[meteorite-list] Esterville Meteorite Newspaper Article

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From: Mark Bostick <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:01:32 2004
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Hello Everybody,=20

I recently purchased another 1800 newspaper with a cool meteorite fall =
article. It is the Cuba Patriot, Friday, June 13, 1879 and it mentions =
the Esterville meteorite fall. Not sure if there is interested in copies =
of this let me know and I'll put in on my things to do list. The article =
does have a small stain so they wouldn't come out that great. I still =
have copies of the Weston Newspaper article so if you wanted a free copy =
and didn't notice when I offered copies last month let me know. If =
anyone has any Peekskill newspapers, or any other meteorite fall =
newspapers, for trade or sell please let me know.=20

Guess thats about it....:-)

Mark Bostick "The Big Collector"

Newspaper article in the Cuba Patriot, Friday, June 13, 1879=20

The Meteor That fell in Iowa

One Fragment weighing 431 Pounds Embedded 14 Feet in the Earth

>From the Chicago Tribune

Esterville, Emmet Co. Iowa, May 14 -On the 10th inst, a meteor fell in =
this place. The sun was shining, and only the occasionally a fleecy =
cloud was visible, when far up in mid-air there was a loud report =
resembling the dischange of a cannon, only louder, followed soon by =
another resembling a heavy blastm which was follwed by one or two more =
reports that might have been an echo of the first; then, for a minute or =
so, there was a rumbling sound, seemingly passing from north-east to =
southwest.

About two miles north, Mr. Charles Ega was at work planting corn when =
the explosion came. Looking in the direction of the report, he could not =
see anything on account of the sun, but, following with his eye the =
direction of the roaring sound that followed, he saw earth thrown to =
some height in the edge of a ravine ahundred rods or so to the =
north-northeast of where he was at work.

Mr. John Barber reports a simular appearence a hundred rods or so =
further in the same direction. S. W. Brown, who lives three-forths of a =
mile north of here, was in the edge of the timber looking in a =
northwesterly direction being quartering to the sun; he saw a red spark, =
and was looking attentively at it when the explosion came. He says that =
when it burst there was a cloud of smoke at the head of the red streak, =
which rushing forth like the smoke from a cannon's mouth, and then =
spread in ever direction.

On the edge of the ravine a hole was found twelve feet in diameter and =
about 6 feet deep, which was full of water. Parties has since, by =
untiring labor and search, found numerous pieces varying in size from =
one to eight ounces, also four pieces about four pounds, and one =
weighing thrity-two pounds and two ounces, but the largest was found =
bedded eight feet in blue clay and fully fourteen from the surface. Its =
weight was 431 pounds. It was two feet long by one and one-half wide, =
and one foot or so thick, with ragged uneven surface. It is composed =
apparently of nearly pure metal of some kind, resembling silver somewhat =
but a trifle darker

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Hello Everybody, 
I recently purchased another 1800 newspaper with a cool meteorite =
fall=20
article. It is the Cuba Patriot, Friday, June 13, 1879 and it mentions =
the=20
Esterville meteorite fall. Not sure if there is interested in =
copies of=20
this let me know and I'll put in on my things to do list. The article =
does have=20
a small stain so they wouldn't come out that great. I still have copies =
of the=20
Weston Newspaper article so if you wanted a free copy and didn't notice =
when I=20
offered copies last month let me know. If anyone has any Peekskill =
newspapers,=20
or any other meteorite fall newspapers, for trade or sell please let me =
know.=20

Guess thats about it....:-)
Mark Bostick "The Big Collector"
 
Newspaper article in the Cuba Patriot, Friday, June 13, 1879 
The Meteor That fell in Iowa
One Fragment weighing 431 Pounds Embedded 14 Feet in the Earth
From the Chicago Tribune
Esterville, Emmet Co. Iowa, May 14 -On the 10th inst, a meteor fell =
in this=20
place. The sun was shining, and only the occasionally a fleecy cloud was =

visible, when far up in mid-air there was a loud report resembling the =
dischange=20
of a cannon, only louder, followed soon by another resembling a heavy =
blastm=20
which was follwed by one or two more reports that might have been an =
echo of the=20
first; then, for a minute or so, there was a rumbling sound, seemingly =
passing=20
from north-east to southwest.
About two miles north, =
Mr. Charles=20
Ega was at work planting corn when the explosion came. Looking in the =
direction=20
of the report, he could not see anything on account of the sun, but, =
following=20
with his eye the direction of the roaring sound that followed, he saw =
earth=20
thrown to some height in the edge of a ravine ahundred rods or so to the =

north-northeast of where he was at work.
Mr. John Barber reports =
a simular=20
appearence a hundred rods or so further in the same direction. S. W. =
Brown, who=20
lives three-forths of a mile north of here, was in the edge of the =
timber=20
looking in a northwesterly direction being quartering to the sun; he saw =
a red=20
spark, and was looking attentively at it when the explosion came. He =
says that=20
when it burst there was a cloud of smoke at the head of the red streak, =
which=20
rushing forth like the smoke from a cannon's mouth, and then spread in =
ever=20
direction.
On the edge of the ravine a hole was found twelve feet in diameter =
and about=20
6 feet deep, which was full of water. Parties has since, by untiring =
labor and=20
search, found numerous pieces varying in size from one to eight ounces, =
also=20
four pieces about four pounds, and one weighing thrity-two pounds and =
two=20
ounces, but the largest was found bedded eight feet in blue clay and =
fully=20
fourteen from the surface. Its weight was 431 pounds. It was two feet =
long by=20
one and one-half wide, and one foot or so thick, with ragged uneven =
surface. It=20
is composed apparently of nearly pure metal of some kind, resembling =
silver=20
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