[meteorite-list] NP Article, 08-1895 Meteor Explodes Over New York
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:05 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV19VniSnRMWu0000665a_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C34AF6.99BDF840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Middletown Daily Argus =20 City: Middletown, New York =20 Date: Wednesday, August 14, 1895 Page: 8 THE BURSTING OF AN AEROLITE The Mystery of the Deafening Crash of Sunday Night Explained - Not a Thun= der Feat - The Wonderful Sight seen by a Party Returning from Crystal Run= - A Meteor Flies Into Pieces Before Their Eyes. The cause of the terrific report, early yesterday morning, which startled= everybody in this city and surrounding country, and which was supposed t= o have been a single peal of thunder, has been discovered. It was the bur= sting of an aerolite in the heavens. Several persons have been found who = saw the great meteor at the time of the explosion, and as they describe i= t, it must have been one of nature's grandest of pyrotechnical displays. A party of six young people, Mr. Mile Smith, of this city, Mr. Orin VanGo= rdon, Linda, Hattie and Lizzie VanGordon and Sadie Youngs, of Dingman's, = Pa., had been visiting friends at Crystal Run and were on the big bill ne= ar Michigan, on their way home, when the horses stopped suddenly and trem= bled with fear, and at the same time the whole heavens were lighted up an= d a great ball of fire with a train of light following it came up over th= e southern horizon and passed swiftly over the east, and when, apparently= between Middleton and Mechanietown, the great mass exploded, breaking in= to four parts which went sailing in as many directions but soon ceases to= give forth light. Mr. Smith says the report was the loudest he ever heard and seemed to fai= rly shake the earth. He estimated that the aerolite was in plain view at = least two minutes before the explosion came and all had a good view of it= . Miss Martha, daughter of Mr. Archie Gordon, of Franklin street, this city= , also was the aerolite, and her description of it is the same as that gi= ven by Mr. Smith. She was sitting in the window of her room and was so th= oroughly frightened by the unusual spectacle that she rushed back to her = bad, and did not see the explosion of the meteor, and probably missed the= grandest sight it will ever be her privilege to witness. Sergeant Wilson and Officer Sharpe of the police force were standing unde= r the awning at Pronk's corner when the aerolite passed through the air, = but did not see the great fiery ball itself, but noticed that the whole s= treet around was lighted as they had never seen it before. Even the explo= sion which followed the flash of light did not convey any explanation to = them of the great light they had seen. Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C34AF6.99BDF840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P>Paper: Middletown Daily Argus </P> <P>City: Middletown, New York </= P> <P>Date: Wednesday, August 14, 1895</P> <P>Page: 8</P></B> <P> </= P> <P>THE BURSTING OF AN AEROLITE</P> <P> </P> <P>The Mystery of the= Deafening Crash of Sunday Night Explained - Not a Thunder Feat - The Won= derful Sight seen by a Party Returning from Crystal Run - A Meteor Flies = Into Pieces Before Their Eyes.</P> <P> </P> <P>The cause of the terr= ific report, early yesterday morning, which startled everybody in this ci= ty and surrounding country, and which was supposed to have been a single = peal of thunder, has been discovered. It was the bursting of an aerolite = in the heavens. Several persons have been found who saw the great meteor = at the time of the explosion, and as they describe it, it must have been = one of nature's grandest of pyrotechnical displays.</P> <P>A party of six= young people, Mr. Mile Smith, of this city, Mr. Orin VanGordon, Linda, H= attie and Lizzie VanGordon and Sadie Youngs, of Dingman's, Pa., had been = visiting friends at Crystal Run and were on the big bill near Michigan, o= n their way home, when the horses stopped suddenly and trembled with fear= , and at the same time the whole heavens were lighted up and a great ball= of fire with a train of light following it came up over the southern hor= izon and passed swiftly over the east, and when, apparently between Middl= eton and Mechanietown, the great mass exploded, breaking into four parts = which went sailing in as many directions but soon ceases to give forth li= ght.</P> <P>Mr. Smith says the report was the loudest he ever heard and s= eemed to fairly shake the earth. He estimated that the aerolite was in pl= ain view at least two minutes before the explosion came and all had a goo= d view of it.</P> <P>Miss Martha, daughter of Mr. Archie Gordon, of Frank= lin street, this city, also was the aerolite, and her description of it i= s the same as that given by Mr. Smith. She was sitting in the window of h= er room and was so thoroughly frightened by the unusual spectacle that sh= e rushed back to her bad, and did not see the explosion of the meteor, an= d probably missed the grandest sight it will ever be her privilege to wit= ness.</P> <P>Sergeant Wilson and Officer Sharpe of the police force were = standing under the awning at Pronk's corner when the aerolite passed thro= ugh the air, but did not see the great fiery ball itself, but noticed tha= t the whole street around was lighted as they had never seen it before. E= ven the explosion which followed the flash of light did not convey any ex= planation to them of the great light they had seen.</P></FONT><FONT face=3D= Arial size=3D2></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a = free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML= > ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C34AF6.99BDF840-- Received on Tue 15 Jul 2003 06:29:09 PM PDT |
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