New-York tribune., 1900-05-28
TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE.
MANY GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY
STATIONS IN THE SOUTH.
tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

lBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
Washington, May 27-To-morrow's eclipse will
be observed by trained men throughout it's entire
pathway the United States Along the
track of the shadow from New Orleans to Nor
folk parties from the great universities and OBJ
servatories OF the country strung on almost
every hilltop. Around Norfolk the amateur OBJ
servers clustering as thick bees, num-
ber Of excursions from the North having this
point for their destination
The Government parties are back in the noun
tains of North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama
where there is less chance for cloudy weather
than along the coast at Norfolk. Professor
Langley, of the Smithsonian Institution. has sta
toned himself with Professor z. G. Hale. Of the
Yerkes Observatory and with a dozen assistant
astronomers. at wadesboro. N. c. The Smith
sonian party has been drilling and getting in
readiness for to-morrow's work for nearly a
month. The great 135-foot Photographic tee-
scope which will take a 80 by 80 inch picture
OF the eclipse is in place and ready for busi-
ness. With this it is expected that the lost
star Vulcan which is supposed TO exist some
where near the planet Mercury, will be photo
graphed, and will appear on the plate when
developed.
Another American party of observation will
take its stand at Tripoli, in North Africa The
results Of the observations by the Government
TripoI, where the astronomers viii not be called
upon to bring their telescopes into play until
o'clock in the afternoon.
Telescope and polarscopic work will be done
by the Weather Bureau party at Newberry
n. c. Professor Frank Bigelow and Professor
Cleveland Able will have this work in charge
and expect, IN addition to regular observations,
to obtain meteorological data of value.
The Naval Observatory has three corps Of
ment at Pinehurst, N. c.. and at Barnesville
and Griffin. Ga These are under the general
direction of Professor S. J. Brown of the
Observatory, and from their work the main
portion Of the Government report will be made
up. Professor Brown will not, however, rely
entirely upon the directly under him for
material in his official compilation on the eclipse
He is cooperating with nearly every party in
the field this work
THE MAIN GOVERNMENT PARTY.
The main party from the Observatory and the
one that will make the greatest number of in
teresting observations is the at Ptnehurst
On account OF the large number of astronomers
from Johns Hopkins University who are assist
ing IN the work there this party has been de-
scribed in dispatches as the Johns Hopkins ex-
pedition- AS matter of fact, it is in direct
charge of Professor A. n. Skinner and Messrs.
Observatory. These men are being assisted in
their work. however. by Messrs. Ames, Dorsey,
Gilbur. Parsons and Wood Of Johns Hopkins
and by Professor Chase of Yale.
At GAINESVILLE Professor NJ Updegraff and
Messrs. See, Hill, Litteu and Peters Of the Naval
Observatory, are in charge. Professor Lord of
the Ohio State University, and Professor POsh !
of Bayport r. l., are assisting in the work
The work for the Naval Observatory at Griffin |
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the University of Virginia, who is assisted by !
Professor Mitchell. Of Columbia University, and |
Messrs. Jewell. of Johns Hopkins. and Crew |
Tatnan and Dinwiddle, of Northwestern Uni |
versitv.
The first observation station along the line |
of the eclipse where professional observers are |
in charge is that at Union Springs, Ala. OBJ |
servations will be made here by d party under
Professor F L. O. wadsworth, from the Allie
gheny Observatory. Next along the line is the
party from the Lick Observatory at Thomaston
Ga. in charge Of Professor ". W. Campbell, and
certain number of the observations made by
him viii be undertaken in cooperation with the
work Of Professor Langley, at Wadesboro.
Other parties that are established in Georgia
are those from the Rensselaer, Polytechnic In !
stitute, Of Troy, Forsythe; the party from
Chabot Observatory, under Professor Charles /
Burckhalter, al Union Point; from the Massa- |
fessor a. E. Burton; from Harvard University
under Professor W. H. Pickering. and from
Bluehiu Observatory. under Professor A. l. !
Rotch, at Washington, Ga
BRITISH ASTRONOMERS HERE.
The Rev. ]. NJ. Bacon has charge Of a party !
for the British Astronomical Association and |
is located with Professor c. A. Young and the |
Princeton party at Wadesboro. n. c. Profess |
sor Mary w Whitney. of vassar College, has |
IN charge a corps of astronomical students at |
Pinehurst N. C A party from Trinity College |
N C. is situated in the mountains Raleigh |
at the town Of Durham.
The purely scientific observations at Norfolk /
Va are in charge of a party under Professor [
Winslow Upton, of Brown University, but il is |
here that the amateur observer will be es- |
peciaIIy in evidence. On account of the fact |
that the eclipse lasts longer at Norfolk than |
at any point in the United States, and because !
Of its accessb biity, 1t is the Mecca of many /
the amateur astronomers is President McKin- !
ley, who sailed on the Dolphin in order TO be |
on the ground.
This evening large party, consisting Of some
three hundred members Of the National Geo /
graphical Society left Washington on a char
tered steamer. IN charge was Professor Alex /
ander Graham Bell. who is president Of the /
society. Among those VINO accompanied him /
We're Professor Simon Newconb, General A W. !
Greely, Professor Willis Moore, W. J. McGee /
venor. Professor Frisbee, F. H. Newell, A. w. |
Wines. a. J. Henry, Charles J. Bell and Marcus |
Baker.
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