The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-01
intermediate exposures for intermedi-
ate plates"
AT wINNSBORO.

this state. today. At the Leander-Mc-
Cormick observatory Of the university
of Virginia, in charge of Professor
Stone, ten plates We're exposed with
the forty-foot camera The corona was
observed usually by telescope The
general charter of the. corona was the
same as that usually seen at times of
minimum sun spot activity, consisting
or two equatorial wings in which the
hlaments were more nearly radial than
in the case of the eclipse of 1878. though
the polar filaments were longer than
In that eclipse. No relation between
the filaments and the individual pro-
tuberancy could be detected, though
this point was carefully studied.
A number of smaller cameras were
mounted on polar axis for studying
the extent OF the outer corona With
one of these a color screen was used
for studying the distribution of coro-
MUM about the sun.
AT the Rutgers college station,
twenty photographs were secured at
varying times of exposure.
The most singular feature was the
visibility of the corona after totality
was over, the complete outline of the
moon being distinctly seen for about
five seconds projected on the corona
as a back ground.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS AT
WADESBORO.
Wadesboro, n. c., May 2S.-The sci
|entlhc men OF America and England,
who have been located here for weeks
past in preparation for the eclipse of
the sun, were blessed with perfect
conditions for their work
Professor Young. of Princeton, OBJ
served specially for the green line of
the spectrum, due to unknown gas
known as 'coroniur." but at the crit
ical moment his sight failed and the
opportunity was lost.
Rev. Mr.. Quinby, of Berwyn, near
Philadelphia, was observer for sun
spots.
Professor II. H. Clayton, of Blue
Hills meteorological observatory took
the change in temperature. The rec
ord shows a fall of and a rise of Is
degrees.
Professor j. B. Colt, of Boston,
watching the corona and protuberances
Settled one very important matter;
that IS, that there We're no white
prominences in this particular eclipse.
Professor Colt is satisfied that the re-
suit of today's observations will be a
better knowledge of the corona and the
heat radiation from the different parts
of the corona and that scientists will
learn more of the form and direction
of the curvature of the corona stream
erS.
The totality lasted, according to Pro-
feSSor Colt, seven seconds less than
had been calculated, but this. he says,
is not surprising. 1t only demonstrates
that scientists are not perfectly sure
of all the elements of the moon and
that the motions of the planets can be
computed with higher accuracy than
those of the moon.
All the plates were packed for ship
ment to Washington where they will
be developed.
Professor Langley is confident of i'm
portant and satisfactory results.
SUCCESS OF THE OBSERVERS AT
TRIPOLI.
Tripoli, May 2S-The eclipse expedi-
tion under Professor Todd, of Amherst
college, completed successful observa-
tfonS with twenty telescopes, including
a 24-inch telescope. The corona was
seen for SO seconds and was an exact
Duplicate of that of January, 1889, COM
pletely confirming the eleven years
period of the corona variation with the
sun spots. The weather was splendid.
A GRUESOME SIGHT AT OLD
POINT.
Newport News, May 2S-The total
eclipse of the sun was viewed here
and at Old Point Comfort under me-
teorOlogic conditions which the as
tronomers pronounced perfect. Thou
sands of people from various parts of
the country f1ocked to the Virginia pc
ninsula- Scientists. members Of the fac
ult1eS of half score Of institutions of
learning, fellows of the National Geo.
graphic Survey and representatives of
the Smithsonian Institute, touched
elbows with statesmen, tourists and
sightseers on the piers and other points
of vantage, looking out upon the
waters of Hampton Roads and Chesa-
peake bay.
Totally began at S:53 o'clock. The
scene on the water front at Old Point
during the brief period of time that
the king day had his face behind the
mantle of the pale goddess of night,
was weired and impressive. A few
moments before the sun passed into
absolute obscurity, while the shadows
We're gathering thick upon the white
sands, a corpse was thrown upon the
beach in front of one of the big hotels
by an incoming billow. The ghastly
lobject splashed directly under the eyes
of group of observers.
In the party that witnessed the
lgruesome contribution of the sea to the
shore were a number of ladies, several
of whom almost swooned away at the
spectacle. 1t proved to be the corpse
lof William McGlone, who was drowned
in the bay last Thursday while fishing.
The astronomical event of the CEN
ttury passed of most satisfactorily for
the observers at this point of the
of totality, the phenomena bringing to
the face of nature grandeur most
beautiful and inspiring.
The period of totality was longer
than was expected-long enough in
fact, to permit observers to take in all
of the beauty of the corona and then
Ito glance around at the landscape and
notice the effect. The water presented
a gloomy picture and low down next
to the earth there was touch of red.
(which resembled a sunset
SCIENTISTS AT. GAINESVILLE.
| GA, SUCCESSFUL.
| Savannah, Ga, May 2S.-The Morn
ing News has the following special
| from Professor Otis Ashmere, of the
naval observatory party, at Barnes
willie, Ga:
THE great total eclipse of the sun
passed off today on schedule time un-
der the most favorable conditions and
the hearts of the astronomers are
HAPPY with the hope that the results
will prove a great contribution to as
Economical science.
1.-The first contact was observed by
Professors Hill. of the naval obSerya-