[meteorite-list] 1886 Newspaper Article, WI Meteorite Fall?

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:25 2004
Message-ID: <F1327kBnccYTjr8cU6x00000773_at_hotmail.com>

Paper:New York Times
City: New York City, NY.
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1886
Page: 2

A METEORIC STONE

TAKES A TRIP TO WISCONSIN AND HIDES UNDER A BARLEY FIELD.

     MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 20. - People in the vicintiy of Grafton, Ozaukee
County, are very much excited over the fall of a meteoric stone near that
place. While a party of harvesters were at work in a barley field on the
farm of Henry Deiderick, a mile and a half south of the village, they were
startled by a loud noise, much like the roar of a train of cars. The noise
increased in volume in a few seconds so as to become almost deafening. The
unusual sound seemed to come from the heavens, and looking on, the
harvesters saw what appeared to be a huge ball of smole rapidly descending.
It was a meteoric stone, which struck the earth within a few rods of where
they were standing and buried itself deep in the ground. Since the descent
of the meteor Mr. Deiderick's barley field has been visited by hundreds of
people, including many scientific men. The hole in the ground is between
three and four feet in circumference. Its depth is unknown, all attempts to
find bottom by inserting long poles having, it is said proved futile. Mr.
Deiderick is now engaged in excavating the earth around the spot where the
meteor lies imbedded, and intends to bring the latter to the surface if it
takes all Summer.


(Note: A search in Meteorite A to Z did not find any meteorite as having
fallen at this time in this location).

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