[meteorite-list] 1860 New Concord NPA...one more

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:20:12 -0600
Message-ID: <BAY111-F18C01E6FF47516D4D02B78B3AC0_at_phx.gbl>

Paper: Dawsons Fort Wayne Daily Times
City: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 1860
Page: 7 (of 10)

     ONE OF THE METEORIC STONES. - The Ohio State Journal of the 18th,
speaking of the recent meteoric showers in Guernsey county, of that State,
says: "One of the meteors has been laid upon our table by Mr. John Burdick,
of this city, who dug it from its concealment in the bosum of the earth on
his farm in Guernsey county. The meteor flashed upon our astonished vision,
perfectly docile, a black, wedge-shaped mass of conglomerate rock, with a
very mysterious smell. The meteor weighs just nine pounds, and was seen to
descend like a streak of lightning blazing like molten iron. It penetrated
the earth about a foot and a half, leaving a huge hole. Mr. Burdick has
several of these missiles of Heaven's artillery, which he will exhibit to
the curious at his residence.

(end)

Hello all,

I have found a dozen or more other New Concord 1860 NPA's, but the one
posted have the most good information. None referenced the meteorite
hitting any animal, however the very detailed report (a letter sent to the
Smithsonian) notes it as having broken a fence. So New Concord is likely a
hammer, but not an animal smacker as some have suggested in the past.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com
Received on Wed 24 Jan 2007 06:20:12 PM PST