Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — A Meteoric Stone. [ARTICLE]

A Meteoric Stone.

Frank Newell, a cattleman of Texas, in the Choctaw Nation, reports that on a recent afternoon a large meteor fell on the prairie. It was Imbedded at least twenty feet in the earth and protrudes twelve feel in the air. The meteor, when seen by Newell, appeared in the air like a monster ball of fire. When the earth was struck it fairly trembled, and there was a spluttering and a Sizzling like unto a piece of hot iron dipped into water. The meteoric stone was as hot as a furnace several hours after it descended to the earth. Jewell estimates its weight at several tons. The meteor fell about 8 olcloek on the prairie near a small water course called Frick’s Creek. Newell was on horseback about 500 yards distant. Newell’s horse trembled with terror, causing him to dismount. It was not until next morning that Newell and his neighbors could approach near the meteor, and thep only to within a distance of about fifty yards.