The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-04-14
FROM ANOTHER WORLD.
An Aerolite Strikes the Monument Of John
Brown at Osawatomie, Kan. What
Analysis Shows it to BE.

An AerOlite Strikes the Monument Of John
Brown at Osawatomie, Kan. What
Analysis Shows it to BE.
OsAwAToNIE, Kan. April IL An aerolite
fell near this town Saturday at 2:l0 p. m, strik
ing The monument OF John Brown, or ''Osawat-
omie' Brown. as he was sometimes called.
erected 10 him BY private subscription org
mated by Horace Greeley IL 1853 The meteor
struck and broke OF the left arm Of the statue
or the top Of the editcc passing through the
dome and nave in slightly southeasterly di-
reciion and through six feet OF clay just south
o.; the crypt, stopping only at bed roci, There
was q part; Of tourists in the cupola- among
them some wealthy japanese ladies and gen.
tiemen. 1t is needless to say they were much
frightened a great number Of the 100 insane
patients were out in the grounds and the ex-
element among them was intense when the
crash came
The meteor was recovered after some diffi-
guilty as il was heated to an almost melting con-
GiT:on. 1t was OF a dark slate color. irregular
in shape but smooth, as a greater part OF IL had
probably been burned By friction against the
air in its rapid q yht Its weight was IA pounds
and ounces
Small portions of it were broken of by Prot
Joplin, Of the state meteorological school and
United states assayer, and analvzed hurried
ly Some wonderful results were aScertained
1t was composed OF over half igneous rock and
iron, and other metals that will take time to
determine their identity. The microscope
shows minute particles of either graphite or,
possibly. fossil animalculae. About one-fourth
of the mass is an unknown metal to the profess
sor. It's specific gravity is nearly four times
that Of gold, and under the burned crust 1t Is
composed Of minute crystals and is perfectly
white, resembling snow in appearance. 1t Is
both malleable and ductile. but requires great
power, as il is very tough. Burned by electric
ity after it was placed before the spectroscope
in Prof. Jop!in's private observatory, it showed
on the spectrum the same lines that are seen in
the spectrum of helium, the unknown metal
seen in the spectrum of the sun Prof Jop-
Inns theory is that it was originally thrown on
from The sun-which is improbab le-or that the
sun fed by the meteors of that material,
showing that the universe has an unlimited
amount of helium, and that probably the earth
has its quota: but on account OF its great
weight 1t naturally gravitated to the center
when the earth was in melted state.
! If the metal, after closer investigation.
Moves to be helium it will be of inestimable
value, being the only known specimen on earth.
1t has peculiar electrical properties not under
stood as yet While lying on the ground
single wire was attached to it from the cleo
trical fan engine and il was visibiy affected,
starting and stopping. DR.. Calvin Walls the
diScOverer and owner, is anxious that sclentl-
fic men shall examine it thoroughly He will
lend it to the Smithsonian institution for
further analysis il desired The constellation
Perseus was on the meridian and nearly in the
zenith when the meteor fell. and 1t was posi-
bly,, what astronomers call Perseid, as the
myriads of aerolites are called that pass the
earth toward the sun from the direction OF the
constellation PerSeuS in belt 900, 900 miles in
diameter Once year the earth crosses the
path Of these PerSeidS in their wild flight to
the sun 20 to % miles per second They never
refr