New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-23
the AMERICAN ECLIPSE PARTY.

DEATH or MARTYR IT, -CIENTIF zAI~
trinidad. Jan. ,,pccian.-I'. American party who
went 10 CAYENNE 10 observe thc eclipse OF December
- last has arrived here, all Ia good health Inc
party consists Of Mcs-rs. Durham and scncbeolS' %
HE Lick observatory. California, and C. H. Rockwell
II Tarrytown. y. Y. They learned Of the death "i
Father Perry on their arrival at Dcmciara last sun
day ILL., disease was acute dyocntcry. and the health
officers ~ Dcmcrlri put their steamer In quarantine
until matters could hc explained to them Father
Perry had many friends m the United states, and some
II these may be- glad 10 know the circumstances
which. mmaaly speaking. led 10 his death.
The first stroke Of bad luck bclc the party on
Wednesday. December - The British manof-war
Comu. went 10 barbados. and there received Father
Perry and his assistants and carried them 70 the
Isle d. ,alut ab1ut twenty-five miles OIL shore from
CAYENNE several 81 the non commissioned officers
Il the COmus went ashore on inc
18th. aud passed the evening With
company Of the French soldiers Of the garrison on
Tie Island While God their way back TO the landing
% return 10 the Clmus one Of these men fell INTO
an excavation made for ci-tcrn and was Killed.
r. f1an Was CaiIollc and Father Perry busted him
III ncarly the whole day - Thursday. the 10TH makng
,rrn.cm~uts for tie funeral and burial If tins poor
fellow. lie returned to the t0mus IN the c'cnihs.
ser, much cxla',t,d, and evidently very week From
DIS private journal. % b, uo" known That lie had Dee"
suffering for several DAYS with the d.arrhoea lie made
I'd
The Comu- nor dd De seek 10 obtain any rest or re-
lief from work. Ire went ashore from thc vessel
about II o'cloch Friday morning. and was hu~ly ht
rork on the adjustment Of his instrument, al day.
some III the officer, from the vessel went to scc him
about o'cIDrs. and reminded him that IL WAS ain
rcr time. lie refused % 80 Oh for dinner and de
,lIr.d to have ANYTHING sent % him, making tie re
..ar..: Il vii dine wlth tie stars to night one
.l Dol. assistants law him at II o'clock that evening
.nu working at h, duyiugclock, which per
formed var, badly he was found at } O'Clock satnr-
CAV morning al doubled up IN corner OF his tent. sui
f.rns from Intense pain from cramps IN the stomach
INF, va, The bcsiuuiu- Of the end. Assistance was
called and hc was carried 10 tie hospital on the
island. and uut bed. lie remained IN hcl al gay
SATURDAY, -i.t and WAS evidently the better ioF '"V
NURSING and quiet. ,,, 1900, a.. ..t,,
uc .a- a.tr before daylight on the cd and In spite
If fine uufyorlic prospects for seeing the r'Hp'' me-
wa. carried 20 hs oh-"iNatorN me "ri'L'r "i Nv
land the same a. 40 layclnc OH Il' NAM I"u;
lt raiucd steadily an saturday night lflc morning 81
tine Ia wu~ dark and cloudf, so lnu'h 80 NAV
when H., observer, hau their inst glimpse OF inc
.uu th. moon nad advanced two thirds ul the way
acnD~, hi, disc. The clouds tlrh b,o"' u",N az"
ave +, .ood GLANCE to worN during 10" t"o minutes
# t,folit- Father Perry ap lHd Fo"d
weather for his ol ."r,aIiou, and was very HHch
,l,.d with h, -uc,c--, calling ON all ms companions
tn ,.v. three. cheers As -OOn ~ tins excitement
u,--,d off, Dee collapsed entrcN. lie Wa taken on
board IN, frcatc and put 10 bed. never 10 GET up.
The vcrit of -mautlug the observatory ana pa' he
ne Instrument, occupied Monday and Tuesday. ne
,l,I. yea. Christmas and her departure was post
rnu,d until Thursday morning. Father Perry dlcd
ahnut 1 o'clock ON Friday afternoon. December -.
IN. body was left the HIGHT boat OIL the mouth
80 ,h, ncncr,ra River on saturday morning and
was hurricdly buried In the cemetery at Dcmcrara on
saturday afternoon