The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
COME ALONG, OLD COMET!
VEIL All BE OUT TO SEE TIE FIRE
TORKS WHEN YOU HITuS


Tro'' '""nS OF princeton Do"snt 'h'nR
Much Of This tomst-hc Can Sec stars
Through II. nnd says TINT IT. II should
Strike the Earth II wou,d DO About IA
Much Harm to ~ 40 Th,,,,,,.- =, Feather
R.,, Int, ,,. s.,, xx.,, ~, ,,. ,.,.
PRINCETON. Nov. 21.-The announco ment
made yesterday from the Ludley Observatory
concerning tho comet and its present distance
from the earth brought from Prof. Charles A.
l"nng to-day tho results OF his observations
from the llalsted Observatory here Prot.
Young has watched the comet from the time
1t was llrst noticed by Holmes on Nov. u. aud
to-day he said:
III Prot Boss gave out those statements
himscil wonid not like TO dispute him. Tor
nave known him Tor years and know that no
seldom makes assertions without being very
sure ot their accuracy. But from the observa-
uons have made cannot yet be certain that
heis right. am inclined to nErce with him
that the comet Is not Bicla's. yet l am OF tho
opinion that 1t is approaching the earth. and
that II Is nearer than no says. Its APPARENT
motion mas been so slight since 1t first APPEAR
ance that We can hardly DO sure yet what its
III It were Dielo,s comet u sbou,J havo
worked little TO the north 1t has. on the
contrary. been working toward the south. My
opinion is that it is working in nearly the
same orbit ne ono OF the old Biela comets. but
cannat see how 1t can be eithcr of Bielas
comets. unless something very strange has
happened TO them WITHIN Iorty years
Biela's comet was first recognized in 1890.
r., ,,r,oa ,-,. fo,,d % ,o ,,x ,,,u, - a.,
49,. ~. NJ. -. 80 800 ., ""u 80
days. It's ornit almost cuts that OF the earth.
or Guv thousord villa. -, o,ch o,h.r 7, ~.
..h .n 80 .h. .... .s oi,t ' T., ,.u .e
when the comet passed it still would not I hs
struck Inv II ~ tho com.t kcnt straight 70 Ito
nronn ~ ,,, rr.,nan.,, hn "r. :" Nv
tons occur which might allow tho present
comet n Travelling nearly IN tho nntb If
Biela's comet to strike tho Garth.
"A similar scare to the present one occurred
in 1872 when the original Bi.la's comet ap-
by. in it's orbit. without causing any dis.
In lS42. however. it appeared again. and this
time was Sso accompanied b, strange TRANCE 'honome
non. ono.,'s a''er IL oeeame Vis'ple' !. spli' IN
two and the two parts moved apart several vera
~. twn niocos oo,n. nromnd ~ th, raanI,r
Tina W. orsi cane me3uho III INC regular
Than T. neSt nosive ssnI OF IL Was IN 10.
phenomenon. Three or tour " WEEKS alter i
mad passed there appeared on lhanksglving
eve shower OF inr's w nnotner shower
was seen ~ ~ pam III io,'., ny Impression
nreTatlst that the come. haI broken 10 pieces;
IT, ~, Wa. .n"so emoMeIS were IfhE intents ot
re + Eo me- ri, Was SUSPICIOUS o ms pc
i it ~ ID more mkeiy una. me comet mas iost
ns pnwer nt s.'in ~, AZ sonetimeS nanpens:
,n. tne 70 r,eh"naei. IRE o.ner cothets
nmT inG III irS ,rIcn' a. n''e,i ,nppsnS.
TO- IN ms oAp,Hnntion VIII siMEges. ny tneoTy
i ,or tIe preschu cTne.. bleih comets shoulu
ha a rassnu ny i,lmay mhu : Sn unless tney
nhvo pe'n arsntiy ulsturnetn. wh ,T, IS not
ptommpie II rhhnot ne on " tleSo; us eomet
Void Ia r. haf nts as hie,t ~ ne.
MUuii " ~. !. Nh OF. Iatei .. 7 nu ~ VIC
opinion mat 1t Is another comet following in
neart VIC sans Tatm as bieia 81 winch mas
io. 81, ~ power Oh sn 81, ;1o.;.
~ nus ny! eas =. IN slIo since Hrs' saw IL;
90 III ny tn,nI11n ~ ~ ~ M comlns toward
, is = haod n"t' ht mics NY: