398 On the Meteors of 13th November. 
bow, and shooting from the horizon almost to the zenith. This scene 
was followed by a splendid exhibition of fire works. Luminous balls 
might be seen darting about with great ~ebniity leaving behind them 
a train resembling that of a comet. The whole was closed by the 
formation of a triumphal arch which vanished before the coming 
ms of morning. (Pr ofessor Caswell.) 
4.) The aurora borealis during the whole time of my observa- 
tions, which was about half an hour, [from half past 4 to 5 o ’clock] 
was distinctly visible, eens by no means so brilliant or so active, as 
that meteor usua ly is when visible here. (Buffalo Journa 
ys re was also [at Cincinnati,] an aurora or boreal light in a 
@itclion a little north of east. The lower edge of this bank of cue 
a ppeared to be several degrees above the horizon. (Letter of Mr. 
Jarius Lapham to Professor Silliman 
(6.) At Poland, Ohio, at 10 o’clock in the evening, the aurora 
borealis was very distinct. (Dr. J. P. Kirtland.) 
sat Be Concurrent PHENOMENA.—Near the time of the meteors, 
there were several remarkable events, which it may be well to re- 
cord, although they may not have the least connexion with the phe- 
nomenon under review. - ‘ 
(1.) Woodburn, near Hudson, Nov. 15. 
A singular occurrence took place on my farm some days ago, 
which has excited a good deal of apeculnlion among all who have 
visited the spot. A wood containing about an acre and a half, sud- 
denly sunk down about thirty feet, most part of it perpendicularly 5 : 
so that, where not long since the trees were to all appearance firmly 
imbedded, the topmost branches now peep out. (Quoted in the 
New York Evening Post.) 
(2.) Sodn after 10 o’clock, I felt a slight repetition of the trem 
lous motion of the earth, which has repeatedly been observed in this 
— of late. (W pols Smith, Bynehiass see p. 376.) 
At Harvard, in this state, at about 8 o’clock on the monn 
of ihe 13th [Nov.] there was a slight shower of rain, when not 
cloud was to be seen, se wonthiet being: what is called perfec 
fair. (Boston Mer. Journa 
(4.) The writer of this — decried an appearance resenting 
zodiacal light, between the hours of 7 and 8 on the evenings of Dec. 
ist and 3d 3d. was observed by Messrs. Forrest 
Shepard, and J, N. Palmer, of New Haven. It consisted of an au- 
roral appearance in the west following the twilight, being an apparent 
prolongation of the latter. It reached to a length of about 25°, to- 
wards the head of Aquarius. We imagined the galaxy, in that pat 
of the heavens, appeared more luminous than usual. 
After the foregoing synopsis of facts was prepared, and partly 
printed, the writer received a letter from his valued friend and cor- 
