New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-23


70 the southeast, AID slowly out Of sight over Long
Island, sill apparently preser wing the same altitude.
The magnificent speetacs laaed about one minute,
srsss by he eras wonder thai sSoi no soushs
Of time. Some said that five hundred feet bQh
others, mile or two miles; scientific men may nsts
their estimates had seen birds taking similar
course, and similar angles from the horizon, shcuh
| have said that they were bali q mile high.
PIobsby you will have other descriptions, but "a
| particularly fortunate In seeing 1t early. H.Y.
| Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tdbuns.
BRIeHros, L. l., July q, 1850.
| The metsor, or whatever it may have bean, which
made its appearance last night 10 worthy Of scientific
ate nton; and notice Of tie appearance u dibrsut
points will help hose vbo may investigate the masrto
arrive at more correct results hope It showed tssk
to my old friend Herrck of Yale College, To whom au
meteors used TO pay proper respect.
was walking toward the east and opposite Tie
western end of the bathbouse the shore, whsn ny
shadow was thrown distinctly before ne.
TIE evening was dark, and / turned sa1r
cent rocket over Fort Hamilton Staten Island It
seemed TO be chanting upward and norhward, leaving
behind it train of fire ike the sparks from rocket.
The head then nearly 10 line from where stood
with the lower star Of the Great Bear IL seemed 70
remain stationary for a second and then moved along
in an easerly direction, and apparently about hum
bred yards, but probably as many miles above he
earth.
As il parsed me at an elevation angle Of IS degrees
tr more TO the north it seemed like locomotive and
tram Of ON fire. or IKE a flock OF large bros
in Indian file and fire. two leaders or larger ones
more flaming than the rest leading tho train listen
ed atteptively but heard noise, explosion though
il bad The Appearance of breskipg or exploding the
parts thrown of folio wing without falling IL moved
along at very regular pace and was IN ny view soous
half minute gradually bu, not very rapidly growing
less till cluDp of the east hid it from my sght
When saw last the head oIly was visible, the train
disappearing Ii gave out very beautiful eoofs hko
rocket, purple, yellow, and gold, assuming whittier
light and lss changeable as proceeded. cloud In
the east emitted lightning without thunder being
heard from about the ue it passed I'LL after eleven
ocl ok. 1t about ten minutes before ten when
first saw it. The Bath House is about mile ht1e
more east Of Fort Hamilton on New 0f sca S
ALBANY, July q, 1860.
Last evening between the hours of and 10, while
saunterpg down State street my attention was drawn
to light in q westerly objection, resembling, "a l
thought, an electric fash; but It's failing to disappear
| instantly caused TO botice it more ninotefy.
Sudden y, a. by magic it shot forth like sky-rockst,
in blaze of beauty, TO the admiration Of all beholde.
1t being the very hour of the Douglas reception"
then thought pyrotechr c display, but owing 10 H
course being horizontal and not curvDineal, again
found my self in error to its true character. I0
direction was from the west, due east; its velocity
m. re majestic than swift. The shape assumed was
u
wards length the size frat, that Of star OF the brat
magnitude which n aduay Increased TO globe OF ax
inches diameter. The sky all along ie path was
brilliantly iumned and more sublime spectacle than
the nee II itself witnessed. LIS heh was nrst
pale, then Clear then blue, amber and purple, I'll
slowly it faded from view as apparently 1t neared ths
eastern horizon. -,
liza altitude mnst have been great, taking - It did
some for, seconds to the zenith. The night
was warm with an in .hnation TO rain. Thrre was
little air stirring and rumb ing sound explosion, or
unnatural phenomenon followed, tnsa was sUie 70
for the time being wholly forgoten the eyee OF an
pedestrians being Turned 70 wad the dazzling lght.,he
star Of nlany-h syiendor 80, thought WIN Abra,
ham Lincoln 20 forth ftm the West In 1850, aten led
by brilliant mental host that shal do honor TO oar
beloved country; and on his taking ssas In the
White House. The E" little giant will again be for
gotten ana become dimInutive, even 70 oblivion.
ALBANY, July Il, 1850 s J.
Having seen the notice Of the meteor by Mr.. Gill OF
your city lin to-days TRIBUsE) he states the time 70
have bee GAS. / would cay we saw the same here
at the same hour. was standing with lev frenoe
just west of the CAPITOL when flashes OF hght we're
noticed in the south west and then followed the me-
,eor or meteors as there two bodies one appa-
rently not more than 2or y feet from the other-he
last one discharging sparks similar to those NON
rocket II PASSED directly TO the east and appeared 70
be but 81 ort distance from the dome the City Hall.
The opinion Of those VINO saw it with me was that
would strike or drop some where on the east side OF me
river. IL caused some oonmotion among some Of the
inhabitants on the Hill. w. }. ".
WAsHIssrosvnLE, Orange Co., N. T., July 81, 1860.
My object in writing you is TO relate the man.
ner and appearance Of the meteor it appeared
in this part of the country last evening ] pre-
sumo it was Witnessed by thousands, but had the
good rtune to be the time situated high point
of land and enabled TO witness it from the time Of
rs first appearance in the west Until II faded away be-
yond the Mountains In the east.
A party OF were on the highway leading from
Goshen TO New bur h. in this county, and were q
high point Of Land about seven miles east Of the former
place.
1t was about 9:45, and the sky was cloudlsss. The
first appearance Of the meteor III the west like
blszipg star, and appeared if taking course due
west and east. AS it approached, and when ct an
angle OF say 40 degrees, appeared to separate into
two bodies and assumed blue cast, which Lie up the
valley for miles around and rendered it light enough,
where stopped, TO have read the finest print Of
new spaper. Although separated, of the bodies
appeared to follow directly behind the other, and both
followed by a continual " tain OF SMALLER lights,
Like those from rockets only larger scale.
1t appeared to take little south Of east and,
il faded away, had The appearance OF star like
Venus with few patches following in its trail AZ il
passeo heads it appeared 10 be about 800 or
400 feet directly little 10 the south; OF
course it was incalculAble distance beyond that.
It's first appearance about the size Of ball Of fire
which comes from good.szed Roman candle, and had
very much ouch ALI appearance; when directly over
IL had the appearance Of body about the size and
shape Of the crown OF man hat. We had remark
ABBY fine view Of this grand spectacle, and could not
have chosen better spot in the whole county Of
Orange from which TO Bee it. on.
FIsHKILL LANDING, Dutehess Co., July 81, 1860.
Last night (the ooh, between and 10 o'clock,
was engaged in making an attentive examination OF
the heavens, for the purpose OF detecting comet
which had seen stated 10 newspaper was Visible.
NY position was such that the western and north
of the heavens 10 about 10 degrees OF