The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20

Norway and Japan In is@ have
been most amply atanesI for ~
- ias.s. The whsse MAJ s,ls pie
nosnenog has been Witnessed IN
SKY undimrlnd by the lsl.tssg trace -
cloud. In the history OF Astronomical
science there aas never been an eclipse
On which the observers we're favored With
ouch completely pncheauerea saeeezs at
- large q number OF statIonz or which
vas so fully satisfactorily oSs@Esesl- Tae
Is.le parry. TO which my husband and 1
Wee attached. Took up ffssr places is the
ohSeFsifg butts on January - about III
O'clock. and got into final readiness for
tlie great event. The ssrUgise,ugtst OF our
raost considerate host. iAeag. b. q. Morris
assistant commissioner for the Ansraf,tl
District Of Befar. had secured that no cae
wsA within sight 81 us eAcept three or
four policemen. mho guarded the aY-
pfoaches 10 our station. To the south
our living camp was partly seen amid
ssaS pretty grove Of samarias and tsaaag >
trees which sheltered IT. % The southeast
the white walls ~ the house Of the wiz
Iage patel sisaming through another
grove marked whsre the village stse.f
stood. north and west the Iavel fesax
ct cotton and lagari were void III 81 sim
Gle huEnaE being. Perfectly secluded sad
event.
Mr.. Smith. the occupant OF the mss~
~--.1r.y or CuF hats warned rs Of the
comm suesment CT the eclipse az MAE fIn-
ute bsfogs noon, when the frRf ssght IN
dentatiGn appeared on the southwest limb
of the sun The hour and hasf thar
followed seemed 10 pass wish exceeding
slownesa. Gradually the dark moon erspt
over the bright face III the sun, and as
n advanced
fae san-inoreased In zppesi4sn from
the effect af iEradistson~- that &sfs s3Ight
have been forgiven If a n5mentary fear
had seizad one that the statement circu-
lated by the Brahmin~ among the natives
was correct. and that ill. eclipse would
not be quite total after all. The moon.
however. kept on her way, and az tha
eclipse drew near 10 fullness seemed 10
quicken her pace TIE brighter cotors
faded from the landscape. The sky beca nae
iesden. the grass and trees turned 10 Ink.
and the intense heat Of .ha sariier morn
inG gave way To what the travellers from
England at least regarded as a refreshing
eoclnesx. Then the event came on apace
The last thin crescent cf sunlight melted
away ut either horn. a few nne giobuses
OF light fought FOR an instant against the
approaching darkness. We're swallowed up
the shadow swept lip and covered Us, ana
the eclipse was compisfe.
There. high In mid-heaven stood the
sun. "tssrnsd into darkness but crowned
In that very moment Of defeat with a
rev and wonderful radiance The pearl
Hight of the corona shone on, serene ana
rteadfast. II IL curious In read Ira thu.
earlier descriptions 90 eeiipSes that the
corona SEEMED 20 "turn suund like fire.
work or catherine wheel" There was no
hint or flicker or motion in the calm. uu-
wavering light which aow shona down
upon Va, From oas poInt If v.ew, The
eclipse was less Impressive a. a mere
spectacle than usual less impressive even
tAsn tina cloud hidden eclipse of August
fSass The darkness was vaty sligh;
Judging from recolectlons OF the .isScrlp-