390 On the Meteors of 13th November. 
(1.) At Annapolis, these meteors had two distinct appearances : 
one was a dull, red colored line, similar to iron visibly heated, the 
other that of the splendid radiance of a star, or of a rocket just 
ered ed. (Dr. S. B. Smith. 
2.) See, among the general description, No. 5 
(3.) The first of these varieties is sccapast in many palais 
tions by comparing the appearance to that of large flakes of snow, 
in the expressions “ it snowed fire,” &c. “1 found the entire atmos- 
phere [at as o'clock] filled with flakes of fire; I say flakes, for they 
resembled flakes of snow of a stellated or radiated form, apparently. 
an inch in = cic of a pale rose red, falling in a vertical direction 
as thickly at the moment as ever I saw snow, there being no win 
to deflect them from the perpendicular; and when within ten or 
twelve feet of the earth, bursting (I could not detect either explosion 
snapping, or cracking) into innumerable spangles, or smaller stars, pre- 
cisely as a rocket does.” (Rush M’Connel, M. D., at Mauch Chunk.) 
Op this cOmDaHEe a writer of Union Town, Pennsylvania, remarks: 
‘he phenomenon did not in the least resemble a shower of snow, 
to which it ae been compared, either in the number, direction, or 
velocity, of the objects presented to the vision. The meteors did not 
fall towards the earth, but shot off like streams of fire at an angle of 
less than thirty degrees with the horizon,—not slowly like falling flakes 
of snow, but with nearly the rapidity of lightning, often crossing half 
the visible heavens in less than a second.” (J. B. M. Union Town 
Democrat.) 
(4.) Of the set variety, we have descriptions in almost every 
account of the phenomena. We subjoin a few of these notices. 
See, among the pe descriptions, No. 
At New York.—At about quarter past 50 ‘clock, we saw a star 
shoot from the zenith, about two or three points westward of north, 
which in its descent, abowed a line of fire, the color of fish blood, 
about two or three inches wide, wae after traversing far down the 
vault, formed a ball of the size of a man’s hat, and then rushed on 
the road it had come, and actually mel the form of a serpent. 
It lay upon the firmament, we say ten minutes, others say twelve, 
and then it struck off it seems to the west, and rolled up its Ke 
(Old Countryman.) 
At Richmond, Virginia. alee were Shen of the size of a six 
inch globe, the one ten minutes later than the other. The course 
of the first was N. E. leaving bebind a train of light two or three 
hundred yards in length, while sparks were flying from the body of 
the meteor in every direction, until it burst into a thousand particles. 
This, from its first appearance, till it burst, continued in view until 
the number sixty three, was distinctly counted. The course of the 
latter was S, E. and it was visible while the number one hundred and 
thirty seven was counted. (Richmond Enquirer.) 
