The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-12

rar4s nj the solar corona simultaneously
dnfit9 y initial eclipse of the sun. W "
To be hoped that this time nature Win be
ii.isfer than she WIS when Prof. Burck-
haftaf enaeavorfd to use these same In
geHlGns instruments In Japan dufing the
llst eclipse, and Was foilsd hy the sky
hslng covered with impenetrable pau
at the critical moment.
Provided another unlocked for veil Is
not drawn over the scene on January y,
the scientists gathered In India viii have
ample time To view the eclipse It's dura-
ton will be two minutes. and the exact
time af the occurrence ! p, IN. Moreover.
there viii be "A wide range of country
frnffi which 30 select ores post of OH
servation. The eclipse viii be total along
n tract OF land some eighty miles Ia width,
and passing right across India In north
eaht direction from bombay "a Darjee-
ling. or, 20 be more exact. starting from
the west coast little below Bombay
and entering The Himaiayas a little west
OF nar5scilEg. This zone Of totally Is
crossed by the Indian railway system 1t
eight different places.
In total eclipse the weather is the
crest factor To- ha considered. IL Is use
lees uYaking she most extensive prepare
lions With the utmost care and diligence
II at the last moment had weather Is 20
intervene and totally eclipse the total
eclipse. With regard. however 10 the
eclipse of next January. that month Ia
usually 50 favorable lu india that
may ~ almost certain 81 experiencing
a cloudsess say nn along The zone of to-
taitty texcrpt perhaps near the Hlmalav-
ISL ana this fact has been definitely as
certainsd by series of oaserva lions made
aionH this zoaa hy the meteorological de-
paftment Of The Indian government R1t
Il world ho iniuisrions for Observers 20
take up thvif Positions quite close in the
sea. heeause however cioua.0ss ine sky
may ha al ordinary times 1T tle actual
moment Of eclipse haze IS likely 20 be
formed in the sky over pgaces AGAR The
ceast owing 20 the sudden fan OF tenn
prratnFe II IS wall 20 remcsNher that she
sun Will he partially ccl0psed for quite
an hour before the hsSinuiug of tulafitv
consequently there viii be great fali cf
Temperatures cat tFs, slow. then very sud-
DEM. which will tend t. pfaelpitate what
ever naossture there may b. i'm the air
To view this eclipse she Indian govern
meut and several astronomical societies
have arranged 10 occnpv all convenient
sposs along the whole lac az totaIItv.
wherever flge railway system interSactS
this line, They viii witness sight which
few Mon have been privileged 90 See 4
total eclipse ~ the sun IS one af tbs, most
stup.sndouS most sublime, ana most ave-
inspiring spec'acles THAI ttte eve ~ man
can heheid: AND nature. sc II - impress
tisi5sn Us the grandeur ~ her beauty nfts
tnT veii from beferr the oor8erland ana
permits us a glimpse Of the unknown
realtns ~ creation bat too seldom and
Tor ;oo gRNasitory moments total
eclipse eecnrs in any given spo' ~ 80
Garth 80t oggE IN many Centuries ard
sVen then a thousand ami gre casualties
cften rob the spectators ~ she YanGeyl-fsr
spectacle. As the dark shadow az eae
snoeu steals over she face og lhe sam me
distant l4ndsc8pe gyows 3imrecr and
Sta1a,es IN tAc hcyssou wiih an ashy pale
ne@s aWd wrlFi '-dim rel.1soas uxht"
Surrounds us. un az last. Ike tha rush.
tpE 81 macy waters. the moon sNeeY,s
cTer the pntfye sun ans en&hrnH1s the
vassh tn , p&a ~ darkness Some r IS
haTe. p.gbsps stood cu 8 ieftv h5R and.
seca Tar away the srryn rr5sS SsYcrchln-
NeaeAth IA igs a wtie ssnaFse ana sasyse
STsst river Winding its way ever the
fek{s nke a silver stresak. chen stl.s.4yy, IL
lark c1ot8si swept Nast the sur ana the
coming shadow east GA the kFys.af'-
fs>aina "a over fi@'d AnH rfveY ard noun
tssn. - Il * WITH a gofai esel9nss,. ta3t
Jh@ shadow st the n1RoEs travels over tNs
EARN with FAR more impressive veto,-
Hys ara gke ensuing ssf SY,ess Is far
more Intense.
What siSA Is sAere 20 - sssor JcSs 49,
fsre She moment - saty-Ntsen the
ecrana - almost lowering IN s8xAt--xss.s-
3ensv right supsss ths moon shooting cur
lnie the surrounding darkness. apr.aa-
Ia lsaxss. Their appearance varies In