Observations on two late Meteors. iss 
The first meteor, however, was seen by many, whose re- 
marks being compared, may lead to results nearly accurate ; 
and such as are known will be given as they were collected. 
As the same phenomenon was witnessed at Salem and Ando- 
ver in Mass. and at Arlington, where appearance of the 
second has been already ed, it will be singular if simi- 
jar observations have not been made and brought together at 
= other places through so extensive a tract of country. 
** Two gentlemen walking down Chapel street, New-Ha 
ven, were startled by a sudden light around them, which cast 
shadows like the moon. "They next saw a mass of light over 
a house just before them, and thought that one of the chim- 
neys was on fire. They were so situated as to see the whole 
passage of the body from this time till it vanished. Its colour 
was a dazzling white. It threw off sparks in its course, and 
was followed by a train, three or four degrees long. One 
the two having conducted the writer to the oy and pees 
out the place where it was first seen, and so 
ri ie oy the aid of material objects around, son altitude 
asured, and the following eg sige 
In azimuth S. 163 E. its altitude was 4 
S. 534 W. es cies where it disap- 
The duration of the passage was conjectured by the ob- 
server, to be a quarter of a minute; but being requested to 
follow its course with his finger, as it actually appeared, he 
passed it in six seconds; and, on his relating the circum- 
stance which took place from the flash to the disappearance, 
it seemed, probably, 4 the truth. 
Mr J——— Hi ew-Haven, inte so situated as to 
see the whole = phenomenon, tas commencing its 
course east of south, rising et -cenity, and vanishing far 
south of west. A ahe” Hao Ue “courdé There” ee} ' 
from it several parts which seemed to fall. After looking at 
the whole he walked to a considerable distance, and then 
heard a report sudden and of short continuance. ing re- 
quested on Walk again over the same with the 
same speed, the interval was four minutes and a half ane 
lowing, with his finger, the course, he described a deration | a 
twelve seconds, From his description, taken on the spot 0 
observati 
Az. S. 263 E. Alt. nti 
Place of vanishing ,, S.36W.  ., 25 
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