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seem to have been called in detail hitherto. In Silliman and Kings- 

 ley's account* the fact is noted that stones fell from the meteorite at 

 six different places, over an area 9 to 10 miles in length. It is stated 

 by these authors that these masses fell in a line differing little from the 

 course of the meteor, and probably in the order of the most northerly 

 first and the most southerly last. The relation of the weight of the 

 masses to this order was not traced by these authors, however. This 

 relation as shown by the subsequent account is as follows : — The most 

 northerly fall (near Mr. Burr's) broke into fragments from striking a 

 rock of granite. Its estimated weight was 20-25 pounds. The next 

 fall was at Mr. Prince's, five miles south from Mr. Burr's. This stone 

 weighed 36^ lbs. About half a mile northwest of this, however, one 

 was found weighing 7-10 lbs. and half a mile northeast one weighing 

 13 lbs. These two masses were doubtless related to the 36 lb. mass. 

 The next mass in a southerly direction was found two miles southeast 

 of Mr. Prince's at Mr. Porter's. This was also broken but is regarded 

 as having weighed from 20 to 25 lbs. and was probably also related to 

 the 36 lb. mass. The largest mass of all fell near Mr. Elijah Seely's, 

 about four miles from Mr. Prince's. The direction of this locality from 

 the others is not stated, but from the context there can be little doubt 

 that it was south. This mass weighed about 200 lbs. The distribu- 

 tion of the masses thus shows a distinct arrangement according to 

 weight and direction. As Bowditchf determined by an independent 

 investigation that the course of the meteor was South 7 West, it is 

 evident that the smaller stones fell first. The distribution of the 

 masses, as above noted, also accords with the statements of several 

 witnesses at the time that the sound of three separate explosions ac- 

 companied the passage of the meteor. The smaller masses near Mr. 

 Prince's were evidently thrown off at the time of the second explosion. 



* Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. Phila. Vol. 6, i8oq, pp. 323, 325, 335-345. 

 f Mem. Acad. Arts and Sci. 1815 Vol. 3, pp. 213-236. 



