PAE NOTE: Obviously for someone to have seen this, they would have had to be awake and probably outside. And it wouldn't have been seen if it was cloudy or foggy. I wonder if it had been predicted. Maybe someone with an online newspaper subscription might be able to find a record of it to share with us. This description comes from NJ. " Meteoric Shower of 1833 On the night of the death of John Lock occurred the renowned display of meteors. This is described as being universally seen and as lasting from before midnight till the dawn prevented further observation of the phenomenon. While there have been during the centuries other noted displays of falling meteors, this display of the 12-13 (Tues. night/Wed. morning) November, 1833, is the greatest one ever witnessed in this country as regards the intensity of the display, the extent of surface covered by it and the duration of the meteoric shower. It was visible over the entire United States and continued during the entire night. ... While in some places the display was accompanied with no noise, in other sections of the country sounds were heard as of objects hissing through the atmosphere, and in others as of explosions of inflammable objects. " Source: Genealogy of Some of the Vail Family Descended from Thomas Vail At Salem, Massachusetts 1640 Together with Collateral Lines; by Wm. Penn Vail, M.D., 1937, pp. 438-9. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can find information on the Meteor Shower in a book written by Henry Howe, Edition from 1898 called HOWE'S SKETCHES FROM 1846 TO 1890, PAGES 736 & 737. I do not have the whole book, just portions. I do have those pages, but the copy is not wonderful. If you would like me to e-mail them to you or the person who make the original post, I will be glad to scan them. Sounds like some of the meteors penetrated the earth to a depth of two to three feet and the largest weighing 103 pounds. This meteor used to be in a cabinet at Marietta College. I do not know if it is still there. The sounds appear to have been very loud and are compared to the firing of cannons. Rhonda >From: "Doug & Patti Ensor" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OHGUERNS] Meteor Shower of Nov. 1833 >Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:09:07 -0700 > >PAE NOTE: Obviously for someone to have seen this, they would have had to >be awake and probably outside. And it wouldn't have been seen if it was >cloudy or foggy. I wonder if it had been predicted. Maybe someone with an >online newspaper subscription might be able to find a record of it to share >with us. This description comes from NJ. > > >" Meteoric Shower of 1833 > >On the night of the death of John Lock occurred the renowned display of >meteors. This is described as being universally seen and as lasting from >before midnight till the dawn prevented further observation of the >phenomenon. While there have been during the centuries other noted >displays of falling meteors, this display of the 12-13 (Tues. night/Wed. >morning) November, 1833, is the greatest one ever witnessed in this country >as regards the intensity of the display, the extent of surface covered by >it and the duration of the meteoric shower. It was visible over the entire >United States and continued during the entire night. ... While in some >places the display was accompanied with no noise, in other sections of the >country sounds were heard as of objects hissing through the atmosphere, and >in others as of explosions of inflammable objects. " > >Source: Genealogy of Some of the Vail Family Descended from Thomas Vail >At Salem, Massachusetts 1640 Together with Collateral Lines; by Wm. Penn >Vail, M.D., 1937, pp. 438-9. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >

I would love a copy send scan to [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "RHONDA and Alan IMRAN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:35 AM Subject: RE: [OHGUERNS] Meteor Shower of Nov. 1833 You can find information on the Meteor Shower in a book written by Henry Howe, Edition from 1898 called HOWE'S SKETCHES FROM 1846 TO 1890, PAGES 736 & 737. I do not have the whole book, just portions. I do have those pages, but the copy is not wonderful. If you would like me to e-mail them to you or the person who make the original post, I will be glad to scan them. Sounds like some of the meteors penetrated the earth to a depth of two to three feet and the largest weighing 103 pounds. This meteor used to be in a cabinet at Marietta College. I do not know if it is still there. The sounds appear to have been very loud and are compared to the firing of cannons. Rhonda >From: "Doug & Patti Ensor" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OHGUERNS] Meteor Shower of Nov. 1833 >Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:09:07 -0700 > >PAE NOTE: Obviously for someone to have seen this, they would have had to >be awake and probably outside. And it wouldn't have been seen if it was >cloudy or foggy. I wonder if it had been predicted. Maybe someone with an >online newspaper subscription might be able to find a record of it to share >with us. This description comes from NJ. > > >" Meteoric Shower of 1833 > >On the night of the death of John Lock occurred the renowned display of >meteors. This is described as being universally seen and as lasting from >before midnight till the dawn prevented further observation of the >phenomenon. While there have been during the centuries other noted >displays of falling meteors, this display of the 12-13 (Tues. night/Wed. >morning) November, 1833, is the greatest one ever witnessed in this country >as regards the intensity of the display, the extent of surface covered by >it and the duration of the meteoric shower. It was visible over the entire >United States and continued during the entire night. ... While in some >places the display was accompanied with no noise, in other sections of the >country sounds were heard as of objects hissing through the atmosphere, and >in others as of explosions of inflammable objects. " > >Source: Genealogy of Some of the Vail Family Descended from Thomas Vail >At Salem, Massachusetts 1640 Together with Collateral Lines; by Wm. Penn >Vail, M.D., 1937, pp. 438-9. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >