154 BULLETIN OF THE 



45. 



J. F. Hartgrove, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Co., West Vir- 

 ginia, pp. 101-106. 



1. '7.45 P. M. (Probably not noted exactly.) 



2. Visible during nine breaths (about 30 seconds ?). 



3. Observer standing on Shenandoah Street, 100 yards from 



the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, facing 

 the southeast ; w^hen first seen, meteor bore a little south 

 of the Potomac River ; it was approaching the earth and 

 moving southwestward ; when it exploded it bore south- 

 southwest; did not pass west of the Blue Ridge. 



5. Brighter than the moon, and ^ of its diameter; it cast a 



shadow ; explosion followed by falling vertical streaks : 

 color, white and blue. 



6. Interval between visible explosion and audible sound, three 



breaths (10 seconds). 

 T. Hissing sound during the whole apparition ; explosion 

 equal to a single concussion of a well-charged musket. 



46. 



J. J. Barrtck, New Creek (Keyser P. O.), Mineral Co., West 

 Virginia, pp. 49-51. 



1. 1.4:2, railroad time. 



2. 5 seconds, 



3. Passed near Orion, from a little north of east to a little 



south of west. 



4. Greatest altitude equal to altitude of sun at 9i A. M. 



5. Well defined ; sensible size equal •§ of the full moon; light 



equal to that of the full moon. 

 1. No sound ; saw it explode ; soon afterwards it began to 

 descend. 



47. 



J. T. McCreeney, G. H. Prince, and others, Raleigh C. H., 

 Raleigh Co., West Virginia, pp. 35 and 57. 



1. Nothing seen. 



7. Noise heard to the southward, as of distant thunder; re- 



marked by many citizens. 



48. 



J. L. Gould, Buckhannon, Upshur Co , West Virginia. 



1. Few minutes before 8 P. M. 



3. First, in the east; second, east, 5° north. 



4. First, 40 or 50° ; second, 20^ or less ; path downwards 

 I and inclined 8° to the north of the prime vertical circle. 



