The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-14
THE METEORS.

Another POstpORsment con Account OF
Unavoidable Oiroum sta an oes"-The Dis
play 60 Come on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
About Other Grand showers.
The shooting of the stars was unavoidably
postponed last night-not in consequence of
the weather, for more auspicous state OF the
stmosPheTe and heavens could not have been
oesIec. What was the precise nature of the
circumstances which rendered q postponement
OF the grand pyrotechnic display necessary has
moi, as yet, been developed. There was, indeed,
q miniature display, which at one time during
the early morning gave slight Indications OF
eliminating In an exhibition which would
have satisfied the expectations OF the most
sanguine. The. display in this city commenced
about IL O'Clock last evening, from which time
until about 4 o'clock this morning, small
meteors were visible at irregular Intervals
About O'Clock the number was greatly in
seen a almost every point of the heavens. But
there seemed TO be nothing systematic about
their appearance or course through the heavens
and neither in number nor grouping did they
approach the dimensions or character of a
regular shower, as was the case in some sec.
tions of the country. In a spasmodic way they
darted hither and thitheT, leaving but faint
traces OF their pathway across the heavens, and
soon disappearing, together with their feeble
trains.
Extensive preparations had been made
in this and other cities TO observe the pnenO-
menon, and those who remained awake all
night were partially rewarded for their pains
At Washington quite number OF the meteors
were observed, starting from the east and
moving across the zenith towards the west
The astronomers and officers ON duty al the
National Observatory, however, announce their
opinion that Tonight we will be favored with
the grand display which was laid down on the
programme for last night One more night of
anxious waiting and watching will therefore
be necessary, and IL may be that those whose
small stock of patience was not replaced last
night by large stock of disgust will not be dis
appointed. The chances are certainly worth
another experiment
Inasmuch as we are still subject to the hope OF
witnessing the heavens ION fiery flames, it
will not be uninteTesting to glance at the record
made by the meteors in the past. The ancient
chronicleTs were keen and interested observers
OF all astronomical phenomena, but their Inn
perfect knowledge of the laws which have
since been discovered, and their excessive
superstition, render the accounts of their OBJ
servations exceedingly unique and entertain
ing. From a curious old work, in two volumes.
published in LONDON, by T. Longman and A.
"a General CHRONOLOGICAL History of the Air
Weather, Seasons. Meteors, Etc., we extract
the following catalogue OF heavenly vagaries:
-''Fte1U Mete0Ts, Dragons, LonceS Lamps
BGlLs Eto"
II. d. -
4ls Heaven in Fiery Flames and other meteors,
SIS A Fire run through the Heavens.
7ss. naked Sword 30 nights together. Palestine
7Ss England: strange Fiery Meeors seen aud fell to
70a England; Fiery Dragons in the air tsoon after
Es29 Twinkling Fires ike stars run in the sky.
iOi2 Like huge Tower OF Fire, fell with great
1884 Strange Beams OF Fire fell.
1870 Feb; Two goden-colored Pillars good way
1Oss Fiery Dragons. Ignis Sacer Csacred Flre,.
1904 Flashes OF Fire fell from the Sky.
lO99 Fiery Dragons.
iiSs iiSS Flying EIfe st and new Stars seen
ll43 Balls OF Fire glanced and shined.
li77. Nov. Dec. Beams, Dragons, etc.
1916 White Crosses, green Comets, etc
1919 Dragons and Hurricane, st. Luke's Day.
1875 Mete0rs, Thunder, and Lightning all Summer.
1878 DTsgons in nj June Q rainy summer
1859. Meteors aud stormy. then Drought,
1856 Apr Many Dragons; oil Nov. and Dec. Igais
1910 Heavens Fiery TIa%es and MeteOrsi rained
1921 June is. Bllay, Balls of Fire
i5i7 Dec Is; Bsl otElre:
s 1919 Ee6' s1 49, 49, faeTg mete9r Gbe Of Fire
1874 June i5, Balls OF Flre Feb 10. Trabs Ignea "a
1866. Abr. Iampas Ardens.
1874, sept A. l5 or Nov. Many meteors no Wind nor
1917 Rals SnS SsA f!ssS RpEs sE;
1866 M Bas sy q 6S TGtqa & TS3%ng SSa,m.g
1913 oct Fiery MeteoTs e u.s. BTssapi TssI Tir,,
While we are at liberty TO regard the above
SSsI we have fortunately record which is beyond
cavil According to this, the world has been
favored with the e. TO following visits ofaerohtes,
pate Place. CtSpo9csr oS SSso,osr
Meteors
stones
C.s
8l4-China Meteors
2l6-ROm MeteOrs
l0S- h1eLeOrs
Il. D. ,,.
1Chins~ Meteors
2O4-FurOpe Meteor5
472 NOV pie. MeeOrs
9O2 eteors
1929 Meteors
I0q5 IA fApri)EnglRnd and France. MeLeors
1872 Meteors
12lG (Oct NJ eteors
1872 issS ttSoSvlJ"Upper Lar stone
9Paapa, raSence France
l65s-Duchy of
1873 Meteors
1876 Italy MeteOrs
I6SS-POpay meteors
1851 matter
l706-Macedonla Tone
l717 (Jan.l l-Quesnoy fire
l71I (Oct)-Brunswick..'''. ;.Su ulphur
1850 NormRndy MASS OF stone
1851 (AIay)-A grR. masses OF IRON
1853 stones
1853 (Sept.) mail STONES
l762N WO STONES
stone
1768-Alre, Fran
H68Le Cotenlln
l7S8 (Aug )-North Sea to Bri liant Meteor
1857 (Nov. .)-Europe... ''. Meteors
1883 (July)-Near koquetort' Stones
1890 (July)-A tones
1874 (July)-slennh, Italy MoAYe STONES
1875 (Dec) orkshlr t4ArgS stone
(Feb stones
i7Ss (Harch)-Near Vile stone
1898 (March)-On the stone
Izss I7Ss Dec {}"Benares East indies .
| 1893 NOV. l3)-AmerlcA and EuropeGrand Metsorlc
" Shower
| 1900 philharmonic Mass Of iron
/ -. annU N