[meteorite-list] 1900 era New York Times Meteor Wrong Articles

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello listoids,

A few New York Times meteoritic articles from the same time period.

Clear Skies,
Mark


Paper: The New York Times
City: New York City, New York
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1897
Page: 1 (of 24)

MESSAGE PERHAPS FROM MARS.

Strange Characters Found in an Aerolite Which Struck the Earth Near 
Binghamton.

     BINGHAMTON, Nov. 13. - Scientists in this city are puzzling over an 
aerial visitor that dropped in this vicinity early this morning.  Prof. 

Jeremiah McDonald, who resides on Park Avenue, was returning home at an 
early hour this morning when there was a blinding flash of light and an 
object buried itself in the ground a short distance from his premises.  
Later it was dug up and found to be a mass of some foreign substance that 
had been fused by intense heat.  It was still hot, and when cooled off in 
water was broken open.  Inside was found what might have been a piece of 
metal on which were a number of curious marks that some think to be 
characters.  When opened, the stone emitted a strong sulphurous smell.
     Prof. Whitney of the High School declared it an aerolite, but different 
from anything he had ever seen.  The metal had been fused to a whitish 
substance, and is of unknown quality to the scientific men who have examined 
it.  The aerolite is now on exhibition and will be placed in the geological 
collection of the High School.  Several persons have advanced the opinion 
that this is a message from another planet, probably Mars.  The marks bear 
some resemblance to Egyptian writing, in the minds of some.  Prof. McDonald 
is among those who believe the mysterious ball was meant as a means of 

communication from another world.

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