The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-28

ter as that performed by the Griffin OBJ
servatory. Prof. Skinner has been on
the ground for two weeks or more, his
chief work being to superintend the
erection of one of the largest cameras
ever constructed. This station is
manned by five members of the obser-
VatOry staff and a number Of distin-
guished specialists. among them Dr.
Chase of Yale. The eclipse station of
the Cabot observatory was located at
Sloan, Ga The party was sent out
from the home of the observatory, Oak
land, Cal, by Prof. James Dalber, a no
ted astronomer of San Francisco and
member of the Royal Astronomical So
ciety of London. Prof. Charles BurCk-
halter, in charge of the party went or
iginally to Union Point. Ga, where he
hoped to be in the line of totality while
availing himself of the record given the
little town that is the greatest number
of clOudleSS days at this time of the
year of any place in the United States.
Arriving at Union Point Prof. Burck-
halter found, however, that he was sew
eral miles from his desired location and
he moved across to Sloan where his in
StrumentS We're put in position.
The permanent staff of the Yerkes OBJ
servatory of the University Of Chicago,
located their station at WadesborO, N
c. with Prof. Edward E Barnard in
charge. A carload of instruments and
equipment reached WadesborO early in
the month. Prof Barnard placed in pO-
sitiOn a magnificent Photographic tele-
scope of six-inch aperture and focal
length of 62 feet. This telescope is cap
able of producing pictures from 16 to
20 inches in diameter A delicate aD-
par&tus for measuring the heat radla-
ton of the corona was also set up.
Three parties from the big institutions
of the east and one from the west were
situated at Washington, Ca The Mas
SachuSettS Institute of technology sent
a delegation in charge of Prof A. II.
I
telescopes, a combined transit and
zenith telescope, side real and solar
chrOnometers and other instruments
We're mounted.
Prof w. H. Pickering directed the
party sent out by Harvard. He was as
sisted by J. r. Edmonds and J. r. At
well, of the same institution.
Blue Hill observatory, Boston, sent
out A. L. ROtch and party. Their work
was confined to meteorological ObSerVa-
tions. a study and record of the shadow
bands and the velocity of the eclipse
wind.
A party of four scientists from the
west arrived Wednesday night at
| Washington, Ga. Their observations
were confined to photograph and gen
! eral observations.
At this place, forty miles from the
/ belt of the totality, the eclipse was very
| noticeable. At 7:45 a. M, the moment
/ of greatest totality, the usual brilliancy
! of the sun which prevailed earlier in
! the morning owing to the clearness OF
] the sky took on a very yellow cast and
shadows were dim and thin. At the
/ government weather bureau ObSerVd-
tions of the temperature were taken
| every Is minutes from 6:25 a. m. until
$40, Central time. There was a vari-
| ance of about one degree. At $3.50 the
| temperature registered 20. At the mo-
| ment of greatest totality it was 6S.S
| While 10 minutes later the lowest de-
| gree in the temperature was reached
| the register showing 6S.
At $50 when the eclipse passed of
| the thermometer stood at Il. The Sky
assumed the appearance of twilight
/ but not a sign of the great shadow II
| the totality path was visible. Business
| was delayed for an hour during thf
! height of the eclipse, every one taking
the most Favorable opportunity to set
| through smoked glass and otherwise
| the remarkable phenomenon. The light:
were burning in department stores, fac
tories and large office buildings The
schools We're not convened until II
o'clock, giving the children an oppor-
tunity to watch the moons passage
Excursions from here to points in The
belt of totality were generally patron
lied.
AT WADESBORO.
WadesbOro, N. C.,May 2S.-The eclips'
was viewed here this morning withou
a cloud to mar the spectacle. Observa
| tOnS We're made by scientists from th
Smithsonian Institute at Washington
the English astronomical society o
London, Yerkes observatory, Princeton
University, Charleston, s. c., militar-
institute and a representative from tn
Toronto, Canada. astronomical societ.
was also at work The eclipse furnished
a beautiful sight and the observer
unite in pronouncing the conditions per
l feet.
Prof. Barnard of Yerkes observatory
stated that the tOtality period wa
slightly shorter than calculated, whicl
proved the moon tables to be slight.
incorrect. All the principal work wa
photographed and the programme wa
: completely carried out. Many photo
. graphs were taken by all the parties q
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