The record-union., 1894-07-28
ONE OF NATURES AERIAL ROCKETS.
It Exploded Near the Earth Early Last
Evening.
AS Usual, Several Localities Lay Claim
to What is Left of it, If
Anything.

At 7:30 O'Clock last evening hundreds
of persons IN this city witnessed strange
and beautiful sight, in the shape OF
falling meteor.
1t was yet far from being dark, or the
aerial visitor would have shown TO much
better advantage. Even as it was, its
fiery character was plainly visible.
The meteor, which looked like a man.
moth rocket, descended straight down
from the zenith in southeasterly direc-
ton from this city. about in line with the
town of Elk Grove, and apparently not
much further away. When seemingly
within few thousand feet of the earth
it exploded, and this explosion was
quickly followed by another.
Then the visitor disappeared, but left
in its trail long greenish yellow col
umn of smoke of sulphurous character,
which hung together like a cloud and
foated in the atmosphere until it became
too dark to discern it longer.
Thousands of persons who did not wit
ness the descent of the meteor saw the
little cloud of pale-colored smoke hover
ing in the sky and wondered what it
meant.
1t is more difficult to locate a falling
meteor than distant fire al night, and
that last evening may have fallen within
twenty or thirty miles OF this city, or it
may have been couple of hundred miles
distant.
The fact, however, that the smoke
caused by the explosion was so plainly
seen and appeared to be so near at hand,
that it seems more than likely that the
meteor must have fallen in the south
eastern part of this county. near the
Costumes River or in the foothills near
by. Yet it will be seen by dispatch be-
low that the people of San Rafael, Marin
County, are under the impression that 1t
1ell close to their village.
Over at Stockton, fifty miles from here,
it was seen TO descend still in south
easterly direction from there, so that 1t is
useless to attempt to locate the strange
visitor.
ARNo PUTS IN A CLAIM.
1t was seen at Arno, near the Cosumnes
River, by Monsignor L. j. Capel and 9TH
ers. The former describes it as large lu-
lninous heavenly body of some kind,
looking like a great ball of fire, which
descended to the earth in perfectly per-
pendicuIar course. 1t seemed to strike
the earth about three-quarters of mile
distant, due south of Arno.
1t left behind trail like silvery
cloud, which was visible against the gray
sky for nine minutes. Monsignor Capel
fixes the time at 1875 P. NJ. He says it was
an exceedingly beautiful sight.
CLOCKS AT VARIANCE.
DR.. Mckee of Elk Grove fixes the time
of the fall at exactly 7:3O P. NJ. 1t seemed
TO fall little east of south from Elk
Grove, or near Gait. 1t burst twice and
looked like balls from a Roman candle.
1t left behind a column of smoke of a
pretty, blush color, which could be seen
floating in the air for several minutes.
Many persons in Elk Grove saw this
smoke who did not see the explosion of
the meteor or aerolite, or whatever it was.
DIR. Mckee could not tell whether or not
it reached the earth, on account of the
numerous large trees in that vicinity.
SEEN AT LODI.
LODI, July 27.-A large meteoric stone
fell at 7:30 this evening in southeast
direction from Lodi, and was followed by
q loud report as Of thunder. The course