Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-25
The Meteoric Stone that did not Fall.

! he tlCu Herald mas long anu amusing
account of the trip Of party of gentlemen
from that city to the scene of the ''meteoric
stone" in Oswego county, n. Y. 1t seems
that the Utica delegation was only one OF
many others that went off into the wilder
ness led by the lying story of the Palladium
man. The party finally reached "Wright's
Tavern" a hostelry named in connection
with the stone, and this is what they saw
and did,
Several hundred rods beyond the tavern
We beheld traces of devastation. a large
gap is cut through the hemlock-; their peel,
ell trunks are scattered about, while piles OF
bark liz promiscuously among the brush and
logs. We do most sincerely affirm that we
saw here piles of rocks. They are not the
''rocs" of .Sinbad the sailor" but ''Sin bad,
the editor" They are rocks of which one
might select ''pocket-full," and they would
doubtless form a permanent sinking fund.
One enormous boulder was pointed out to Us
n the meteoric stone. In shape and size 1t
resembles an elephant. though Polonius
might say twas very like whale" With
regard to It's having dropped from the clouds
We can only report that We did not witness
the fall If we were asked to give ali opin-
ion, we should say that the fall took place
when Noah discharged his supertiuous bal
last and that il has remained where it is at
present since that day.
We found that excited crowd" alluded 10
in the Paladiun,'s report. Their excite
ment however. seemed to proceed from some
other source than that indicated. They APP
peared to be laboring under the hallucna-
ton that the meteor was not in all respect.
of such startling proportions as they had
imagined. Gentlemen from WatertOwn and
different parts of Jefferson and Lewis cOun-
ties, had visited the scene, and gone home
with string of trout in lieu of specimens.
Among the distinguished pilgrims to this
Mecca, were Col. Jewett, geologist Of the
state, despatched thither by the Regents of
the University Judge Mullin, of this Judi
cial district; Mr.. Wager, of the Rome Sent
mel; Mr.. Stocking, of Utica; and many 9th
ers whose names we did not learn. some
actually penetrated to the scene of disas
ter; others went few miles through the
woods, and were all at once taken with u
panic for fishing" Such quantity Of pis-
catorial gentlemen, We venture to say, never
before invaded the woods of Redtield and
Boylston at one time.
Although we went fishing and brought
home captiyes OF our bow and fish-hOok, We
do not purpose to give any account thereof
But skipping over all haps and mishaps, the
reader will please suppose our party on the
forenoon of the Dist seated in the cars Of the
Watertown and Rome Railroad, bound home
wards Here we were joined by DR.. Phelps,
of Manchester, u. W. Bungay, OF the Central
Independent, and sundry other moonstone
victims. A meeting was called i'll the for
ward part Of the car
After some discussion Of the object of the
meeting, II committee on resolutions was ap
pointed, consisting of Ira d. Brown, It. ".
Bungay, and Geo Klinck This Committee
reported the following
Whereas, The Regents of the University dis
patched their Curator 10 the wilds Of Boy lston
OswegO county, y. Y, IL investigate and bring
back specimens of the meteOric stone: and whereas
II large number OF scientific gentlemen We're drawn
thlther from different parts of tho State-incuding
number Of chemists, nlineralOgists, doctors OF
medicine, members OF Congress, Judges of Courts
learned Professors, Editors, and even speculators
and whereas the most rigid aud careful search
through the entire North Eastern portion Of Oswe-
90 county has failed to discover any mee"ric spe-
cmen4 Of elephantu- proportions therefore.
Resolved, lSt, That We are down on nil humbugS
ia general from the moon hoaX down To the moon
stone in particular.
Resolved, ID, That any editor who wiltull lends
himself IN the preparation Of "A hoax of the char
Hcter of the meteOric stone violates the racred oh
legations which he To the public. prostitutes
his press To Il shameful purpose, and lcgrades his
own profession
Resolved, 81, That such conduct undermines all
confidence in the Press and is thereby productive of
great evil to society AZ well rs pecuniary loss To
the Press itself
Resolved. 4th, That the editor of the Osweg"
Palladium, 10y his conduct in relation to this mat
ter, has forfeited the respect and confidence of
the public, and should hereafter be held by his
editorial brethren ~ below the standard of honor
and responsibility which should always attach to
the Press.
Resolved. jth, That ignorance can he no excuse
naSInuch n the editor of the Palladium publish
ed to the world that he had received specimens
of the meteor, and thereby gave the endorsement
of hitherto respectable journal i'll matters of fact
I" the monstrouS hoax and gratut"us lie he has
pcrpetra,ed.
1t WAS moved that copy of the resolu
tons he transmitted to the Palladium, and
that the Press generally be requested to pub
lish them Carried unanimously. The meet
ing then adjourned
Kossuth to the Hungarian Exiles in the U, 8.
At the time of the late Crimeun war SIEVE
raj of my exiled fellow-countrymen brought
great misery upon themselves, by throwing
up their situations and leaving the United
States for Europe without having taken care