202 H. A. Hazen—The Sum Glows. 
Date. Place. 
1883, Aug. 28. Mauriti 
30 
us 
. Maranham, Brazil ee 44 W.. 
Sept. 1s Diew, Weelna tier 6S. “1s 
9. Venemelit 22222< 252 10 N. 65 W. 
aS = § 20 N. 156 W. 
8. Ceylon 7 N. LE. 
15. South Australia 38 S. 143 EB. 
20. Cape of Geod Hope 35 S. 20 E. 
Oe 8 Pirie a a Be ae 82 W. 
19. Yuma, Cal a0 NN. 114 W. 
Noy. 9. England 52 N. 0 
20 
. Turkey. 
27. British Columbia, Ala., Cal., Conn., Dak., Fla., Ga., lls., Ind., lowa, 
ans., Me., Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., Neb., N. H., N. ¥.. N.Oy 
Pa., Va., Wis., Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Sweden, ; 
Allowing for cloudiness, on certain days, it will be seen that 
before Sept. 8 a belt of the earth’s surface 15° on either side of | 
the equator was suddenly visited by the phenomenon. - i 
first sight it might appear that there was a regular progression 
from the Indian Ocean westward, but on that supposition 1b 
seen in the eastern United States on Oct. 80, when the Bia 
ance was very brilliant; the same sight presented 1tse f the 
next night, but after that it did not again appear as bright 
though carefully looked for, until Nov. 27. On this night m@ 
spectacle in the southwest was grand and acknowledged b all 8 
the finest even to the presenttime. The fire engines, at ough: 
keepsie, N. Y., and at New Haven, Conn., were summon 
it has appeared down to the present. 
