[meteorite-list] NPA 03-12-1875 Homestead Meteor and Bolide

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper: The Ohio Democrat
City: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Date: Friday, March 12, 1875
Page: 2 (of 4)

A Fiery Ball From the Sky

     The Des Moines (Iowa ) Leader, of the 15th ult., says: Between 10 and 
11 o’clock Friday evening. Col. Atherton, a Rock Island train dispatcher, 
received a telegram from the operator at Brooklyn, descriptive of a large 
meteor which had just fallen, about three miles south of West Liberty. He of 
the Brooklyn wires, expatiated largely on the grandeur of the scene and the 
excitement it had caused. For fully a minute the heavens were lighted by the 
fierce glare of the swiftly descending fire ball, and when it struck, the 
earth shook as if from an earthquake for miles around, and the noise of the 
concussion was heard by the people of Grinnel, 95 miles away.
     The fiery balls truck terra firma in a large open field, frightening 
residents in the vicinity half out of their wits. It sank fifteen feet into 
the ground, and left a hole of that depth and ten feet in diameter. For 
hours it continued to spit forth flame, crackle, splutter and smoke, and 
occasionally discharged loud cannon like reports, to the infinite terror of 
the vicinity. None dared approach while this miniature volcano continued in 
auction, but with the cessation of life, hundreds gathered around to 
investigate and wonder.
     Particulars of the meteoric display have already been telegraphed to 
scientific men, who are expected to visit the scene and investigate at once. 
President Thatcher, of the State University of Iowa City has also taken 
steps to examine this wonderful phenomenon.

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Mark Bostick
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