The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-22

moonlight while crossing, Illuminating the country all
around
Mr. ooSsoR's ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Connor, engineer, was running tho emigrant
train up, when he directly ahead Of him, and de-
scrbed its appearance precisely the Mr. Aeeker
The tram 1t the time near Peekskill -
THE APPEARANCE FROM GRUspoMr.
EDITOR OF TIE HERALD -
GR,Esrour July 81, 1880.
Having witnessed the meteorc exhibition last evening
just before o'clock from different point Of observa
ton from any Of your correspondents todays HERALD,
will describe IL. It presented my family and myself
the appearance Of two balls Of nrs connected at in
terval Of twenty feet-the foremost in full blaze while
the latter only partially ignited The idea conveyed
Of It's appearance such two cotton balls the size of
Infants head would present saturated with spirits Of
urpentine, having just been gn.ed while the other
burning out, and moving rapidly by far, than
balloon driven by a strong breeze. It seemed very
near, and moving slightly inclined plane from north
west TO southeast. The light of such intensity thai
il seemed as though bundle of burning hay coming
against the house. By running from the to the from
window another glimpse had of H. the Kerosene
Works, opposite Greenpoint A. H.
AS SEEN FROM MELRosE.
| ran EDITOR HERALD.
Mx1RosE westchester County, July n, 1880.
The atmospheric phenomenon Of last night have
been seen many miles around New York 1t passed
directly my house. ! In my garden at fifteen
minutes O'Clock, when my attention TO
great light at the west side Of my house. Thinking
fire went round to look in that direction, when
the drst thing saw ball of fire, apparently three
or four inches in diameter, moving In horizontal
direction from W. N. w. t. E. 8 E. Ny first impression
was that IL q rocket other fireworks Is u
left train Of sparks behind; and there also
smaller balls emitted from tone about half the sine Of
the original the other much smaller which followed IN
the wake Of the large ball At intervals Of three four
feet The speed at which moved should judge to be
about mile in half minute, from the point first
to It's dsappearance about half mile, and the
time could not have been than nfteen Its
movement regular and in straight line; the light
most brilliant while passing over where stood II
gradually died away until lost in the distance bere
good deal Of heat lightning at the time, and great
number Of stars shining 1t had not exactly the appear
ance Of . meteor, Is the movement was not rapid
enough, and IL did not appear to fall should have
thought It shooting star, but for the sparks and
smaller balls Il threw out. The height, while passing
over, did not appear more than 900 feet have
meteofs and shooting stars several occasions, but
never anything like IL before The temperature had
been high all day and the atmosphere very
sultry. There considerable addition the sutry
condition Of the atmosphere, after the phenomenoo than
there before; but whether 70 attribute to that
not, cannot say We shall no doubt, hear good
explanation Of the matter few days, have
been noticed by thousands Of persons and among them
well versed in such matters JR-
THE METEOR AT BRusHvILLE, LII.
10 THE EDITOR OF HERALD.
BKvsHvrIx, L. l., July 81 1860.
very brilliant meteor passed directly my resi-
dence las, evening, mile and half east from Brushville
station al fifteen minutes Of ten, city time. It going
at moderate speed In southeasserly direction and did
be than frou ave TO six hundred feet
HIGH the wind perfectly STILL II from eight
inches in diameter, very luminous breaking passed,
until 1t seemed to descend from mile n mile and
half 10 the eastward Of There had been very
brilliant flashes Of lightning in the south, previously and
FIVE minutes after lis passing heard report like
gun, bat previously all was perfectly quiet T. A. W.
ITS APrEARAxcE AT GREENPoRr.
TIE EDITOR or The HERALD
GRKKsroKr, l. l., July n, 1880
| A very brilliant meteor from this village
about quarter evening. OF the north
passed the entire heavens disappearing be-
low the horizon southeast It's appearance
Of large round ball OF fire. within trail OF ne-y light and
numerous sparkling corruscatons dropping out OF IT,
The spenaor aud beauty Of this magnificent spectacle
cited the greatest admiration and wonder all who be-
held It,
As SEEN FROM BEDFORD, L. I.
TO TIE EDITOR or HERALD.
BRooIYS, July q, 1850.
An extraordinary stmosphercal phenomenon occurred
last night In Fulton avenue Bedford, Brooklyn
About minutes before ten O'Clock while myself and
family were sitting at the upper windows OF the house
oooIng or" previous 70 retiring 70 rest, bright blue
light suddenly spread itself through the atmosphere died
away and again instantly appeared intensely than
before Thinking II the effect OF fireworks, look
ed approaching from the northwest two balls
Of rc which first mistaken for fireworks Ere
balloons but TO amazement on they came, and the
next passed fa about the speed Of bird dyg)
close in front Of the house, apparently not higher from
the ground than the stecpe OF Trinity church. As they
passed along silently ceavins the air Ike Ash through
water we had clear uninterrupted view Of them. The
nrst was ball about the Of mans head ofdcep red
cocred nre which appeared joined to another similar bail
In direct line behind H. by long stream Of beantifa
bright blue light the end Of shich, and joining to
the second ball a fame OF red Gre, which could
distinctly zee flicker about like the name Of n torch
drawn rapidly through the air The second ball cf fire
had exactly the appcndage adjoining 10 which last
three balls Of IRE much sunller than the first two
these we're q line after the other, the last Of
which was followed by train Of al least hundred
minute balls sparks Of fire. Their was from
northwest 70 southeast A. II
| HOW IT ArPEARgp AT HEMrsrEAD, LONG ISLAND.
TO spsoR HERALD
In published accounts Of the meteor ofFriday night,
the impression prevails that Il not Of great height,
and cxsinsuished itself very the city.
was at Hampstead on long Island, twcntyo one miles
from Brooklyn and from s FIRST appearance In the
west, about point north, until exploded, when
neariy overhead, and finally disappeared little 10 TIE
south Of presented the general appearance
as described by you and seemed 10 be no, much higher
than a sky rocket me by my watch, twelve minutes
| Of ten O'Clock.
From the fact Of lie being visible twcotyone miles dis
tsnt 10 is evident that must have been very large
body and at very great elevation and you hear of II
from farther east hope you win mention your pa.
per. Jsv
now TT APR RED AT STATEN ISLAND.
TO fprron or HyRs1p.
Hearing OF several reports OF the phenoms non seen on