The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-11
UNIVERSAL UPL|FT
CAUSED BY COME
Halley's Protege Responsible
For All Eyes Being Raised
Toward SAPPHIRE DOME
RICHMOND FOLK
ARE LOOKING UP.
Preparations to Observe PhenonL
ena When it Gets More So
ciaable With Earth-Prof. WE
Hall Saw it. N

TIE SpStH OF SCanuai, AnG mas be G1l 5e
blamed IA IA ieF4tsi -tffe-ittE amt
mtsfortunes OF the human family for 4
six months or more, is running high
in Richmond. and preparations are
being made for taking observations OF
the phenonenas dtdoes and capern,
which will be visible to the Saiome
eye within the next two weeks.
Already the comet has been spied
by Professor Asaph Hail. at the Naval
Observatory in Washington, who had
the hardfhood and bravery to rise at
o'clock in the morning to get peek
at 1t between struggles to shake HIM
self free from the embracing arms o1
Morpheus. True the comet was SONS
100000 miles. maybe a million
more, perchauce million less, from
mother earth, but Professor Hall
cared naught for this. as he was
peering through a 26-inch telescope,
which enabled him to see almost into
the hereafter. First honors for hav-
ing laid eyes on the HALEY comet
belongs to Professor Hall. but Rich-
mond star gazers and comet traccrH
will be prepared to look II sauarely In
the face on May /, when it will b.
as near to the earth as 1t would be
good or healthy for inhabitants o.
this mundane sphere for II to como.
Teaching About II.
A ptI~~es rsa,rarr. -.
been teaching his class of astrono-
n1srs all about the Haley comet AND
It's rapid progress toward the earth.
The class deires into the mysteries o9
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.lssioi A - -.-x
=, VII, naso 80 80 az =. ~.
VII -, r., 49, 60 sa,sa,ty.fa,,~
years' absence. A ten-inch telescopes
az e.hs..,..a.tnrs hayya hae,, go
. .sr ~ !. 40 ~ ona thara Nc. -
| ,ssa c,ai,,, 10 er.t neer ~ q pro-
| ss.cor IT-,1,. cIajr, VAN nnf - -.
n,,ted nv Richmonders. but when 10
comet gets more neishberly ana
soctab1a. Richmond will have many
ntudents OF the sapphire dome "a
claim the honor OF having seen ~
much as any one else of II. For sev~
srai weeks R1chmonders have been
sitting on back fences and house t0p0
peerinR weary-eyed and slaepy-eyed a
| the inverted bowl encasing the earth.
but they saw more Of their own foily
I than the comet Wiseacres hAvN
eounseled them to come down 20 EARN
and enjoy life before the comet a.
rives at Its nearest point 70 the eartns
for they know not what dire or dire-
less things may come 10 pass lnen-
! DIR. Taylor Not Worrying.
Said DR.. william H Taylor. prob~
ably Richmonds best informed al
around astronomer. Monday, I'm n0e
worrying about Halley's comet just
now. but i can't say now mncn ~
pc worls.ns r. So ~ cnr,a, = ~
IrolA n" .orarnh,a o,,t ~ rc,9
hesessais " ssi ia 80, tns foru.eea
os .nnt naar the ans risinr place.
.SparsnnaTly Tn, nora fond e
,,~.r 49, .ocL;ry FOR .ou,efhfnrI
a,. ,,,,,i,ors ~ n,fas away I -
,,ava Y,il have 10 be a pretty STRONG
llese .ara .hat ca,,et whan IN.
..,, 30 ras ,hrauvn tho tail ~ Il -
49, % - Tn, .Se,t,nr ali the sIAen
80, ~ as ~ rafresh nny~sif
~ ,rnnara,ny fstigra M
haso-a dau.r ,hase dav. nroYs.
-. ~ x,.,,,,d MI ha a bla IN see whax
- Ma 10 ~ stard n
aeye,,,,, ~ ali va, want ~ the Hal.
Ma 10 Rfchmnr1su
~ - sat at, that,s coming to MAJ
a. ara r,ayha ! frif~ ~
On Ia. ioor ror soma wondsrS,s7
- rvtar We mass through tn nm
=, ~ oonst hscsnse Of tha rnsnV
tn,rgs hava read and studied abO,i4
II they tell me passed through tn
tail OF the comet OF 1885. but don't
remember any such things AZ have
been prophesied for this corners com
Ing. Therefore l want TO prepafe
myself for something that have
never experienced before
To Take Observations.
; D.A.. u,u.rs ~ ,ba we.th~.
a;a 800 rat,ons ara hsfrT
- .,,ara tor 20 kiry REORGANIZATION
ii.auo .s~ Mav,e tha dav ts,3
49, 80. ~ sees ha.wse, tha esrtfr a1sS