Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

~ human ken the monoplane Golden
Hind and its pilot, Cowboy
Urban F. Ditteman, who recently scared INTO
the blue, LOndon-bound from Harbor Grace
Newfoundland?
visitors from interstellar space were responsible
for the mysterious disappearance OF the tragic
list of transOceanic planes-Nungessers WnNe
Bird, the Old Glory of Bertaud and HILL the
Hon Elsie Mackays Endeavor, Mildred Dorans
Honolulu-questing craft, the Sir John CARING
and Roald Amundsen's giant seaplane?
Did falling stars" rs the rank and hle term
the metallic fragments with which the earth
constantly is being pelted, possibly account LOT
the loss Of the French Zeppelin Dixmude, the
United States Navy collier Cyclops and the
Danish training ship Kobenhavn?
YES" says Gen. Frederic Chapel noted
French astronomer and meteorolOgist, who for
years has studied the phenomena Of meteorS
and meteorites.
ut is common knowledge among scientists"
saws Gen Chapel that from 10 to 1000
meteorites plunge each year TO our earth. II
we could check accurately how many fan
into waste stretches of the great oceans, un-
observed, the number undoubtedly would
reach q much higher figure. Is it not possible
some of the missing sky and sea craft were
Wiped out by these aerial visitors?"
The French expert goes further. He asserts
numerous mysterious explosions on land,
forest fires, even bad weather, may be due to
the whizzing fragments coming 10 us rom
disintegrating planets untold millions OF miles
distant.
GID ED-HOT meteorites," asserts this noted
~ Frenchman, Literally sizzle through
space 1t is entirely probable their passage
sets UP electrical disturbances IN the compare
lively thin envelope of atmosphere surrounding
our earth Such disturbances may cause
atmospheric changes and attendant bad
weather.
las for the power of meteorites. regardless of
size to destroy earthly objects they may strike
it has been calculated that meteorite weigh
ing but ounces possesses the potential force
Of q 5OO-ton train as it strikes the terrestrial
sphere at a speed high as 80 or 40 miles
per second"
Have there been instances, one asks Of
1neteorites killing persons or damaging
buildings?
There have. Only q few months ago an
7S-year-Old Hungarian girl Of q farming
district near Budapest left her home one
starlit night to attend q wedding taking place
ON q neighboring estate. Eyewitnesses to the
tragedy described what happened. falling
star" screamed In wide parabola to earth.
It struck the road at o point where, moment
before the girl had been observed walking.
Her mangled body was found sprawled in the
dust. Scared fragments Of a metallic sub
stance were scattered about, later being identi-
fed meteoritic matter.
In 1917 a falling meteorite partially wrecked
house IN the Strathmore district Of Scotland.
Residents believed at FIRST they had been the
target Of q raiding German Zeppelin. Then
tests were made and the metal fragments were
revealed as pieces of q meteorite. History
records q similar incident in 1847, when house
I'm Braunau, Bohemia, was shattered by a
failing STAR" which came to rest on q bed
In which three small children sleeping.
Three years ago what unquestiOnably was q
giant meteorite fell In . densely wooded
district OF Western Siberia. 1t exploded upon
landing, the defamation being heard many
miles Investigators found q smoking area 3
miles wide and In length from which every
Vesttge Of trees had been wiped away
1AeteOrtttc fragments were found all about.
Then there Is the famed Canon DiablO, h