Mrs. Sarah Sibley severely stunned by meteor at Chickasha, Oklahoma
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Mrs. Sarah Sibley severely stunned by meteor at Chickasha, Oklahoma
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Posted: 7 Jan 2008 8:29PM GMT |
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Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 13 August 1903 Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma
METEOR FELL AT CHICKASHA
Aerolite Struck in Town – The Second Within Two Years
Chickasha: During a heavy thunderstorm here a few nights ago a meteor fell in the north part of the city with a blaze of light and a shower of sparks which lit up the entire city and the country for miles around.
The aerolite struck the earth in the back yard of Mrs. Sarah Sibley, who was standing in the doorway watching the storm. She was knocked own and severely stunned, but soon recovered. A terrible explosion occurred as the meteor struck and incandescent fragments of it flew in all directions. The wires of the telephone system in the north end of town were wrecked by the electricity, the lines twisted and torn and some of the instruments were melted down.
In the morning no trace of the heavenly visitor could be found except a burned place in the yard about eight feet square. Many people saw the meteor strike, and some of them thinking it was a thunderbolt. This is the second meteor which has fallen here in two years.
METEOR FELL AT CHICKASHA
Aerolite Struck in Town – The Second Within Two Years
Chickasha: During a heavy thunderstorm here a few nights ago a meteor fell in the north part of the city with a blaze of light and a shower of sparks which lit up the entire city and the country for miles around.
The aerolite struck the earth in the back yard of Mrs. Sarah Sibley, who was standing in the doorway watching the storm. She was knocked own and severely stunned, but soon recovered. A terrible explosion occurred as the meteor struck and incandescent fragments of it flew in all directions. The wires of the telephone system in the north end of town were wrecked by the electricity, the lines twisted and torn and some of the instruments were melted down.
In the morning no trace of the heavenly visitor could be found except a burned place in the yard about eight feet square. Many people saw the meteor strike, and some of them thinking it was a thunderbolt. This is the second meteor which has fallen here in two years.