The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-29

number about sixty persons. Prof.
Browns headquarters arc ~ Barnes
VILE. Ca The preliminary work. such
as selecting a site, erecting tents and
Installing the Instruments, was In
charge Of Prof. Milton Updegraff. A
carload OF costly and delicate appara-
rus was placed In position. the multitu-
dlnous details were completed and the
assistants drilled to perfection a few
days ago Three large buildings were
erected on 1 prominence at an altitude
Of 1000 feet. A large scaffold was put
UP and \ tent pitched.
Description of the INSTRUMENTS.
In one OF the large buildings is the
polar axis upon which were mounted
various cameras and photographic tel
scopes. The telescope Is revolved
slowly by means of a clepsYdra or
water clock. Two equatorial telescopes
for visual observation OF the corona
were also placed In position in this
building. Upon the scaftold the large
photo heliogrlph with siN-lnch lenses
and forty feet focal length was INSTALL
ed. There Is, OF course, i dark room
where the plates Will be developed and
ON this particular branch OF work de-
peuds the preservation Of the records OF
the all important event. A branch or
this naval observatory party was sta
toned at Griffin. Ca. few miles away
In charge OF Prof. G. A. Hill. Prof..
HHrs temporary observatory Is on the
estate of Georgia's experiment station
farm, two miles and a half from the
center of Griffin. This is also a high
point. Both to the east and the west
the country is open and afforded
splendid view, not only Of the eclipse
itself, but the shadow rs It appeared
from the west could be distinctly seen
for miles. The station was selected
for the express purpose Of making
spectroscopic analysis OF the various
phenomena Of light. In this particular,
the work OF the Griffin station differed
widely from that at GAINESVILLE. The
third government station was located
at Pinehurst, N. C. Prof. A. N. Skim
per was in charge and his work for the
most part was Of the same character as
| that performed by the Griffin observa-
tory.
Splendid STAFF of Observers.
Prof. Skinner has been on the ground
for two weeks or more. his chief work
being to superlntend the erection of one
Of the largest cameras ever construct
cd. This station is manned by five
| members OF the observatory stan and a
number Of distinguished specialists.
among them Or. Chase, OF Yale. The
eclipse station OF the Cabot Observable
ry was located at Sloan, Ca The
PARTY was sent out from the home Of
the observatory, Oakland, Cala.. by
Prof, James Dalber, noted aStTono-
ner of San Francisco. and members OF
the Royal Astronomical Society of Lon
don. Prof. Charles Burckhalter Is in
charge OF the party.
The permanent staff of the Yerkes
observatory of the University Of Chi
caFo, located their station at Wadesbo-
70, n. c., with Prof. Edward q. Bar
nard in charge. Prof. Barnard placed
In position the magnificent photograph
lc telescope Of sIx-Inch aperture and
focal length OF sIxty-two feet. This
telescope is capable Of producing pic
lures from sixteen to twenty inches In
diameter. A delicate apparatus for meas
urlng the heat radiation Of the corona
was also set up.
Massachusetts Institute Of Technoio-
gy sent delegation in charge Of Prof
A. H. Burton.
Prof. w. H. Pickering directed the
party sent out by Harvard. He was
assisted by j. r. Edmunds and ]. r.
AtwelI. of the same institution.
Blue Hill observatory, Boston, sent
out A. L. Rotsch and party. Their
work was confined to meteorological
observations. study and record of the
shadow bands and the velocity OF the
eclipse wind.