[meteorite-list] NPA 08-1837 Massachusetts Meteorite Fall?

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From: Charles Viau <cviau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:00 2004
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Thanks Mark!

I live next door to this sleepy New England town..(actually quite a
large town, will lots of open land.) Thanks to what you have found, I
will do some local research and see if there is any backup data that
could point to the actual location that this supposedly occurred. The
nice part about Massachusetts, is that it is just about the oldest
recorded history in the US, and there were plenty of small news papers
around , even in the 1700's. (In my house, I found 1957 newspaper used
as insulation on an addition.)

CharlyV

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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:39 AM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] NPA 08-1837 Massachusetts Meteorite Fall?

Paper: Republican Compiler
City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 1837
Page 2 (of 4)

METEORS
The Boston Daily Advertiser had a notice of a meteor which fell to the
earth at East Bridgewater, Mass., on the 5th of May, between three and
four o'clock, P.M. It states that nine pieces of the stone were found,
some of them still warm, the largest weighing a quarter of a pound. The
whole appeared vitrified, as if from rapid cooling. The outside is
black, glazed and shining, but within it is grey, and full of oval
shaped cavities. The New York Journal of Commerce addes that on the 5th
of July, a similar meteor fell somewhere in Vermont or New Hampshire.
Its great height may be inferred from the fact that it was noticed at
Mountpelier & various other places in New Hampshire; and at Newburyport
in Massachusetts. At Northfield, Vt., three reports were heard when it
exploded - at Chelsea one, about three minutes after the explosion, and
at Hardwick none. Its direction seemed to be from East to West. The
Portsmouth Journal thus describes it:
METEOR. - We had a good forture to witness on Wednesday evening, at
twilight, the most brilliant meteor that we ever beheld. The meteor
seemed to start from a cloud a little west of the zenith; it flashed
along like a most brilliant rocket, and exploded about 30 degrees above
the horizon, throwing out as it burst an interense life of the most
beautiful hues, the fragments falling like stars behind the clouds. A
long and bright track was left in the whole course of the meteor, which
lasted some minutes, & which gradually extended in width & at last
seeming to be rent by the wind, slowly faded away. It was noticed at
Newburyport and at Brentwood at about the same time. We had been
admiring fireworks of the night before, but this meteor so much
resembling some, yet so much surpassing all those displays - seemed to
flash as if in mockery of what man could do.

(Mark note: Meteorites A to Z does not show a meteorite having fallen at
this time, although the description of the stone is somewhat
convincing.)

Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of
meteor and meteorite articles.

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Thanks =
Mark!<o:p></o:p>

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I live next door to this sleepy =
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town….(actually quite a large town, will lots of open =
land.)  Thanks to what you have found, =
I will do
some local research and see if there is any backup data that could point =
to the
actual location that this supposedly occurred. The nice part about =
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CharlyV</f=
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From:
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[mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of MARK BOSTICK 
Sent: Friday, January 09, =
2004
9:39 AM 
To: Meteorite List 
Subject: [meteorite-list] =
NPA
08-1837 Massachusetts Meteorite Fall?

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Paper: Republican =
Compiler<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

City: Gettysburg, =
Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

Date: Tuesday, August 15, =
1837<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

Page 2 (of =
4)<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

 <o:p></o:p>

METEORS<o:p></o:p>

The Boston Daily Advertiser had a notice of =
a
meteor which fell to the earth at East Bridgewater, Mass., on the 5th of =
May,
between three and four o'clock, P.M. It states that nine pieces of the =
stone
were found, some of them still warm, the largest weighing a quarter of a =
pound.
The whole appeared vitrified, as if from rapid cooling. The outside is =
black,
glazed and shining, but within it is grey, and full of oval shaped =
cavities.
The New York Journal of Commerce addes that on the 5th of July, a =
similar meteor
fell somewhere in Vermont or New Hampshire. Its great height may be =
inferred
from the fact that it was noticed at Mountpelier & various other =
places in
New Hampshire; and at Newburyport in Massachusetts. At Northfield, Vt., =
three
reports were heard when it exploded - at Chelsea one, about three =
minutes after
the explosion, and at Hardwick none. Its direction seemed to be from =
East to
West. The Portsmouth Journal thus describes =
it:<o:p></o:p>

METEOR. - We had a good forture to witness =
on
Wednesday evening, at twilight, the most brilliant meteor that we ever =
beheld.
The meteor seemed to start from a cloud a little west of the zenith; it =
flashed
along like a most brilliant rocket, and exploded about 30 degrees above =
the
horizon, throwing out as it burst an interense life of the most =
beautiful hues,
the fragments falling like stars behind the clouds. A long and bright =
track was
left in the whole course of the meteor, which lasted some minutes, & =
which
gradually extended in width & at last seeming to be rent by the =
wind,
slowly faded away. It was noticed at Newburyport and at Brentwood at =
about the
same time. We had been admiring fireworks of the night before, but this =
meteor
so much resembling some, yet so much surpassing all those displays - =
seemed to
flash as if in mockery of what man could =
do.<o:p></o:p>

 <o:p></o:p>

(Mark note: Meteorites A to Z does not show =
a
meteorite having fallen at this time, although the description of the =
stone is
somewhat convincing.)<o:p></o:p>

 
 
Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of =
meteor and
meteorite articles.<o:p></o:p>

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