Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1869 — The Eclipse. [ARTICLE]

The Eclipse.

The eclipse was seen at this place under very favorable circumstances, last Saturday evening The sky was cloudless, the air clear, and the weather comfortably cool. Nearly all the phenomenal anticipated was displayed, although not all noticed by any one person. The moon covered about twenty four twenty-fifths of the sun’s diso—appeumi like a globe hanging in the sky way this side—the “beads” were visible—one stlir, at least, (Venus) could be seen—the atmosphere became perceptibly ettolcr—a gloomy, ghastly, greenish-yellow hue overspread all sublunary objects—sounds became more distinctive—gnats and sunset insects swarmed about, chickens gathered towards their roosting places, cows turned their bends homeward; while upon thu human

IwHiity, m tho obaouration uppronched it* inavimum, the feeling of curiosity wan succeeded by one of profound awe, which in some oases amounted to positive fear.