The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-24
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New York soon amer eleven o'clock on
Thursday hight, was observed as far east as
Bosom and birth as Philadelphia. The Bos-
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ball.
The Springfield Republican describes II as
expanding rapidly from a starlike point TO
wondrous ball or fire, which sped across the
heavens from near the southwestern horizon
toward the northeast, full halfway to the
zenith. Its wide and lambert wake shed q
violet Hight more powerful thun the rival rays
Of the moon, casting shadows Ia the street
and penetrating even within doors,
The Wofeester SPY saysIts e6trse was
across the heavens from east to west, little
south Of the zenith. and during its appear
ancs II emitted q brilliant light, sufficient to
enable the reading OF common print 10 The
street. ts COURSE ended in an explosion, the
fragments assuming the color OF fire and
fading from sight. Il appeared 10 observers
to be twice the size of the moon, 40. -a.fs
The Providence Herald, growing enthu-
siastic at the unwonted sight, says; The
heavens were suddenly illuminated, and for
about thirty seconds q person could easily
read the finest print; but at tho end Of that
length Of time the brilliant shooting star
burst with report siniilar to that Of pis-
tol, and dissolved In many brilliant stars Of
varied colors,o The meta made lis appear
ance In the east, and shot toward the west
crn horizon, where Il sank into oblivion
among the things cfthe past. The color at
1rst was Of grcenish cast, but 90 % wendcd
Its way through the realms Of specc y as
sumed q golden tinge, which y retained ,unr
I'll, Hike rocket, II burst, and IA yariegatod
orbs OF brightness which arc supposed 70
be Fixed in the Illuminated heavens. sstg i s.
Tho Hartford Courdnt, more matter-of-
fact, though rather obscure toward the close,
saysi The spectator, standing on the corner
Of Main and Pratt streets, saw almost directly
over tho etate-house what appeared at first
TO be small spcck OF Ere, which gradually
developed Into huge ball, quito as large as
the three quarter moon seen toward the west
and had q pale, bluish color; then, reaching
Its fullness, II burst out like, o shooting star
aud passed with rapidity In q northeasterly
direction, fading as II went, and leaving be
hind trail Of fire bright In colors and rival.
Ing the most gorgeous pyrotechnics. Az II
shot across the heavens 1t lighted up with
more brillIancy than the moon and cast the
nash which attracted the attention OF many
people indoors. 49,. .
The New Haven Palladium says IL stroamed
through the sky In a northerly direction
that II shed pale green light Of great splen'
dor, and LEFT train Of FIRE In its wake
During Its passage, which lasted perhaps
I've seconds, everything was literally nj
"bright as day."
The Newburg Journal says 1t was visible
for FIVE or six seconds, and then exploded IL
a blaze of bright light, which rendered oh
Jects clearly visible.
Tho Newark Journal says the whole city
seemed lit up with variety OF colorod
lamps; at passed on Its way with the usua
oscillatlng motion, and disappeared with Of
explosion"
A very brilliant meteor was seen by one o
the students at Vassar College, Poughkepsie
the same night at 1ls05 O'Clock. Its cours'
was from the south toward the east, making
au angle Of about thirty degrees with thu
horizon. 1t burst at an altitude Of abou
ffteen degrees above the horizon, giving .
light greater than that Of the full moon, ant
OF n blush tint,