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HALLEY'S COMET
Will Approach Nearest the Earth
rlay 10Th When Telegraph
Service Will Be Paralyzed.

The magnetic needle will be disturbed
and the telegraph service will be paraly red
for a day when the earth becomes i'm
mersed in the tail Of Halley's comet May
ro-2c. Such was the calculation OF Pro-
lessor Severinus Corrigan Of St. Paul. in
an interview with the Pioneer Press.
The St. Paul astronomer was interested
in the predictions Of Professor Edwin
Booth Of the University Of California to
the extent that there will be no possible
danger to living objects on the earth from
the proximity Of the heavenly visitor,
which will get within IL. 600. 600 miles Of
the earth.
The California professor predicted some
terrible happenings from the gases which
follow in the wake Of Halley's comet. but
Professor Corrgan is convinced there are
too many IFS and and's in the statements
of the man IF the Pacific coast MIR. Cor
rigan admitted that there might be some
danger to the home folks on this earth were
the comet to get close enough. but at dis
lance Of SO many millions Of miles the peo-
pie can feel safe
| mo one will be killed" said Professor
Corrigsn last night. land there need be no
apprehension of danger from Halley's COM
ct. As a heavenly body with which astron-
omers are not intimately acquainted. we
know enough about its movements to al
most accurately calculate its journey. Along
about April Io the comet will cross the
perihelion and then come around towards
the point where tie earth passes IN its or
bit.
For fear anybody should be frightened
about the result of the comet approaching
so close to the earth it might be we'll to
state that we have chance to see what i,
can do with Venus beforehand. The two
bodies will pass near each other May 1,
and then the people OF the earth will have
an opportunity to see what Halleys GOMEZ
! will do to the dog. But even Venus viii
|. be in no danger. as the gaseous formation
iu the comet is so light that even contac
with another heavenly body would have n,
appreciable effect.
The comet will be visible from all part
!, Of the earth the moment il passes III,
!. perihelion April I9. unless the weather i
| cloudy. and then the view will be oh
scured. Il will be morning object thel
and will rise before the sun. May I. tn
comet will pass close to Venus. but ~
|, |, don't know anything about il. Alon
/. about May ie or 40. it is difficult to deter
! mine the exact time. the comet will pas
between the earth and the sun. but vii
not cause an eclipse because it is muc
smaller than the moon. 1t may cause
. darkening Of the suns rays. however.
The tail of the comet will pass aero.
the face OF The earth. but as the gases in i,
trail are a5o parts less dense than the a
mosphere Of tho earth. there will be n
danger from explosion. The only perciF
tible effect will be an electrical displa
similar to the aurora borealis. but WI,
more disturbance to the magnetic need
and all telegraphic apparatus. The met
ORIG display will be plainly visible. b,
there will be no danger TO living objec
from the gases in the tail Of the come
They are too cold for that, being abo,
40 degrees below the zero we are famili;
with"