The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-24
MORE ABOUT TIE METEOR.
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We continue TO receive des criptops Of the eAracrdi
cary and visil that passed through 'o
heavens Friday evening last, fr"m all direct'os'
wherever seeo the brilliant msteor seems to have at
c<sced unusual attention as veil ~ admiration All VINO
witnessed its lightning speed through the heavens re-
re,ed ~ departure below the eastern hor'zon; vas
An fact one II the brilliant sights OF 1900 and one
chat had no, been the sensation programme
for tbe year. and therefore everybody by
priss wss although unexpected, seen over large ex
cent Of country the time; the Inhabitants OF
Del. Of country four hundred miles In width saw II at
che same tims, and each imagined within . few hun
.irsd feet frou them.
TO TIE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
ALBANY, July q, 1880.
The brisnt meteor seen by your correspondent at
gAookiyu this place by several persons. One
member OF my family II rise from behind bank OF
low clouds, the point where tho had se He
Thought the nre or balloon II urs but tho light
grew intense when nearly south the nucleus
burst aud presented most splendid display Two prn
Opal frsements each followed by tram Of SIGHT, and
not than ~" degrees apart, pursued an eassery
course while Of abou, eight degrees
smaller fragments br liant than the drst t~o,
Soowed straight line east, with faint train II light
sitting portico Of my dwelling. which faces
The east Ny attracted by flashes like faint
lightning which visible three times. roso
walked 70 end Of the porco 70 look northwest
Tor the csuse Of tn nashss ng nothug turued
70 The eas, and then Jaw quite deep shadows
cast by objects in the yard falling towards tho
north ii perceived the In the light Of the
meteor a. above described erst just under the
oouttern Autorss, about 81 degrees above the
horizon and pursuing line nearly horizontal it passed
,uh rt
iapcy) ana continuing Its to Yards the east It
finally disappeared while yet some eight or ten degrees
tsbove the hor,son
Az persons In BROOKLYN. looking north, saw this object
rise 10 the wes, proceed eastery direction and
a in Albany ~as sseu the south, We can conclude
that the object really passed between Albany and New
YORK. ana shall doubtless nnd accounts from those
who saw II directly head passing from tho west
.shrough their srsi,b To the east.
u3s me 20 the hour and minutes and 70 I'd that
The meteor FADED gu. a, atty minutes past nine
saw during the evening Sc small naseors ana the
number rpust have been very great as two werS "oN
No pass the the seeker in the course OF
sawensy minates.
In sase we admit the meteor to have passed, ~ pro-
bsby DID, sixty miles south Of Albany, Its elevation
must about twenty miles, and Ia case Il
was ~ 90 Ore by entering the esrhs atmosphere at
such elevation, would have passed through about
Sfo miles u atmosphere, and, as estimate, with velo
city Of abeut miles In second OF time. Should
any person have In the zenith the locality where
~ thus viii enable any TO compute roughly
the elevation above tho earth. O. N. H.
THE PHENOMENON AT BUFFALO.
1t made appearance At Buffalo, ~ Y, at half past nine
O'Clock and represented being reddish in hue, with
O tame VI Ore following wake travelling in even
and smooth motion towards the eastern horizon, and dis
appeared In forty seconds
TIKI woSDSR AT ROCKIES TER.
IRON the Rochester Uniou. July 81
last evening" July 20. st hafpsat nine. splendid
eteo. passed over thus CITY S f s., and mI' about 81
thirty degrees south VI The zenith by gentleman A.
Ogden whu towards the horizon and sat ned
In ali its and It's motion seemed SLOW 10 him, a.
Il wss comng towards him. til u approached the hiso
point above the horizon To him and to many IN the
b+ made up Of IRE, and these, as they
~w prse~nsco lights "a white red and blue
ore disappsared rear ne southeast quarter seemed %
ezyde tt n< pr1ncpai part passcd oA Adm9 are COM
-den, Aa. an e.paos I.s Tao. eanno. "a. hard BY
more than nny mills. The light was speodidiy white
and highly intense aud diminishing.
rrs APPEARANCE In SYRACUSE.
N Uus seen nj 4, racue twcnty minutes before ton
-o'cIcck where urss Ioksd upon as sky rocket
pyrot~chpic4 disPsy Tho head OF tho meteor,
A. seeu II thai place. about the size of common
water pail eut,iag brilliant light, With small balls fol-
towing Ike the tai u comet, but resc'u ,l'ng
y.
OF the 2st We tnought head of the
tale hlue ght aud the small balls that followed closely
On u. trail sere 81 ae,y ra color Dat others ~;a
light and the balls rcd ne m-teor wAs noseess and
shos along apparently about the same height from the
earth until nnsily disappeared from view 10 the east
ad supposed had Aion 10 the earth or faded OUT
AT oswEGo.
spgcudiA meteor passed directly over the city on Fri
ritoess~d b, many czens The celestial wanderer frst
as-ared In the vest, and travelled rapidly In stesdy
% . = M, me ky sody followed sy
trail of Ore similar To that OF rocket and emitted
powerful light Its dimensions we're vArolsly estimated
by Observers from those Of an eighteen FOUNDER 70 i
WHAT 1T LOOKED LIKE AT UTICA.
q, f,esn minutes before tsn The Usca 7grapA gives
the following description Of s sppcarahoe-fh heavens
we're illuminated ny ne es OF eIirso.dmary SIZE
travelling north az east IN very deliberate manner lie
sppent sire has been vsriousy estimated BY dineront
f~rssas Il, 20 have been from that Of mans
bed thst Of full at rising. A. Tar - NO can
learn Il unSnoomIA ned with uoi-e; at any rate we
10 s m sppesrd about tbs sire Of the mson When
s~nith bead being Of spheroidal FORM
and caotinuaIy thro~ins % ~ nre a. we're,
winch strcamed aiter quite similar the tail Of
comet nrc appeared to fa from u, like melted
ou from lad,e at other times u took the appearance
OF flaming sword moving through the air. and would
for ncnent be hidden from vis~ by Inter
veoing nAss Of cloud, only To- roappcsr With
Rrestev briliancy At last IL disappeared from
cur ssss twenty degrees above the horiznn,
fbebibd bank of clouds. The night app"ars TO have
~~a particularly favorable TO metcoric pheuomena In
the ery part AZ evening shooting visible,
end twelve a'oocs another meteor, about
the sire Of cccoaaut moving essteriy, but Of much
xauay eblox than the Gfss Various the remarks
made yvhec the besv~~y visster was passing sumo
Thought 70 be maroon; Ciners tina, there VA ore
and Que man. ~akin with Constable krsting, IN calling
she ,tes attention 10 it, said Cnue see how fAss the
moons coming ~
Tue csLEsT1AL WONDER VISITING OUR WATERING
PLACES.
prom the Saratoga Republican. July II
About teu o'ciock last night, meteor, which started
about thirty feet ground, In the western part o.
ira v,lIsre 100, a. raytery oourse, and finally became
e.t,nef oyer the Crgrcss Spring grounds resenoed
a large rocket, and presented must oesut'fui appear
ance.
rux xxrxowycAL rHxxoxYxos IN rEs~sYLvA
MA.
re eitiyeus Of the capital OF the Keystone state 80
Tho vopder few minutes before ten occck Tue iiSf
sburg YesesvagA says ;-ooe Of the largest AMI NOS