Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-19

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/ HzNpysa, r.. o.. May 9. 1862.
DEAR IHoFE~saR :--l"s Viii doubtless So, 10,
The papers an accuuu. of shower If fnet...,-.c
stones thar fe,! GA thu. Isl ms n., tLc y'I!.,,
oi concord, 81 -MGsl,in.yurn County Oh;, -,
+ you sa"iild th.2k II hoax or al least an incur
rect account have taken -lch lalps AZ ctrc,,,,,
stances would permit to obtain Is near A. posi-
with It.
The shower took place between tvolvc and
one O'Clock T. NJ. Tine dgv was unusually cool
'of lhr season OF the yelr. AMI the SKY ahaut
"o-lEiri~ overcast With cioad-. Simultaneous
iy with the t.l of lie Stone, q trefne,ll,.i, ~
pI"s'on took place iu the atmosphere T. tla.-
near ty ~ rvsonbled . severe clap Of thunder IA
S"Hnd' but vas accompanied by ia-ring sound.
which, together wth tEe noise. was ielt aud
heard Al much greater distance Hu the effect
"i lh.' 'HdeT. IL was obser.ed and remarked "a
something p caiiIr by persons fifrv mile. of
VS. "a t0*. time about thirty mai. distant and
- cA{Eis'rdtnafy WAS the de;onatiou and iarrIlr
sensation that Thought II (allhOugh an ur-
known occurrence IA this regtnu.) an earthquake
,."ch N i1cl sIth was the general epiulOn af
all Who he ri it u those near where tho
s."neS fr!I, several distinct reports we're heard
accounts vary from SIX t. twelve they were an
RAPID sHeees~Iun, perhaps not over ! second of
;.inr t'~1wceu fi+,n.
=" STA - Was the sensation TIA. cattle in th,
held~ ran startled At II. Four stone. were se.n
u iali and have. been recovered. but tie n~ob,.
hi.I-ics are tta' many others fell Txn which
ir.4 tam s5tat ,ix duudred yards # each 9TH
rr, were see- by 1; caUpie ni nlcu who yyerc Ia.
boring IN field Hearing the reports one of
the iueH looked up and saw q large body fall ia
TO = nod close toy The other 4okIur Ia auoth-
er direction. another which fel ufrnn n fence
thin ah"ut.twru:y nliruets they approached
aui dug cut the one which had fallen in ih-
hrid, where Il haa barried itself 10 the depth OF
about twenty iuche, IN stltf Inn stone sill
1t Wa >lli - t"i tfaI II cuuld scarcely he heit
In the hands From Ibr direction Ia which Il
er' cred the earth it- fall peared To- be vertical
KS WelSht Was hify one pounds. and lts shane
irregular. long aud f4tteued. but resembling
somewhat the enclosed sketch II eut.r,J Ill.,,
yrtH.td point fnreIn4.t
iue her. which iell uton the fence yvoitrLet
t'rty Two pounds. In its descent II cat through
ihe nus "i ire fence. aud buried itself IN tho
earth, having direction apparently from th..
northeast Hh'tt one and a half miles frot,i
"HeTe 'hcSe -Wo stones FELL, young fnan plow-
ing ~ q held. head a strange. whizzInu sound
ovcrl cad, and looking up. saw the clouds in \
81 dEEe state oI cJ'umntlpu. (Inc same with
regard ~ the agitation ui the clouds vs. observed
oy "ther,) Thanking that he heard something
fall, ufnau searching he found ~rai,,. vrri.-hi,
ihirtl -s.N pc ais. winch lad fallen uTsan. aad
nmb"ddrd ii~e.i u decayed lps I. wa, -,.f,-
posed tna' - had - It's fall u dIrec ION from ,hu
-3uth-c1~t
Near Claysyille. ahout six mile. distant. two
gentlemen Walking ou- heard tLs explosion. and
very s'1u afterwards 4 stone weighing f,ur if,t
fell near the'u. striking the ground - otIi1uriv
a. 70 ricochet. Tire direction af this auuear,d
10 br t-pW tie north. TIE fr.r stones aIo,~
mentioned were Z. tina; we're seen L. fall. an
other however. WIS f3uHI winch had f!IIs, an
tAe wood aud lodged IN the earth among ihirl1
cluster oi roots surrounding beach tree. L.
weighed about thi -ty pounds aud aaraar-i g.,