The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-19
THE DAY BOOK.

Singular Phenom,snon.--On Thursday,
about $50 A. NJ, a rumbling noise, accom-
panied by a pereeptible trembling oil the
ground. was experienced all along the line
of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, from
White Horse station to the beach. The
noise was heard Tor about two minutes. and
some persons thought it resembled heavy
powder explosion. passenger, who got on
the train at Absecom, stated that he had
seen "large red ball' which few across the
sky and burst into fragments.
TIE New York Post notices the following
phenomenon about the same hour:
A Meteor by Daylight.
This morning al halt past nine CLOCK,
meteor was seen to fall in due southerly di-
rection, and TO disappear behind the houses
on the eas.erlysside,ot Broadway SO abruptly,
that it mast have struck the earth very. near
the city, perhaps at South Brooklyn or near
Greenwood. Our Informant describes the
apparent size of TIE nucleus at about one foot
in diameter, and the length OF the tail by the
same scale OF proportion, as about twenty
feet; the shape being d cone, tapering to q
fine point at the top. The color was that Of
bright yellow fire, and its brilliancy may be
estimated from tn fact that this color deve-
leped itself 'ahoye the brightness of the
sum-" was shining at the time through a
cloudiess sky. We trust this remarkable
meteer was seen by others, and that we shall
hear OF its discovery wherever is happens to
reach the earth.
additional by our Reportsr-Supposea Com-
bustion Of a Ba!loons
At ten o'clock, Sergeant Clinton OF the
Twenty third Precinct, who was, with Sey
eral other persons, witness of the phenom
enon, transmitted the following message to
the Central Office, No. AIS Brooms st
awe witnessed just now one of the most
singular things ever seen in this city. A
large body of fire IN the shape Of comet,
with body as large as horse, and a Gail
about forty feet long, fell from the heavens
enty-frst street, lighting up the whole
neighborheed, aud Witnessed by crowds Of
people,"
The falling body did hoJ, as near IL could
be ascertained, leave any ash or fragments
upon the ground. Conjectures We're rife
about the matter, and, in the absence of Mr.
Merriam, the prevalent opinion was that one
of the numerous balloons which the soien-
tiic ameteurs in that section OF the city
have been so fond of initiating and setting OFT
had exploded, and the expanded gas taken
FIRE, producing the remarkable appearance.
The General Superintendent telegraphed to
inquire whether the great balloon at the
Central Park was safe, land received tor reply
that all was correct. The affair has created
much excitement.
Other Accounts.
The \ I Times thus describes it
g : aa&@n kn2-
wasof dazzling wilderness, resembling IN
shape, according to prosaic spectators,an in
verted balloon with q tail hundred feet in
length, trailing after it. To more magma
tive minds, it was like fiery scimitar. or the
flaming sword that,in the hands Of the aven-
giug angel, drove our first parents out of
Eden. Seen on the side opposite the sun, it
Lad luminous appear ance, family indicative
of the nagnikcence it would have displayed
if witnessed during the darkness of the night.
1t was only visible few seconds, but every
one who saw it started as though they mad
beheld an apparition.
Accor ding to the Fredericksburg Herald,
the same phenomenon was observed in Vir-
ginia. The Herald says:
Mr.. George Morrison, as he Was coming
down the Plank Road, on Tuesday, few
miles from town, observed large ball OF lire,
with an apparen5 tail Of thirty feet, descend
ing from above to the earth. He heard no
noise when it struck the ground, though this
may have been on account OF the rumbiing
of wagon between him and the point where
it fell. He did not discover any trace that
it left. The blaze of the descending mass is
described as vivid, and was seen by other
parties on the road.
The Alexandria Ga%ests says AT about
10 minutes past O'Clock yesterday morning,
a remarkable meteorite was observed by
number Of the students of the Alexandria
High School. The Sun, at the time, was
shining brightly, notwithstanding which the
light given out by the moving mass was bril-
liant in the extreme. 1t is described as ap-
pearing in the East, at an angle of about for
ty-five degrees above the morrison, and rang
ing.from thence in northerly direction, OBJ
liquely towards the earth.s In appearance it
most resembled a cone, moving base fore
most. with an entire length of abeutten de-
grees-the edges being of a silvery iVstre,
and the centre red.
No Violence offered Rim.-Mr. George
Sennott, OF Boston, the counsel for Brown
and Stevens, stopped in Philadelphia, on his
way home, and wrote letter to the Press
of that city, denying the statement that the
str angers in Charleston were ordered away.
He writes that he was treated with muoh
kindness by the citizens there, and adds;
And, though mischief was often threaten
ed by some ill-conditioned people, OF whom
Charlestowu has its share, and from WHOM
believe New York and Philadelphia are not
altogether free, will add thatSsome of ihe