The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-06

we from the Dehi Indies, GdssNs OF Il
the following account OF the fall OF an aeroe near that
place the 14h four days previous the celebrated
metoorc display in this vicinity which was on the goth
OF July
Some people favored With kicks others Ia pence;
at stations IL has raned blood, at others fishes
Yesterday equally wonderful look place at
this quiet little mountain eat The weather for the
last week bad sury and oppressive. On the
evenng Of the 10th we had smart sho TX OF an earth
quake Yesterday afternoon, At about three O'Clock,
was startled by most terrific noise Tue exploding OF
all the magazines 10 India put together and blown up
der nose, could not have made greater noise, fol-
lowed by sounds the whole OF that magnificent grs
mite range, "the Dhaoadhar, TO the north Of US, aad
should say about twelve miles distant, the es
was falling down. the noise continuing for about
peciation OF seeing nothing left of the Dhaoladhar
peaks. There not q cloud 70 be seen, ex
cepting mass which had spread itself Ike table
ton, heard something whizzng and pingng away over
my bead just like shell passing close 50 close that
put my hands over my head and felt was bobong
duckng and In watching the direction, distinctly
something like ige CHAT falling tosards Cartonments
immed lately sent down what II was. and
where had fallen and numbers Of the Sepoys Of the
police and Ghoorka battaons had also seen 1t falling aud
fam this wonderful "n was soon found and turned ont
TO be huge mass apparently granite (but in opinion
is too heavy for granite) and covered with pchy
substance don't know what il weighed, but II would
have taken ten very strong TO lift IT, and buried
three aud half feet below the surface Of the the
who dug IT out and brought large pieces told
1t cold ice cold that they could not hold II in
their hands and obliged to carry II in cloths. Be-
sides this huge piece two others Of exactly similar appear
ancc, only smaller fel below kotwaee and the
other close the depot barracks The distance from
that fell IN the lines to the Kotwallee being about
mile the flee, and from the Kowaee TO the bar
racks about another mile the three being perfectly
straight line running from northwest 10 southeast OF
course until the substance Analysed, Ia impossible 70
say what IL is where IL from II scarcely be
ihunderbolt for would fallen Simultaneous.
y with the explosion instead or three four mi
nutes aerf II unlike any thunder ever heard
and was In broad daylight without any clouds
than those the top OF the ridge The curious pitch
like substance scattered outside the stone impressed
WIKI the idea that one Of the peaks OF Dhaoadhar had
been struck by lightning and the granite been hurled
down here; this would account for the falling
long after the explosion and also for the Icy codness OF
the stone, the ridge being covered with snow.
10 il possible, however, that peak twelve miles
IN direct distance being struck by lightning
would have such these projected that
distance three four min utesthe height OF the peak
being about $4,000 feet L. 900 feet above the Canton
The declare that the pieces OF stone that
fell correspond exactly with the formation or the ridge.
II IL not, as have surmsed above Is IL not likely
have been the result Of volcanic action In the
granite ranges and may not the earthquake have been
connected with ~ The arayzng OF the stone, piece
Of which will forward 10 that able geoogst, Mr. Medli
force In the Guddecs have becu sent 70 see
high peak landmark has disappeared, whether
features Of the hills have been altered at all, or II
they find signs OF eruption When hear the
result II their explorations viii let you know, you
think il worth while inserting in your paper Immediately
after the explosion cool breeze sprang there for
few minutes again died away. To day sysry cloudy
and have had slight showers The natives are in an
awful fright at yesterdays occurrence.