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