IRON METEORITE.
Falls With Tragic Results In
Indian Village.
SIGN OF DIVINE WBATH?
(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 9.30 a.m.)
DELHI, September 20.
An iron meteorite, weighing two tons, fell in the village of Kanth, Central Provinces, killing two men and injuring a third. The fall was heard twenty miles away. A cavity was made in the ground, over 30 feet deep. It is believed to be the first recorded instance of human beings killed by a meteorite. The inhabitants of the district regard it as a sign of divine wrath.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 224, 21 September 1928, Page 7
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92IRON METEORITE. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 224, 21 September 1928, Page 7
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