[meteorite-list] Holbrook Boy
Nininger has a brief article on the Holbrook shower pages 13-14 in his book "Out of the Sky - An Introduction to Meteorites" (Dover Publications, 1952). The boy is mentioned at the top of page 14. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Boy
John Gwilliam wrote: Jim and List, The best person to answer this question would be our Holbrook historical expert and fellow List member, Dave Andrews. I can't recall Dave ever mentioning the boy in any of our conversations. Hi John and Jim, I don't know who the boy who made that statement is. I believe I read that in O. Richard Norton's "Rock's From Space". I don't know what the source of the statement is either. Maybe he can enlighten us? Perhaps it was the son of Charles Von A(a)chen (it's spelled differently twice in the same article). In Warren Foote's article on the matter, he states that Von Achen and his son witnessed puffs of dusts rising from the desert floor when the stones landed. Below is a link to that article published in November 1912 in the American Journal of Science, Vol. XXIV. http://strewnfield.tripod.com/holbrookintro.html To my knowledge, there are no more Von Achens in this area, but perhaps there are still relatives remaining? I'll do some inquiries and see what I can find out. Evidently Foote was doing some correspondence with this Von Achens during his investigations and acquisitions. Below are two articles which appeared in the Holbrook Argus (courtesy of Garnett Franklin, "The History Lady") ;-) http://strewnfield.tripod.com/argus.html Sorry, not much help here. Best, Dave (P.S. If you are using a web-based email program like Hotmail or Yahoo, you may have to copy and paste the URL into your browser in order to get them to work. Tripod doesn't allow remote loading from different sources). __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Holbrook boy and girl
The Day It Rained Rocks: A Rare Meteor Shower Over Holbrook in 1912 Hurled Fragments Up to 6 Miles Across the Desert (Text by Leo W. Banks, Illustration by Mike Benny): Seventeen years old at the time, Pauline McCleve stood outside her home with her family members as the meteor descended. "We were watching the sky and talking about shooting stars when Papa pointed up and said, 'Look, there's one!"' recalled McCleve, now 105 and living in Tempe. A long string of sparkling bright light trailed the enormous mass, which McCleve described as similar to a Fourth of July sparkler, only much bigger and more intense. "It was heavenly; something that belonged to God's realm," said McCleve. "But I was frightened because it was coming straight toward us. Maybe the others were standing up facing the danger, but I was cowering, getting closer and closer to the ground. "I saw it explode in the air and send masses of itself in all directions. It was like shrapnel. The noise was the loudest I've ever heard in my life, and when it landed, it shook the ground like an earthquake." After it hit, McCleve's father matter-of-factly remarked, "Well, it missed us," then told the children they could wait until morning to go to the landing site. Best regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Boy
John Gwilliam wrote: > The best person to answer this question would be our Holbrook > historical expert and fellow List member, Dave Andrews. At 06:46 AM 1/31/03 -0800, James O'Roark wrote: > Just wondering, who was the boy who came into > the diner saying that it was raining rocks? Hi John, James, and List, O.R. Norton (1998) Rocks From Space, Second Edition, p. 79: One young boy living near the railroad yard ran into the house yelling, "It's raining rocks out there!". Thousands of tiny stones were pelting the ground ... Best regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Boy
Jim and List, The best person to answer this question would be our Holbrook historical expert and fellow List member, Dave Andrews. I can't recall Dave ever mentioning the boy in any of our conversations. However, I am aware of at least one eyewitness to the Holbrook fall that is still alive. Pauline McCleve was 17 when the event happened and is now 106 years old. Over the years, I have talked with her on several occasions and up until two years ago her memory was still quite sharp. Her health has now deteriorated to a point that she cannot communicate with nor recognize family members. Her recollection of the fall and the recovery of meteorites by her father, uncle and fiance would vary from time to time, but overall, her story was quite interesting. Fortunately, this story (along with some old photographs..we hope) is well preserved by her daughter and grandson. Best, John Gwilliam At 06:46 AM 1/31/03 -0800, James O'Roark wrote: Just wondering, who was the boy who came into the diner (?) saying that it was raining rocks? Is he still alive and has he ever been interviewed? Jim in San Juan Capistrano __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Holbrook Boy
Just wondering, who was the boy who came into the diner (?) saying that it was raining rocks? Is he still alive and has he ever been interviewed? Jim in San Juan Capistrano __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
