New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05

| These difficulties cannot he summed up In sell
| fence Eut when II Is known that the undertaking
involves n sea voyage Of nearly 1900 miles In ships
| which remain many hours In fcvcriafcstcd ports III
| the torrId zone q tedious trip inland In country
where there are no railroads worth mentioning 'h"
climbing Of barren mountains 5000 or l"ooo i'"'
high and the carrying all this distance oi more 'h"
a ton Of freight, which must all be hnhnicd Win u''
utmost care besides the taking along OF supplies
necessary for the maintenance Of number oil p'opi"
in the mountains for several weeks some sort OF IN
idea IS secured Of the hardslips Which Professor
schacbcrc will have to undergo These IT." o''"i''
however are extremely inadequate 10 convey l" '"'
reader picture at all vivid Of the actual experience
~ ,hc astronomer in his pursuit after scientific kno"
| edge.
This pilgrimage Is taken for the purpose OF observ
ING tho SIM for three particular minutes. while IN"
oality Of the eclipse lasts, and nasty niue '""u
at the critical moment might make the whph JOURNEY
| an absolutely worthless one.
The writer CHANGED TO be thrown into the company
OF Professor schaebcrle the first half Of his ocean
VOYAGE, which lasted sixteen days. Through series
Of conversations In that time he hccaf" Thoroughly
Acquainted with the Professors plans, hope, FEARS
and the scientific theory about the sun. which h" "A
pccted 10 prove through the medium OF The uHeho
| uona Photographic plate
| This VOYAGE was on board the Pacific mall steamer
| CITY OF sydney south-bound from san francisco TO
Panama As before said this TRIP occupies sixteen
DAYS and nj a first glance It would appear To be- the
first stage IN the Professors journey such was lar
from le nc ;he fact however. The first part 81 his
trip consisted In getting the ton OF Instruments a''
they had been properly packed over mountain r""u'
| n distance Of twenty seven miles, from Mount iat"'
ton on which the Lick Observatory IS huil' 10 san
rc thc nearest railroad station. From there 10 san
/ mil
The latter port the valuable boxes were all slowed
away in the hold OF the city Of sydney not to be- d'
,nr,cd until they reached Panama. over 5000 miles
| away.
| Professor schacbcrie sat porting over Spanish
Grammar on the deck ~ the city = sydney, when the
writer took the liberty usually accorded to fellow
voyaecr on an ocean trip Of sixteen days ana h'"r
rupod him In his studio.
"Y.." he said. nfter few remarks aloit the pros
| poets Of fair voyage had been exchanged III l.
| true that going to south america To photograph
the eclipse for the purpose OF proving theory when
| | have about The solar corona which appears every
| time there l. eclipse OF the sun.
| Tho solar corona. Il might be explained Tor uo'e
who nre no, thoroughly familiar with ASTRONOMICAL
terms f. the peculiar ring Of Hight when appears
| around the edge Of the sun when there Is 'o'ai
| ecIIus. Professor schaebcrles theory which has
been put forward In astronomical and scientific Jour
pols recently Is what l. known the "mcchanical
|
fessor schaebcre believes that the corona l. caused
| bv the tremendous mass OF ignitcd matter which the
sun constantly bclchcs forth from It's Nltah"S anu
then attract, Itself again with incomprehehsib'
| spe,d The big spots which have ii pcared on NE
sun within conparaiively recent time are supposed
10 be the places OF greatest volcanic ACTIVITY lmS
increases the lively interest which Is felt 10y astroho
| n,rs all over the world In the tests 81 Professor
scbaeberles theory which to be made for the hrt
| lime by the author Of that theory with the best IN
.ruments which II Is possible to carry to the out
| ofthc.yay place at which the total eclipse can be-
| seen.
| .T,crc "a this much about my theory" continued
the Professor "f my idea about the conditions In The
| sun are correct I absolutely certain that my
| poon Of what the corona viii look lik" Is also cor
| rect I have mechanically demonstrated tha' iact'
| In other words. II my theory Is correct MO" o"
| what the Photographic plates VIII show
Here the Professor took piece Of paper ana care
fully sketchcd the picture printed herewith Sho"'hs
| HE idea OF what the corona would look Ike"
| "There' he said as he handed over the sketch
" tho photographs do not look practically Ike Thai
| 7 shall he satisfied that my theory Is all wrong II
f. possible that there may he abnormal ACTIVITY vi
| the suns volcanoes In certain places when VIII
change the appearance somewhat bu' III us Ec"''"
ou,l,ne the corona ought to be something like that
| I hive mechanically demonstrated with an apparatus
| which ! made that number OF lines such as w"mu
III. made by these masses OF material being thrown from
| ,hc SIM radiaiing from body like tlr sun. Win
its notion will appear like that, under the cond hs
| Of the run at the time Of II total eclipse
| When the City Of sydney arrived In Panama Bay
on the evening OF February 10. and was within few
mile, OF the anchorage the steamer going SOUTH whic
the Professor had hoped to catch, steamed ont of th
| bay In consequence OF missing this connection he
had TO whit In Panama eight days The writer came
north three days later ana as thr ,r''in o,i',s mr.
| Aspinwall. Professor schacberle called omi ,.,
| II shall be back In June and YOU VIII hear from
| me II | have clear weather. But II l. Is ciondy
The last words lost in the noise made by the
The poin, Of iotallty In the eclipse which takes
ph" "u, go DEGREES south latitude on the coast Of Chill
and running northeast across the Are"n,ih, Republic
sr"1 wren s wH the S wit Of % aa
| Int which is almost too near the ocean to make fair
ey%n m @ travel AT ' oVcrma i S sC or
miles to Cnrizai I'ajo From This place a railroad
rms for short distance further into the interior IL
Freirna. The rest OF the trip Is the most difficult
and dangerous part OF Il. ,,-
civilization behind him aud climbs higher into the
Andes. The Instruments must al be madc into
the place in South America Of the bnrros ana mules
In mountain travel In the northern continent There
are not trails over the mountalns.
one Of the most serious problems which the Pro
fessor Will have to solve IS how TO carry one pec. :"
u TOO much for one llama carry safely over III,
rongh places In which they must travel 50 1t will
way This arraI gcnent Is fraught with danger whcr,
the Journey lies over narrow mountain passes. ard Il
,his one piece. with the animals which carry II
shonld 20 tunl ling down precipcc the expedition
would be- n fnilur'.
Professor schnchcrc Is dependent solely upon hin
| sof I'm experimenting this Journey placing his In
s,rnmrnts and operating them ~ III" critical time h"
rouse he goes the expedition entirely alone. Il
Looked NJ time II the chance Of proving ~
dspro, Ing his theory at this eclipse would BE- lost Il
| Tho astronomer. There not enough money u
| the command 81 the Lick Observatory officials I,
| make the expedition possible. The fact that II l.
| 4. Din IN he of on
| NJ san francisco Knowing Of Professor scharh.rle
wish to go the expedition she supplied the means
nnt .rl,ual lnnru .I.r