The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-06-02
The Meteor.
WONDERFUL SPECTACLE IN CoNNEoTr.

Inc mete0r,
A WONDERFUL SPECTACLE IN CoNNEorr.
Ten thousand calcium lights could not
have made surrounding objects as dis
tlnct. Looking out into the street, it
was as if thousands Of tons of gunpow-
der had exploded in some building.
Following it closely came loud rum
bling sound from the south, as of some
mighty wave breaking on the beach,
The people IN the vicinity of the plain
say that a trembling OF the earth was
at this time perceptible. Many were of
the opinion that an earthquake was
abont 10 visit us. No pen can describe
the magnIGcence of tins brilliant phe-
nomenon. Nothing similar to it hns
been seen that wo have a record Of for
centuries. Monstrous meteors have
flashed across The heavens frequently
and of other aerial phenomena have been
visible at times, but nothing has been
80 peculiar in shape, so beautiful in its
ctfecrs as this. To the astronomer tho
cause will be easily manifest to the
supersttious il will be the premonitor of
some disaster, a war or pestilence to The
nation to all it will tell Of the omnipo-
tence. the wonderful ways Of the Ruler
OF the heavens, the earth and he sea.
a correspondent at Meridian writes ::
The meteor seemed to strike some
where in this cry. followed by low,
rnmblmg noise Nor,oich Courier.
THE METEOR IN RHODE ISLAND.
The following is the Providence Her
AIDS description of the brilliant phe-
nomenon in tho heavens Thursday eve.
ming:
About ten inmates past eleven
o'clock last evening Eye local. was for
tnnate enough to be walking on Benefit
street with friend, who called his at
tention to ono OF the most brilliant me-
teors which us yet he has been fortunate
enough TO witness. The heavens were
suddenly Illuminated, and for abont
thirty seconds person could easily read
the finest print, but at the end OF that
length of time The brilliant shooting star
burst with report similar to that of n
pistol, and dissolved in many Brilliant
stars Of varied colors. The meteor
made Its appearance in the east, and
shot towards the western horizon, where
1t sank into oblivion among the things
Of the past. The color at first was Of a
greenis,l cast, but as it wended is way
through the realms of space it assumed
a golden tinge which it retained, until
like rocket it burst, and it's varicgated
stars seemed for few seconds to rval
those orbs Of brightness which are sup
posed to be fixed in the illuminated
heavens. The heavenly scene was
momsntarily grand, and fortunate were
those WHO witnessed this grand pbe--
nomenon.
THE METEOR IN MASSACHUSETTS,
The Boston Traveller has the follow.
ing:
In this city those persons who hap
pcned to be on The streets at ten minutes
past eleven P. NJ. state that fash OF
scarlet tinged light, very brilliant, at
tracted their attention as it passed over
the city. It was in sight several sec
onds, aud those who had fair view Of
it say that its color was reddish-bright
scarlet-and its size, to the eye, was
about that Of twelve pound cannon
ball The light was SO brilliant that one
gentleman residing at the West End
was under the impression tha, an oppo~
site house was in flames, arose and
walked 10 the window IN time to witness
the disappearance Of the meteor a
gentleman residing IN Chelsea describes
the meteor as Of a bright yellow appenr
anco, plainly perceptible through q
white window curtain.