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Box 176
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MA. 02 180
V.l8.II TeB
Editor:Barry
Greenwood
EXPERIME NTAL ISSUE
Februa r y 1, 199 2
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AIRCR .. U'T O'"ER
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It IS reported l('Om , IXly('r , t hOot B 'ttjin;.: "
-m*:.hin,c. which. it i. .. bcli('\cd. ,_" aft aii lun;hip .
I pused that. ,to,,'Tl Ilf'foro dnynr('ak on I
! 100rni(lg. Thfl ('rait. it fllarJ, '
; " '08 " and J!l'OC'N'dl'ff fl'Qrn on'r ,
tM fI(' ,a-'.i n a h0rth.(\8gtf'rly di.riot-tion. "
. 'Aooording' -to - a Do\'C'r - ('ol'J"(lt;pondmt. it ' :
Wlilti impoMiblf' ' t o dil'linguiilhtlat) a;hapo of tilt
: maduJw; but owing to the fa't that it '('arrif'<i
: " iiiht and the:' no;- of thl' ('n,:tinNi it jlihfolif!\'f'd :
\O', havf'l a{l-..ail'llhip aDd not ' an 8I'ropbUle. i
- It. in irim) O\'fll' and to
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at tJl('i tlmo w""_ \ cry '" MflS( ,from _ l hO I
: ,.'fWtwani. ' John Hobbtt. a, (')()rpotat40i;l fOnt I
! ployee. t,bat he aaw the m-.cbinfl .haul I
i '50'clock. Hi .. t tention " ..... 'fir.t. attract<'d !
l' b, -{M ,Qoi1t9 , Qf th6 mOtors. " 'hich " ill "'ell'
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kilOwza .t. 00_. and _ ift e.h.
which tbe ao,und C'.Une " be 'aa. a li"ht :
at. " grMt. .peed from t tMI di..ecuon or
k-th8 Jit!&. the, throb' 01 the ,en nee ... the

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1 ' Whiff! furplt'r"';pqrl S o[ t 1\(\ of
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I )jehts in Ih. IIky. which "rt! tluppOI;(d In h(llho:K' ! I
. of llil ain;hip. 'CQntilllit. 10 btl r .... ' .. j\"l.cl. it .. -is I
I "tatool t hRI n Ii", h"liuon fOllnd in t h(' : :
! imcl t.lllll' t.h''', I.:
': fur 11101111. ""(On In tlat' I
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i lu,y .... Ii '(,X pt.ri 11If"llt \\jih fin. llol\looll:ol. :
; ' AI lI!'m..1 Walt .. r :\'0011'1'. in I h<>,
, "IUJ>I Ifllll'nt of ("'010111' , 1 lJlnICJAl". cor lIuughlon 1\,,11, '
"l \\'0 l1.lil.,s 110111 b of, )tart,t, W .. lghton lln.1 ahnul"
! -I milf'!f fmm Snlb,.. found, A II'" h ..,lIonn nn '
; lillor on SlInd.);' III' 1;IIid 1Ir.t1 ,i.'lit tn ; '
! tor Oil "n.1 :
I lW ... 1 not hl'anl nf' , t hfO rumnu", ",hkh lI'<St ... I II. ,
: tilthls whil'h ,hud brcon ill ,I rid wi( h rtll'l'il:n ;
i ai",hiJlt!. 11. Iht'n "IAlf'd Ihplth.hllll .... 11 ,.., .... th.;
i Nix.' nf II !lr .. allli jlll'I Iil;r ,IIIIf',' "1'11\ III' 1\\ :
11:1\1", ... ' 'I'b" lIu&rk.,{ in "lilt n fill p'"ml' ,
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Ntrir-. I,"t\ I h" ftr<,.' (OUIl'\ <lid not. uPP"ar In '
h}l,' .' 1M'llfl ' Itortl: , T1Jr )" ,Htl,"m hnlr :
,d.-nA",,1 1\111\ ,WlWi hill.,,'k. ,
Ufl ''OlIIplI'I...t Hil! pm"''' .. or .1" II"t iun. lill.1 "-"("p'"I ...
J lip Il;tr Antl t.x." iI' hom .. , 11, i .. thtollght Ihi.t
: 'I lit" Ii" hj. <I f t hiM UallOOIl 'il. \'C. b('eu t hnt t'''t'll on :
j l-:ri ,lay r\C'ruilj(. , :' " " . ,' , " " 'I
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An ainohill iI' ",n'lM'rlf'd,. lo b",.. I :
Portlan.1 Uarbour on, W.'tlnl'ltda\" nilt\ll. ' .'\ i
I tl't:l"n."I !.hat, I.hn .. .. r out linn t hI' nlrahl". ' 11
! ",hlt'h ",a" t':uTy11lA: " clau,lIult ,"-archh"hl,. , It ' W:"" I
I nLw' ,... .. 1} " (io,'OrtIQI,'nl, ulllt'ial.lIontl I: I
'I WII,. plainly h.',,,,I, .\ nl';ti't nil""') "''''i!lr':E ' , I'i lOt I
Burck-a,(\'; abo ,,at('Ilt' ttt,h.,.J'gl\tll. w4h'tt
: nt'C' .... iOlll\lly for IIOmntime, A'. "t .
It1\AN the sky i
J JJmwh And Ilnt:rn,l iHw ''' ';.' . " ;
" i\ Ih,,,",,all. 'lilt. I
: report!''' t,h .. ft'fttcmtay'JllnmlnS;.4bout.:!oul
;I .... .n "I",hlp .wlth InlOWerf\lI ' Mia'.",hl.11hl- '''''
I frOm t4lelilrilcUoll of ..NolUnscb.", towards.l\l cow.
and A .. imlt.r IIlatcoinont. hM boon: &,nu berl
"f, \"O!)it'l'I\ ;r-,,., loa:rin,a I'spplu . ('k
I. III t' t,he,. . "'4uhC'el a 'bgtlt. t.i'lA vi'UiIltl
I for . flYfO mllllltftl.wlu,R. lt dls4p.fM'Ilrc'tl. . ' , ; , . . \
,. Tb .. lIt_mer, ,ql'f:'.n.dlA, Ob . mvAI nt lhf' K1$wan
rsterday fl'Oft\ the ' Or , I
'.i\at', aD' @nchll) WII 1tCen!lt 6 1
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.. that it . ! 'Frese
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IQsgtistion' ,in, 'ordet' to ', show th&t.
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, Tb8'0ermaQ;' NavY' airship
. ,tria alternooD ..
abed at J ohamiiAthal afi#a
the. propener.was . i.ndfmther .fligbta '
will be impOWbJe Unt.il. the
can be sent fnun Friedricbahafeu. .
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The 8MVAIlte of ('0100('.1 Hen.... Le-'. f "" l
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m ..... ow. .. I. IIt.te a.w IUl a""hi ' . abo '
ou Saturday night travelling in a tea
cohlltahie .to' ,Aberavoo
be obeerved. at 7.30 all night . at ' .
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111 . oyer BWlUUlca nay _Dd t.be MumbU:;; . Scot rsbJp
other -people decL&re they obeerved tb%utiin t't
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THE. .. VlSITS ... OF.I . .i I,. ,I.<Ia,. .. [rom,. :.C .. :. 'l.uarlm .. .i'" t . bitt .iris.
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n.m..rv ' -. ; ...... ". . '. ' ':<:. . . : h) bf! ..... 1d '
AIRSHIPS.. 1 . '. ' , ' " ', I th.ur 011 aQd laat ",
. . 1 '. ' i . on )fonda1. night; about s o.'dOl't, .a "right. li;bt.
---... _--- I ",n!t fOOling OYf'1:" .-\lthoagli . sOund:
; . of ,machiDel'1-' waa bfoard and
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CAPABILITIES .OF .... . . ' Ni cnnlopo> 01 the helle .... t'd t.b.t.
. ! tba., t; of an . 'I"&hl . P .. . at . pt . .... . t. ! ..
VF..8SELS lu:tght. " , . . . . " ' . .
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. . ," " , . '} ;. J Jp;swk-h, dt'ctared. ...
('X ! oJ1dIlY cvP!linl1 hO.A. .... .. rlDC
BEllLlN'. Fu. "1.1 . t.o.:,. thb ,W<>I!tnf U'e to. .... , Thr- ;al"-hip )jjd :a:Jarre.
. ..' .' I '; nd after beeD' .
MoM of .. be correspoode:lta of . ...
J'Q8n to make -.
the reports that aU'8hi have, been at I: ". It. as ,,\lIC) an=p, witlb a'brit:htlitrbt ..
in .. perts' ofF. . land,. TbfIir ...
. are Cllno r &rds explonaCion of '. :p&I> . ' . .
' tbf':l(' .a tlM! . v Il.tib'
'ftt'eCi Cur II crie.1 dt-f"nrt', brt it is l)rohll"'h' 'tnie JO.
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thf" P I eXl,,!m:o.: e",w.ta 'of . pi, ."
" tlet-t lU"O m. many U"<"Dt.re .of . tb,t)city
1 In !Ilr.tl. .-\. I>N1'Lt from , station ' W'atch<..u thn of tli.e l..of.h
:. i Gr.-rulBllairshipd art' stationed- . tor cn'er an hou.r. wb.l'n .. j!,\::-' .
1.. . E :" 1' . . . . h' f . we/ltA!rly dil'f'lCtion.Tb,. liJrbtA
: I to Ish ('(II;: ut :-:-to say not . "t o . An ; i diiotlrn,., l;habtr.. .\ttUnt'a .. to .
I ood:itlO!'ol }!l lanu \'oYIl!!e--;fl.nd bm'k. T wbUe oeca.,>IQllallYa:;t.ct of .red w:.
'1 many th(' prC>J<.>ot tlmo f'''tra()'rdi.nilral) ;.: ,'b;.blf',' . . _. . .', '. . . ' :' .. '.':.' .
f! apparent.I)', tlirt:n ..
t i Zeppelma.trshlpsw}u{'h could perform the ;
I ! at n1l from Bfrlin or from Hllde.1 ;'
,. IUid back. noil('of could
. and 8t1Jl1'18t' . E,,:o!l ,,f ,
I couJu 00 on side of th(>I Xorth :
1 imp.oba!)l :in
i ainhip si:;!.I :'ro
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! offC'ring /lily Fainti,.: It i>l prcH;;' : ef"rttlin '.'that i
, h,'!,.!,l": if ('ver . a t:!,rnym "bits
an t ht'dead QI.lllght,: snd UIA unthorltl(ifl.!
: pll.hlir<h C'ith{>r )10 rr'po,t .. abl;iti.t I
; OlIW(' ln",ntli4 there ":111 I.
, more f<:. UtI I)U'I prnr:tll'c
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. appArel,,;; , tht>ff; IS llO rMllonttL dotlbt that 'j
d ll r.iJ:;;! til ... H\lhil1c (If. night.' :;far. "''''' j
"l'm,\w,.! J "r.a. I!kfllf.t-,: ',J
, )1(110, I.Ind lxllrl,q'uht> i bemg <IlU thf' tlplfflll !
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' .10 odoek OIl nlib\, to -,i
01 Were." reporta. aD alnbJp .... i
.........a pIII'CII of North-BIIat. I
.... ... LoaJiord. '11w Ailbt. ..... olear.
aDd' OIl .t.hoIJ .... ,. frClIIiD ...... j
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OYfl. tbAt ('it r. .\ Mldrnl i II Clul.H'llOOr flistnrt!'
_,.,. that aa &t.llrda, nhlM hrt"'N'Jl 7 IUld tnll'-r-t. 8.
o'''.Ior.k "!Il alrr,""'t w!'" _n f-ran!linp: &tllw
rat4' ,tl .Ahnut :!II mIl .... an 11"111", II, r"rri.'cia 'lr1"f
hrllllMlt IIlIhl. Thrl'f' WI'I'f' Urr .. in th ..
at 1hI- Ihlll' And , ......... h.,,1 It f<>,. ""'mr timr ..
It III lltatl'd lit ttw: 1"""1"p<".1 !"th,i(,1 ttillt.
; "on .. "t thr ainDf'Q tllI'r,' ""rtf out. on 'l'iatwllAy'
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REMARKABLE METEOIUC (y)
Ai> P BARA1W.Il
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TO TltE EDITOR OP THE TIMBS.
Sir,-On SIIturdll1 e1'1!IIinjr bat (Augaat 81) I wa.
wll.lkWIC. northward on the fYol.tem p!lYo:IDent iu St . . i
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ailc,',. Odord. &I1d. haviug pua<'J the entrance of I
St. John' wa.I .till wiUun in hunt of
i Collcre wb.t!n m1 eyl's .ytere arreatcd by a briUi&ut

body whic:il em .. rated o,.er the tope I

of t4e tre<>.. before me UD the Ii>Ct ItoIld moved . i
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aerOfl tho "'1 in fruut of me. Ita appdrmee
at t.b6 6nit .:lauce, lUeb III. to .uPt II Lrilliaot
meWor, oooaiderably. larg8l' thAn her greateR
ben lh.l 11ollVoo. of ita motioD. III it .niled or
fioattoJ aoro.. the tleld of viaiuD. D8 if .
.lrivlID bJ a winJ, ma.de me whether it wu I
I fUmlS ..rtifici:&l firework. Expecting to ace it explode
1 or 1'0 I war.tohed for a IICcood or two till it I
I culminating point r.ud Will to be hidden from
I me the lofty Colll'j;c building. ou wlicb I over
the con>8I' of the low ltoll8 w.u of ooc'lolUre. aDCl.
liJc..uo and backward. aftOSI St . Giles'." I
wu enabled to lee it"thr,ollCh the .pace between the old
and nL" ballding. of the ('allege. D8 it coutinued it .
course toward tho ellStCI'll boriaoD. It cUd Dut cxplode,
omit &I1y .park. or leave tR.iu or tn.ck: lMlt it
rapidly dimmer &lid famtcr .. i, approached the
boria-. aud ftnally di_ppeared bt>hind ' a _
tbroOCh the . in q_tioo. I_villi me. quite '1IIen'-
tain .. to it. nablre. 'Ibe fact. thai. it 10 perccptib!y
ere'" fainter &I receded .1OOIDI \u LJn.(lly \.hat iL h:W
"'" fTC&' elCl1'& .... aDd . 10 f,.,. fa,oun" tIenO-
atnal uriciD. \boaeh 1 am quite ooueej,..
uythiD. ardlc1a1 Oftld ..-n tbe ....
00 tbe ot.hv baDd, it a 1DII&.cIOl'. iU _ wU IDar11
e10wiIr u..a u., of l1li,,,." 1 b" "- _.
1 w .. too"- \&keD \11 &DIll teo
* .bMa"iov. to DOte a' u.. -' ita
..,..,.... -.. .... taw ... ; 011 obiorvu. \bt
__ .rw ta. " ..... I .... II .. , ik
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AUotb _ .... '" ., ......... tMI ....
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THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE \
FOR AUGUST" 1713: '
. I AuguR able authorilY I-Exaaly al nine o'clock
Account ofo remarkable PHOENOMENO" the ball W31 rem, near Ct.ehnsford in
which appeared in the Finn.ment on Effi:x, 10 break from a cloud in 111 N. W,
Mondoy" Au,;uR 1 S,. ,. . q"utcr, in appear.loce aboul the of a
About l"ne oclock. al mgbt, , body of : fuU moon, and 10 13lte ils direCtion ,,0Ii ,
fire! or fqme ,othe,' lummous matter, took II zontally towards Ihe S. E.; revernl
d're..'hon from nOI:,h '!> fouth, a- mmor.. of dilfermt colours, /hooting
Ih . firmament" and an >Is lr3nfit, from it ""riou. times in ill conrfe; 00'1 .
... to ,continue about fe- the whol. hcmifphere fo iIIum;'l"." by 0 I
conds, efll'ltui ne:lrly aa aa blue irl'llCiialion, that objea. were viC.ble --
the of Ihe lun at . noon-day; II wa. at -llf mil .. diilance. It ",,/Ted ova- r.- I
not CI .. bUI cf, an form, Brentwood, and Rumford, a J !J / ' , ' .,..., /, .., , .
a f"merhmg ref<onblang. a k.le, few minutes afler, and ovc< the metro- /--tJ IV cJ' Q N ' . I '"
\II.lh var r.j;:"00 the rellea,on _. polia about a quarte .. after nine, having
Ii> po:-"o',I'I, .h.t .1 atf.aed lome people" the rame 3ppearance, and w.a reen a feW
like. tlalh of IIghllllug. Such a lud- , minule. aftcr by rome Gentlcmen on Sun-
, I bury CQ!nmon, who ray, they law it f:Mt
_ and QPCOmtnOll created with vcloc,il), on Ihe rai,l
I\luch aAooilhment in .a11 thaI raw il. It bound to lome dllbn", 3nd not nfe Fl ' D n_ - A
waa feen ftI)' diftio81y aU over the city, What Ihis the more .AU. ,,10Jlft 01' TS. t1&JL\M VUAIII". -
and f(Ya21 miles round, and many people rem3rk3ble! II, the, tvenong ,.'ns Ie- JOOd deU of .... heeD 101.. OQ la
wrre fo demved, th21 m.y thought tlley lerene. IInmtJ",tely before nnd eirc1. OD the bD. aDd Wear d1ll'lDc tilt!' .,..
faw it fall, fome at one pan, and olh,,, afler .115 31'pe3t:ance, wllhoul ' Ihunder, wi ... to' ,h. D"-anMI a-..I IIlwd..l .....
al another part oflhc IOwn. hghtnmg, or r3m. ,,,_'0& - IIQ
The 'following ia the only coune of il ...;.-.;;;..---""------1 whloh han OOCWI'N duriDi .. oa &be
Ihat we bm yet reui,ec\ on unqudtion. Oa.rham 'oou\, Deal' WlUtburD, about eq,LdUtaD, from
two lmport.t.Dt oommeroial port.. .. From .,W-
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eftr oaa.e, u,.re ClaD be DO dCMlb'1ha& UM
T ___ that bay. nraoded ban beeD .Pancl .
byalilbt or liIJata fteetDbliDI U,e flMhlD&llr'" OpoD TI ....
moulh PoiDt. attbe mODtb TyDe:. I' WIllI bni&ed
abroad a pod deallD abipplq eirel. ,6at ... bad beea
decoyed upon the roob ." faI.eUpt. ;
w boee ft.e .. blleD 1IttaDded, iD . aOOO1lD""" for &be 10.
oftheirTee.elt., WeN all mod poaiU"I liP"
bad beeD exhibited. aDd ,hat t.be7 had been aUu"
.. bON by . Uaem. The W&I 1Umi\W to the
LoDdoD Trini,y-'" &Del aD laqulry ... -..de by
Admiral ColliMOU at 8aDderlaDd ...a
from U,e .rideQOe of Tlriou penoaa ao doll .,.. left _
the mlDCla 01 ' _, penoD' u,at ,aIM un bel ...
exblbit.d, aad that ..... bad beeD a.a 'ubon tit ....
by. But .. i' ... 1." I. doUl whether the ahlbiiioG
of tbaM lich. .. . " .,utlll or MGldeut.al, __ qu.doD
... in a aeue left aD om W1UUo, ho .. YW, the
"". two 01' Uaree baa apln beeD brooQht UDder Ut.
DotlO8 of the TyDe Pilotllp Oomml_oll. :ir. Lyall, the
clerk. u.id that t.he N autfoal OommiUee of the ComIDla-
lioneR had examiDed .olD. of tbeir rUota with reprd to u'e
li,ht.a u.id to bay. bHD exblbited a Whitbuna. . .BenjamiD
Peel .tated to them tha\ h. bad ... a lip' uhlbi'*l at
WhitburD. The liP' .... ooouioDaUr ,"D .. a brlah' 10-
termhtin, or reTolTinr light. The Ugbt. to \he beri" of bia
juqment, wal a.t u,. Wb1\baro. 'l'bomaa
Tynemoutb eald he u.wa brlgM 1 . ,to tbe DOnIl of Sotlter
Pnlnt,oD the Digbt of the of Deoember. It . bore
W.S. W., aDel to be a reTOlrior Ught.. U la
a rocky deeolate Ibore. There an DO dweUiDP iD th.
and the ligbt wemed to be oooliderably ,1,-
nted tbe !aDd. ' John Skee Blair, a pUo'" appreDtice,
pye Ilmllar testimODY. The Oterk to tti. OommWionen
IUiPlted that u'e Board of 'I'nd, .bould b'e aabd to oft.r a
for _tbe. diloonry of tbe penona nhibitilll . this
!lIht. The. N a,ubeal Oommlttee wu reque.ted to ooatiDuelta
IDvestiptlOU, and report to the Dest Board.
There ia a stronr in tbe north tbat th. of Trad
make a eearcbiDI,lnquf.rj iuto the'oa'u* of tlte ap-
pearance of theae for th.chant,.. I
Ler of the fishermeD ... in tbe of Ute uriptloD of
the Nortb Sea; for If. thell U2bta haT' beeD eshibI'ted acei-
dMltallya proper liSht. Iboulflbe put. up'a' 6008' OD Souter
Point aboot wblch there oould be DO 'If tbelil'hta
beeD Wilfully IlloW'll 011 ahore thla 11 a
cmmethat bas heretofore bee.D totally unlnaOWD
D_c.rtb-aat eGad, aDd people .
If you enjoyed the c ontents-" - --N rA:tD-I'J.! 01
of thi s experimental iss u e, do Lf(fi4.'i) 4/'1 (JULY
get in t o uch with any remarks or . l! a
submissions o f "new" o ld inform- . Hr . character
a t ion. We will 0 n 1 y P r in t f a c s i mil e s Dladeii
tl
ppear:mce 10 tbe beaweDS 1ul mgbt,bet"eeri
o for i gin a 1 c 1 ips but 0 t he r i n f 0 will numbe ,'of ;;our leaden, owing to th-:I teneaa of the
be welcome as well. Only data pr ior hour,-i.adnotanopportunillo1'obsel'Yin it, I lball en-
the b of elnen .nd. tweh'e O'C1
Of
t
Aa a great
to June 24, 1947 will b e relevant to dtayourtogivelOmedeacnptionofit.
. . It arOle apparentlr from the rll00d of the
t his pub 11 cat 10 n . Schuylkill, and palllDg oyer and the rinr
G Delaware, finally: behind til' of Jer-
B. . ley. A 10llg trail of light, like that atar
was acen to follow it u. the beginning its asceDiion;
large Iparkle. separated tbemselvea m It and de-
slowly, were diltinctly viai 1 until 'bidden
from "lew by the topa of the bOUl.a. motiona "ere
il'n' .. gular,. and like th ftuttering of a
kite or the. rocking of an &II' balloon. . ta appearance
was of a de'ep red colour, and remll' ably brilliant,
aeemingly ohbout half the aize oCthe moon. It arose
TO THE EIlITOR Ol" -TliE
sir,-O,*rnri of toLal.eli.,. .. of the IUD .Rem to pay
lHat litLl ... to tbe f&et. that pr.bly there exill!, a
b,Ultl$ uuk,oawu pIne' ..-hich l'oyu1.vea iu
\erial' W lbaf Merour)'. t;uoh. body; if it due.
be .tlll det.eot.eU dlUiuK the progre.a of a tot ,1 I;vl .. r
if tbe rtlii,)u of the ' aky ill Lbe DeighbuurhlJo.:i of
,he lun "as Y;,ry carefully exaruined. It lillt.Y b" 1U t Le
recolleo1.ioD OllOlDtI oi your re&llen th.t- no ()CCaSiIJD of
t.b. ec:lipM ofl\u,ust. 7. & C!bject If';" leen
InenJ olnon ... La dOH proxilllity to tho .01I&r4lro, "oJ
. croaaed tbe Delaware; wbe.n it appeared but an
i Inconalderable speck acarcely dlscernable, arid lhen
with astonisHing velocity until within a
ahort dlltance of the horizon, where it reQ)&ined Itation
.,y for a few momenta. Suddenly it beCame exceed-
ingly and brilliant, sparklel apia It"parated from
the maIO body, and descended al before. It loon afier
btcame dim and behind the trees. AltO.
gethtr, I should IUppose it was visible about fif\een or
twenty minutea.-.8urora. .
July 11th, 1829.
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il not liDpl'oklable .. uat. thia wu act.ualJ), the plaoo:L .... -;A LOBI' BALL09N.
LeICllocbiLult. ou .\larch :lti. WhUca60d in trlllllit. ,It i:;; .
t.rue tbat. obeernt.iuuI mlkie of 'with 'pe..: i;Ot 'rO, TUI BDlTOa 01' THB TDD8.
ubje6t of dotecti0l this awpected plauet . in transit .. vcr -!'be , eDCJO..t. "bWa l _, ,tna ... Bela ...
un'l diacbavebeea'unlucc .. lfu'l, object. pl'el8otiug a.o IIoUI1- OOMIII fII the 8&.Ia s-&., ID&J .... M' lIIIIat ..
10l0u appearaDce-to a pl&uetary body ml:viug ODe of the bel ... wbicll hue made aD uceDt til .. ID
PM,MiDI our tbe solar lurfaCt'. ',l'hil fact, boweyer, dOOl!nol; 01' Fraaee, uad .Mt beell wbeeqaatb bMrd fII.
provo 'be uf t.he plauei, aDd it is ad\'iliat, le It la nideDi. from' the detqiptioa &ha* ' the car '
Uuot ... el'lpf thu carefl.!l!y IIln,..l : lJ :te detaehed. UMt that Ute ltall wu bfi\. 1Ila.,.- ,
tht; oi ilhbourbood ' of the'suu at tUIl 'tiwll of _,0 I
t.bat it rna)". be redilcove.reJ if voui!Jle. Sevt:ral Ob.il Pt-rJ CI'CIUiDt tbe AltaDtio" aU. I.am" k. . ,
of Dote Lan OD .. riou. " oocllIioo. witoeaae4 the p:.rtitJ . rI. B; LKI'BOI'.
kaDlb of opat'Qe bedi. acro .. tJJe IUn, lu.uJit - -
-.. -. .. Por Uae JIofal (J..... : : .
DOt. seem altopt.her improbable tnat tbeaepoJic:. , , . .. A ltallooa Pu..d .
iIlLra-lMrourial plaUdl, wbich ftom tbell' prol.i,.ity ".oa.ia1 Clare, Southam ::.l A .... Wi 1_
IIIIl Devor bP. except when iu or ... lIrr-'lbunday 1llOrDlD" .boa' _ LIn., laue wM
the tirue of a to&&llOlar eclip.e. It il to' be hopt:d thllot llt ob .. ned b, Mr .. AdeliDa D. Be...t .uaap
the time of t.he TacL "Ulbe the cload .. eolDm. fI'OID the aorth. he-;" aal.Wa the aha-
I
d
1 'kID of lin. L J..ftelllo it, ud ..... both .... W
d.red, aDd &, riaofOUS aearen. rnadefor tbe , P aDe alarmt'd b, th, pbenOlllenou. BowetU
l
the, eoa'iaaed to i
10 Lhat thellD., be cUaoovend ' audaD inaoaae to our ... atell it ..... IiI, for IOIIIe t';l!od .. ,dNw Dearer daeJ ,.
bowled,. obMrYed \Iia& It' wtu of triaD ape &Dd aboaa .... liM
1 have the booour to be. Sir, ,OUl ,?bedioQt 01 ODe of oar pilot boat' ..,. .. n., witll cIIaIu .u.eW
,.llJ.lAJl F . DE.'lNl.NQ, Hon. sec. Obitrvia,' to Uae bottGID pan 01 It. "'beD erGMIDa tile Iud
. &0 deeOaDcl, but .. i& .... , &0 ttie _ It uee."WI
A'lfo
Dbani
ca.1 S6ciety. , . ad .0 eoatiDaed UIlitl It .... ftaal tIMdr alabt ia *be .
CotbMtl-park, 2, .... ,.... . eloatt.lOQ$Ja. ' If )Wan BAMIft." i
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