[meteorite-list] NP 09-1899 Ohio Meteors and Meteor-Wrong found

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:50 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV132NqFJ3sl3000162d2_at_hotmail.com>

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Paper: Newark Daily Advocate
City: Newark, Ohio
Date: Saturday, September 16, 1899
Page: 7

METEORITES
Small One Near Alexandria - Large Aerolite at Cambridge
Alexandria, O. Sept. 16. - A large aerolite fell near this village about =
3 p.m. The meteor was first noticed in the northwest and was traveling to=
wards the east. It was accompanied by a blinding light and made a noise r=
esembling a rocket. When about a mile east of town it burst into three pi=
eces apparently about six inches in diameter. Although it fell within a f=
ew rods of some workmen, a search failed to reveal any trace of it. As it=
 fell in the neighborhood of a swamp it would be very difficult to locate=
 it exactly.
Cambridge, O. Sept. 16. Wednesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. John Carnes, whi=
le driving along the Byesville road about 3:30 o'clock were greatly start=
led by witnessing the fall of a meteor on the Burt farm. Mr. Carnes repor=
ted the occurrence of his arrival here and about 5:30 o'clock Messrs. She=
rrard and Stanley drove out.
On their return they reported they had located the meteor and as well as =
they could judge, it would weigh about 300 pounds. Mr. Carnes said that i=
n falling it was in shape of a top, the large end being about two and a h=
alf or three feet across, and that when it struck the earth it had spread=
 out and that small pieces had been broken off. When found by Messrs. She=
rrard and Stanley it was still warm and for some distance the grass was s=
till burning. They brought a small piece home and it is now on exhibition=
 at Senhauser's store. Two other meteors were reported, one as having bee=
n seen at Pidgeon Gap and the other in Knox township.

Note: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition does not show a fall for this dat=
e. PDF copy of paper available.
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com


Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor=
 and meteorite articles.

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> <P>Paper: Newark Daily Advocate</P> <P>City: Newark, Ohio</P> <P>Date: =
Saturday, September 16, 1899</P> <P>Page: 7</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>METEORIT=
ES</P> <P>Small One Near Alexandria - Large Aerolite at Cambridge</P> <P>=
Alexandria, O. Sept. 16. - A large aerolite fell near this village about =
3 p.m. The meteor was first noticed in the northwest and was traveling to=
wards the east. It was accompanied by a blinding light and made a noise r=
esembling a rocket. When about a mile east of town it burst into three pi=
eces apparently about six inches in diameter. Although it fell within a f=
ew rods of some workmen, a search failed to reveal any trace of it. As it=
 fell in the neighborhood of a swamp it would be very difficult to locate=
 it exactly.</P> <P>Cambridge, O. Sept. 16. Wednesday afternoon Mr. and M=
rs. John Carnes, while driving along the Byesville road about 3:30 o'cloc=
k were greatly startled by witnessing the fall of a meteor on the Burt fa=
rm. Mr. Carnes reported the occurrence of his arrival here and about 5:30=
 o'clock Messrs. Sherrard and Stanley drove out.</P> <P>On their return t=
hey reported they had located the meteor and as well as they could judge,=
 it would weigh about 300 pounds. Mr. Carnes said that in falling it was =
in shape of a top, the large end being about two and a half or three feet=
 across, and that when it struck the earth it had spread out and that sma=
ll pieces had been broken off. When found by Messrs. Sherrard and Stanley=
 it was still warm and for some distance the grass was still burning. The=
y brought a small piece home and it is now on exhibition at Senhauser's s=
tore. Two other meteors were reported, one as having been seen at Pidgeon=
 Gap and the other in Knox township.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Note: Meteorite=
s A to Z: Second Edition does not show a fall for this date. PDF copy of =
paper available.</P> <P>Mark Bostick</P> <P>www.meteoritearticles.com</P>=
</FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line ar=
chive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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