140 . THE INDIAN ECLIPSE, 1898. 



THE CORONA DURING THE PARTIAL PHASE. After totality 

 several observed the outline of the moon's disc against the 

 corona. 



The corona was seen fully 1 second before totality, and after- 

 wards for from 3 to 10 seconds. Finally spikes only were seen 

 in the increasing light. 



MISCELLANEOUS. The moon appeared entirely black through- 

 out. 



After totality, the light returned as an intensely brilliant, 

 yellow star and retained this appearance for at least 2 seconds, 

 when it suddenly burst into a blaze. 



After the eclipse was over Mr. Meares noticed a hen come 

 down from a tree in which it had gone to roost in a great hurry. 



Colonel Sinclair saw the moon on the Friday morning, for 

 5 minutes from a railway carriage at about 6.5 a.m. 



GENERAL NOTES MADE AT DARJEELING. 



MR. J. Willoughby Meares forwards the following notes made 

 by friends at Darjeeling : 



The temperature dropped 7 during the eclipse, which was 

 only about *95 total there, but it appears to have gone nearly 

 as dark as at Buxar, owing to light clouds. (Miss Curteis.} 



Two friends went from Darjeeling to a mountain about 1200 

 feet high some 20 miles away, from which Mt. Everest is visible 

 120 miles off'. They saw the shadow strike and leave this 

 mountain, but the mountain remained visible all the time 

 notwithstanding. (Mr. R. T. Green and Mr. S. Sho.w.) 



The natives in the Darjeeling "bazaar " were many of them 

 observing the progress of the phase by reflexion from buckets 

 of water. One Bhutia was seen tilting his bucket in every 

 direction in order to bring the water to a more convenient 

 angle ! This is vouched for. 



