Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-01-05
ALL WANT TO SEE 1T.
Great Nations to Be Represent
ed at the Eclipse of the Sun


While the sun will not be en-
tirely obscured in New York, il
will be darkened to such an ex>
tent as to make an interesting
spectacle.
The line of total eclipse will
pass through the Southern
States from Virginia to Louis,
lana.
Ali the noted astronomers OF
this co. ntry as we'll as those in
all the universities of the Old
World, are already making ar
rangements to observe the daz-
cling spectacle.
The governments of Great
Britain, Germany, France and
Austria have notified the United
States that they will send to this
country observation parties to
note the phenomena of the total
eclipse.
Our own government is max
ing extensive arrangements both
to receive and entertain the
scientists from abroad as well
as to note III behalf of the scien-
fists Of this country the spect-
acle Of an eclipse which occurs
in its own territory.
The House Committee on APP
propriations has reported favor
ably an item of $1,000 IN the
urgency deficiency bill to defrsy
the expenses of the observation
of the total eclipse of the sun.
OF this amount S. 900 is for the
Smithsonian Institute and SIS,
600 for the United States Naval
Observatory.
President Mckinley, Secretary
Gate and Secretary Wilson have
asked Congress to hasten the
passage of the appropriation in
order that the money asked for
may be available in time for the
purpose intended.
Speaking of the matter Cap>
tain c. H. Davis, U. S. N, sup
erintendent of the naval obser>
vatory, says: This eclipse is
visible at Washington only as a
partial eclipse. The path of to-
tai eclipse passes through New
Orleans, Mobile, Raleigh and
Norfolk. It is necessary to select
observing stations at several
points on this line to which pro-
perly equipped parties from this
observatory may be assigned.
The instruments used in observ-
ing the transit of Venus in IS
"a and 1882 are available for
this work.
1t is unnecessary to dilate on
the Importance of the work.
The United States has usually
co~operated with other parties
in such observations. Foreign
parties representing their own
governments will be in this
csuntry, and it is desirable that
the United States should not be
behind hand in an astronomical
event which occurs in its own
territory
Professor Willis L. Moore,
chief of the government Weath>
er Bureau, has had prepared I'M
der his direction elaborate SUR
veys Of the sky for determining
its probable cloudiness along the
shadow path of the eclipse in
the United States.
These observations were made
by Professor Frank Bigelow,
who says:
THE total eclipse of the sun
which is to occur May 2S next is
of special interest to the people
of the United States because of
its unusually convenient place
of happening in the Fast Gulf
aud Middle Atlantic States.
The cities Of New Orleans,
Montgomery, Raleigh
and Norfolk all lie within the
shadow path of totality, and this
is certainly one of the most uni>
que conditions possible, as it will
enable thousands OF persons to
see that most wonderful spect
ac1e Of astronomy, the solar
corona.
"The track of the totality of
he eclipse begins On the Pacific
Ocean west of Mexico at sunrise,
rends due eastward over Mexico