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path was in about 34f north latitude. Thence the shadow passed 

 to Sicily, the northern limit passing slightly to the north of Mount 

 Etna, and so, touching the extreme southern point of the Italian 

 peninsula, by the south of Turkey, past Thessaly. The most im- 

 portant parts of the shadow's path were those across the south of 

 Portugal and Spain, in Algeria, and across Sicily. The chief 

 towns which lie close to the central line are Odemira, Silves, 

 Almodorar, Tavira, Ayamonte, Huelva, Palos, Jeres, Cadiz, San 

 Fernando, Arcos, Estepona, and Marbella in the Spanish penin- 

 sula ; Oran and Ratna in Africa ; and Syracuse in Sicily. 



The following letter from Professor Young, on the observations 

 at Jeres, Spain, appeared in the New York Tribune : 



" By the courtesy of Professor Wiulock I am permitted to com- 

 municate the general results of our observations on the eclipse. 

 I think I may say that on the whole our expedition has been 

 highly successful, though more might have been accomplished 

 had the weather been better. We seem, however, to have been 

 more favored in this respect than any of the English parties ob- 

 serving in Spain. From those in Algeria and Sicily I have not 

 yet heard. 



" The day and night previous to the eclipse were very fine, but 

 early in the morning it clouded over, and when we arose the pros- 

 pect was very gloomy. It even rained from time to time. We 

 made all our observations, however, and before first contact 

 (10.25 A.M., local time) there were many patches of partly clear 

 sky, but there was always, even when clearest, enough haze of 

 frost crystals to cause the sun to be surrounded by a conspicuous 

 halo of 22 radius. At the time of first contact, it was clear 

 enough to allow good observations to be made in the usual 

 method. I attempted to use the spectroscope upon it in the 

 same manner as last vear, but failed on account of the thin cloud 



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which most of the time entirely obliterated the chromosphere lines. 

 " Between time of the first contact and totality, there were 

 several intervals of moderate clearness, in which photographs of 

 the partial phases were taken. Just before totality the clouds be- 

 came much thicker, and we nearly gave up hope ; but at the 

 needed time, almost by the direct interposition of Providence, as 

 it would seem, a small rift in the now heavy clouds passed over 

 the sun, and permitted us to observe the sublime phenomenon, if 

 not in all the beauty and sublimity of last year, yet satisfactorily 

 and most gratefully. Within five minutes after the end of totality 

 the sky was wholly clouded, and we did not see the sun again 



