The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-23
FALL OF A METEOR.
Strikes in Nevada and Makes a Hole
in the Ground.

railroad track.
The Carson people who CHANGED
to see the meteor, and everyone who
was on the streets or was looking
out OF window was sure to see it,
describe it as an immense body OF
fire with tail like comet. As il
rushed through the air it made
noise like the sound of skyrocket
just as it starts upward.
The light from it was so intense
that the whole country round about
was illuminated as brightly as by
sun light. Several people we're sure
il had fallen but mile or two from
this city. People within doors no.
ticed the light, which lasted for sew
cral seconds.
At Candelaria and Bellevlle many
people were greatly alarmed at the
sudden appearance Of the great ball
of fire.
Suddenly it seemed To burst in the
air and then the light disappeared.
! Then came a strange rumbling noise,
aud also a shaking Of the earth.
The report here is that the houses
in Candelaria were shaken as il by
an earthquake.
The agent at Brlleville. startled
by the conclusion. Immediately tele.
graphed to Candelaria to inquire
what the trouble was. He was an
swered by despatch saying there
must be an earthquake or an explo-
sion Of powder, as everybody felt
several shocks.
II was soon learned that the com
motion was caused by the meteor.
The people have made wild est
mates Of the weight Of the meteor.
some in their excitement saying il
must have weighed 10000 tons to
cause such shaking Of the earth.
Candelaria is no miles from Car
son, but several people here hea d
the noise of the explosion.
Friday morning a party was or.
gauiZed aud started in search Of the
meteor Toward evening The search.
crs began to find broken branches
which had been knocked from trees
10y flying fragments, sagebrush torn
up by the roots, and holes in the
earth which had been gougcd out
by the pieces Of the meteor.
Finally they came upon a huge
hole nearly 100 feet across, whcr.
the larger portion had fallen. II
struck On bare knoll composed of
sand aud rocks.
One report is that the ground was
hot about the hole. aud hence that
close examination was impossible.
Pieces were found in the neighbor-
hood within circle mile IN dia.
meter. The surface Of the cart for
several hundred yards is Scared by
pieces OF mcteoric stone.
The spectacle presented by the
meteor when il exploded, before i,
f.ll, was startling aud beautiful. II
shot out darts Of light in every drcc
iinu. II went To pieces overhead he
place where the Combination min,
Is located. The hills aud he sur,
rounding country were spleudidly
illuminated.
VIRGINIA., (N.v.J. February g. All
the people who saw the meteor say
II was the most brilliant they have
ever seen. II gave out fiery glare
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