[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, June 13, 1887 German Meteorite Fall?

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:55 2004
Message-ID: <OE63SFog9ul5p3gTqIG00016293_at_hotmail.com>

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AN IMMENSE METEOR.
The Evansville Daily Carrier
Evansville, Indiana, =20
Monday Morning, June 13, 1887
Page: 4

It Strikes the Earth in German Township. Causing Consternation.
Among the People and Creating a Panic Among Animals and Fowls
Considerable excitement was created among the people in German township S=
aturday night by an immense meteor striking the Earth with great force. T=
he heavens were lighted brillantly as the immense body approached the gro=
und and the sound is said to have resembled the noise caused by a train o=
f cars in full motion. As it passed through the air it left a trail of fi=
re, which seemed to be formed of small particles of star shaped matter, w=
hich were emited from the large body, and as these busted a smell of sulp=
her was plainly distinguishable.
When the mass struck the earth it cause it to tremble so violently that m=
any thought a volcano had burst forth from the small bill on which the me=
teor struck. =20
Some idea of the effect of this wonderful meteoric display can be had, as=
 the people were struck with terror, and this must have been the case for=
 the cattle and swine, as they set up the most unnatural bellowing and sq=
uealing, running pell mell through and over the fences of the enclosures =
where they were kept and scattered over the surrounding farms. In two or =
three places near the scene of the disturbance, large numbers of chickens=
 were struck with roosting in trees surrounding the farm houses, and thes=
e set up a cackling , which lasted for a moment, when one by one they too=
k wings and flew to the woods, their alarm being so great that few of the=
m could be captured yesterday, and most of them, it is thought, will have=
 to be hunted with dog and gun.
Many of the people felt the peculiar sensations experienced by taking hol=
d of an electric battery and those nearest to the place where it struck w=
ere unable to stand, but the disturbance was only a short duraction and n=
o bad result was occasioned.
>From a gentleman who visited the locality it is learned that the mass imb=
edded itself deeply in the earth, and from the size of the surface expose=
d, which is oval shaped, he think it would weigh at least four thousand p=
ounds, and looks to be a solid piece of flint, which upon trial, resisted=
 that action of a stone-cutter's chisel. =20

(Mark note: A search in Meteorites A to Z does not show any meteorite fal=
ling at this time.)

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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><BR><BR><FONT =
size=3D2> <P>AN IMMENSE METEOR.</P> <P>The Evansville Daily Carrier</P> <=
P>Evansville, Indiana, </P> <P>Monday Morning, June 13, 1887</P> <P>Page:=
 4</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>It Strikes the Earth in German Township. Causing =
Consternation.</P> <P>Among the People and Creating a Panic Among Animals=
 and Fowls</P> <P>Considerable excitement was created among the people in=
 German township Saturday night by an immense meteor striking the Earth w=
ith great force. The heavens were lighted brillantly as the immense body =
approached the ground and the sound is said to have resembled the noise c=
aused by a train of cars in full motion. As it passed through the air it =
left a trail of fire, which seemed to be formed of small particles of sta=
r shaped matter, which were emited from the large body, and as these bust=
ed a smell of sulpher was plainly distinguishable.</P> <P>When the mass s=
truck the earth it cause it to tremble so violently that many thought a v=
olcano had burst forth from the small bill on which the meteor struck. </=
P> <P>Some idea of the effect of this wonderful meteoric display can be h=
ad, as the people were struck with terror, and this must have been the ca=
se for the cattle and swine, as they set up the most unnatural bellowing =
and squealing, running pell mell through and over the fences of the enclo=
sures where they were kept and scattered over the surrounding farms. In t=
wo or three places near the scene of the disturbance, large numbers of ch=
ickens were struck with roosting in trees surrounding the farm houses, an=
d these set up a cackling , which lasted for a moment, when one by one th=
ey took wings and flew to the woods, their alarm being so great that few =
of them could be captured yesterday, and most of them, it is thought, wil=
l have to be hunted with dog and gun.</P> <P>Many of the people felt the =
peculiar sensations experienced by taking hold of an electric battery and=
 those nearest to the place where it struck were unable to stand, but the=
 disturbance was only a short duraction and no bad result was occasioned.=
</P> <P>From a gentleman who visited the locality it is learned that the =
mass imbedded itself deeply in the earth, and from the size of the surfac=
e exposed, which is oval shaped, he think it would weigh at least four th=
ousand pounds, and looks to be a solid piece of flint, which upon trial, =
resisted that action of a stone-cutter's chisel. </P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>(M=
ark note: A search in Meteorites A to Z does not show any meteorite falli=
ng at this time.)</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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