Fw: [meteorite-list] Plagues, philadelphia, and meteorites

From: Jose Campos <josecamposcomet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:46 2004
Message-ID: <010901c3c1ad$5415be80$ddc216d5_at_computername>

Hi Tracy, David and List

There is a 254 lb meteorite with the synonym "Philadelphia Iron", but I
don't think that's the same one, since you mention 1793 and this one was
found in 1860 and its listed as the Cleveland meteorite. A 930g fragment is
in the Philadelphia Mus. Acad. Sci. plus some slices, according to the Cat.
of Meteorites, BMNH.

José Campos


----- Original Message -----
From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho_at_hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 11:03 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Plagues, philadelphia, and meteorites


> I am presently reading a book called "An American Plague: the true and
> terrifying story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793", by Jim Murphy. It
> describes the progress of yellow fever through Philadelphia in the late
> summer and fall of 1793. At the end of one chapter, it tells how George
> Washington had to leave the city at the insistence of his wife.
>
> "Two days after the president left [on September 10]... a meteorite fell
out
> of the morning sky and thudded into Third Street." If this is true, where
> does the metorite now reside, and does anyone have any additional
> information about it? I find it of interest, not only because it would
have
> been a documented fall, but also a 'birthday' meteorite for me. If not
> true, the writer needs to correct his information.
>
> T
>
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Received on Sat 13 Dec 2003 02:14:27 PM PST