrating ard pacsrf va
heard % lhH higt, Tbn tengh wcrn fal3ai - 4
.Ap p4e5y dispersed -. Ssrhu!a6