Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-28
Helped Ocular Examination.

IheN were not thlck, however ana owing
10 this characteristic they were an aid
rather than an obstacle to the Observers
who were minus smoked glass as they per-
mitted the sun to be seen perfectly without
its glare being hurtful. The clouds, again,
were fitful in their floating and every min
ute or two opened to let the sun have full
sway, and during these intervals the pho
t graphers, professional and anateur-and
thousands of lenses and sensitive plates
were used by housands-snapped their
shots the result of which will be looked for
with much anxiety. This will be especially
true of the amateurs, as celestial discover
les of 9 most important character have been
made by those who are generally termed
sometimes play photographers
American GOodfeIIowship.
When the offce-going crowds took pos
sion of the streets shortly after o'clock
the moon was we'll advanced on its course
across the sun, and everywhere groups as
sembled and watched the phenomena.
American goodfelowship characterized the
crowds. The posseSsor of piece of smoked
glass shared its use with all corners. and
more fortunate ones who had opera glasses
did the same. AT the period of greatest
observation, few minutes before Q o'clock,
the clouds We're broken and the view unin-
terrupted. AT that time the visible part of
the sun resembled the smallest sort Of n
new moon, and the shadow effect of the
foliage was indescribably soft ana beauti-
full.
Some Were Scared.
a considerable portion of the very young
and very old colored population We're given
pronounced fits OF the "trimbles'' when the
sun began to lose its usual size Some be-
lioved the world was comm to a enc,
sho','' and others were equally certain
that "jedgmen' day was at hand.
one old colored deacon tried to reassure a
group Of terrorzed neighbors.
Dis var, he declared. convincingly,
ain muffin but err clips oh. de sun. dass
all. De mune dun git offn hits cOse an
dun git mix up twiX de yearf an de sun.
an dat makes all dis var c'moshun. Hit
d1lz datter erway ebry hunnerd yeers. wen
er moo Gentry begin. an dis var terday
probes dat the 400 Gentry begin lass New
Yoer's day, jess laik | dun tole yer den.
spite er all sputin odderways. Dey won't
be none mex var. No sub. dey won't
To some of his hearers this wisdom was
solacing, but one tall, angular, very black
woman. who looked like the epitome of
Geath-bed repentance, declined to be COM
forted
"Oh, OH she moaned, "sabe me frum de
wlaff oh de Lawd an 1 sins mo-; sins
no mo-
Susie done carry on laik dat Wen her
man wuz sick remarked colored indi-
vidual in an aside, AN den after he gifts
well she dun pity nigh beat de head off n
him wild err 'tater masher.''
Gratifying Reports.
The officials of the naval observatory here
received dispatches from their working
parties at Pinehurst. n. c., and GAINESVILLE,
Ga, Immediately after the eclipse of the
sun this morning. stating that the observa-
ticns at these two points We're entirely sat
isfactory. The weather was clear. the in
struments worked well and the entire pro-
gram of observations was carried through
without hitch. No further details were
given.
Track of Total Eclipse.
The track of the total eclipse of the sun
today this continent crossed northern
Mexico and passed northeasterly across
the United States from New Orleans to
Norfolk. There will also be total eclipse
In western Portugal and Algiers and the
end will be at sunset in the region of the
Red sea. Astronomers and sightseers from
all over this country and various parts of
Europe are at points on the path of the
total shadow to make observations, and the
indications are that with fair weather there
will be more complete and valuable obser-
vations of this eclipse than of any former