[meteorite-list] NPA 07-13-1939 Dresden Meteorite Found, wife of finder/witness quote

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jan 23 12:15:04 2005
Message-ID: <BAY4-F1366A0E20964FAFA310504B3840_at_phx.gbl>

Paper: Chronicle Telegram
City: Elyria, Ohio
Date: Thursday, July 13, 1939
Page: 1 (of 16)

Finds Fragment Of Blazing Meteor

     DRESDEN, Ont., July 13 - An 88 pound fragment of the blazing meteor
that flashed across the western Lake Erie region Tuesday night today was in
possession of Luke Smith of Chatham, who paid Dan Solomon, a farmer who
discovered it, $4.
     Solomon found the black charred stone-like projectile imbedded seven
feet in the ground in one of his fields six miles south of here. His wife
Grace said she saw the meteor coming "straight at me" as she stood in the
yard with her children Tuesday night. She ran for cover and a few seconds
later heard the fragment strike.
     Another smaller fragment was found on the farm of Bruce Cummings and
taken to Chatham. Other pieces were reported discovered in the area near the
Solomon farm.
     The meteor passed over the Detroit metropolitan area, shaking houses
and treating witnesses to one of the greatest displays of night fireworks
since Haley's Comet.

(end)

This article refers to the Dresden (Ontario) meteorite. This meteorite fell
in Ontario, Canada on June 11, 1939 at 8:56pm local time (EST). Three
specimens were recovered totaling 47.7 kg.

Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition. (2004).

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
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