[meteorite-list] NPA 06-23-1897 Mid-west Meteorite Falls in Kansas (?)

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper: Steubenville Herald
City: Steubenville, Ohio
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1897
Page: 7 (of 8)

A METEORITE SEEN

Large Chunk From It Fell In the Street of a Kansas Town.

     Wichita, Kan., June 22. - The meteorite which was seen here about 11 
p.m. Sunday was observed throughout southeastern Kansas and as far west as 
Larned.
     All reports agree as to the remarkable brilliancy of the meteoric 
visitor, the period of brightness being fully 15 seconds and the light being 
so strong and penetrating that the interiors of houses were light.
     Several points report the same rumbling and shock that were experienced 
here immediately after the passage of the meteorite. Hutchison reports that 
a spark from the meteorite fell on B street in that city and is now in 
possession of a druggist. it is described as granite bearing traces of iron. 
Its weight is 12 1/2 pounds.

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Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
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