The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-26
IF GREAT METECE.
n.Isox. EoimSs OF obssrvaGson-spec"as
sAons ar te BSs Altitude and speed-sAs-
srouom~rs BewiIdere d-Eurther Ae-
.ou-a.-- ror n dass-RnRllC H&AiLns

sounss-- TOR "A adoes-PNRbic Health
wt~p he Hf,.sLo paelsaed, sst Sunday, sces"h* :"
r. appearance q he Gerry vstani re. rsyfsd seross
-se city FRIDAY evening, u could hardly have been
sproeod use arpartiop had extesseu much beyond
sbe ponts IRON which then Fad notice Of THAT "a,
beyond Albany roTtn, Esruogst tie south and
sn,iadeiyha the southwest most remarkable
tna. ocosderng The general coincidence Of opinion IN
,eeesj 20 ihe ensoaut altitude Of The meteor,
srd 20 toe point OF Tine veeo il made
.s appearance, it could have eeeo visible
81 raan widely remote ponr But row the wonder
grosr greater enen esrl that under precisely similar
coudons, sod az almost me came ropt OF Iine-a'o~
ne Coo difference ioUgitude-,t seen Throughout
yast'y ,1sreased We Intelligence o i's ap-
searsnao Gls Forth Bennington, W. tad 90 Iar
poas Cape Hsterasoirts that arc Elk hanared Gna
~rsy les spSrt whJe fnd has 4 hss oeen seen as
sax westward a. petro. Vt On Is about lie same dE
nna. ',o- Srw YORK Il has also oeen Observed at To-
gye r.D,IL trat Of lie appearance a. Detroit is
Ereer sn,r.es Tss; ociocK ard Detroit time Is
ucoSi anutes later ;nan that Of New York.
~t.sc -ss seoS At quarter before ten, Il would
sic~ s0s-. i actually CT the former place
st-cs earlier Than here and that Il :ook
zoe; .eDgth Of tine trsvei the Intermediate space
Mere appear be any difference 20 lime oe
the sos: distant northern and southern points
tho winch abe 20 assign 70 i va
he r,il ssrther enlarged
M mC, however, Burlington and Cape Ea;teras as the
eAlreme northern sind ponts a, which t vas
stserred the question arises shss height must the me
se0 bave oe.p visible 81 the moment
over those IA hundred and tfty mAesi Ihst g
zoe "a tie tlr,s trat appear entirely rreconcilaole
arh re Unanimous IMPRESSION Of It's being quite
sezsFoous 10 TIE 10 tie eye appeared absolute
flaf.
wave brush .be very tops Of the trees
which I; sped. AD ooserver ~ Watham, hass actually
s1dred t. sprrehensive lest should fall upon him. A.
Burlington Vt, some people thought Il wss but few
h1pared feet from them, and supposed II FIRE bal
soon got Up commemorate q local event. In no n
s<Apce Was us altitude estimated az han hal
NILE.
Professor Bond, o. iho Observatory Of Harvard College,
calculated, fron the da-a possessed by LIN al the
snoe hat altitude twenty miles, snd lts
velocity rem twenty TO thirty miles second, aud that
Sell me southeast q Nantucket.
TVS ejaculation viii need revision when the Professor
heaxns tie extent when observed, and that
gator rosnding Cape haiieras i appeared sBl
travelling eastward.
J,.e fa-t o. that astronomers ard scientific all
er~iidered N the Of this meteor. They do cot
p.su be agreed its character. Merriam, in
ns role ci meteorological Bunsby, calls Il lightning
" plane. visiting the riimpses Of the moon. Ii it
meteor body may felcitae ourselves lis not having
slen on Ya srwsd Probably, when more complete data
ned there may be reliable estimate fomedo Of
gss.e distance and velocity. u Is possible that i may
have FAR west OF Detroit, and have Sepi It's
fastt eastward til il crossed the southern part Of
Earopo or he northern part Of Africa. When we know
- u tayo travelled eas. seven hundred mes, there
.eems 10 reason why should Dot have continued is
cor,e for seven thousand, even carried out Pucks
soes Of pat. ne girde round the earth. Weeks may
stn pee boore hear the last OF the Eight Of this
rns.eor-tne most wonderful Of which history makes
rssp,iOn. In The meantime, we ihave receiyef
argo tatcn Of commun cations on the subject.
GDe from Niagara speaks Ct its appearing there
u tie southwest, and proceeding slowly ecross The
.ly ~bn about twenty degrees OF the zenith expine
n sns aoou hIty seconds after Was nrst seen
20 brilliant the light from u as 10 give 10 objects
ysroepuuls shadow One from Bogo speaks OF II as Two
-4-ieorG, nd says
when e-t teen hs eearrF would plsce them Eve
.aut'.Rl IN c New lorS 40 ~ ron ny potion;
wh ap0u Of 70 degrees and distance o 80 nsnaeal
Vnis, ne elevation could rot aays been ess than 80 sate
corr spondent a. West Point estimates ts e,sva on as
sorresTo.lcr, 81 Cooperstovr gycs TIC following &C
souht o. L.
ses ai:egsy 81 t,sa ey' At s, ccg. 9s,g.
= eroess Is epl'.S ., ne end O., l. is' ~, con- .
nn.d lA-. ~ ri lit w. 1st -rt r6t -rke
~ gsi5h ot-n Witnessed n YOUR n-ds, fEn display
Roman ,atd"- Is course vas irm norhwes'ry %
,me Il vs. u. NJ ssbi stoubl judge was Than .hriy
se,crds. Vi" uorrht pss.si ,r' y ovet he s,n1es9
,a-aSsT' "a ' .si 81. s,a,ts sni q s.-traa'e
nles nol s.l ns..-i ~. s'..a u - Gr - a,hgr
sna oae a. as below a., So appeared sosho him. bu
ss,e sens cay ,et 'aey hesrd dsn'ey nosi as y
s-p, s ~ hiei tslbtess WITH he apparent .. sr,5a 10
n hea,ens wasan i.usol W he,rd no rn." eg .''.
~ IA ala5spaer. pl-rsueoon, 6ut ysrta5.e clne;
small ~, NAY Ne, srns e3 similar rsrAaPs % ,has
.s ~ ,n,s .a ~hrs hsy ,,., al M. present -re
1hs toroue,er SINCE zen ols rs, osh, up liN'c % gay!
szrAnse .ser no we have had cou-nsei and e''s ram
III. & srae,. sslt ou u ra,1re ,honi have ssea VT
r-''d W 81" a - ale n. .,, So, .,..t ,.rs.,.
nsarer .t-n % rcu. b. To te ,cn.al N-ilDf - Pr
Y u.I.altr,,. rs rfy,.l.al.
,rrrcspo5lsli at Brattsbo-o, W. 1ys that The mo-
teor, VT W. vishia th.ro t.r minutes be.or' Tn
oicocs Ma. lr-i SEN ias..ug Tat village from he
ha hlpe 81 tv0 balls ,f fire. tls st "a MAJ
"a. i'm JrI ant tram 20 a-h % apparently ou' hrl-
drcd Yards " eugth ans sb1l va "a from tu" Garth.
The RAILS moved equally RAJ 81, ss-'rpg ts,lcs %
iwenty feet aulrt m hor outsl r'clar rect IN
srcrn north 10 the southeast rassing stance over tie
ca1h Of about Owe mics The tery Oriarcy 1i ~ Two
Rails and hsr splendid trains rcdsrtei .gLi through
ne RhaIs rees aui tls ucy p.ti Ne
village visible rom three o fco mirrtos when
my burst 100 dtlr 70 throwing oil riteen ~ twenty
NAL ea-s ile co.cf va. .Ades,rlDsoy teII-h1.f ~
shgnt uus, rterm vcd with very eht shades of uiio
and green Bch tails kept hc sane nor Eoutil position
ard sin.e apart. ard r.oded AZ the same moment
A correspondent rom Luzerns county. "a says--
vlero y re- srrNt bat .ha ME neaud T. ar
ssy whch re sar.n Is NE dstr'
% AAou. So Mules auc he ~ 100 -
per l'uasses from about - degrees n'rh oi
- lecreer n 1f eas- hst u q Inc "
flI .H1-t ed one AID bal. miru'ss. during
witch travelled nearly 80 ID 80 miles.
Thsr@ heav ri1rt yng 90 Wli'h .nfsIteret
M obsirlsd ~ nsauL tut passed By, md
ilis sf.~r d Appeared ~ rass over
h-e uotb ~ pcri q ocssrvalou. A Dtnvile, lfy
~ ns point appeared o tle north OF th-rr, 30
~ scranton. we. mics uorh =. lbs, appeared % be 1n
-nfaisly surrser tt.Ea
sra Rsf~uad 49, the III Pu.4rrp
nc1n4.'r. md e. pe-sad Immediately lin
'rysn IS -crHrCu, and passed he Cne
q Nev NHrk.
. naval ort-e- ~ SIS 60 1s iron Ere, Ia. a. iolCWs
Te meteor et giqy sveru onsery~i IN 'tis
alr-rrns'suss f-rNr'g
r..-Nn =. -nsvaurr. .cFbsd hy yUur
ia. t4t u~1fy v~y and sltry
s.str ey afih "a esrtor VI rev rag4a.. bfltea
.--ua -fss ftsn' frtu ere " y. W. frtt Blue
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