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The year 1897 was filled with a
number of remarkable and unusual occurrences. In my previous post, The Tale of
Mr. Shue and the Greenbrier Ghost ( nightsbreath.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-tale-of-mr-shue-and-greenbrier-ghost.html ) I mentioned briefly an unusual event
that took place in New Martinsville, West Virginia that year. Several folks
asked me about that and so I thought it would be good to share the following
information I was able to come across while researching this.
“One Man Rendered Unconscious and the Head of a
Horse Crushed
Parkersburg, West Va., March 10.
A meteor burst over the town of New Martinsville
yesterday. The noise of the explosion resembled the shock of a heavy artillery
salute, and was heard for twenty miles. The cylindrical shaped ball of fire was
forging along in a southwesterly direction when first discovered. The hissing
sound of the fire could be heard for miles, and the smoke gave the meteor the
appearance of a burning balloon.
When the meteor exploded the pieces flew in all
directions, like a
volcanic upheaval, and solid walls were pierced by
the fragments.
David Leisure was knocked down by the force of the
air caused by the rapidity with which the body passed, before it broke. The
blow
rendered him unconscious. One horse had its head
crushed and nearly torn from the trunk by a fragment of the meteor, and another
horse in the next stall was discovered to be stone deaf.
The coming of the meteor was heralded by a rumbling
noise, followed in an instant by the hissing sound, and immediately the ball of
fire, spitting and smoking, burst into full view, and before the people had time
to collect their senses, the explosion occurred. “
This was from a New York Times article dated March 11th,
1897.
Imagine what a frightening
experience this must have been for the people of New Martinsville.
I am still researching this, and as I learn more I will
share more whispers upon the Night’s breath from the Glittering Darkness.
-Mr. Cat
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