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Michael, Mark and all,
An eye witness may have seen a meteor that night.
But I seriously doubt if that is what started the fire...
Best,
Ken
Michael L Blood wrote:
> Hi Mark & all,
> I tried to look up a Decatur or Greendale meteorite and none is
> listed. Anyone have any idea of this was, in fact, a fall?
> Thanks, Michael
>
> on 2/28/03 11:13 AM, MARK BOSTICK at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Paper: Decatur Evening Herald
> > City: Decatur, Illinois
> > Date: Saturday, December 22, 1928
> > Page: 1
> >
> > DECLARES METEOR FELL ON HOUSE AND KUKKED WOMAN, BABY
> >
> > (By United Press)
> >
> > GREENDALE, N.Y., Dec. 22 - Farmers in this neighborhood Saturday are
> > convinced that a meteor fell from the sky. Friday night and set fire to a
> > farm house here, burning a woman and a year old baby to death and injuring
> > six others painfully.
> > Scientists say such a thing happens once in 500 years.
> > J. R. Hicks, a storeheeper, related Saturday that he stood in front of
> > his store and saw a ball of fire shooting from the sky. It landed on the
> > roof of William Peator's house he said.
> > Mrs. William Peator, 43, and Ramond Ford Jr., her one year old nephew
> > were killed. Others in the house, Minner and Doris Peator, five years old
> > twins, Ruth Peator, 16, and Mrs. Raymond Ford, 28, were painfully burned.
> >
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