The sun., 1910-05-07

i by Taking the 1.4O 4. ". Train From
lBrOokiyn bridge For sheeRshead nay.
A man came into TINS SUN Office yestsr-
day with some Information about Mr.
HAlley's comet
You stay uP pretty late. said this man.
and thsn you 60 up on the Brooklyn
Bridge and board a train for Flatbuah.
Sheupshead Hay. Brighton Beach and
Consy Island Be careful 10 get this
train and do not take the hrsi train which
GENES along II you arr not discriminai-
ing you aFp likely 10 get q train Which
will convey you 20 BAY Ridge or Cypress
Hilis Sheepshead Bay is your objsctiye
point.
Once on thu train. and the right train
comes along every half hour. yon nds
aud nds. taking care not 10 get OF no
matter how seducing tho stations may
look. You ride until yOu come 20 New
kirk avenue Nov arise and walk out
on the platform. Do not get %. but
stand thsre A. the train emergp- from
the open cut which ~ Flatbushs nearest
approach 20 a subway you survey the
heavens not at random hut with a
clear eyed scruGnv First look FOR the
moon This presuppOses a clear night
II you have Progressed this far without
going astray you may be sur~ that the
night ia clear. in which case the moon
will ~ visible Having found the moon.
which 10 nothing In itself but 10 essential
a. a landmark. look a little % tho left
and slightly above and you will aee Venus
Venus. the we'll known planet. will ba
shining brightly Now. with Venus a.
a point II departure. lo0k again 90 the
left and stall mors above aud YOU Will
see a dull ha1y point of light This Is
Mr. Halley's comet u which YOU have
heard - much II n a long way on
and moving fast; maybe In miles a
minute.
The train will now stop az Avenue n
but YOU must pay no attention 10 this
Do not lee your gaze BE- distracted from
the comet or you will have the labor Of
finding ~ all over again. A. the train
rolls along TO Avenue J you will have
. fine chance 10 see the comet with the
naked eye
The man who gave these directions for
ueeing the comet saw Il yesterday morn
ing knowing that thu comet would riss
~ 7:ti h took the ? 20 train from the
uf0AalNu BftuBNs NAAH 70 select
the train passing through Fiatbush He
rode until the train emerged at Avenue
II and then deacried the comet 20 the
LETT and above Venus. shaping q course
away from her Venus glOEed brilliantly:
she was all decked out IN the bOldeaf
fashion a. u TO attract Mr. Halley's
prOtGga. but the comet was taking no
chances Tie kept heading away from
Venus. his tail standing out straight he
hind him. 10 fast did he hee As the
observer watched the comet II stacked
up little by little. fOreshOrtening its tail
~ y did 10. The reason for this could
not be ascsrtained
When the train reached Sheepshead
Ray the man diamOunted and acoosted
policeman whom he found standing
there The Policeman said that be- had
been watching the comet for an hour
Al that time. said the policeman. the
comet had headed away from Venus
The policeman could not say too much
in praise % the comets conduct. because
he II not allowed 10 converse on post
and the lieutenant was just visible on the
horizon.
No end Of prominent oitizens we're in
tervteWed yesterday az their homes in
Fiatbuah regarding the comet News
that the comet was visible from Avenue
" cauaed great surprise. II was gener-
orally Interpreted a. an auspiciols aRn
for the future Of that region, and an
agrsed that the fact that tho comet h
visible from Flatbush and not from Bay
Ridge or Cypress Hills would undoubtedly
cause a boom in the price Of real estate
la the favored locality.
Nome hope was eapraaaed at Sheena-
head bay that the comet and Venus would
run q race along the Milky Way. A re-
vtval Of racing has long been hoped for
IN those parts. IN view Of the stringent
anti gambling laws. however. no one
could be induced 10 quote OF be quoted
on the subject
p. She comet h visible from the
North River. according 10 q man who
has just called up IHE SUN 10 say that
he h a Jersey cOmmuter and that on
az q O'Clock yesterday morn
ing ho saw the comet north Of Venus
80 did everybody from tho skipper Of the
ferryboat down 10 the deckhanda, one
Of whom said that the tail was a. long
- the br0omstick he was using wash J
ing down decks. An tho commuters I
were elRied 10 So the c0met and aofinR I
on tho impulse Of the moment they |
formed q Comet Ciub. which will meet /
gvery asvonty-nve years 10 view the |
comet and talk over Old times. ~ lou /
wish % Join. the man added take the /
D.olock boat 20 Jersey City from tho foot
" Ltborty 1tr0st.