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“ Its fall was accompanied by a loud report, as if several guns had 
simultaneously burst, and was succeeded by several successive peals 
of thunder ; as this occurred about noon, when there was no cloud or 
appearance of a storm, it attracted universal attention. The report, 
if I may so call it, was distinctly heard here a distance of some GO 
miles, and opinions differed as to whether it was thunder or the report 
of guns. 
“ As far as I can learn, three pieces fell and were oidy partially 
imbedded in the soil, one at a village called Bullooah on the west side 
of the Gunduck, and was of a round flat shape, this was broken up 
by the aJiiris, who apprehended danger from its presence. 
“ Another fell at a village called Peeprassee, about 3 miles from 
the other, and from a fancied resemblance to a Linga this was im- 
mediately worshipped as Siva or Mahadeo. I have not yet satisfactorily 
.ascertained what has become of this one, but believe that it is along 
with the only piece remaining of the one which was broken up, now 
with the Bettiah Rajah, to whom I have written to enquire. 
“ The other which fell near a bazar called Qutaha, in the district of 
Purovvnah on the Goruckpore side, is still in the place where it fell, 
and the Zemindar of the place, Jsliuree Pershad Rai, has had a tent 
pitched over it, and appointed a Brahmin to perform the ceremonies, 
and immense numbers of people now go to do poojali to it as 
Mahadeo, so that there is no chance of getting it at present, I fear ; 
but the Magistrate of Goruckpore would find little difliculty in 
securing it, after the novelty had subsided.” 
In his second letter, dated 2nd June, Mr. Peppe writes : 
“ Since writing you I have been able to secure two small pieces of 
the Aerolite of which I wrote you last week. 
“ I have since learned that four pieces had been found altogether, 
and that on reaching the ground, they were in every instance in a 
state of incandescence and emitting sparks precisely as iron at a white 
heat does. 
“ The two pieces which I mentioned as having fallen in the Goruck- 
pore eldJcah, have, I have since ascertained, been sent for by the 
Magistrate of that district. I have written to my brother there to 
ascertain what became of them. 
“ The two pieces which I have, are bits of the pieces which fell 
on the Bettiah side at places about 2 miles apart, the nearest village 
