The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
4 DIS(OvtRER OF COMETS.
Some Scientific Achievements Of
Prof. Lewis Swift.

Among the men who have achieved
fame In the world. and whom Rochester
claims as one OF her favored sons. II
Prof. Lewis Swift He has recsived more
medals for his discoveries In astronomy
than any other scientist In the world
prof swift. now in California. is in the
city visiting his sister. Mrs. Gordinier.
and his niece, Mrs. A. - Mott, OF sts
State street.
prof. swift IL known by all of the older
residents Of Rochester. he having dis-
covered many nebulae and some comets
whte IN this city. He tells with great
deaf OF pride that his hrst oiscoses,es
were made with a small telescope on tns
TOP Of "Duffy's cider MIL, on VIZ
Cor those frst discoveries. and he prizes
thase more than those received later IN
Ne ST was a spiritual place. ne saia,
with A laugh zone ought 10 uisS"su
prot swift aftyrward continued MS
work in the Warner observatory. on nss'
avenue. to the profit Of the whole S,ro.
nomicai world. In April, lSs. ne ~
pnchaster and took his telescope, wnlcn
- now the nth largest In the United
S..,as 70 the Lowe observatory. on
NAM, Fcho. in the San Gabriel. noun
.a,rs near Pasadena. Cal. He values
NJ ,sIeseone. without tho mountings,
=, a, ooo. the object glass alone being
worth ssOoo. and the spectroscope si'vp.
the Lowe observatory Is a.7oo Feet ABOVE
the level of the sea. and Is fesstaeu ~
,,nnoniral observations. While on MOUNT
Echo he has discovered six comets. OF
r.h.ch soe recognition has been MADE. ans
800 oshars which he did not announce
,,.bas. latter two were discovered IN ths
daytime. close together. and very near
the sun. ,a
~ saw one with the naked eye. saan
the professor, 'and the other with sm.n
tsIescone I might have received meos1s
80 ,hsse hut ala not apply for them.
THE rule Is that the newly discoveries
ro,oat must be seen by one other per-
son. ana IL Is a good rule. too
III discovered at the Lowe observatory
atyo s11 uebulae He has not waieheu
the heavens. very much during ths tss'
year and a half. as he says ina, ms sse-
sight has been falling. That Is ne. ~
cnnmant ..ln a man OF my youth. Tor
IN All my nfe I nave had hut nineteen
hly,haavs" He did no; explain this
seemIngiy remarkable statement. nnt the
sxnlanation Is contained In any crsditanse
h.oxraphy. which gives ;hs birthday OF
Pref. Swift as February ~
Mount Echo II favoriie mountain re-
sort Ia California Near AU@ ~@@Nt
"a A large hotel, whose guests ssfs en-
t,ftAinea every night by Prof swift VINO
took great delight In answering thsir
questions and giving them pegs al eth-
e- worlds. short time ago there was
a IRE IN this hotel and Prof swift barely
.x-aped the flames. carrying bis vaiueo
medals IA his fight, He has discoveries
IN all aft.en comsts snd i.so neoniae.
hut three less than the worfs greatest
Astronomer str william Hsrsehsi
For his discoveries he now Possesses
nine medals. a larger number than any
other astronomer In the world he has
these medals with him. and takes no iittle
pyise IN showing them to his frisnos.
Three OF them are from tins Imperiai
Academy Of Science. q Austria They
are large medals % solid gold. each bear
inx the nansa 81 thn Imperial academy
ana thar Of Herr Lewis Swift" 10 whom
,hey were awarded for the discovery OF
I'm second comet IN is7T. the frst In ISIS
ara the second In 1872. He also has four
gold medals from the Astronomical So
cicty OF the Pacific. medal founded By
Joseph A. Donohoe IN 1880. This medal
Is uiven to every diseoverer of comet
nns Cor each comet discovered The four
awarded 10 Prof swift were for the dis
coyery OF comets on March G. isS1. Auxlst
d. 1855: April u. 1854. and March .. fA9.
one OF his medals 10 that founded By
ArA Gwilt who left nonsy fer medals 70