The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-31
The TOTAL ECLIPSE.
I" was Decided snccess at Most
or the Places on the Line q,
the Totally.

Washington, Ga. May 29.-The su
cess attending the eclipse obxerv
tions here was highly grstfr,,
i,rof' Alfred +. Burton. in charg. ,
The expedition from the Ma,ssch,
setts institute of Technology. On,
out the following statement At
o'clock:
The weather here was perfec
Latitude 30 degrees ~ minutcs: lon,
1tude, hours 30 minutes IS and two
tenths seconds; G. j.. Hosmer. oh
server. The first contact was nj
nours, minutes, Is $40 secopds In
cal mean time; second contact
hours, Q minutes, 80 $40 seconds tn.
server. The magnetomcter s6o12f
no disturbance In magnetic declina
tion. Seven sketches were made ot
the corona and six photograph,
taken by Harrison W. Smith"
Prof. W. II. Pickering. at the head
OF Yale's expedition, furnished the
following statement
The weather here was perfect and
the observations were entirely salts.
factory. We secured thirty-six plates
with intra-mercnrial apparatus and
thirty-four with thirteen other
cameras. aided by nineteen assistants.
The plates will be developed in Cam
bridge observatory. Visually, with
fivc-inch telescope, the corona re-
senbled that of the so eclipse. Two
large solar protubcrances were noted.
Our polar filaments. six seconds in
diameter, traced the corona about
one degree. The shadow of the moon
OH the sky and shadow bands were
well seen. Venus and Mercury were
conspicuous. The inner corona was
visible in the telescope several sec
onds after tOtality was over. There
was no dark band around the moons
limb during the partial phase and no
detail on the moon during totaity."
Mobile, Ala. May 29.-The eclipse
was a decided success here, though
not entirely total. The sun rose in
a clear sky. but soon thereafter was
covered by clouds OF medium density,
the unSlool like the dull
moon. AS the morning wore on the
clouds lifted, and when the impact
began tho sky was clear. Just before
the highest point Of totality was
reached . light cloud covered tho sun
out the brilliant rays and
making II an ideal spectacle for sight
seers. On tho lower right hand arc
there was point OF light that show
'd with the intensity OF a diamond,
making the effect of large diamond
ring suspended in the sky. The OBJ
server viewed the eclipse from a
point on the bay, two miles south OF
Mobile. The birds went to roost,
he animals in the Monroe park me-
lagerie became restless, and all na-
ure wore weird aspect During
he period of totality stars were visi-
lie almost directly overhead.
Columbus, Ga, May :o.-Columbus
iNo ~ kOOd NICn VI tHt ttIlDf6
Though the sky was partly cloudy.
The line of totality was but seven
niles above the city. All of the OBJ
ervations made were Of n private
haracter. Numbers of parties wen:
o the high hills surrounding he city
nd the street cars took apecial par
les to the parks. Schools and courts
'ere an hour late In converting. and
general holiday was observed. The
,ost distinct and impressive feature
the phenomena was the withdraw
Of the heavy black shadow and the
lighting up of objects I
| its wake. Stars were visible in the
est.
Norfolk, Va, May 29.--The eclipse
as seen here to the very best advant.
ye. Totality began at s:52% and end
l at s:53:59. Observations taken by
dentists from Washington and New ]
ngland observers were most salts
ctory. Totally came with a sud-
.nness that made spectators jump
I'd some women shrek. The planet
ercury WAS plainly visible. Venus I
'uld also be seen. During totality I
Iere was bright ray of light seen :
,out the entire horizon. Lamps had I
be lighted in stores and fireworks n
ere sent up. The Negro population I
came almost frantic, il being their e
lief that the world was coming to I
end. Many took TO the woods. II