The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-23
tFfom the Cambridge Ohio Times.I
AerOIifes.


their origin is the popular query. Newspapers
all around us are speculating on the phenome
non. Correspondents are writing out theii
descriptions, for newspaper fame. One o
the latter Mathew Mcconnell, writing in the
Zinesville Courier of the 5th, after talking a.
bout observing noise, &C., says:
at may not be amiss to caution the public
against impostors, as it is now rumored some
specimens ore now on sxhibitian in the village
of Cambridge"
While we confirm that rumor BY stating
that quite number Of specimens are here in
the hands flour citizens, we reciprocate Mr..
McConnsll's rumor concerning our place, bS
stating that it is rumored here that he regards
the falling Aerolites as God-send to himself
since, he lis one ofthe knights Of the pill bags,
whose patients are not numerous enough to
preserve his patience, and rumor say he has gath
cred together number of these Aerolites and
gone to exhibit his Aerolitic Stones for q liv-
ing.
For correct account of the phenomenon we
refer our readers to the communica tions Of Mr..
j. McClenhan and Hon. G. j Albright, below,
who with praisworthy zeal, devoted considera-
bio time to It's investigation. We shall proba-
bly, give some ofthe theories oi philosophers in
succeeding issues.
Mr.. JOHN MccLENHAN's sTATEMNT.
Mr.. Editor-Having taken some pains to
learn ths facts concerning the shower of @ro-
lites which fell in this vicinity on Tuesday, the
1st instant, an account ofmy observations and
what learned from others in the region where
they fell may be interesting. There are many
instances on record Of similar phenomena, hav-
occurred in other parts Of the earth, but the
stones have seldom been so numerous as in this
instance. They are always accompanied with
explosive sounds and when seen at night with
brilliant light
The explosions were heard here at 20 min
utes of one o'clock. They commenced with
three or four distant explosions like the freing
Of fheavy cannon with an interval second or
two between each report. This was followed
by sounds like the firing of musketry
in quick succession, aud ended with rumblng
nois like thunder except that it continued a
bout the same degree ofloulness until it ceased.
The report lasted from two three minutes and
seemed to come from the South West, at an
elevation above the horizon Of about 35 degrees
aud ended in the South East at the same eleva
ton. In the region where the meteorites iell
the sound seemed Immediately overhead. The
sound was so unusual as to cause some excite
mcnt and alarm, some supposing that it was an
earthquake others that the rumbling noise was
that of fire. 1t is said that the alarm of fire
was made in Washington and Barnesvie.-
The explosions produced the same effect as
heeavy thunder, causing the earth to tremble
and the glass in windows to rattle. Itwas heard
as far East as Bellair and West us far as New
ark, or over an arena of about 100 meles in di-
aneter.
The day was cool and the sky was covered at
the time with light clouds, no thunder or light
ening had been noticed that day or several days
previous; nor could anything unusual be seen in
the appearance Of the clouds.
Cambridge that aerotes had fallen on farm in
vicinity OF New Concord, eight miles distant
Immediately set out with friend to learn its
truth and ascertain the facts. We found two
had iallen on the fam OF Mr. James Amspoker.
Mr.. Samuel Noble and Saul Hines were near
the house at the time Of the first explosion
which seemed Immediately above their heads.
upon looking up they saw two objects appa-
rently come through the clouds and descend
with great velocity and whizziug sound to the
earth, and falling about 800 yards S. E. Of them;
the other about 100 yards north. They imme-
diately wenito the spot where the first some fell
and found it buried in the earth about two feet.
When dug out it was yet quite warm and of o
sulphurecus smell. The other struck fence
corner and breaking the ends off two rails it
sunk l6 or 18 inches into the ground. The
first weighed So pounds, the other was broken
to pieces, but was supposed to weigh 35 or 40
pounds. We saw several others that had fallen
on farms in the same region, one weighing 56
lbs, which fell on the farm of Mr. Lear, one at
Mr.. Reasoner's weighing 36 pounds. These
were all seen falling. One weighing 431a lbs.
we saw taken out ofthe ground. 1t seemed to
have fallen from the South East at an angle Of
about sixty degrees with the horizon, and had
sunk about two feet in stiff sod. 1t appeared
TO have driven the sod in before IT, leaving q
clean cut hole in which the stone could be seen
imbedded in the bottom. This one and sever
al smaller specimens | have now in my posses
sion. There were several seen falling that have
not beenfo found and probably many more fell
than were seen. f
The next day in company with Hon. G. J..
Albright, visited region in South Eastern
. direction from the district where we had been
=, the day before. We found the stones more nu-
merous but ofsmaller size. Nearly every per-
son in the vicinity heard them whizzing through
the air and striking the ground, but as they
mostly buried themselves in the ground and
being oismall size they could not readily be
found.
The shower occurred at q time when most
persons were at dinner, hence but few have been
found except those that fell near the houses
One weighing 81 pounds fell in Claysve and
- being picked up Immediately afterwards was
quite warm and had the same sulphurous smell
above spoken Of
80 The region upon which they fell is about ten
miles long and from two to three miles wide,
avJacd -. IL. n 2orth Eootarn and North We