or A METEORIC FIRE-BALL. 21 



received from Mr. Horatio Hathaway, through his father-in-law, S. Rodman, Esq., 

 the time of its appearance is given as 91a. 50m.,^ and he says the meteor seemed to 

 be quite a minute in view, but intimates that this estimate is probably exaggerated. 



New Brighton, New York, Nos. 15 and 22. Extracted from a newspaper, in 

 which the observer says : " The head was then nearly in a line, from where I stood, 

 with the lower star of the Great Bear." * * * * " it passed me at an eleva- 

 tion angle of 45°, or more, to the north." Duration about 30 seconds. 



New Britain, Connecticut, No. 217. Observed by L. M. Guernsey, who says 

 the altitude was " about 60° above the horizon while passing the point at which I 

 stood." 



Neio Brunsioich, New Jersey, No. 17. Communicated by Prof. Theodore Strong, 

 who says : " The most reliable account is that of Mr. Philip Meyers, who says that he 

 had a very fine view of the meteor when it was nearly north, and that its apparent 

 motion was nearly horizontal, at an angle of elevation between 30 and 36 degrees." 



Newhurgh, New York, Lat. 41° 30', Lon. 74° 5'. Observed by Mr. McCoy, who 

 says that it was visible about 2| minutes. Time 9h. 50m.^ 



Newhimjport, Massachusetts, Nos. 38, 100, 112, and 188. No. 38, 100, and 112 

 were communicated by Dr. H. C. Perkins, as follows: "Yours of the 16th was 

 duly received, and I hasten to reply, that from the statement of a reliable individual 

 I have drawn the line as you desired" {i. e., by the " card method"), " standing 

 where he stood, and observing the point where he saw it. 



" I would also inform you that, according to the observation of Mr. N. C. Green- 

 ough, it was not far from 11° above the horizon when it passed the meridian of 

 this place. He thinks it was about 4° or 5° above the horizon, in the S.S.E.,^ when 

 last seen." 



No. 188 was communicated by Mr. Greenough to the Smithsonian Institution. 

 He says it commenced about midway between Arcturus and the horizon, and dis- 

 appeared 10° to 15° southeast of Mars. 



Neio Haven, Connecticut, Nos. 24, 31, 33, 36, 42, 48, 69, 99, and 214. All these 

 observations, except Nos. 69 and 214, were communicated by Profs. C. S. Lyman 

 and H. A. Newton, of Yale College. Prof. Newton writes : " There was one ob- 

 servation" (No. 99) "by Prof. Lyman, S. 63° W. (Ast.)from New Haven. Altitude 

 42°. He saw it first near the top of a tree, and the discussion Avas raised, whether 

 it came from behind the tree, or had passed entirely above it. He measured the top of 

 the tree as above." In regard to this observation. Prof. Lyman says: "I attach very 

 little importance to this observation. I did not see the meteor myself till after it 

 had passed the tree — none of the gentlemen made any definite observation with 

 respect to the tree. All were crowded inside of a bay-window, and saw the meteor 



* Calculated time of meridian passage lOh. Om. 30 sec. 



' Calculated time of meridian passage 9h. iYm. 34 sec. 



' From the statement that follows, viz : That the meteor disappeared 10° to 15° southeast of Mars, 

 it would appear that instead of S.S.E. the azimuth must have been about S. 34° E., and accordingly 

 the computation is made for this latter azimuth. 



