The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13

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The darkness cane OF between lG
sod II O'Clock and speedily had become
50 dense that candies were lighted IN
-oe houses and Dso o. the streets
could nzyiEsEs only with lsars-ns- The
birds having sung rhsir svsnIag songs.
disa p,-aret- fowls retired 10 rc.ast. and
cocks cv==d, apparenrly deening ii
the darkness Just before dawn
II rhs Connecticut legislature some
Of the more ttuo-oas members, unable
to s=e one sno-her's tsc=s. sought an
adjournment, bur certain Mr DaTsn-
port gained undytag fame when be
srose and said:
M. Speaker. it Is either tie dag OF
judgment Or it is not If il is not there
Is no need OF adjourling. II il IS. de-
sire TO be found doing ny duty l
move that candles be brough, and that
we proceed TO business
The area of the phenomenon extend
ed from Falmouth, now Portland, Ne.
as far west as Albany, " Y. and from
the norrhernmost settlements Of New
Hampshire south along the seacoas1 to
New Jersey II varied in Intensity.
the darkness being greatest according
TO one writer. DR.. Samuel Tennsy OF
Exeter, y. a, in the county of Essex.
In that state.
adequate explanation of the occurrence
has been found, other scientists have
accounted for the phenomenon upon
the supposirion that fires In the dense
forests of York county. Ne, and also
in New Hampshire, which had been
raging for two or three weeks with un-
precedented stubbornness and extent,
sent up enormous clouds of smoke and
yapors, which. held in suspension over
the earth at about the height Of the
highest hilltops. prevented the suns
rays from penetrating.
For several days previous to this
''black Friday the air had been full of
smoke and vapor and the sun and
moon we've abnormaIly red The
clouds were of unusual colors, and 1t
was observed that green objects took
on a deeper green. verging into azure.
and that all objects usually white were
tinged with yellow.
Objects appeared TO cast shade in
every direction, and there were seT-
eral coruscations in the atmosphere.
uncommon appearances of electric
fire. says one writer. The yapocs
were decidedly no1ious, for after the
atmosphere finally cleared it was found
that many small birds had been suf-
focated Rain descending in some lo-
cations was found TO be black as Iss.
and upon the surface of rivers and 9th
er bodies Of water appeared scum
which had the odor Of burnt leaves.
This undoubtedly proves the theory OF
the forest fires.
The darkness lasted all of Friday,
and it Is recorded that when the time
for real darkness had come it was
such as literally could be cut with a
knife, equaling the Egyptian article OF
old. One writer observed that sheet
of white paper held a foot from the
eye was no more visible than piece Of
| the blacklist velvet.
A poem supposed to have been writ.
ten about that time is in part as fol-
lows:
OF month of May. the nineteenth day.
In seventeen hundred eighty,
Day turned to nisht-a doletul sight
And caused transactions weighty.
The Ehippoorwiu sung notes most shrill.
Doves to their cotss retreated
And all the fowls. excepting owls,
Upon their roosts were seated
The herds and focks stood stIl as stocks
Or to their folds were hying.
Ien young and old dared not to scold
At wives and children crying
The day Of doom most thought was come
Throughout New England's borders;
The people, scared. felt unprepared
To obey the dreadful orders
Philosophy. with curious eye,
While viewing the phenomenon,
Like all the rest. freely confessed
1t was a most uncommon one