1844.] Fall of a Meteoric Stone in Khaundes. 883 



of the village of Manegaum of this talooka, I have the honor to 

 transmit translation of a deposition given before me, by a couple of 

 individuals who were spectators of the fall of the Aerolite ip question, 

 along with five small specimens of the same, all that I have been able 

 to procure after much search; these however I trust will be sufficient 

 to indicate the nature of the Meteorolite. 



I beg to return your enclosure, and to remain, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Camp, Circuit at Rawere, C. Inverarity, Actg. \st Assist. Col. 

 Talooka Jaoda, January \st, 1845 



Translation of a deposition given in Mahratta, by Goba Wullud 

 Nagojee Chowdrie, and Hunmunta ud Dama Naik Solie, inhabitants 

 of the village of Manegaum, Pergunnah Edulabad, turaf Jaoda, of the 

 Khandesh Collectorate, who were spectators of the fall of an Aerolite 

 in the vicinity of their village, in the month of July 1843. 



On the day the Aerolite fell we were both seated, about 3 o'clock 

 of the afternoon, on the outskirts of the village, in a shed belonging 

 to Ranoo Patel. There was at the time no rain, but heavy clouds 

 towards the Northward; there had been several claps of thunder for 

 about two hours previously, and some lightning. Suddenly, while we 

 were seated in the shed, several heavy claps of thunder occurred in 

 quick succession, accompanied with lightning, on which we both went 

 out to look around U3, when in the middle of a heavy clap, we saw a 

 stone fall to the ground in a slanting direction from North to South, 

 preceded by a flash of lightning. It fell about fifty paces distant from 

 us; on going up to it we found that it had indented itself some four or 

 five inches in the ground ; it was broken in pieces, and as far as we 

 could judge, appeared to be about fifteen inches long and five in 

 diameter, of an oblong shape, somewhat similar to the chouthe grain 

 measure ; it was of a black vitreous colour outside, and of a greyish 

 yellow inside ; it was then of a mouldy* texture, and hardened to the 

 consistence of the present specimens afterwards. Only one stone 

 fell. No rain had fallen for eight days previously, nor did it, until four 

 days after the fall of the stone. It had been warm all day before, but 



* So in MSS. Perhaps muddy, i, e. soft, earthy texture was meant ? — H. P. 



