Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1916 — ECLIPSE OF SUN TO BE ONLY PARTIAL [ARTICLE]

ECLIPSE OF SUN TO BE ONLY PARTIAL

University Department of Astronomy Says If Day Is Cloudy We May Not Know of Eclipse.

Bloomington, Ind., Feb. I.—Many persons in the state apparently believe a total eclipse of the sun Thursday will be visible in Indiana and this has caused Prof. W. A. Gagsholl of the astronomy department of Indiana University to correct the impression. “The eclipse on Thursday will not be total as seen from Indiana. It .will not get dark and. should it be a cloudy morning probably no one would suspect an eclipse to .be in progress,” he said. “The shadow of the moon cast upon the earth by the sun is a small round spot, in this case about sixty miles in diameter. As the moon moves along in its orbit about the earth this spot sweeps across the side of the earth turned toward the sun. For an observer to get the eclipse as total he must be in the track of this small shadow; In this case, the shadow first touches the earth a little north of the equator and about as far west as the coast of California. The shadow sweeps across the extreme northern end of South America, passing through northern Venezuela, then swings northeast across the Atlantic ocean and passes off the earth just south of Ireland. On either side of this line for a long distance the eclipse will be partial only. There will not be an eclipse which is total in this region till Jan. 24, 1925, when the shadows will pass to the north of here some distance. The next one after that which passes through or near Indiana will be Sept. 14, 2099.”

The committee on resolutions of the Pythian Sisters, Temple No. 58, made the following report:. Whereas, an allwise priyidence has removed from our midst our Sister, Mrs. Gertie Warner, . Resolved: That while we must bow to the law of death, we desire in this public manner to express our feeling of deep regret at her loss and extend our most earnest sympathy to the friends and family of the deceased. Resolved, That iq the death of our Sister we recognize the fact that our Temple has lost a valuable member and we, a dear friend and neighbor. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of Rensselaer Temple No. 58, a copy sent to the family; also a copy printed in The Rensselaer Republican and, The Jasper County Democrat. MRS. C. W. DUVALL, MRS. J. W. HORTON, MRS. B. J. MOORE.