[meteorite-list] NPA 08-1901 Find of Ancient Meteor(wrong), NY Meteorites
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:01 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV102iSnRMWuL00000043_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C3DA36.FADB21A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: The Daily Chronicle City: Elyria, Ohio Date: Wednesday, August 07, 1901 Page: 2 (?) FIND OF ANCIENT METEOR Laborers at Williamsburg, N.Y., Unearth What Appears To Be Old Heavenly V= isitor What seems to be fragments of a magnetic iron meteor, which may have desc= ended to the earth centuries ago, was discovered the other day by some la= borers who are excavating a cellar on Knickerbocker avenue, at Cornelia s= treet, Williamsburg, N.Y. The discovery was made at a depth of 19 feet. I= t being necessary to remove a hill 30 feet high before the sidewalk level= was reached. Upon reaching a ten-foot depth in the cellar excavation the men came upon= the hard substance, and at first believed it nothing but solid rock. Its= extraordinary weight, however, made them examine it more closely, and wh= en they cut into a large piece of the matter they found the interior was = a solid mess of iron ore beneath a surface several inches deep of harden = yellow clay. The search was extended further, and the men came upon a perfectly formed= ape's head and also a ram's head. All the matter was turned over to Fran= k S. Schell, the contractor, who will transfer the relics to some museum. "It appears to me," said Mr. Schell, "that when this meteor fell, perhaps= centuries ago, it struck the earth like a shower of hailstone would. Tha= t the pieces are all ancient is evident from the hard yellow clay which s= urrounds each piece. (Mark note: Once again using the must have reference guide, Meteorites A = to Z, I could not find any meteorite having been found in New York during= this time. Meteorites A to Z, also pointed out to me, how few New York m= eteorites there are. New York being one of the first and one of the most = populated states in America I find their 11 find/falls to their name, and= most of these being rather small.) Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C3DA36.FADB21A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><FONT size=3D2= > <P>Paper: The Daily Chronicle</P> <P>City: Elyria, Ohio</P> <P>Date: We= dnesday, August 07, 1901</P> <P>Page: 2 (?)</P> <P>FIND OF ANCIENT METEOR= </P> <P>Laborers at Williamsburg, N.Y., Unearth What Appears To Be Old He= avenly Visitor</P> <P>What seems to be fragments of a magnetic iron meteo= r, which may have descended to the earth centuries ago, was discovered th= e other day by some laborers who are excavating a cellar on Knickerbocker= avenue, at Cornelia street, Williamsburg, N.Y. The discovery was made at= a depth of 19 feet. It being necessary to remove a hill 30 feet high bef= ore the sidewalk level was reached.</P> <P>Upon reaching a ten-foot depth= in the cellar excavation the men came upon the hard substance, and at fi= rst believed it nothing but solid rock. Its extraordinary weight, however= , made them examine it more closely, and when they cut into a large piece= of the matter they found the interior was a solid mess of iron ore benea= th a surface several inches deep of harden yellow clay.</P> <P>The search= was extended further, and the men came upon a perfectly formed ape's hea= d and also a ram's head. All the matter was turned over to Frank S. Schel= l, the contractor, who will transfer the relics to some museum.</P> <P>"I= t appears to me," said Mr. Schell, "that when this meteor fell, perhaps c= enturies ago, it struck the earth like a shower of hailstone would. That = the pieces are all ancient is evident from the hard yellow clay which sur= rounds each piece.</P> <P>(Mark note: Once again using the must have refe= rence guide, Meteorites A to Z, I could not find any meteorite having bee= n found in New York during this time. Meteorites A to Z, also pointed out= to me, how few New York meteorites there are. New York being one of the = first and one of the most populated states in America I find their 11 fin= d/falls to their name, and most of these being rather small.)</P></FONT><= BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of= meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C3DA36.FADB21A0-- Received on Wed 14 Jan 2004 01:40:16 AM PST |
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