The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-22

pearsd last evening, 70 have performed ell the absurd
thn accredited BY your correspondents in yssssr
days H1Aip They have made il 70 have boon
one due west tho other northeast that disappeared
Al Thpd and Forty street, the other on
the west side Of the city" probably in the Hudson Let
me give my version
was on beach west OF the ferry landing at our VII
age and there first the brilliant stranger II ap
pesTed large blue ball emerging rom heavy brown
cloud IN line with u.s. and ~ point midway between
the Bergen Point lighthouse and Bergen Point Some
men On the shore at work say this cloud
lar west ,ha. cloud was can best be determined
by observers In the vicinity Of Elizabeth, New
Jersey The bali passed nearly over the middle OF the
Ks front Of us, emitting brilliant Light ana SO lar
Lighting up the trees and houses in the village q
short distance from tho shore 70 create the impress
sion upon some OF the people who did not see the nng
itself that fire had suddenly broken out In the neigh
borheod AS II passed there appeared TO be tSo oas
the following just in the wake of the conical TAI
Of flame emitted by the foremost ball. Behind this still
there was tail extending appare ty several hundred
feet IL changed In color from blue W green, aud AS
/ down, told by people who saw IL at Brigh-
oB, that II changed 10 yellow. must have been very
hugh perhaps several miles, for judged from the curve
of It's that it down CAsieton, or within
malt mile from US on this We erred, Tor friend
with me In other particulars, that he thought II went
down in the bay, whereas ] presume II must have
little south OF east. The theory Of is being
very high and very large somewhat rcconoikes the
e our s s sss ss wa0 s aoss
Of them. ! don't underssuud hoe IL appeared 70 go
down soon to well - the gentleman who judged
II disappeared Forty seventh street. short time
before there very slight sprinke Of RAIN after
which the atmosphere cooled, and certainly was cooler
after this beautiful vsiter vanished We judged the
cloud from which emerged 10 have been over Newark
bay or the hatA. beyond, although may have
been miles further westward. We beard no noise,
and had there been perhaps should not
EXPLANATIONS
the ladies', some Of whom were alarmed, the light
being intense and the thing itself such surprise aud
uacrous cries Of people along the Shore where are
you nom, old fireworks" THAT'S from Japan " "Comet
&c. the noise must have been loud for us TO have
heard il.
AS BEEN FROM PETELARs HOTEL, STATEN ISLAND.
TO TM RpnoR OF THE HERALD.
At precisely minutes before Friday night whilst
standing on the side of Petears Hotel staten Island
the highest ground that part OF the island disco
vered light luminous cloud In the northwest, out Of
which emerged blush purple light, about the size Of
my hand and travelled of In souheastery direction at
rapid rate From this ball of nre which became quite
brilliant shot forth two balls in precisely the same style
that they thrown of from Roman candles the three
bodies assumed at meteorlike appearance, with
blush tails and travelled the same direction until
their nnal disappearance In the vicinity Of Fort Hamilton
The body Of the light bright and dazzling @ the
sun 1t midday; this encirced by purple ring and
stu another Of pale red The whole had blush cast
I'll few moments before IL disappeared when IL assumed
pale red and died out. Il did disappear below the
horizon, but vanished In the air.
As SEEN FROM SOUTH BROOKLYN.
We were sitting on the stoop Of . house in woodruff
street, south Brooklyn, facing due north The air was
opprcssvey still and warm and faint flashes Of summer
lightning occasionally seen Suddenly We were at
tracted by the appearance Of blush tined gIobular
body rising into the air from direction Of Governors
Island at the sight it conveyed the idea Of Of
those fireworks known - Roman candies, but as h
attained It's greatest elevation 1t broke, without
any audible defamation, into apparently four bodies,
all OF which continued the same course, due
west TO east, until they disappeared. The FIRST
and largest presented the appearance in its Hight, Of
large gilt gas chandelier with all its burners III, and
shining with purple tinted fame. The second which FOL
loves closely aud in direct line somewhat smaller,
but had beautiful appearance. The other two
were considerable distance from the irs and appear
cd plain nery globes They all maintained their rela
tive distances consequently the Same rate OF speed
The phenomenon occupied from minute 20 minute and
quarter lis passage and took place nj an ut quarter
before O'Clock In about minute after s disappear
heard n defamation from great distance
large peee o, n but wncs W. snppossa 70 nave
siderable display Of those meteorc ghss known as falling
stars.
THE STRANGE vIsfTER sEKS AT
Captain Fenhagen OF the bark seneca, OF BaIti nore
has furnished US the following statement OF bis view Of
the remarkable phenomenon
JAY 90 at fortyave minutes past nine O'Clock P.
NJ or Ehrnegst light, observed a meteor rise, with
treuulous moticn, In the northwest about ten
degrees from the horizon, oat q dark cloud;
said meteor rising In the form Of a globe, and
~ IL ascended increased in size until II was about
seventy degrees high when Il broke out into the form OF
t.H fbrae darn IN lenQ In
this form described the heavens Of over nine
" degrees and in falling exploded into three small
he vessel FIRST appearance was about the size Of full
moon and expan led double that size. The time
took to describe the was about thirty seconds.
TIE REMARK ABLE METEOR AT NEW HAVEN, CT.
Prom the New Haven Journal, July q
Last evening about ten minutes before ten O'Clock
very s gulsr meteor passed city. In direction
q little tOuih Of east Is had about the apparent eleva
ton OF an ordinary IRE rocket There Appeared 10 be
three heads baF OF fire of intense brascy ard beau
~ connected In line by slender thread OF fire
walls srsrks Of re in It's track which quickly disappeared
while The three heads preserved their brAncy I'LL they
passed beyond vision. We never before saw meteor
passing the surface Of the earth must have
been zen by many thousands, and shall probably
have many accounts OF is appearance at the different
places over which II passed.
As sEyS AT HKwARK.
From the Newark Mercury, July a
Last evening, at quarter OF ten most remarkable
and beautiful meteor passed over cur city, passing from
Market street, ana apparently more
than one hundred yards high travelling the speed
Of pigeons, without either descending aceneng In it's
course appeared composed Of two distinct bodies Of
equal and eurmounted by very brilliant blue and
yellow light and n bad been ascending rockets do
instead Of passing in perfectly horizontal direction
gbt baye oeen mistaken for an immense rocket, both
from ts appearance aud the remarkable light II was
visible bc-e for nearly half minute, and In It's course
portions Tere thrown on like sparks from rockets and
these portions instead Of falling TO the earth kept In
the ssns course the meseors themselves Ar thssc
thrown OF there seemed slight explosion, noticed
by some but not heard by all The meteor appeared 30
siogetbe different from al meeors noticed before that
loss wba, 10 say about H. and shall look FOR
further accounts Nth much interest.
The sccESTkiC yTsIrKR AT PHILABELruN.
Prom Philadelphia paper, July n
Az abor, half pact nine O'Clock last evening meteor or
tbs most guar character passed through the heavens
from the vest towards the east II preceded by
rad lance nilr to that ~ aurora, and progressed
slowly lingering FOR snme time within the range OF vi.
sion II rosisted apparently, OF several bodies OF
grccnisb zoe, oonnectd with belt Of fame. long