[meteorite-list] Why haven't we heard about this?
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:11 2004 Message-ID: <7e.4b15a4eb.2da20ad5_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1081127125 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a copy of the "Wellesville Daily Reporter", April 18, 1883. From the front page: Fort Worth Texas, April 16: "A dispatch from Williams ranche (sic) says that at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, a meteor fell in the outskirts of town, killing several cattle, and destroying the dwelling of Martinz Garica, who with his wife and children were buried beneath the ruins. The meteor resembled a massive ball of fire, and the shock was similar to that of an earthquake. The meteor is still hot and steaming. It is embedded in the earth probably 100 feet. It towers above the surface seventy feet, and will cover about one acre. The concussion was terrific. Nearly every window in town was shattered, and the people were hurled violently from their beds and the goods in the storehouses thrown from the shelves. No lives were lost so far as known, except the Garica family, although several buildings fell. The cattle fled in every direction. The air was filled with sulphurous gas, and the wildest excitement prevailed. This is the largest meteor that has ever fallen, and has already been visited by many people. It has occasioned great excitement all over the surrounding country." http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville.jpg Gregory J. Gregory Wilson 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 Santa Monica, CA 90403 USA (310) 913-2598 -------------------------------1081127125 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUS-ASCII http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; cha= rset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>I have a copy of the "Wellesville Daily Reporter", April 18, 1883.= From the front page:</DIV> <P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Fort Worth Texas, April 16:</STRO= NG> "A dispatch from Williams ranche <EM>(sic)</EM> says that at 2 o'c= lock yesterday morning, a meteor fell in the outskirts of town, killing seve= ral cattle, and destroying the dwelling of Martinz Garica, who with his wife= and children were buried beneath the ruins. The meteor resembled a ma= ssive ball of fire, and the shock was similar to that of an earthquake. = ; The meteor is still hot and steaming. It is embedded in the earth pr= obably 100 feet. It towers above the surface seventy feet, and will co= ver about one acre. The concussion was terrific. Nearly every wi= ndow in town was shattered, and the people were hurled violently from their=20= beds and the goods in the storehouses thrown from the shelves. No live= s were lost so far as known, except the Garica family, although several buil= dings fell. The cattle fled in every direction. The air was fill= ed with sulphurous gas, and the wildest excitement prevailed. This is=20= the largest meteor that has ever fallen, and has already been visited by man= y people. It has occasioned great excitement all over the surrounding=20= country."</FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><A title=3Dhttp://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville.jpg hr= ef=3D"http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville.jpg">http://members.aol.com= /sharkkb8/wellsville.jpg</A></P> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 FAMILY= =3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12"><B>Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color= =3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR><BR>J. Gregory Wi= lson</B><BR>2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 <BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<BR>USA<BR>(3= 10) 913-2598</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1081127125-- Received on Sun 04 Apr 2004 09:05:25 PM PDT |
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