ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS For the year of our Lord 1899, being until July 4th the one hundred and twenty third year of the Independence of the United States. BY BERLIN H. WRIGHT, PENN YAN, N. Y. These calculations have been made expressly for the EAGLE ALMANAC, and may be relied upon as absolutely correct. ECLIPSES FOR 1899. There will be five Eclipses this year, three of the Sun and two of the Moon, as follows: 1. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun January 11th, invisible in the United States, except in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, near sunset. II. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, June 8, invisible in the United States, except in Alaska, about sunset. III. A Total Eclipse of the Moon, June 23, visible on the extreme west coast of the United States, where the Moon will set a few minutes after the Eclipse begins. IV. An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, December 2, invisible in America. V. A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, December 16. Size, 11.95 digits, or almost total. Visible throughout the United States. The beginning will be invisible on the Pacific Coast, where the Moon will rise with the Eclipse on. East of Colorado the entire Eclipse will be visible. The year 1316 is the twenty sixth year of the forty-fourth Cycle, and, therefore, the twelfth month, Dsu'l Hjjah, bas 30 instead of 29 days. See BROOKLYN EAGLE ALMANAC for 1897 for full explanation. JEWISH OR HEBREW CALENDAR. 1317. 6 Jomhadi II.. 1317 7 Redjeb.. 1317 8 Sheban. July 10, 1899. 30 29 80 29 30 29 The year 5659 is the sixteenth year of the 298th Cycle of nineteen years. THE SEASONS (75TH MERIDIAN TIME). 1 MORNING STARS. (Rising after Midnight.) EVENING STARS. (Rising before Midnight.) MERCURY, until February 27, April 12 to June 14, Aug- MERCURY, from February 27 to April 12, June 14 to ust 19 to October 1, and after December 6. VENTS, until September 16. MARS, not this year. JUPITER, until January 29, and after November 13. August 19, and October 1 to December 6. MARS, all the year. JUPITER, from January 29 to November 13. PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN. MERCURY (), March 21, setting shortly after the Sun, and September 8, rising shortly before the Sun. VENUS (), January 5. MARS (8), January 18. JUPITER (2), April 25. SATURN ( 2 ), June 11. URANUS (4), May 27. NEPTUNE (?), December 17. MOON'S PERIGEE, APOGEE, LOWEST AND HIGHEST FOR 1899. 49th, 50th, 55th, 61st, 83d, 86th, 102d, 123d, 124th, 149th, 151st and 155th sts.; Cinder Beds and Audubon Park front to Inwood. The Volunteer Life-Saving Corps of the State | 6, 7, 10, 12; Franklin, Grand, Morton, Desbrosses, of New York, "World" Building, has 673 stations, and over 6,000 enrolled members, all expert swimmers, yachtsmen and boatmen, and about 2,146 beats, from dories to expensive sail, steam and naphtha launches. It has saved 1,632 lives in five years, and has awarded 637 medals for heroic rescues from drowning. J. Wesley Jones, Pres., 63 Park row, New York; Thos. Smith, Sec.; J. Wentworth White, Treas. BROOKLYN. Theo. Krombac, Com., South Brooklyn Division, Coney Island to Newtown Creek. Stations-Manhattan Beach, Coney Island, Norton's Point, Sheepshead Bay, Plum Island, Coney Island Creek, Bay Twenty-seventh street, Ulmer Park, Gravesend Bay Yacht Club, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, West End Hotel, River View Pier, Bay 17th st. Pier, 58th, 56th. 53d st., Bay 21st and 20th st. piers, Gowanus Bay, Erie Basin, Amity, Harrison, Baltic and Bridge sts., Catharine st. Ferry, Wallabout Basin, N. 8th st., Newtown Creek bridges. MANHATTAN AND BRONX. Charles W. Disbrow, Com. and Sec. On Harlem River-U. S. Canal, 162d st.. Wyanoke Club, 153d, 165th st., Lone Star Club, 140th, 147th, 149th, 1324 sts, Friendship Club, 125th, E. 98th, E. 92d sts. East River-E. 87th, E. 84th sts., Cygnet Club, E. 76th st.. East Side House, E. 65th, E. 55th, E. 51st sts., Blackwell's Island Ferry, E. 49th st.; Recreation Pier, E. 24th st., Rivington st., E. Fifth st., Recreation Pier, E. 3d st., Corlears Park, Grand st., Jefferson, Market, Dover sts., Coenties slip. QUEENS. Jamaica Bay, Thomas Smith, Com. Stations-Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Ruffle Bar, Barren Island, Rockaway Beach, Broad Channel. Old Mill Creek, Aqueduct, Breakwater, Hammels, Springfield. Sound Divisions-Ravenswood Boat Club, Clinton av., Astoria. Bowery Bay, Steinway, College Point, North Beach, Seawanhaka Boat Club, Flushing and Sanford Points. RICHMOND. Port Richmond. Elm Park, West Brighton, Quarantine, South Beach, Crede's Hotel, Atlantic and Miller's Hotel, Midland Beach. There are 152 stations in New York, 44 sub-stations and 438 boats in service. 22 RISING, SETTING, AND MERIDIAN PASSAGE oF THE PLANETS, 1899. The standard meridians adopted in the United States and Canada are exactly 15 degrees (= 1 hour) of longitude apart, and the mean local time of each meridian is used for a distance of 74 degrees of longitude on each side of it. Name. Intercolonial 60° 4 hours About 34° east of Halifax. Eastern. 75°= 5 hours Between N.Y. and Phila. 6 hours St. Louis & New Orleans. 7 hours Denver, Colorado. 8hours 14° east of Sacramento. 9 hours 4° east of Sitka, Alaska. 10 hours w. of Island of Tahiti. Central 90° Mountain 105° Pacific. 120 Sitka.. 135 Tahiti. 150° NEW JERSEY BOATS. 6. Q. G. Bennett. 7. E. E. Barrett, reserve. Day signal-Jack at the foremast head. Night signal-A flash light or blue light shown anywhere on deck. a Boats on station carry, in a conspicuous place, from sunset to sunrise, a bright red under white signal light. The rates of pilotage from April 1st to November 1st are: For inward-bound vessels of than 14 feet, $2.78 per foot; less between 14 and 18 feet, $3.38 per foot; between 18 and 21 feet, $4.13 per foot, and vessels drawing 21 feet and wards, $4.88 per foot. upvessel drawing less than 14 feet; Outward it is $2.02 for a feet and over, and less than 18 feet; $2.33 for 14 18 feet and over and less than 21 feet, and $3.56 $3.08 for for vessels over 21 feet. also pay off-shore pilotage (25 per cent. extra) if Inward-bound vessels they take a pilot aboard beyond 16 miles from Sandy Hook light, unless the pilot waives off-shore pilotage. the pay, he must be taken aboard; if not, the If he relinquishes the extra mander can refuse his services and wait comhe reaches the off-shore limit. until sel of 25 feet, the pilotage from Sandy Hook Thus, for a veswould be $122, and with $30.50 for off-shore, $152.50. Outward pilotage for the same draught vessels would be only $89. During the cold weather. between November and April, the sum of $4 is added to the general bill. An outward bound vessel detained after a pilot has been engaged, except by stress of weather, $3.00 each day shall be added to the pilotage, and should he be detained quarantine, or elsewhere, by the health officer. at the master, owner, or consignee shall pay to the pilot all necessary per day for every day of detention. expenses of living and $3 or 6 56 5 32 11 10 11 21 6 55 5 33 morn ev 8 6 54 5 341 12 1 2 1 17 2 8 2 23 3 19 3 27 4 34 434 541 6 52 5 36 H M. M. 39 40 41 43 W 12 13 50 HMH M H. M.H. M H M H M Н M Н M. M H M H Th 7 45 24 25 10 Fri 12 14 27 6 17 753 42 11 Sat 12 14 27 46 15 W Fri 58 27 Mo 50 28 Tu 7 31 9 29 6 40,5 47 5 59 7 33 6 37 5 49 7 10 8 47 05 28 4 42 6.59 5 29 5 31 6 58 5 30 6 18 6 57 5 82 sots 6 56 5 33 7 31 6 515 34 8.42 6 53 5 85 9.51 6 52 5 36 10 59 6 51 5 37 morn 6.50 5 39, 5 648 5 40 17 6 17 5 4125 6 46 5 42 2 56 6 44 5 43 343 643 5 44 425 6 41 5 45 459 640 547 5 29 6 38 5 48 5:57 6 37 5 49 rises 6365 50 7 9 6 35 5 51 8 10 6315 52 9 13 6 49 5 39 5 17 6 40 648 540 6 2 7 33 6 47 5 41 sets 8.20 6 46 5 42. 732 9 5 6 45 5 43 8 38 9 46 6 445 44 9 44 10 30 6 43 5 45 10 48 11 21 6 42 5 46 11 51 morn 6 41 5 46 morn 5 6.40 5.471 51 1 0 6 39 5 48 147 2 3 6 385 40 2 38 8 3 6 375 50 3 25 4 3 6 36 5 51 495 1 6 35 5 51 4 46 5 51 6 345 52 5 20 6 32 6 33 5 53 5.50 7 12 6 325 54 rises 7 51 6 31 5 55 7 8 8 26 6:30 5 56 8 58 59 6 29 5 57 9 4 9 34 12 3 35 Year. Day of Week. Sat 12 358 Μο 12 3 17 12 2 24 12 2 8 Th 104 14 Fri 105 15 Sat Sat 12 1 51 S 12 1 35 10 Mo 12 1 18 Tu 12 1 2 W 12 0 46 12 0 30 12 0 15 12 0 0 11.59 46 Mo 5 426 26 morn 5.40 6 27 5 39 6 28 5 37 6 29 5 35 6 30 5 34 6 31 5 326 32 348 9 18 5 30.6 34 4 15 10 8 5 29 6 35 4 43 10 53 5 27 6 36 gets 1 34 5 25 6 37 8 39 morn 5 24 6 38 9 46 19 5 22 6 39 10 45 1 6 5 21 6 40 11 39; 1 52 5 19 6 41 morn 2.40 5 18 6 42 25 3.29 11 59 32 5 16 6 43 1 4 4 21 11 59 185 14 6 44 1 37 5 15 11 59 4 5 13 6 46 2669 11.58 51 5 44 6 23 morn 3 15 8 47 5 34 6 30 4 16 5 326 31 4 47 5 316 32 sets 5 29.6 33 8 30 5 28 6 34 9 36 5 26 6 35 10 23 5 25 6 36 11 28 5 23 6 37 morn 5 22 6 38 5 20 6 391 5 19 6 40 5 17 6 41 5 16 6 42 2 26 5 15 6 43 2 51 5 13 6 44 3 16 5 12 6 45 3 42 14 5 33 6 28 10 16 10 23 5 31 6 29 11 10 11 11 5 306 30:11 58 morn 5 29 6 31, morn 2 55 5 28 6 81 40 55 1 29 2 0 5 56 51 4 510 6 5 86 48 4 7 7 4 5 11 6 45 4 10 5 236 342 48 4 29 5 22 6 35 3 17 5 14 5 21 6 36 3 46 5 59 5 20 6 36 4 17 6 41 11.57 53 11 57 43 11 57 33 5 36 53 rises 10 51 5 19 6 37 rises 7 23 |