The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 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 1t to BE.
OSAwATOMIE Kan, April IL An aerOlite
tell near this town Saturday at 2:lO p. M, strik.
ing the monument Of John Brown, or "Osawat.
om!e" Brown as he was sometimes called,
erected TO him by private subscription orig
mated by Horace Greeley in 1863. The meteor
struck and broke off the left arm of the statue
on the top of the edifce, passing through the
dome and nave in slightly southeasterly di-
rection and through six feet of clay just south
Of the crypt stopping only at bed rock There
was part; of tourists in the cupola among
them some wealthy Japanese ladies and gen.
tlemen. 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'
citement among them was intense when the
crash came
Guilty as it was heated to an almost melting con-
dition. 1t was of dark slate color, irregular
in shape but smooth, as greater part OF 1t had
probably been burned by friction against the
air in its rapid fight Its weight was IA pounds
and ounces.
Small portions OF it were broken of by Pro
Joplin, of the state neurological school and
United states assayer, and analysed hurried
ly. Some wonderful results were aScertained
1t was composed OF over half ianeous rock and
iron, and other metals that will take time to
determine their identity. The microscope
shows minute pirticies Of either graphite or,
possibly, fos sill animaicu,B. About one-fourth
OF the mass is an unknown metal to the profess
sor. Its 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 SHOW in appearance. 1t is
both malleable and ductile. but requires great
power, as it is very touch Burned by electric
ity after it was placed before the spectroscope
in Prof Joplin'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 improbabie-or that the
sun Is 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 account Of its great
weight 1t naturally gravitated to the center
when the ear tn was in q melted state.
If the metal, after q closer investigation,
proves to be helium it will be OF inestmable
value, being the only known specimen on earth.
| 1t has peculiar electrical properties not under
stood yet. While lying on the ground a
single wire attached to it from the cleo
| trical fan engine, and it was visiby affected,
starting and stopping. DR.. Calvin Walls, the
| discoverer and owner, is anxious that scienu-
| fc men shall examine it thoroughly. He will
| lend 1t 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 it was, posi-
| bly,, what astronomers call Perseid, the
| myriads Of aerolites are called that pass the
earth toward the sun from the direction Of the
constellation Perseus in belt 1000, 900 miles in
| diameter