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_ At Lewistown, Del., the meteor was seen to fall in the N.E. The re- 
port was heard five minutes later—loud but distant. 
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lines do not intersect at one point, but they indicate the most probable 
At New York, Mr. Tatham estimated the angle with the vertical at 
20°, Mr. Gould 10°, Mr. Pirsson 35°, and Mr. Bradley 45°. The mean 
That this conclusion is a near approximation to the truth, is confirmed 
by observations from the southern part of New Jersey. 
Mr. Mills was surveying in the forest four miles west of Stephens 
4k in Atlantic county, and heard a noise nearly overhead. He looked 
— a cloud of a rounded form like a puff of smoke about 15 
1 at an el 
At Newport, Cumberland county, a rumbling noise, which lasted two 
Unutes, was heard in an east or southeast direction. 
font laatice River Cove, Cumberland county, the captains of the oyster 
“aw a flash and smoke in an easterly direction. 
a At Dias Creek, Cape May county, Mr. Smith states that the noise was 
9 and lasted two or three minutes. The flash was brilliant, and the 
i toke was seen in a northeast direction at an elevation of 75° or 80° 
: "ove the horizon. 
irections indicated in the preceding notices have a decided con- 
nit, Wards a point near lat. 39° 13’, and long. 74° 52", This re- 
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tends in the main reliable, but subject to that uncertainty which at- 
| _ ‘stimates made without instruments, and not reduced immedi- 
aly 0 Writing, We must then conclude that this meteor passed verti- 
ag the southern part.of New Jersey, nearly on the parallel of 
a Bay ae that it struck the earth near the eastern shore of Delaware 
Probably between Dennis Creek and Maurice River. 
