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Evening Times Republican
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa
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A meteor exploded west of Dubuque on late Sunday afternoon, November 30; one foot-diameter section fell near Dyersville, a ton-weight piece embedded near Manchester, shaking houses and mistaken for earthquake or dynamite.
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Heavenly Visitor Splits, Part Falling at Dyersville, the Other at Manchester.
Dubuque, Nov. 30.-The meteor observed speeding across the sky at Dubuque late Sunday afternoon, split west of here, with a tremendous explosion, one section a foot in diameter falling in a field near Dyersville, and the other, weighing a ton, embedding itself in the earth near Manchester. Its metallic properties have not yet been tested.
As the larger piece struck nearby houses were shaken. It presented a string of fire in the cloudy heavens at Dubuque and looked as large as a bushel basket. A roar like thunder followed its flight.
Several Manchester people saw the ball of fire in the air just before the explosion, followed by a trail of smoke. Many mistook the noise for dynamite while others who noticed the rumbling became frightened, thinking it an earthquake.
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Primary Location
Dubuque
Event Date
Late Sunday Afternoon, Nov. 30
Outcome
houses near manchester shaken; no injuries reported; metallic properties untested
Event Details
Meteor observed speeding across sky at Dubuque split west of there with tremendous explosion; one section a foot in diameter fell in field near Dyersville; other weighing a ton embedded in earth near Manchester; appeared as string of fire as large as bushel basket followed by thunderous roar; seen as ball of fire with smoke trail by Manchester people; noise mistaken for dynamite or earthquake