Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-06
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A Letter from Or, Dewey.

7--,s - rsE Bk.psrga REroErEE-pEAE Sls -
,., sx. .iemeut concerning tbc ueteaz hsd snb~iind
r-s r., t%e venerable Dr. DSvyy ut Rochester l'ni'
v,7 y T.. stating one y iva tA!ugs whica had not
n ~. ryszt 1aj a>k.s- f-oss k,a an cvTsanaNon.
.-.. 'ha; diaegeu. persons, with whom hAl
+ .y.s. s., i that when ;Aey d->: Tux meteor Il
l,--s-y2 s,salis- perfectly s;il. ana 'aAt tbeve
~ Ea 90, in tAe ceater ef aseat cng-,kiri tie
.,- &c meteor. re ceIvcd, in reply, tae follow
,.rzv--s,a,jou fvosz Pr. pzwEY, which con~ deg
.a- IL only To- .se iuforusstiea Ohh II couiNius
X; .,a. as coming f7oA one wiEo haSleag b=ea known
- s:yti A. rsAz OF sereac- and disiins ALIKE
abilities Ms 2ttNiagaeats - Lhis ceacyo,cHcc and
less 10 al men, You VII ,rtey favor by publish
sL Youss, truly.
LCHILD-
=. RocHESrER AuE. -. l>Gu,
Nh DEAR Sin The meteor Of July 20th
vAs seen as far west as Cleveland, O, al Pc
,.: Ncd.. al Toronto. {. W, all over West
"a Nsw York and We>teru Pennsylvania, al
"s same time That :, differing ouiy by
en- seconds. sad The more seconds as tae me
-- "a, seen by some oaly after IL bad risen
= is height pearly. aud by others through
-,,. q. IS course. That course was from ;
@I-sts 10 - degrees Nog.h Of West, - the
4 81 >cG:a ot East The whole time Of is
Ay4cs vas 40, 20 seconds or one ihi5i o!
z,.... |, was yirtical along liue nor;h Of
Il ..g.:. sas:va-d over the uerih-eSs. part q
81 LA Eas aud about A minutes in 3 straight
G &..a af Rochester, Suuth of pIETG,e
-rs&9a CoGnIy thence south aud east
>-s ..a67,h-eaSt part or PennsylvaRia. across
q. 5.-s,a near West Poia:, oa 50 On over
=: 4-4l..c, where il vas seen 200 niles
- lie coaS. II passed nearly in the direc
N ,y. & :14 earth iu its orbit, with an apparent
"rT Q: 10 miles s second bat as the
s-..- - moving az the rae Of Is miles
F. 81 he meteor must have moved at the
f.: 6. 2i a..eS second or 1860 miles miu
rs eoupels tie belief that the meteor
..5 Of he planetary fsnaill bodies which
.'A1e ro1cl ,Ae sun, sad, coming near The
ans oroi, sometimes enter our atmosphere
a., 0y .-s eo@pslSss0n Of tie Sir from thaiE
s,SN Ts.ooiy. ls2: IS proiaeed sdfcienI to
$. % 1,5 :ae 5cg- and coubustjbles known 10
@a7y ze:es,s parts Of Ebeh hare fall
IL 2ss7 2,ks3 up bat soon the meteor
-,>SS eEt x 'as atmosphere, and the com
A-.2 .e1ssS S4astinss pArts Of the ne
. .iL+ 81 are 10. Ebea taken up, aud the
-s-e -s.:sts Ike sco-i9 Q. earthly >lsg from
a=:sor Oi July ao,b Pa..5i more
a = 1l.ss above the earth. Qae calcala-
-1S.s 1: 96 miles aooiher. Prof. Boai,
~ .lSer7Aioc! 81 Harvard UaivegS;;y, es-
~-',s Z. 10 aaye been - miles high When Il
81 -s7'4ta ~ '4ta5 baisoa. not i; from Nest Point
- ne L-sh o4a be seeH a. tbs dis
- 9, - 1a.es .ls4 il. IN ;he earlh &0E,
M = = : .-1s Ms seen more than 250 nileS on
- - Q; Is path. aai eTeryvhere il had
-s-S 5.asA,lla share The hoEl.oa, evea
'-Aa 80 miles u each ssis oi lts eourSe
l-s sc oi this meteor Is not 50 well IS
-Sa >ole Rase been oulF zoo or 800
: : lis1sSer. TIE oas thar threw down
- .isaf o. SeSIsFu COCaecliout. Dscsu-
> tseS as sfagrtA .. 5 ui.a n disu1e-
III :, = VS1eTs aAEe besa o0e tairl Of s male
MI = -. s'sl a-4f : ME "a diameter. Thai oi tie
"a. : sst.RAted a. o0a ioaFth Of a gi.e
-111s'er, Or 1870 fees .
- S->slFts stoneS .a&t have fallen bAEs bseu
- = ss eS1Pase5 of sick, nagne<iA, pare
- 2 = 100 al ajckal, Sometimes cobalt, AID
- =, Aaa I'oor lie l4zt fo1r sAsily ba-uei
: ''!st-- Is2cs IAess elements zsy