330 ACCOUNT AND DESCRIPTION 



time of the fall, having never heard of any such thing as stones 

 descending from the atmosphere, they supposed that lightning 

 had struck the ground; but, after three or four days, hearing 

 of the stones which had fallen in their vicinity, they were in- 

 duced to search, and the result was, the discovery of a mass of 

 stone in the road, at the place where they supposed the light- 

 ning had struck. It penetrated the ground to the depth of 

 two feet, in the deepest place; the hole was about 20 inches 

 in diameter, and its margin was coloured blue, from the pow- 

 der of the stone, struck off in its fall. It was broken into frag- 

 ments of moderate size, and, from the best calculations might 

 have weighed 20 or 25 pounds. The hole exhibited marks of 

 violence, the turf being very much torn, and thrown about to 

 some distance. 



We searched several hours for the stone which was heard to 

 fall on the hill, but without success. Since that time, however, 

 it has been discovered. It is unbroken, and on a careful com- 

 parison we find that it corresponds exactly, in appearance, with 

 the other specimens, except that from its magnitude, some of 

 the characteristic marks are more striking than in the smaller 

 specimens. This stone weighs 36 1-2 pounds; it was found by 

 a little boy of the name of Jennings, and was, a few days since, 

 in the possession of his father, who was exhibiting it at New- 

 York, as a show, for money. 



It is probable, that the five stones last described, were all pro- 

 jected at the second explosion. 



3d. At the third explosion a mass of stone far exceeding the 

 united weight of all which we have hitherto described, fell in 

 a field belonging to Mr. Elijah Seeley, and within 30 rods of 

 his house. Mr. Seeley's is at. the distance of about four miles 

 south from Mr. Prince's. Mr. Elihu Staples lives on the hill, 

 at the bottom of which the body fell, and carefully observed the 

 whole phenomenon. 



After the explosion, a rending noise, like that of a whirlwind 

 passed along to the east of his house, and immediately over his 

 orchard, which is on the declivity of the hill. At the same in- 

 stant, a streak of light passed over the orchard in a large curve 

 and seemed to pierce the ground. A shock was felt, and a re- 



