882 Fall of a Meteoric Stone in Khaundes. £No. 155. 



on the Southern aspect, and thaH in falling it had been shattered to 

 pieces, some of which had been scattered far. We put our hands 

 upon that which lay together, it felt cool ; shortly after it became 

 rather warm. When first we saw it, the pieces were black ; after a 

 day's interval the color changed to blue, and now the fragments are 

 white. 



Question. When the ball fell, was any flash perceptible, or was the 

 heaven darkened? Who saw it fall ? How large was it? And who 

 heard the noise at the distance of 20 miles ? 



Answer. We saw nothing. When the ball fell, we heard the noise, 

 and ran to see what had caused it. The spot on which it fell was 

 hollowed by the shock, a span and half in diameter and three fingers 

 breadth in depth. The ball was about the size of a kedgeree pot 

 (ghurrah, i. e. about ten inches in diameter) ; the people of Eedu- 

 labad and of other parts heard the noise in the clouds, at least so they 

 say. The ball being shattered, people came and carried away the 

 pieces. The remainder was sent to the Sowdah Komardar, and by 

 him to Dhooliah. What remains 1 give you. 



True and literal translation. J. Abbott, Capt. 



Mundlaisir, August, 1843. Pol. Asst in Nimaur. 



Note — A few grains of this Aerolite were first sent me by letter 

 from Asseer. I despatched a Karkoon immediately to the spot to 

 make enquiries, and collect as much of the fragments as possible, 

 supposing that he should have cause to believe the report well founded. 

 The greater part of what he collected accompanies this report. It 

 agrees exactly with the grains first sent me. J. Abbott. 



At Captain Abbott's suggestion, the Collector of Khandeish, J. Bell, 

 Esq. Bomb. C. S. was written to, and he has kindly forwarded us a 

 few small fragments more, with the following letter and deposition. 



To W. W. Bell, Esq. Collector of Khandeish. 



Sir, — With reference to your Mahratta Yad of the 5th ultimo, with 

 enclosure from the Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, request- 

 ing me to transmit any information along with specimens procurable 

 of an Aerolite that fell in the month of July, 1843, in the vicinity 



