Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 17 1131-17-p093

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148 C. A. Chant same path and were headed for the samé point in the south-eastern sky,” Gradually the bodies became smaller, until the last ones were but red sparks, some of which were snuffed out before they reached their destination. Several report that near the middle of the great procession was a fine large star without a tail, and that a similar body brought up the rear. ‘To most observers the outstanding feature of the phen- omenon was the slow, majestic motion of the bodies; and almost...