[meteorite-list] NPA 05-14-1860 New Concord Meteorite, Earthquake
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 23 12:41:06 2005 Message-ID: <BAY104-F575ADF1092BDF71E0F37CB3C80_at_phx.gbl> Paper: The Compiler City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: Monday, May 14, 1860 Page: 1 (of 8) Remarkable Earthquake in Ohio. - The inhabitants of the counties of Guernsey, Belmont and Harrison, in Eastern Ohio, were exceedingly excited and terrified on Tuesday week by the severe shock of an earthquake which lasted for thirty minutes. At Cambridge, Barnesville and other towns, the citizens flocked together in the streets and fervently implored divine protection. The shock was accompanied by a shower of supposed meteoric stones, four of which weighing from forty to sixty pounds each fell on the track of the Central Ohio Railroad, near Concord, imbedding themselves about two feet in the earth. (end) Mark Note: This article refers to the New Concord meteorite. This meteorite fell in Muskingum county, Ohio on May 1, 1860 at 12:45 p.m. More then thirty pieces, 227 kg., of this L6 stone chondrite was recovered. (Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition). Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com http://www.imca.cc http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles PDF copy of this article, and most I post (and about 1/2 of those on my website), is available upon e-mail request. The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article. The old list server allowed us a search feature the current does not, so I guess this is more for quick reference and shortening the subject line now. You can also use the NPA for e-mail filtering if desired. Received on Sat 23 Jul 2005 12:41:04 PM PDT |
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