HARRISON COUNTY (IND.) METEORITES. 



(Fell March 28, 1859.) 



Having become acquainted with a remarkable phenomenon 

 accompanied with a fall of stones that occurred in Harrison 

 County, Indiana, I immediately made inquiries concerning it, 

 expecting to visit the neighborhood on an early occasion; but 

 I was fortunate enough to learn of some admirable observations 

 made by Mr. E. S. Crosier, and in fact so complete were his 

 examinations that I clearly saw no additional information could 

 be elicited by my resorting to the spot. Mr. Crosier obtained 

 for me the various stones that had been found, and also put 

 himself to much trouble to obtain the information desired. 



The stones fell on Monday the 28th of March, 1859, and 



Mr. Crosier visited the place on the Saturday following; in the 



mean time the following stones were discovered : 



No. 1, weighing 19 ounces, discovered by Goldsmith. 

 No. 2, •• 4i •• •• Crawford. 



No. 3, •• 420 grains, •• Lamb. 



No. 4, •• 167 ■• •• Mrs. Kelly. 



The following are the facts elicited by inquiry on the spot. 

 The time at which it occurred (four o'clock in the afternoon) 

 rendered the phenomenon of ready observation. The area of 

 observation was about four miles square, and wherever persons 

 were about in that area the stones were heard hissing in the 

 air and then striking on the ground or among the trees. 

 Hardly a single person in the immediate vicinity of the occur- 

 rence saw any flash or blaze, as was noticed by all who heard 

 the report from a distance. 



Three or four loud reports, like the bursting of bombshells, 

 were the first intimations of any thing unusual. A number 

 of smaller reports followed, resembling the bursting of stones 

 in a lime-kiln. The stones were seen to fall after the first four 

 loud explosions. Those who happened to be in the woods or 

 near them heard the stones distinctly striking amongst the 



