OF A METEORIC FIRE-BALL. 
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received from Mr. Horatio Hathaway, through his father-in-law, S. Rodman, Esq., 
the time of its appearance is given as 9h. 50m., 1 and he says the meteor seemed to 
be quite a minute in view, but intimates that this estimate is probably exaggerated. 
New Brighton , New York, Nos. 15 and 22. Extracted from a newspaper, in 
which the observer says: “ The head was then nearly in a line, from where I stood, 
with the lower star of the Great Bear.” * * * * “ It passed me at an eleva 
tion angle of 45°, or more, to the north.” Duration about 30 seconds. 
New Britain, Connecticut, No. 217. Observed by L. M. Guernsey, who says 
the altitude was “ about 60° above the horizon while passing the point at which I 
stood.” 
New Brunswick, New Jersey, No. 17. Communicated by Prof. Theodore Strong, 
who says: “ The most reliable account is that of Mr. Philip Meyers, who says that he 
had a very fine view of the meteor when it was nearly north, and that its apparent 
motion was nearly horizontal, at an angle of elevation between 30 and 35 degrees.” 
Newburgh, New York, Lat. 41° 30', Lon. 74° 5'. Observed by Mr. McCoy, who 
says that it was visible about 2J minutes. Time 9h. 50m. 2 
Newbury port, Massachusetts, Nos. 38, 100, 112, and 188. No. 38, 100, and 112 
were communicated by Dr. H. C. Perkins, as follows: “Yours of the 16th was 
duly received, and I hasten to reply, that from the statement of a reliable individual 
I have drawn the line as you desired” (¿. e., by the “ card method”), “ standing 
where he stood, and observing the point where he saw it. 
“ I would also inform you that, according to the observation of Mr. N. C. Green- 
ough, it was not far from 11° above the horizon when it passed the meridian of 
this place. He thinks it was about 4° or 5° above the horizon, in the S.S.E., 3 when 
last seen.” 
No. 188 was communicated by Mr. Greenough to the Smithsonian Institution. 
He says it commenced about midway between Arcturus and the horizon, and dis 
appeared 10° to 15° southeast of Mars. 
New Haven, Connecticut, Nos. 24, 31, 33, 36, 42, 48, 69, 99, and 214. All these 
observations, except Nos. 69 and 214, were communicated by Profs. C. S. Lyman 
and H. A. Newton, of Yale College. Prof. Newton writes: “There was one ob 
servation” (No. 99) “by Prof. Lyman, S. 63° W. (Ast.)from New Haven. Altitude 
42°. He saw it first near the top of a tree, and the discussion was raised, whether 
it came from behind the tree, or had passed entirely above it. He measured the top of 
the tree as above.” In regard to this observation* Prof. Lyman says: “ I attach very 
little importance to this observation. I did not see the meteor myself till after it 
had passed the tree—none of the gentlemen made any definite observation with 
respect to the tree. All were crowded inside of a bay-window, and saw the meteor 
1 Calculated time of meridian passage lOh. 0m. 30 sec. 
3 Calculated time of meridian passage 9h. 41m. 34 sec. 
8 From the statement that follows, viz : That the meteor disappeared 10° to 15° southeast of Mars, 
it would appear that instead of S.S.E. the azimuth must have been about S. 34° E., and accordingly 
the computation is made for this latter azimuth.