110 Fall of Meteoric Stones in Ohio, May 1, 1860. 
sound over head. Looking up he saw what appeared to bea 
black streak descending in a slanting direction towards the earth, 
After he heard that stones had fallen in that vicinity he sought 
for and found a stone weighing 364 pounds. 
Wm. Law was in his house, one mile east of Concord. Upon 
hearing the first report he went out into the yard. He heard a 
buzzing sound passing over the house in a northwest direction, 
and saw the sheep running in a field not far from the house. 
Hearing that stones had fallen he went to the field in which the 
sheep were and found a stone weighing 53 pounds. It had 
fallen upon the end of a partially decayed log, through which 
it passed and buried itself it the ground. This was the largest 
stone that had been found at the time I visited the district, But 
I since learn that the one described by Prof, Andrews was foun 
after my visit to the place. 
A blazing meteor was seen from other parts of the state on the 
same day. The Columbus Statesman. of May 5th says that 
“near McConnellsville several boys observed a huge stone de- 
northerly direction with great velocity. It appeared as white 
as melted iron, and left a bright streak of fire behind it which 
soon faded into a white vapor. This remained more than 4 
minute, when it became crooked and disappeared.” Berlin is 
about 80 miles southwest of Concord. 
The meteor seen from McConnellsville and Berlin was un- 
doubtedly the same that exploded and fell in Guernsey County. 
No one of the many persons who saw the stones fall and were 
in the, immediate vicinity at the time, noticed anything of the 
— appearance described by those who saw it from a 
ance, 
All the stones that I have yet seen have the same general ap- 
pearance. They are irregular blocks, and are covered with 4 
very thin black crust, which looks as if it had been fused. The 
edges of the blocks are not sharp but rounded, and the faces 
color. Under the lens five substances can be detected, A snow- 
white mineral is largely disseminated throughout the mass. A 
clearer white mineral can be distinguished in some specimens. 
Stallic grains are quite numerous, a yellowish brown mineral 
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