Show RECALLS SUN ECLIPSE CLIPS OP OF 89 Clouds Ruin View in Africa But Astronomer Wins Wife I KW FW YORK TORK Jin Dr 14 14 Dr Dr Har Star Harold old Jacob who I Is chief astron astronomer orner omer at Columbia university and once oneo halt hail way round the tho earth to see eo e an eclipse of o the sun sun- un only to miss tt It It believes scientists will get Ret a po powerful kick out or of orthe oth the phenomenon or of January 24 21 and th ft about all Dr Jacoby doesn't believe It pos possible sible aible Ith Instruments and meth meth- method methods od oda now known to astronomers astronomer to add much to tho the exIsting store tore or of knol do concerning the sun un ita lt It composition the source or of o its Ill port PO portor porter or and the nature and nd extent ot of Its it sphere or of o activity In 1889 1880 robert hen he was Waft 24 years old and an Instructor In astronomy t at Columbia Dr Jacoby was as as- as expedItion astronomer or of o an expedition tion lion the tho lh United States sent to the th 1 nest ut est eat coast of ot Arlea to observe th tIrs solar eclipse ot or that year The old three master frigate Pen Pen- Pensacola nacola sacola took tiro tho th expedition there thre It was wac a tour four months month voyage An I 1 whon hn In the bleak blak wilderness s Capetown Capeton n tho the scientists ts waited alted be- be beside be betide tide side their Instruments tor or the thi sun to appear behind l the tho moors moon moons y cold shoulder houder a bit of o cloud sailed nero a clear clar sky right into the th hine or of Islon and obscured the th picture The TIe expedition was a a failure ox eX eXcept except Capetown that Dr Jacoby suet met in Cape Cape- town the daughter ot or the head or of ortho oth the tho British there She Sh Is ts now hi his wife 1 Iro |