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Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:47:23 -0800 None, not a gram. Michael Farmer Hes referring to the first stone that hit Mrs Hodges. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re:_[meteorite-list]_The_True_Story_of_Ann_Ho_dges:_H > istory’s_Only_Meteorite_Victim > From: Michael Farmer <m...@meteoriteguy.com> > Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 3:46 pm > To: Shawn Alan <shawna...@meteoritefalls.com> > Cc: Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net>, Meteorite Central > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > > None, not a gram. > > Michael Farmer > > > On Jan 18, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list > > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > Hello Frank and Listers > > > > And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on > > the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first > > stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? > > > > Shawn Alan > > IMCA 1633 > > ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html > > Website http://meteoritefalls.com > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History’s > >> Only Meteorite Victim > >> From: Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net> > >> Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am > >> To: Shawn Alan <shawna...@meteoritefalls.com>, Meteorite Central > >> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > >> > >> > >> Hello all, > >> > >> > >> The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. > >> Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 > >> kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Frank > >> > >> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list > >> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hello Listers > >> > >> I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) > >> > >> Enjoy the TRUe STORy > >> > >> Shawn Alan > >> IMCA 1633 > >> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html > >> Website http://meteoritefalls.com > >> > >> > >> > >> The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim > >> January 16, 2015 > >> By First to Know > >> > >> > >> Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck > >> by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by > >> one. And she had the evidence to prove it. > >> > >> Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, > >> Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing > >> through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving > >> behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn’t smash into > >> her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. > >> > >> When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her > >> home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she > >> became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because > >> she was a simple country woman, she wasn’t used to all the attention. > >> It made her frenzied. > >> > >> The incident didn’t end there. > >> > >> Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, > >> a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force’s > >> verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in > >> the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, > >> paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some > >> clearing up. > >> > >> Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the > >> rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to > >> keep. > >> > >> “I feel like the meteorite is mine,” she said, according to the > >> Alabama Museum of Natural History. “I think God intended it for me. > >> After all, it hit me!” > >> > >> But, as luck would have it, she wasn’t the only person wanting to > >> stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to > >> keep it for herself. > >> > >> Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it > >> landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the > >> community wasn’t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for > >> $500, they settled out of court. > >> > >> Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from > >> the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down — hoping to > >> score a better offer. An offer they’d never get. > >> > >> No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, > >> the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you’re interested in > >> checking it out, it’s still on display. > >> > >> The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you > >> consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite > >> hysterics. > >> > >> According to the museum, “she never did recover” from the frenzy > >> that followed that fateful day. > >> > >> The couple later separated, and, in 1972, she went on to die of kidney > >> failure in a nursing home. > >> > >> She “wasn’t a person who sought out the limelight. The Hodges were > >> just simple country people, and I really think that all the attention > >> was her downfall,” explained museum director Randy Mecredy. > >> > >> What makes this woman’s story so rare is that meteorites typically > >> fall into the ocean or land somewhere desolate (not on top of a woman > >> napping on her couch), according to Michael Reynolds, a Florida State > >> College astronomer. > >> > >> “Think of how many people have lived throughout human history,” > >> Reynolds said. “You have a better chance of getting hit by a tornado > >> and a bolt of lightning and a hurricane all at the same time.” > >> > >> In the photo above, Moody Jacobs reveals her bruise from the incident. > >> > >> Source: > >> http://firsttoknow.com/true-story-ann-hodges-historys-meteorite-victim/ > >> ______________________________________________ > >> > >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list