Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-27
ANDDESPAIR
AEROLITE Is SEEN TO FALL
TO THE EARTH.
Wonderful Phenomena Witnesses
BY Residents of The City
And County.

A falling aerolite or meteorite at
tracted great attention in Annapolis
and the surrounding country Saturday
night Such was IT'S size and brill
lancv that no one who saw il has been
found who ever witnessed such bril-
liant heavenly display. 1t fell about
8. 80 O'Clock and all those who were
out on the streets at the time were
startled by the sight unless they hap
pened TO be ia a strongly lighted place
at the time.
Reports reaching here from neigh
boring villages 10 the west are TO the
effect that the phenomena was wit
messed generally at those places and
the effect on the ignorant has been
little short of demoraliZing. The
spectacle presented by the swiftly de-
scending aerolite was magnificent. Ii
was first observed at zenith-h great
bail of fire with a long sweeping trail
of fiery PARTICLES in its wake. De
scribing the arc of circle il came
rushing to earth with lightning rapid
ity,
AS it drew nearer the great light it
cast increased in intensity until the
whole of the heavens was illumined.
Laying its cOurse westward the sceles-
tial ball seemed to blaze a trail of fire
across the sky above the city until it
had passed over and sunk into the
earth some distance away. For fully
thirty seconds after the aerolite had
evidently come into contact with the
earth its tail of fire was visible Spec
tators calculated that il fell some six
or seven miles west of Annapolis and
about in the neihgborhood of Chester
field
Soon after the speedy flight of the
unearthly visitor had been observed
the negroes of the county began TO be
heard from. kSOme were found on
their knees in the road praying for
their lives. Others were found pros
trated at their homes. Those whose
duties required them to be at work at
that hour ceasedsfrom their labors and
turned their attention to the more
momentous matter of their future
lives. Prayer meetings were organized
and the black people found solace in
gathering in numbers.
Ia the meantime many white men,
curious to get sight of the aerolite
and to secure possession of il If pos
sible, started out on hunt, and pledged
themselves not to return until they
had located il. Some rode, while most
CT the searching party that is now ont
went ON foot. They purpose to scour
stsfe country For the object OF their
search, andit is believed they will be
successful.
The people of Chesterville are also
on hunt for the meteor, and they
will be joined by half the country
folk. Millersville. Brownsville. Water
bury, Taylorysille ana Davidsonville,
small places. are all within easy dis
ttance of the point at which il is sup
posed the aerolite struck. 1t is be-
lieved here that the aerolite must have
been visible in nearly every part of the
county on account Of its great bright
ness.
The superstitious are in momentary
fear of repetition of the phenomenon
and at night the heavens are scanned
by anxious ones who are in dread for
their lives. The most philosophical aye
inclined TO congratulate the city on
the consideration SHOWN by the aero
lite in not dropping within the corpo-
rate limits and doing untold damage.