The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-20
If the circumstance related below is strictly true,
it may be regarded one of the most extraordina-
ry phenomena of which have any account:
DESCENT OF AN IMMENSE METEORIC BODY

IN OSW ECU COUNTY,.
From the OSl0egO Palladium, June To-
On Wednesday yesterday morning the inhabi-
tants of the towns of Boylston and Redeld in this
county, were startled by the occurrence of a most
remarkable Phenomenon-the descent from the
heavens of an immense meteoric mass. The body
struck the earth between the hours of three and
four A. NJ, with crash that truly terrific. and
the shock sensibly felt and people aroused from
their sleep at a distance of five miles from the
scene. The body fell upon the farm of Horace San
ger, situated on the line of Boylston and Redfed,
striking in a meadow and partially on the highway.
1t is estimated by our informant to cover half an
acre of land. The earth was torn up in terrible
manner, and large fragments were thrown a dis
tance of two-thirds of mile. The is very
irregular in shape, and rises at some points to six
ty and eighty feet in height, and is supposed to be
imbedded in the earth as many feet. The surface
generally has the appearance of iron ore. The ex-
citement occasoned by the event among the in
habitants intense and the crash is said to have
been terrific beyond description. Many supposed
that the final winding up ofterrestria affairs had
truly arrived.
TWe are indebted to our friend, Lewis Putnam,
of Boyston for his efforts to furnish at the ear-
est moment with the particulars of the event.
Correspondence ofthe Os,oego Palladium, June III
THE METEoRIC PHENOMENON.
BoYLsToN, Thursday June l6
On the receipt of your despatch at Pulaski, |
started at for Boylston, to inspect in person
the scene of the startling phenomenon of Wednes-
day.
The facts in regard to the time and circumstan-
ces preceding the fall of the erolite have from
Mr.. Jas. Hadley, an intelligent and responsible
citizen of the town of Redfeld, who resides about
one mile from the scene, and the rest is from per-
sonal observation.
Mr.. HADLEY's STATEMENT.
| was awakened at about three o'clock on We'd
nesday morning, by the room in which slept be-
ing filled with light, and Immediately heard rush
ing sound like the coming of great wind. This
did not last above few seconds after was awake,
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description-it terrific. The whole house shook
as if a hundred cannon had been fired under the
windows; quite number of panes of glass were
broken out of the windows, and the pastering of
the room was in came tumbng about me. The
light, which so brilliant that could plainly
every object in the room, was at once extin-
guished. The window of my room is on the oppo-
site side OF the house from the place where the
meteor fell, that only Judge its direction
The light seemed to come from some body moving
very rapidly and from south to north. and seemed
to increase rapidly during the brief space that pre-
ceded the explosion.
The arolite struck the earth in some timber land
belonging to Mr.. Sanger, in thinly inhabited por-
tion of the town. We believe Mr.. Hadley's is the
nearest dwelling. 1t seems to have been an almost
spherical body of, as We can Judge from
tne fragments remaining, about seventy five feet in
diameter. Its urse was from southwest to north
east, and descended at an angle of not more than
thirty degrees from the horizon, which is proved by
its track through the heavy hemlock trees before il
IOucueu the edrln.
The trees are cut through as a cannon ball would
cut through hedge, leaving clear track. The
velocity must have been immense. The earth is
torn up for several rods and the huge trees are
splintered and piled up like brush. One large hem
lock, at least four feet in diameter, near whose
roots the meteor struck, was thrown bodily fol
eighty yards, crushing the surrounding trees like
| pipe-stems. Fragments of huge sandstone bOul
der which lay in its course, under the surface
thrown in all directions, and one weighing half
ton was found in the road three fourths of mile
away. s..
The railroad spirit seems to pervade the Eastern
Shore. The following from the Denton Journal re
fers to an enterprise which has hitherto escaped
| our attention:
| RAILROAD PRosPECTs.-We learn that the meeting
| of the Stockholders of the Mspillion & Choptanl
Railroad Company, which took place at Farming
ton on Monday last, well attended, and tha
the best spirit prevailed The building of the road
we are told, will in a short time be commenced un
| der the most cheering auspices.
We also learn that arrangements are on foo
looking to an early resumption of work on the Ma
| ryland and Delaware Road. We are. however
without definite information as to what measure
are being taken in the premises as to the prob.
bilities of their success.