The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13
THE PHENOMENON OF 1888.

We extract the following observations and letters from
journals published at the time the moeorc showers Of
1883 occurrcd-
BALTIMORE, Nov 10, 1888.
TO TIE EpIroR THE BALTIMORE PArRIoT;-1
Bong up this morning, al i've o'clock Witnessed
pr the most grand and alarming spectaces which ever
Sesmed upon the eye OF man Eight In my room was
20 great that could the hour OF the morning by my
watch which hung my mantle, and supposng that
shere was IRE near at hand probably my preml-
seA sprung 10 the window and bcheld the stars
some other bodies presenting fiery appearance descend
ing IN torrents IA rapid and numerous az ] ever saw
makes OF snow or drops Of in the midst OF Storm
Occasionally alage body OF apparent re would be hurled
Through the atmosphere which without noise, exploded,
when millions Of nery Particles would DO cast through
may be called raining Of fire, for compare II
Thing else It's continuance &C ordine to my time was,
minutes but friend, whose lady was up, says II com.
meneed at hafpasi four tina, she watching the sick
eed OF relative and therefore speak positively as
20 the hour OF its commencement II her time was cor
rect then raned IRE fifty minutes The shed In the
edoinng y ara 10 my own was covered with stars,
supposed during the whole time
friend at my elbow, who also witnessed It. In whose
veracity can place the most implicit reliance confirms
ny observation OF the phenomenon and adds tbat
tbc ney Particles which fell south descended SOUTH
ern direction, and those north took northern direction
He thinks commenced earlier than Tho period al which
nst Witnessed Il and that II lasted onger-tba, when
bis clook chimed sx there wcc stIl occasional descent
~ stars
have stated the facts ms they presented ,hemseyc, e,
my mind and leave to the philosophers account for
the phenomenon
From tho Baltimore Gazette same date
While most OF our fellow citizens were comfortably
wrapped In the arms Of somnus we behed Of the
sublime and awful specaccs which nature pre-.
sent At i've clock this morning the sky perfectly
serene and not cloud TO be seem On sudden the
heavens became Illuminated with thousands OF shooting
starr going in the direction Of the northwest The phe-
nomenon lasted without in,crmisnon for nearly thirty
minutes The mefeors were OF various szee some
larger, some smaller some forming long trains, which
renamed for several seconds In the heavens They
were observed not part Of the sky only, but the
north the south. the east and the west were equally
spNngled. Al twenty minutes past hve meteor, we
would suppose about six inches IN diameter exploded
WIN considerable noise, almost psrpcndculary over the
10 give the sky the appearance OF sunrise II shot in
We direction OF the northwest leaving stream Of light
.noh assumed eerpentine form, apparently OF thirty
issi 10 length and lasted moro than minute.
We were amused Al the different effects produced upon
we iew oeholders-some IN dreadful alright predicted
VIC emo q TIE world Others OF stern soul we're
e.e w, y az least prosnostcsted dreadful
wnIc VIE philosopher smiling At their simplicity, calm
viewed 'ne phenomenon, wonderful a. u was.
From the Baltimore American Of Nov IA
. BALTIMORE III mo. 18Th, 1888.
10 THs EDITIONS attention was arrested nj about
seer oc.oos ths morning BY an unusual number OF me-
teors whdh supposed TO be nyins hor,,ontav in all
directions from centre which appeared ~ he areo tiv
over the spot where then stood but ON moving n n
distance OF about one and half miles found the can
Ire appeared SUI 70 be over and those meeors which
eppeared there LEFT much shorter tfan than
Ghose which appeared any direction around ne. from
vhich concluded that their was perren
xber number increased from four an half past Ave
o'clock, when seemed 70 rain Ore and while stood :,
60 Of Charles and Fayete streets one very brs6,
~ appeared v me directly Charles street A,
shs v~st TN they horned neat 0surc o. ,res after
who the ends uncuried turning towards the cast ,l
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