[meteorite-list] NP Article, 05-1890 A Bolide Over Iowa
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:05 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV11Z1oAqwXx200007832_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C34BE6.3A036C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Decatur Daily Republican =20 City: Decatur, Illinois =20 Date: Saturday, May 03, 1890 A Wonderful Meteor DES MOINES, Ia., May 2. - A special to the leader from Emmettsburg, Ia., = says: At half-past five o'clock yesterday evening the northwestern heaven= s became suddenly illuminated, and immediately all eyes were cast in that= direction. A large ball of blazing fire was seen traveling with lightnin= g-like rapidity towards the earth, leaving in its a path a beautiful wrea= th of smoke which remained an object of curiosity of several minutes afte= rwards. Several minutes after the appearance of the meter, a loud report = was heard which caused the earth to shake and tremble vigorously and star= tled the observers. Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C34BE6.3A036C50 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: Decatur Daily Republican </P> <P>City: Decatur, Illinois </P= > <P>Date: Saturday, May 03, 1890</P> <P> </P></B> <P>A Wonderful Me= teor</P> <P>DES MOINES, Ia., May 2. - A special to the leader from Emmett= sburg, Ia., says: At half-past five o'clock yesterday evening the northwe= stern heavens became suddenly illuminated, and immediately all eyes were = cast in that direction. A large ball of blazing fire was seen traveling w= ith lightning-like rapidity towards the earth, leaving in its a path a be= autiful wreath of smoke which remained an object of curiosity of several = minutes afterwards. Several minutes after the appearance of the meter, a = loud report was heard which caused the earth to shake and tremble vigorou= sly and startled the observers.</P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.Meteo= riteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles= .</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C34BE6.3A036C50-- Received on Wed 16 Jul 2003 11:04:28 PM PDT |
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