In the forenoon of May 19 certain peculiarities observed suggested that our planet may have been actually immersed in the cometary débris of the train of Halley’s comet. These consisted of a peculiar iridescence and unnatural appearance of the clouds near the sun, and a bar of prismatic colors on the clouds in the south. This, combined with the general effect of the sky and clouds—for the entire sky had a most unnatural and wild look—would have attracted marked attention at any other time than when one was looking, as on this occasion, for something out of the ordinary. According to the observations made by Professor Barnard at the Yerkes Observatory, the sky had been watched carefully during the forenoon of this date, but nothing unusual had appeared until close to noon, when the conditions became abnormal. Later on in June, and for at least a year afterward, slowly moving strips and masses of luminous haze were observed in the sky, which were not confined to any one part. Reports of like unusual phenomena were received from the Transvaal, and from elsewhere in southern climes. On the evening of May 21 the comet made its first appearance in the west, as seen by watchers on the _Times_ tower, but it failed to be very impressive. It was to the left and a few degrees north of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion, and it resembled a star of the third magnitude. It was surrounded by a hazy cloud-like mist that made it appear nearly as large as the space covered by the moon. To the left of it, and extending outward about three or four degrees, were three or four fan-like streamers. At 8.25 the nucleus seemed brighter and more star-like in the center, but the streamers had faded from view and the mist surrounding the nucleus had become hazy and ill-defined. Five minutes later only the star-like nucleus could be seen, doubtless owing to the combination of the glare of moonlight and the haze that reflected the city lights below. On May 24 the comet appeared hovering for a brief interval over the western horizon, resembling a faint star enveloped in mist, and adorned with a short fan-like tail. On May 25 the comet could not be seen, owing to the mist and a drizzling rain, but on May 26 it was visible on two occasions for intervals of about five minutes. It then resembled a fairly bright star of the third magnitude, surrounded by a misty halo, but was devoid of a tail. It seemed that our chances of seeing the comet again under favorable conditions were slight, but on the evening of May 27 we were once more regaled with a fine view, which proved to be final as far as the writer was concerned.