The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-06-07
THE ECLIPSE.
Old Sol Hides His Face at
7:3O o'clock Monday
Morning.
A GRAND SUCCESS.
Was the Observation ia the Southern
States Of America.

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COLUMBIA s. c., May 28.-The
party Of astronomers stationed at
Newberry In the path Of the total
eclipse, report that their observation
Of the eclipse, and especially Of the
corona, were exceptionally good and
that when the photographs which
were taken are developed, much
will be added in the astronomers
science.
The weather In which this eclipse
occurred was almost perfect and 1t
may be said with the utmost conf
dence that never in the history of
eclipses, have so complete set of OBJ
servations and photographs been
made. The darkness of totality was
that of twilight. The affect on ami
mails could be noticed; birds few to
their nests, chickens and other fowls
went to roost. The dark shadow
that was expected to sweep through
the country did not appear. but there
wasa sudden darkening OF the western
and southwestern horizon, which re-
sembled huge bank of dark clouds.
The corona stood forth with extreme
distinctness and came on with great
suddenness.
All of the astronomers, after look
ing at the corona and at the polar
rays, say that the impression that
the sun is an enormous dynamo
electric machine was overwhelming.
An observation which may be of
considerable value in the astro-
nomic science was observed by sew
eral of the astronomers.
When about half of the sun had
been covered and there was consid-
cradle darkness two or three times
in succession there was sudden and
very distinct tightening up of the at
mosphere. This seems to establish
the fact that there is as yet from
some unexplained cause fluctuation
in the atmosphere during the pro-
cess of eclipse.
There was marked fall in the
temperature during the period of to-
tality. The period of totality was
not as long as we expected; it lasted
for ninety seconds. During the
eclipse several planets and stars
were visible.
The folio wing observations of the
eclipse of the sun were taken at
Winnsboro, s. c.: The duration OF
the totality was ninety seconds, one
second less than computed. At the
University of Virginia station here
under the control of Prof. Stone, ten
photographs of totality were taken
with forty-foot cameras. The visual
observations made by several OBJ
servers through telescopes failed to
show any apparent connection what.
ever between the prominsnces and
the corona.
NORFOLK, May 28.-The total
eclipse of the sun, as seen from this
city and from Virginia beach. was a
perfect success. The sky was blue
and eloudless, save for one or two
small bands drifting near the north
ern horizon. The air was warm and
balmy, but during the progress OF
the eclipse the temperature fell sew.
eral degrees.
We first noticed black notch or
the western edge of the sun, abou,
1887 O'Clock, and within quarter oil
an hour the blue tint of the sky re.
mained comparatively bright
When the sun was half covered the
sky was a decided gray, merging in
to purplish hue when the sun was
thrse-quarters covered.
About this time we noticed the
swallows flying around, as though al
the approach of storm. During the
progress of totality the air became
decidedly chilly and breeze came
from the sea. The ground was COW
cred with dew when 80 per cent. OF
the sun was hidden, and the planet
Venus shOne out brightly when 9s
per cent. was covered. This was al
8:48 o'clock. one minute before to-
tality.
Next moment the dense shadow
was alpon us, the purplish blue of the
sky reelected on the waves of the
beach merging into deep orahge
hue near the horizon. The sun was