[meteorite-list] Oldest Holbrook witness dies

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:01 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20040112222458.0095ce90_at_mail.theriver.com>

Pauline Greer McCleve, the oldest person known to have personally witnessed
the fall of the Holbrook, Arizona meteorite has died in Tempe, Arizona at
the age of 108.
In 1912 at the age of seventeen, Pauline was on the front porch of her
family home when she saw the fireball approaching the small railroad town.
During the few days after the fall, her fiance, father and uncle collected
enough meteorites to earn more than a years wages apiece.
Over the years, she was interviewed by a variety of meteorite scientists,
collectors and enthusiasts and always enjoyed telling the story. It was
quite a treat to hear her tell her tale. I personally interviewed her
several times and she always maintained that the object she saw was a comet.


Regards,

John K.Gwilliam
Received on Tue 13 Jan 2004 12:26:08 AM PST