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like that ofan explosion is reported from
other places. All accounts agree that the
phenomenon was one Of remarkable splen
dor. Here the light was 50 strong as to
produce deep shadows from intervening
trees.
THE METEOR.
From all quarters come notices of the re
markabe meteor of the evening of the DIST
\ correspondent from CRANKY c. T. sends
usone Gifts appearances there. Mr.. Clark is a
scientific man and an accurate observer. We
copy a few others from points very remote
from each other. It's being visible over such
a great extent proves that it was at great
height from the earth, however near the line
of its course appeared to observers
For the. Free Press
GRAyBr, c. E, July q, $500.
A magnificent meteor was observed in the South
crn sky, at 9.l5 last evening. l first saw it a
little west fsouth at an altitude Of about 8
above the horizon. was then moving rapidly
eastward, in path nearly horizontal ,but curving
pcrcepubly dowuwards as 1t proceeded. My p5-
sition enabled me TO see only about 60 . Of its
path, the remainder being hid by intervening OBJ
jects. The time occupied in passing this distance
was various estimated by different persons. at
from a few seconds to half a minute. Ny own
impression is that it was about ten seconds.
ste dy 1t had a train Of about a degree in length
apparently string Of smaller bodies following in
its waae, the more distant Of which we're less
bright, and had a reddish light Perhaps its gen
eral aspect aulapparcnt size may be understood
by compariDs tito large ''Bomau Candle seen
at distance of quarter Of mile. No rer,eptf-
bic report followed It's appearance.
The stage driver who was, at the time, between
Waterloo and Frost village, q miles east of here)
says he first saw it in the Northwest shooting rap
idly apeards, and that it turned rather abruptly,
and took horizontal path towards the east. This
description Of the third quarter of its path coin
cides with my own observation 1t appears to
have occupied not far from minute in passing
the whole distance
Yours very truly.
j. ". CLARK.
PaoymEvcE, Friday Evening.
To the Boston journal
A brilliant double meteor passed over this city
this evening az five minutes of ten o'clock, pur-
suing a cotrse northwest to southeast at an appa-
rent angle Of - deg. 1t appeared as two umn-
Gus stars following each otner at n rapid rate,
leaving train Of fire which gradually disappear
ed. The meteor lost its brillancy a it travelled
southwark, and was visible only about three
minutes. pEBG.
From the Boston Journal, July oil
4 friend who saw it from West Boxbury, dcs-
scribes the meteor The most splendid sight he
had ever witnessed in the heavens. 1t appeared
at first like a ball Of fire. but soon bursting. cx-
hibited the many cplored light Of a rocket After
it burst, the two principal fragments sailed along
towards the southeast, side by side, followed by
smaller fragments, until all gradually faded from
view
The New Haven J2trnaiof the 2ls; says
Last evening about fifteen minutes before ten
c lock very gUar meteor passed over our city
in direction little south Of ca t. Ii had about
the apparent elevation of ordinary fire rocket.
There appeared to be three heads or balls of fire
Of intense briliancy and beauty connected in a
straight line by slender thread Of fire. As it
passed over the city slowly, it left at short inter-
walls spark Of fire in its track, which quickly dis
appeared while the three heads preserved their
brlliancy till they passed beyond vision.
AT SEA.
The British schooner Achieyer, from Port Ma
ria, Jam, reports that on the evening of the DIST
at 80, in lat - deg. 10 min. Ion. % deg. ! >
min, saw meteor. 1t rose in the west, passing
TO E. y E. 1t had the appearance Of a round
ball Of light, but soon parted, carrying after it
beautiful tail Of light it remained in sight
about twelve minutes and appeared quite near.
Captain Feinhagen, of the barque Seneca, Of
Baltimore, furnishes the following statement Of
his view of the remarkable phenomenon
July 20, at forty-iye minutes past o'clock. p
VI. of Barne zat Light, observed a meteor rise
with tremendous motion, in the northwest, ABOUT
ten degrees from the horizon out of a dark cloud;
said meteor rising in the form Of a globe, and as
1t assembled increased in size until it was about
seventy degrees high when it broke out into the
form OF comet, with n tail about three degrees
in length. In this form it described an arc in the
heavens Of over ninety degrees ; and in falling
exploited into three small globes, making south
east course, and barely clearing the vessel.
The Philadelphia Ledy0, July p, says
Last evening, about half-past nine, a very cx-
traordnar meteor made its appearance in the |
he vens. The writer was riding in Broad street,
below the city, and had fair view Of the phenom-
onon in its whole course. 1t arose in the north |
western part Of the heavens, in a cloud, which |
was not revealed until the light Of the meteor made
it visible
Then an object ab ut the size of the full moon.
and as bright, suddenly started from the cloud !
traversed In a direct casterly line the whole OK
tent OF visible space, dropping fire, apparently /
In It's course. like rocSet, till il passed so far
eastward as to resemble red ball about twice the
size of the planet Mars visible in the southeast.
SO soon as 1t disappeared, flash like heat light
revealed a tn stu ri ID,
IN the horizon, which continued to emit flashes of
light for half an hour afterwards.
1.-THE BuGllo Courier Of the u says:
1t sprang into view, as far VI could ascertain, at
n near the horizon almost exactly in the West.
We were standing at the moment in the shadow Of
buildings which completely shut of the Western
ky. flood Of light like that of a vivid, con-
inuous flash Of lightning, or like bright dawn,
treamed over the tops of the houses, and grew
Intensity for few seconds, ere the majestic orb
all d sublimely into sight ,verhead Over the
Shlth 1t sped round, and reddish in hue and with
;' ~"Ae OF hret at SPAWNED the sky for an instant,
-h' vast arch of celestial flame. 1t did not dart
~ WIN d steady, even motion steered eastward, |
'eI' anu down, down, crossing smaller and mailer |
S 1t sunk away to the verge and benea+h 49,
asOern horizon 1t must have taken at least 70 | .
9cohds IN ITS aerial passage across our heavens.
at oswEGo. ,
A splendid meteor passed directly over the citv $
rriday evening, few minutes past nine O'clock ! ,
nd was witnessed by many citizens. L c celes,i ,
Wanderer first appeared in the West and trav. .
led rapidly In steady course across the heavens
naIiy disappearing through the clouds in the q
astern sky. The body was followed by a trail Of t
re similar to that Of a rocket, and emitted a
owerful light. Its dimensions were variouslv C
tmated by observers from those OF an eighteen @
)under to a Paixhan shot
AT RYE NECK, wEsTcEKsTER COUNTY. Ny
The appearance of the meteor, as it approached il
ON the southwest was that of intensely bill
ant rocket at the moment Of its explosion. the o