New-York tribune., 1895-12-06

THE SCHOONER YACHT CORONET STARTS
FOR JAPAN.
xuE Is LADEN WITH ASTRONOMICAL INSTEV-
MENrs FROM AMHERST COLLEGE AND
PROFESSOR TODD WILL OBSERVE
TIE EcIL?s.. OF TIE sIH
OK AUGUST

OK AUGUST ..
Tn. scboon.r vacht Coronet. owned by Arthur c.
1o,,es of To o. Park-ave New-York. left Teoo =
basin at Twenty thrd-st. Brooklyn. last night ".'h
the astronomical apparatus 10 De used N me Am
herst College eclipse expedition to Japan sio"eu
away IN it, hold ana cabin. FOE several "eeN'
Professor David p Todd. o' Amherst VINO j. IN
charge Of the expedition. has been collecting ana
e,,nerlnferd,ng The packing away OF over ton or
astronomical appliances all OF which VII be needed
for a complete observation Ot the total r'IPSr 81
the sun which VIII take place on August - l'''
Professor Todd is expert ON me SUBJECT OK
..iinse. and has several times before travelled
nearly ,he entire distance around thr slo"r 10 H"Ne
observations on the interesting Phenomena Inc
ep,,re expense Of this expedition VIII be borne oy
Arthur G. james. an Amherst graduate Ok lss'' anu
q son u - Wills James. one or the BoIiH Oh
Trustees OF the college. Mr.. James gives tHe u7r
OF bl. Yacht to Professor Todd and mas instructor
The professor 10 spare no expense IN assuring '"e
complete success OF the trip and observations ''e
entire credit of winch VIII be gwen 10 A"'''' ~
Colleges Astronomical department.
The Coronet sailed in command OF Captain Z. e..
Crosby and Mate Marshall g. Gilbert WI" d
crew o. fourteen men. on - long trIp arouhu AP"
Horn 20 San Francisco. The yacht has nrN-r De-
fore been used for such al extended and venture
some voyage
She E. the largest schooner yacht in the Nee OF
the N-w-York Yacht CLUB and has frequently Dr7h
conepicuous in the yacht clubs cruises bu J. va
seriously doubted a. first whether she WOulI meet
IN. requirements of H.. long trip. X has hreh
found however. that when put Ia "-hipsnape 4o'
The tr.v she q. fully capable o. meeting every re-
,llremeat for The expedition. Professor TOO" say >
that sn- is not only able To carry ali the HS
,,.nts bat her cabins In every respect aihP'-
e,r the erterlr.se Professor Todd mas sent on hef
,,,r. atuaratus than he ever before used on q 'n-
iia, frin Mate Gilbert told Tribune r-por''i Sf9
crlsv that the trip around Cape Horn 10 San an
|isr1 vil TAX, from - 10 days. As soon a. lAr
co-,u., reaches san Francisco Nj James ana l"-
.ssor Todd VII h- informed by telegraph anc lHry'
vci,h Mrs James auu Mr.. Todd. "i-i a tIt a'iYr7
the continent san Frdur'sf' ON atilui' ~"
n5rtv Viii sai I'D Honolulu. and then 3D. Japan me
iue ~ rsr eclipse wi! be through NO'tH AZ,
Nova Zelnbl4 and Northern Japan D"ihs 10 ne
dirHcutv and dangers OF sailing IN the noitn ST''7
a. thar time o. The year. Professor Iodn ta7 '' =
..lej 10 set up his station on ne niue lst'"I o..
yezo north % Japan. inhabited by the Amos, d
raDe which it Is believed IL ilentica WIN ur ~
rieine- According 10 a handbook reccntI( "rttlrh
b} Nrs Todd on "rOtai r E'lp-es U! the sun. me
eese VIII begin at 80 O'Clock on me afternoon o.
,n.tfist q ana Viii last four hours The corona VII
b- visible. only about three minutes while inc
fotalfV lasts Although the party VIII reach japan
,sr!y in the summer II T. not pfobibt ,hdt ~, -"
etrtments can be- put in place ana nl'rly adJ'Ste
FOR the delicate ODserNatloh- man! "aSS "'-'-' ''
eclipse takes place. . -, t-..
Tha Coronet will not reach her New-iork home
ON fhe return voyage FOR more than year, atttr
tr,ycling over l7Wo miles. She has had ne"
mast and steel rigging put III, anG j. IN iae
hest possible condition 10 Withstand FOush "ratHv
although Mate Gilbert says mat hr hoIrs 10 set
around the Horn before heavy "eathei sr'' III
there.
RECEPTION OF THE REPuBl4CAN UNION.