The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-11
COLD FROM THE SKY.
The Fall of Aero,te. that re snId to Con.
tain that Metal.

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tain that Metal.
From the Minneapolis TfI,n.
ABERDEEN. S. D.. Aug. 3O.-An~ aorolite weigh
ing forty-four pounds fell on the farm OF Law
renee Freeman. near Bath. late yesterday
afternoon. Tho advent OF tho stone was her
Gldod by several sharp explosions. which were
heard a distance Of fifteen miles or more.
Each defamation gave forth o metallic sort Of
ring. and was so peculiar and extraordinary
as to attract instant comment. Some thought
a violent storm WIS about to break. others
that un engine boiler had burst in the vicinity.
The mystery was not cleared up until tho
blacicncd mass Of stone and iron which he
himself saw fall and dug from the ground in
q pasture near which he and his father and
entered the hardened soil Of tho prairie to L
derth OF two feet. and although not removed
it could be handled only with heavy gloves.
Il 10 a misshapen mass OF stone and iron.
n rTSak very h nmH yn iSr its lpIE nv TIE bnet 9 sn Il
descent to earth, hut It's appearance. neverthe-
less. indicates TINT it is but n fragment Of a
d doSi%; !" fell IN tits 'vic init o'" ! ]c ritfSi e eH-
animation and test show that the meteor is
ing OF gold and nickel. Wherever chirpeh the
stone has the appearance Of granite. Tho
OF, dust and .vapor. 1t was distinctly seen
while in tho Dir by young Freeman.
From n. Alarming Ongonian.
BqIsE; Idaho, Aug; 29mon the night Of Aug:
glow Of y large meteor shot enrInwurd ont OF
the southwestern heavens. Jack Ronald, u
nerolite. said it appeared IS largo as an ordi;
nary box car. and thnt MS it started downward
III" ' %hi'o " i!sGt. ms g so "Ii' hear csr a . hu a annz;
noise az. the hearen!y liIehrand dropped
through me mr.. and occasionally there wHs a
crack"rs., 10 saw the meteor pass, Town
behind the dark outline, Ola high hil! about
near '".' si'.,r aw aSl 1 r"soa a !s" Sx iSc"pas viii ith IL
tho next few m~inn.os Ronald saw six small
aeroiitps shoot through space, hut no could
Alter Ii" E!lo Of ihs, biz n'c;eor tho air wa:
GharEed With electrically. which SO. Affected
gersi. and fell down vomiting and s]n"r,ins.
ae,r"li,r, Lut he was unable" to fnL = trace Of II.
Another man who witnessed tho phrnOm-
enon was, Orl"y Adams. II placer miner. On
TUESDAY he, too; commenced u search io:tLs
vas rewarded ly the discovery of Il m"troric
stone weighing probably about 400 pounds.
which hah struck a,.sanI bank on the margin
Hun Of clay. where it lodged. Adams. alter
considerable effort, chipred or II piece Of ,he
fi"n; or re- bit but A .Ia s' ;lccipr" int b, n nn n .%%;Sr
mn III mSsursT| XAim MAJ mo stone -
ilen IN noy g"' ho IA A'a aura Tm' rs a reru'anl"
~nerolitr that was seen by Ronald AMI himself.
Ho declares that he was not over 100 yards
distant from the meteor when IL struck the
earth. nndthnt he felt the heat and the electric
atmosphere which surrounded tho incnndc-;
cent bolt. When hO arose Muyt morning. and
started to search for tho fallen star. a. no
termed 1t. he found stnmps and houldors he
srrinkled with fine sand. ana correctly con
occurring that the meteor must have landed in
or penr tho creek. H. proceeded to the stream
and soon discovered what hr sought. iio VIII
Denver. being unwilling t. part with it for
scientific purposes. He THU Ks tho meteor.
which Is heavy. Is more tnan half gold.