The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-06-07

while around II glowed the dazzling
white Of the inner corona, blending
with the pearly hue Of the streamers
Of the outer corona.
These streamers extended outward
In the direction OF Venus, which
was on the other side of the sun.
Only the planets Mercury and Ven
as. and Castor, the bright star In
Gemini, were visible during the time
of totality.
We made arrangements to observe
the shadow bands, which rippled
across a white sheet about one mo-
ment before totality, during totality
and immediately after totality.
They presented the appearance OF
ripping waves, from one inch to
two inches broad and from two to
three inches between the waves.
Their progressive motion was north
east, and their direction northeast
and southeast.
Just before totality bats could be
seen circling through the air, seek
ing places of shelter, small birds
sought refuge in the tree tops, chick
ems went to roost and cattle brayed.
The wind was about miles an hour
from the south, and just before to-
tality the temperature dropped sew
eral degrees. Under direction Of
Chief Moore of the local weather
bureau, special observations were
made from till 1O:l5 O'Clock at in
tervals of fifteen minutes. Shortly.
before, during and after totality,
five-minute observations were taken
in full, including all elements of the
atmosphere, to determine il the
eclipse affected the weather and in
what particular, pressure, temper
ature, dew point, humidity, vapor
pressure, winds and clouds.
The Hartford Scientific society
made arrangements to observe the
total eclipse of the sun from the roof
of the Monticello hotel, the highest
building in Norfolk. There were
about sixty persons In the party and
the names included those Of Judge
Oliver Wendell Holmes of Massa-
chusetts, Prof. w. w. Goodwin of
Harvard, Miss Sarah T. Whiting,
professor of astronomy at Wellesley
college, and Mrs. j. 9. Whiting of
Whitingsville, who gave the new
Wellesley observatory.
A large number of the party are
connected with educational institu-
tions of Massachusetts and Con-
necticut. The party made special
ty of recording the times of occur
renee of the various phenomena
very accurately.
Lewis w. Ripley of Hartford, who
was in charge, had devised scheme
for recording time by photography,
which he considers we'll nigh perfect.
He expected to record the time
positively within two-fifths of sec.
ond. This is not by estimating parts
of the second, but by photographing
the movements of hand which in
dicates flfths of second. Members
Of the party tried to photograph the
elusiye shadow bands.
The dispatch boat Dolphin, with
the presidential party aboard, an
chored off Lambert's point, where
Mr.. ana Mrs. Mckinley and the
balance Of the party vi we'd the
eclipse. They were bOuntlf ul ly
Supplied with smoked glasses and
telescopes. The Dolphin sailed
later for Hampton Roads and will
return to Washington tonight.
The National Geographical society
of Washington came on special
steamer. Prof. Simon Newcomb in
troduced Prof. Graham Bell, presi-
dent of the society, who made an ad-
dress, explaining the eclipse and
giving suggestions for amateur OBJ
servers. A few remarks were made
by Chief Moore of the weather bureau
and DIR. Edward Everett Hale of
Boston. In the party was Congress-
man Grosvenor of Ohio.
During the eclipse steamers and
other vessels were decorated with
bunting and flags, and whistles were
blown during totality in honor of
this great event. The different sci
entiflc expeditions leave the city this
evening after experiencing In every
case splendid success.