[meteorite-list] 1922 Newspaper, Meteor Lands Near Charleston

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From: Mark Bostick <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:19 2004
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Paper: THE CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL=20

City: CHARLESTON, WV=20

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 1922

>From the front page:

METEOR, LANDING NEAR BY, PLAINLY VISIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY

Giant Cinder, Falling From Sky, Travels at Terrific Rate and =
Illuminates, Reports Say

A meteor, traveling at terrific speed, as meteors have a way of =
travelig, passed in an easterly direction of Charleston about 8 o'clock =
last night and is believed by many who saw it to have buried itself in =
the earth somewhere in Fayette or Raleigh counties. It was seen by =
persons in Charlestons and Kanawha, Logan, Boone and Fayette counties.

A great light, visible for miles, flashed on as the meteor whizzed =
through the air, and then was extinguished. It looked like the flash =
from a terrific explosion and caused hundreds of persons last night to =
believe that a mine had blown up. Many who saw it said that their =
thoughts of a mine explosion were confirmed by a loud noise.

Reports from many persons in this and neighboring counties who =
witniessed the aeriel spectacle were recieved today by E. F. Hill, =
division information manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac telephone =
company.

, Robert Adkins, an employee of the telephone company at Madison, saw =
the meteor pass over Madison. It was very high and going in n easterly =
direction. Shortly after it was out of sight a noise was heard in =
Madison, sounding like a mine explosion.

A Mr. Walsh at Kayford saw it and said that it was accompanied by a loud =
noise. A telephone operator at Carbon reported that the meteor appeared =
very high from that place and that it apparently just went on out of =
sight in an easterly direction.

A Mr. Fitzwater, of the Indian Run Colllery company at Kimberly, on =
Armstrong Creek, reported that the meteor was both seen and heard there. =
It was very high and still headed in an easternly direction.

HEARD BY MANY OTHERS

Denvil Reed, an employee of the telephone company at Thurmond, saw the =
meteor about 8:50 o'clock. It seemed to be a flash and lasted only about =
a minute. The houses in Thurmond were jarred and people thought it was a =
mine explosion, Mr. Reed said.

Windows were rattled in Layland, a Mr. Kessler, of that place, said =
People of Layland both saw and heard the meteor, but they thought it was =
a mine explosion, Mr. Kessler said.

The Virginian power company at Cabin Creek reported that its man at =
Scarbro saw and heard it, but he did not know its direction.

A telephone operator at Montgomery. walking near Crescent, saw a very =
bright light which seemed to be a more of a flash.

The meteor seemed to be about two feet wide and six or eight feet long.

(Continued on Page Eleven).=20

Mark Note: From Page Eleven

METEOR, LANDING NEAR BY, PLAINLY VISIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY

(Continued From Page One)

accourding to a Mr. Crasdall at Gauley Bridge. It was traveling north =
when he saw it.

Mr. Hensley of Babcock co & J company, at Cliff Top, about 12 miles from =
Layland, reported that the meteor was seen at Cliff Top and that =
vibrations were felt. It seemed to have been south of Cliff Top toward =
Layland, he said.

Mr. Bevins of the Loup Creek colllery company saw the meteor pass over =
Deepwater about 8:40 o'clock at an angle of 45 degrees due north. =
Shortly after he heard a rumbling sound similar to thunder.

The editor of the Raleigh Register said the meteor was heard and seen in =
Beckley. It was in a weesterly direction and was on the order of a =
bright flash of lightning. Everybody in Beckley was talking of it this =
morning.

Reports from Hinton, Rainelle, Ansted. Richwood and Swiss are that the =
meteor was not seen nor heard there.

State police received word of the "explosion" last night, but they have =
not located the meteor.

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Paper: THE =
CHARLESTON=20
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City: CHARLESTON, WV=20

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 1922
From the front page:
METEOR, LANDING NEAR BY, PLAINLY VISIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
Giant Cinder, Falling From Sky, Travels at Terrific Rate and =
Illuminates,=20
Reports Say
A meteor, traveling at terrific speed, as meteors have a way of =
travelig,=20
passed in an easterly direction of Charleston about 8 o'clock last night =
and is=20
believed by many who saw it to have buried itself in the earth somewhere =
in=20
Fayette or Raleigh counties. It was seen by persons in Charlestons and =
Kanawha,=20
Logan, Boone and Fayette counties.
A great light, visible for miles, flashed on as the meteor whizzed =
through=20
the air, and then was extinguished. It looked like the flash from a =
terrific=20
explosion and caused hundreds of persons last night to believe that a =
mine had=20
blown up. Many who saw it said that their thoughts of a mine explosion =
were=20
confirmed by a loud noise.
Reports from many persons in this and neighboring counties who =
witniessed the=20
aeriel spectacle were recieved today by E. F. Hill, division information =
manager=20
of the Chesapeake and Potomac telephone company.
, Robert Adkins, an employee of the telephone company at Madison, saw =
the=20
meteor pass over Madison. It was very high and going in n easterly =
direction.=20
Shortly after it was out of sight a noise was heard in Madison, sounding =
like a=20
mine explosion.
A Mr. Walsh at Kayford saw it and said that it was accompanied by a =
loud=20
noise. A telephone operator at Carbon reported that the meteor appeared =
very=20
high from that place and that it apparently just went on out of sight in =
an=20
easterly direction.
A Mr. Fitzwater, of the Indian Run Colllery company at Kimberly, on =
Armstrong=20
Creek, reported that the meteor was both seen and heard there. It was =
very high=20
and still headed in an easternly direction.
HEARD BY MANY OTHERS
Denvil Reed, an employee of the telephone company at Thurmond, saw =
the meteor=20
about 8:50 o'clock. It seemed to be a flash and lasted only about a =
minute. The=20
houses in Thurmond were jarred and people thought it was a mine =
explosion, Mr.=20
Reed said.
Windows were rattled in Layland, a Mr. Kessler, of that place, said =
People of=20
Layland both saw and heard the meteor, but they thought it was a mine =
explosion,=20
Mr. Kessler said.
The Virginian power company at Cabin Creek reported that its man at =
Scarbro=20
saw and heard it, but he did not know its direction.
A telephone operator at Montgomery. walking near Crescent, saw a very =
bright=20
light which seemed to be a more of a flash.
The meteor seemed to be about two feet wide and six or eight feet =
long.
(Continued on Page Eleven). 
Mark Note: From Page Eleven
METEOR, LANDING NEAR BY, PLAINLY VISIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
(Continued From Page One)
accourding to a Mr. Crasdall at Gauley Bridge. It was traveling north =
when he=20
saw it.
Mr. Hensley of Babcock co & J company, at Cliff Top, about 12 =
miles from=20
Layland, reported that the meteor was seen at Cliff Top and that =
vibrations were=20
felt. It seemed to have been south of Cliff Top toward Layland, he =
said.
Mr. Bevins of the Loup Creek colllery company saw the meteor pass =
over=20
Deepwater about 8:40 o'clock at an angle of 45 degrees due north. =
Shortly after=20
he heard a rumbling sound similar to thunder.
The editor of the Raleigh Register said the meteor was heard and seen =
in=20
Beckley. It was in a weesterly direction and was on the order of a =
bright flash=20
of lightning. Everybody in Beckley was talking of it this morning.
Reports from Hinton, Rainelle, Ansted. Richwood and Swiss are that =
the meteor=20
was not seen nor heard there.
State police received word of the "explosion" last night, but they =
have not=20
located the meteor.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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