FALLEN ON THE EARTH. $>5 7 



The affiftant to the colleaor of the diitricl, Mr. Erfkine, a Inquiries by Mr. 

 Very intelligent young gentleman, on feeing one of the ft ones, 

 brought to him by the native fupermtendant of the collections, 

 was alfo induced to fend a perfon to that part of the country,, 

 to make inquiry ; who returned with feveral of the Hones, and 

 brought an account fimilar to that given by the perfon fent by 

 Mr. Davis, together with a confirmation of it from the Cauzy, 

 (who had been directed to make the inquiry) under his hand 

 and feal. 



Mr. Maclane, a gentleman who refided very near the vil- and Mr « Mac - 

 lage of Krakhut, gave me part of a ftone that had been brought 

 to him the morning after the appearance of the phenomenon, 

 by the watchman who was on duty at his houfe ; this, he faid, 

 had fallen through the top of his hut, which was clofe by, and 

 buried itfelf feveral inches in the floor, which was of confoli- 

 dated earth. The ftone mutt, by his account, previous to its 

 having been broken, have weighed upwards of two pounds. 



At the time the meteor appeared, the Iky was perfectly fe- State of the wea- 

 rene; not the fmalleft veftige of a cloud had been feen fince 

 the 11th of the month, nor were any obferved for many days 

 after. 



Of thefe (tones, I have feen eight, nearly perfect, betides Stones of this 

 parts of feveral others, which had been broken by the pofTelTors, description 

 to diftribute among their friends. The form of the more per- f een by t j le au _ 

 feci ones, appeared to be that of an irregular cube, rounded tn <>r. 

 off at the edges ; but the angles were to be obferved on mofl 

 of them. They were of various fizes, from about three to Some account of 

 upwards of four inches in their largcft diameter; one of them, t efame ' 

 meafuring four inches and a quarter, weighed two pounds 

 twelve ounces. In appearance, they were exactly fimilar: 

 externally,, they were covered with a hard black coat or in- 

 cruttation, which in fome parts had the appearance of varnifh, 

 or bitumen; and, on mod of them were fractures, which, 

 from their being covered with a matter fimilar to that of the 

 coat, feemed to have been made in the fall, by the ftones 

 ftriking againft each other, and to have palled through fome 

 medium, probably an intenfe heat, previous to their reaching 

 the earth. Internally, they confided of a number of fmall 

 fpherical bodies, of a ilate colour, embedded in a whitim 

 gritty fubftance, interfperfed with bright fhining fpiculae, of a 

 metallic or pyritical nature. The fpherical bodies were much 



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