The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17

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.ine Saturday" iEht and LETT the plate un-
developed over Sunday. When ID wnr
finally brought out = hlur IN the centre ol
ne nlate showed that an unlisted comet
had been found. Tie astronomer was
pretty we'll pleased until no iaarnod that
another SWEEPER q the skiea had found Il
on Saturday night and had autographed bic
discovery immediately 10 the central
6urean. The other mans name went on
the comet.
several Old cuts showing the medieval
idea Of Hallsy's comet and others were
thrown on thu screen. They showed con
siderable imagination, said Prof Mitchell.
on the part OF the old fellows who drew
Now this pollYWoR. for Instance said
~, pointing 20 one conception, may
hardly b. considered accuFate. And as
for this fraternity pin'-indicatinR q dia-
mOnd shaped drswing--rm sure I dOn't
know what Greek lsttsFs belong upon u. :
There was q reproduction Of the old
ldea Of halley's comet IN tho year iise
Europe. Is Illustrated. Prof. Mitchell
grt mixed up IN thoss days. The picture
had the comet SHAPED like a dagger.
The lecture was q thorough discussion
Of the whole subtect, and most 81 thu facts
contained have been printed many
times. Uns thing that ssemed to interest
the audience was the explanation adj
vanced Tor the comets sticking together.
Why isnt u blown 20 pieces up thereF
asked Prof. Mitchell. -lta certainly
light enough: the raason h that there 4
nothing 20 do Il. Light a. Il h. theFe h
nothing heavier about a..
Speaking ~ the calculations IN advance
II the comet , apps ranos the astronomer
said one could hardly blame the COmpu-
tati0n % two Engliahman who missed
by thr0e days the date % the. comet q
nearest approach % the sun. He brought
the figuring down 10 the lay mind by
comparing it % figuring on the time 81
an eighteen hour train from Chicago TO
New York. n a calculator was seven
seconds OH In this eightsen hour problem
be- would be juss as FAR away AZ were the
EnEiishmen.
sured when he explained that mot Of the
CyAnogen gas was confined 20 the comet's
head and that tho rest % Il wasn't dense
enough % cause any trouble Tomorrow
night.
bosrOx. May n Prof. Percival Lowell.
the astronomer. said to- day that the comet
wiz he visible practically al the esTly
summer and that il u unnecessary Ter
any one 20 get wrought up over the DOs-
sibllty of the comets tail affecting the
earth. He holdp that the tail Of ths comet
IL -the ARREST approach 10 nothing set
IN the midst Of nRuEht.'
IN irving n foroe home on the mind
VI the reporter that 10 are In no danger
from the comet he pointed out that all
as..Ha.as~A II 49,
the nucleiia. the body and the tail The
nuclsua Of Haley comet 10 composed
OF group OF ssparate stones OF meteOrs.
the body of gases several times thinner
than the puregt vacuum We can create
on earth. and the tail slso Of gases -
much thinner than the body OF the comet
a. the body Il thinner than its head ~
nucleus Re claims that even u the
comet wac composed % the deadhest
og gases ehese could not snect the earth.
When ASKED " there was any possibility
Of an additional OF unusual number 0i
mstnors heing sen in the next two niGhts
Prof lowell said there h not the slightest
possibility ~ such a thing
CINCINNATI. MAY ~ Every pupil Ia
the schools 0f Cincinnati 10 being taught
that there h nc danger IN the approach
ing comet and all are Instructed 90 tell
their parents TO abandon any fear Il
disaster,
ATLANTA. Nav 10 Hundreds ~ Al
lanta negroes have quit work and gone %
praying. a. they believe that the world
Wilt be destroyed on "Wednesday when 70
Is struck Nv the tail Of Hallsy's comet
The negroes gather IN great crowds and
sing and pray IN an effort to he IN spiritual
readinesa for the end. All industries
In atlanta dependent on negro labor are
almost az a Etendafin Urged 20 work
the negroes reply. asking: What's the
uss Of working Il the comet IL going 90
hin usf- an the cooks and was herW omen
are among the comet stricken.