350 TRANS. ST. LOUIS ACAD. SCIENCE. 



City (Iowa) ; at Kirksville and St. Louis (Missouri) ; at Cincin- 

 nati (Ohio), Ripley (Indiana), and Falls City (Nebraska). 



Mr. Wm. Kaucher and wife, of Oregon, Holt County, observed 

 it quite accurately, and state that at 9 p.m. it was observed near 

 the constellation Gemini and a little S.E. of those stars, passing 

 near Procyon and beyond, exploding 30° below that star and 20'' 

 above the horizon in a southeastern direction. Mrs. K., who first 

 saw it, says that it seemed suddenly to flash into view, lighting 

 up the whole sky, and before reaching Procyon began to leave a 

 train of innumerable rocket-like sparks. The width of the train 

 was probably a half degree, becoming smaller near the nucleus. 

 The duration of the illumination was about three seconds. 



Mr. Kaucher further says that about five minutes later an ex- 

 plosion was heard resembling the firing of several pieces of artil- 

 lery, followed by a long metallic reverberation which lasted for 

 several seconds. 



Mr. Kaucher's meteorological observations give — thermometer 

 28° ; barometer 28.966, corrected to freezing point for elevation, 

 and elevation 1 100 feet above the sea ; force of vapor .090 ; rela- 

 tive humidity 0.56 ; no clouds, wind south, night very bright, the 

 sky hazy, becoming more dense afterwards. Rain fell on 29th 

 and 30th. 



C. W. Irish, at Iowa Cit) , Iowa, first observed it S. 60°, W. 

 altitude 65° ; its size about that of an ordinary shooting star, 

 then gave out a flash that illuminated the whole concave of the 

 heavens. 



A. Slingerland, of Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, observed 

 the meteor at 30° to 40° altitude, and 10° to 15° northwest. It 

 lighted up the sky and passed quickly out of sight to the south- 

 west. 



At Rockport, Atchison County, it was seen passing in a south- 

 eastwardly course. 



At Hiawatha, Kansas, it was seen to pass from northwest to 

 southeast, causing a brilliant illumination of a few seconds' dura- 

 tion. Time, about 9 p.m. 



The Rev. Mr. Huntley, observing it near Maryville, Nodaway 

 County, Missouri, says it resembled a calcium light, and three 

 minutes afterwards an explosion was heard. 



