[meteorite-list] NP Article, 01-1919 Md Excited Over Meteor

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:02 2004
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Paper: Frederick Post =20
City: Frederick, Maryland =20
Date: Monday, January 13, 1919
Page: 1

MD. Excited Over Meteor
Countains Believe Object Struck Earth At Mt. Airy Last Night
BRILLIANT LIGHT VISIBLE THROUGH ALL OF MARYLAND
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Signal Tower Building At Mr. Airy Junction Sh=
aken When Body Struck Ground: Some Saw 'Huge Ball Fire'
A heavenly body supposed to have been a meteorite, flashed across the eas=
tern sky at 10 minutes after 6 o'clock last evening, producing a brillian=
t and illuminating light followed in some localities by a report resembli=
ng distant thunder. The light came from a clear sky and war witnessed by =
hundred of persons and all over the county. A report from Baltimore state=
d that the light was visible in every section of the State and caused spe=
culation and inquiry from thousands of persons. It is thought that the me=
teorite fell in the vicinity of Mt. Airy Junction.
The light was particularly visible along the Baltimore and Caro (?) Railr=
oad from Brunswich to Baltimore. Hundreds of persons in the county who sa=
w the light and thought that it came from an automobile on an adjoining r=
oad.
G. M. Golbert, telegraph operator at the signal station, Mt. Airy Junctio=
n, saw the light and heard the report. Immediately following the report, =
said Mr. Goldbert, the detonation rattled the windows in the station and =
preceptibly shook the building. He said the light disappeared immediately=
 after the report and it created the impression in his mind that a muniti=
on plant or a large factory had exploded. Others compared the rumbling so=
und to an earthquake detonation. Mt. Airy Junction was the only place to =
report the explosion was of sufficient force to shake a building and it i=
s thought that fragments of the meteorite fall in that locality.
Roger Snyder, telegraph operator at the signal tower, Adamstown, stated t=
hat he stepped outside for a glass of water when the light flashed. Looki=
ng up, he said, he saw a ball of fire traveling eastward. When at a point=
 apparently under the moon, the ball exploded with a report and instantly=
 emitted a light and extinguished. After returning to his office reports =
came over the wire east and west concerning the light.
Many inquiries came over the telephone to The Post from different part of=
 the county asking about the light. Some of the inquirers declared they h=
eard a report while other state that they saw the bright flash. Two men o=
n Patrick street state that they saw the ball of fire and it was so brill=
iant and apparently so near the earth that one remarked "lookout or that =
ball of fire will strike you." Reports from New Market, Frederick Junctio=
n, Point of Rocks, Buckystown, Boubs, Washington Junction, Brunswick, Thu=
rmont and Emmitsburg were to the effect that the light had been seen. In =
the eastern section, however, the illumination seemed more brilliant and =
attracted more attention.
Dr. Joseph H. Applie, president of Hood College, an astronomy student, st=
ated that while he did not see the light from its description it must hav=
e been a meteorite, which became ignited when it came in contact the eart=
h's atmosphere, which extends 60 miles above the earth. He said meteorite=
s are constantly passing through space but do not ignite until striking o=
ut atmosphere, which extends 60 miles above the earth. He said meteorites=
 are constantly passing through space during the months of August and Nov=
ember and are commonly called "shooting stars." They are either pieces of=
 a small planet or a small piece of a planet that follows the course of i=
ts orb and finally reached the earth. Subjected to intense heat the piece=
s become a composition of iron. Pieces of meteorite, weighing as much as =
two towns, have been found imbedded in the earth. It is not uncommon, he =
said, to see on exhibition in museums large pieces of meteorites that hav=
e been found imbedded in the ground. It is only when the meteorite comes =
in contact with our atmosphere, he added, that it ignites from friction a=
nd exploded.
Mark Note: Meteorites A to Z, does not list any meteorite having fallen a=
t this time and location. (Looking foward to Meteorites A to Z Second Edi=
tion..:-)


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2> <P>Paper: Frederick Post </P> <P>City: Frederick, Maryland </P> <P>Dat=
e: Monday, January 13, 1919</P> <P>Page: 1</P> <P>&nbsp;</P></B> <P>MD. E=
xcited Over Meteor</P> <P>Countains Believe Object Struck Earth At Mt. Ai=
ry Last Night</P> <P>BRILLIANT LIGHT VISIBLE THROUGH ALL OF MARYLAND</P> =
<P>Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Signal Tower Building At Mr. Airy Junction=
 Shaken When Body Struck Ground: Some Saw 'Huge Ball Fire'</P> <P>A heave=
nly body supposed to have been a meteorite, flashed across the eastern sk=
y at 10 minutes after 6 o'clock last evening, producing a brilliant and i=
lluminating light followed in some localities by a report resembling dist=
ant thunder. The light came from a clear sky and war witnessed by hundred=
 of persons and all over the county. A report from Baltimore stated that =
the light was visible in every section of the State and caused speculatio=
n and inquiry from thousands of persons. It is thought that the meteorite=
 fell in the vicinity of Mt. Airy Junction.</P> <P>The light was particul=
arly visible along the Baltimore and Caro (?) Railroad from Brunswich to =
Baltimore. Hundreds of persons in the county who saw the light and though=
t that it came from an automobile on an adjoining road.</P> <P>G. M. Golb=
ert, telegraph operator at the signal station, Mt. Airy Junction, saw the=
 light and heard the report. Immediately following the report, said Mr. G=
oldbert, the detonation rattled the windows in the station and preceptibl=
y shook the building. He said the light disappeared immediately after the=
 report and it created the impression in his mind that a munition plant o=
r a large factory had exploded. Others compared the rumbling sound to an =
earthquake detonation. Mt. Airy Junction was the only place to report the=
 explosion was of sufficient force to shake a building and it is thought =
that fragments of the meteorite fall in that locality.</P> <P>Roger Snyde=
r, telegraph operator at the signal tower, Adamstown, stated that he step=
ped outside for a glass of water when the light flashed. Looking up, he s=
aid, he saw a ball of fire traveling eastward. When at a point apparently=
 under the moon, the ball exploded with a report and instantly emitted a =
light and extinguished. After returning to his office reports came over t=
he wire east and west concerning the light.</P> <P>Many inquiries came ov=
er the telephone to The Post from different part of the county asking abo=
ut the light. Some of the inquirers declared they heard a report while ot=
her state that they saw the bright flash. Two men on Patrick street state=
 that they saw the ball of fire and it was so brilliant and apparently so=
 near the earth that one remarked "lookout or that ball of fire will stri=
ke you." Reports from New Market, Frederick Junction, Point of Rocks, Buc=
kystown, Boubs, Washington Junction, Brunswick, Thurmont and Emmitsburg w=
ere to the effect that the light had been seen. In the eastern section, h=
owever, the illumination seemed more brilliant and attracted more attenti=
on.</P> <P>Dr. Joseph H. Applie, president of Hood College, an astronomy =
student, stated that while he did not see the light from its description =
it must have been a meteorite, which became ignited when it came in conta=
ct the earth's atmosphere, which extends 60 miles above the earth. He sai=
d meteorites are constantly passing through space but do not ignite until=
 striking out atmosphere, which extends 60 miles above the earth. He said=
 meteorites are constantly passing through space during the months of Aug=
ust and November and are commonly called "shooting stars." They are eithe=
r pieces of a small planet or a small piece of a planet that follows the =
course of its orb and finally reached the earth. Subjected to intense hea=
t the pieces become a composition of iron. Pieces of meteorite, weighing =
as much as two towns, have been found imbedded in the earth. It is not un=
common, he said, to see on exhibition in museums large pieces of meteorit=
es that have been found imbedded in the ground. It is only when the meteo=
rite comes in contact with our atmosphere, he added, that it ignites from=
 friction and exploded.</P> <P>Mark Note: Meteorites A to Z, does not lis=
t any meteorite having fallen at this time and location. (Looking foward =
to Meteorites A to Z Second Edition..:-)</P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, =
www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite=
 articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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