, 1860-07-26

a EGmAfkAQ16 Meteor.
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c.'..l s 'us 1..,." ~ .v-sases. se4 - 'oe i, ~
1as'efn ola'es' "o auoloin Some OF tho &C.
counts that have come to band:
E1w uAvzn, July Il. lsto.
The city wss quite excited about a quarter be-
tors 10 o'clock lust night By the pa1sing of
east. It was ut frat taken for a rocket: many,
in fact, would not believe it was auYthiug else.
1t stirred up our ecientfIc men. aid theY arc
almost wild to duy, running atout after testi-
n,ony about its appearance. A friend vhose
observation was good has furniahed tha folIox.
ing taets: lts highest reach was 500 south Of
the zenith: LIE d!d not See it at the be7innin< :
luz ho. ena .s mo!1on Has not rapid enough 70
sSasd s.soie tran ol pght~ Its light WAS gteasr
enange @ aoIs. nnd sase strong shadows its col:
~ fa ht.eag ea,iong. u umes orange and crimson,
w. o1suo1nt' auo Ht1ooRer ana greater ae 1ne
,,,t W.. on ~ "aa IN shape an e1Mpse,
49, ~. ~. :ssu.al' ss' anu hoca esongated- 1hete
e'!aInJ .sreat internal movements"
rinai,y % oulst ~ iSo parts, Which vent On
MAn !ess speeo tti! taey were out OF sigat. IN
e'-e u Was eqaal al t'mea to the new moon-
SEwroar. Delaware, July - $50.
Tur ;~..cr ;...cr which passed over this place last
njght about 10 o'clock. was 70 remarkable for
its duplex form, its imposing proportions, its
beauty. and the ranidty of its fllrht. that can
not refrain from telling you how it appeared to
those who bad the good fortune to enjoy de-
1iberate riew Of it:
na,+v nina cor.;s+;no ~ +braa 1aaies and
two gentlemen. were sitting at the parlor viii.
dows of country house, with an urobstr ucted
v!e" OF the sky, when one Of the ladies' e1-
clalmed: see! Iarge balloon on ftfe! Sacn
vas precisely ITS appearance, rs it swept with
fearful velocity directly toward US, from north
west to southeast, and We could see it only In
front; but running Immediately to the porch,
We Il ID nae side view OF it, as 1t sped across
the open SKY tr6m woods to woods, aud over
,ae tops, WI en- 1t threatened to brush, 80
LOW o'd It seem at t'asa- !sS :or1' was that OF
Two balloons, uls,,"u. ..-e cafs' ote 'o''9"lps
the otter cloaely, as though it were to~e..,
Lo,l on fire; Il banner Of pure fame, which We
could al1nos: perceive trenble aud crack1e, so
cose was it, streaming behind from each, while
broad pencil of ltims1osiav. like the tail O. last
years comet, but smaller, Of course, connected
the fc1emust body with it's consort, and both
with four bright EtarE. which were In rapid pur.
suit-not ali together, but in file. Tins two
lAues we're light yellow, like that Of torch,
but the foremost body, as it came toward us,
appea red reddish blue in front, aay yiolet. The
motion, though very rapid flor in minute aud
half 1t had tEaversed the whole field Of sky,
from horizon to horizon, was steady sailing
not shooting like star, nor flashing like light
niug-anI The flame, in every respect rescn;-
bed those of two great torches which two 1nep.
one lust behind The other run with in hjel,
wind, Its greatest height ADORE the horizon
may have been 81.
w,,,.x.nr,cr ,r,v =, ,se,
To the Ea,tor Of the N. Y. T1ibune,
S,n,ruo,,,,, III. =. 1900. e-.:
1ors ~, accn,,nt ~ ~ .S,ta,- :, rnld.s,.
T.;ivne ~, rs 6r.t an,a.rsnca shont d,s
vest II con .;sted ~ t,vo naIa hms ba1i. ~ frs,
mi 90 r;srad trn,n E;.st s.raat w @v;i;a.,.' n'
Lnr,h t,,ron - i, l;1bt ba7a rrh;ch :. az ~, ~.
go, ta.o.,- s..,s.tt'L ~" IT,. - ~" ~
ra,nar ...11 =. sh;. ,;aa !. isrt q
suarts % % not fire Az II ~ ascendsJ M me III ~ H. U
f,,It, d,e ,e,aa..a -has ~: ~ Ane
ast ,tn "iE.r -, a., aau ns5 ~ =. ~ niE"
MIdar,u ao se" % p aua .ost ns .laia. .I
,w,, l.iis 80 a'a,.,,.r.1 ,,,,,sh h-;at.. tf' tue
forn nj foli!slrat ~, Inn.. $500 er r;.a,;n.
cor.J ftan,a ;asta,; ~ aao., :" ppl1ns,
txn xii. .srs anns1sn.ir ,n,,cI, q-th.r .aar. uue
1ban hetara srt r. <nig ;r-snnl.r;.. .s nPa.s
,ha nn,;on oT ,ha ~ si;,.S, aais oar ~
tion mt After thrv Tins hurst mt Fror, .h;.
Il ,;',;rrsd ,;,hn Ioss ~ hr;nh+n.a ..,s:n1 su'
nv havs hssn onlv ran.at1 hr on ;n.,ea.;s'.
,i;.t,ncs mil iost si,,ht If 4 hah;r1 :. ha,.5s
!, h.*.;r,s hasn r,.;,a sea-csrr - ,,,;n...e ''s'
ia.,ns IG.,a1ad ~" o,,an,;rsir a. s1 .. mua
the explosion, but could discern no sound.
4 friend Of mine saw il at Newark, N. J.,
and another in Forty-cighth street, from bo.h
which psacts it presented 1actly the same ap.
pearance and occupied the same places in the
heavens; 80 that lis hight and consequently It's
velocity, must hEye beeu very great.'nd cd
E. AP.
1reom the Bunalo courierl
th. ,rarsst n,etsor ,se ar,r had ~ tnr', vs.,
10 o,ade Il. war thronoh 4ha h..vsns ~ ~
.,,,.an,o.. ~ ara-v ,are.i ,r;.,, 49, ~ tue
stnod M, ,Inor. at the tina II s1.sa ~. ~
view a. far 80 We eouII a.certain ~ os naa. ,ae
the korizon almost exactly in the wsst W. "
ware sanding nt III. mnn,srt IN 10 shoso ~" ac
hn;hin.va " hich cfmoi4teir shut ntr ~ a.. -
sru sky. ! flood oil linht like thar of a r;r;d
continuous flash Of lirhtuinr. ar I;lc n hr;,.t,
duvp. streatned over 1he tons of the ho,.as
aud grew in iuteusity for a teF secords a, ,hs,
majestic orb saitrd sntlin.1v irto .;nht s.". 49,
heud. Over the x.aith it aoed ronnd 1nd ', 81
dish in bua and viii wiz of fra ~, .aas',
the sky fIr m ins stant iI.. rast ,res * i"
tial tame. IL did nos dar, hnt 1;,; -. s,aT, sss-
even mt,t;on steered raarrur5 IVA a'J
down. craving smaller md n.,s- 49, sI :. oo"n,
away 10 The yePee and brreatb ,Is 20 =. 1auA @
;zan. Il must have token ot Last "a s.eea h"i-
lis Heriat NJ. .sare ncro,s our toorans DL ~
"AU a,coud," Woutd have ami; I'd "a :, uapS
.'o,1ous pirdle OF li,l,t round tho eor+h ~
-. .m,z;n. s;''h.
+sent5, II certainly "2s fn- sa..e. -. sos
celestial W. nave ever witnessed. It eclpsed
the eclipse
tfrom the Ctca oberer.l
ossr th's e.'y as about ~ o'clock la,f night. 1t
sethea 10 coGe e;' nlGm anor.nMes1eiis direction.
ana p:ssea throuea tie hearens, following the
'IstG4 - =, nus' - o1sappea.ea
~ ~ '"e 1Aseelu no.'~on. WEE passed over
;ne e|e pssonas 1usa.oE no'sG "as dls!inets
s.eIIn. ihs uleseol nAs e1cseuluRt of'aiant,
It's blaze lighting up tie whole heasens, sc:ntil-
lations o. o'ssnt SPARKS oeans scattered IN It's
sTa!1. IL way spienuia slsht, and not little
a>toalshea lh9sg 9s!; "co haa Tue good iortuue 10
witness y. Whence the wanderer came, or
w .""a'1 80
=. From The Worcester spy.1
ME1EoF1c inESoHtsoS:-ssve1al balls Of
nfe were ho,icsu uyiss tufouga our atlnos-
nlefe aosu1 u. ~ 9c''ck e. last evening. Two gen.
tl=h'sh o. fhl' clts VINO saw the pnenomena IT
nears tt'e same time. one ot them While riding
,1to "fcestef lfcm ehfe" soufS, aha the other
from Leicester, speak OF ihe spectacle as very
Yiand. the balls resembling melted lava, AT d f1y-
MN e11 21am @ ~ =, 1o faa. otre
eursh, The ILLUMINATION ,hey c.,mpar. viii me
caused By large fire. Weundsrstsnd that the
spset.c'e "as I ~ltnss.fd " others III This city
fFror, ~. W., i,u,,,,d ,,..,,.r,
A most remarkable ms,,..,r ,sas scen IN hi.
c;tv an Friday evening he o,,th ;nst. a,'nn, sa
be ,loubl.. md n.ss in u direction franz ,Sest ~
snnth.west- n.srfv naruite viii ~. ha-,.a" ~ -,
,r a1av.t;nn ~ a},ort n ~ =, d.. q;
cYnioJs,l em;t,;o~ for - nonant ss;,;,;s.st ~"
,,1s-nish t;vh, ssron.. enomoh ~ cast hasn., shaas,
+, tia zs,a.t -'sA ~ s"S' 1naoo"s
- VIZ oI,. r..o,, ~. ,,,,,s,o,. .<-.-.,>n.,
,na,aa. as. r.saa esenag 4oons quat's 10 ~ large
~, ,;.,,e eo. o,,h oss1 ges ensh erection
49, ..s ~ ILL.,. ~ hs;1; vas ao' Fe1J h1eh. and
"aa u .s, 49,, one oI INC stones
H,,,;.igennrt n @e, ahau. ,o ~ nos nJose IN East