Show Naval Experts Travel Far to Watch the Sun w WASHINGTON ASnI Dec 19 By A. A P. P The P.-The The naval observatory which may observe the total solar eclipse of or 24 has had Old Sols Sol's I I under observation for tor nearly a century In 1838 Lieutenant J J. J M. M Gilliss I observed an annular or partial eclipse of ot the sun at Santiago Chile The total eclipse of 1870 was observed at Gibraltar and SicIly Sicily Sicily Sic Sic- ily and eight years ears later another eclipse was well observed In 1883 Caroline Island in the Pacific was used by by a naval scientific party porty I during a total eclipse In 1900 the total eclipse of the sun visible in the southeastern section section section sec sec- tion of of or orthe the United States was observed observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served by three naval parties They were stationed in Barnesville Gr Cr Griffin Ga and Pinehurst N. N C. C The next year ear the observatory sent an expedition to the Island of Sumatra Su- Su Sumatra Sumatra Su Su- matra Dutch East Indies to observe observe observe ob ob- serve the total eclipse and obtained good results In 1905 an expedition was dispatched dispatched dispatched dis dis- patched to Spain and Algiers under Admiral ChESter Cheater then superintendent dent of or the naval observatory With clear l' l weather fine lne observations observations observations were obtained The last natal naval na na- val tal scientific party to observe a total solar eclipse was sent to Baker Baker Baket Ba Ba- ker ket Ore In 1918 but a slight haze seriously with |