Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Ri): 1768.07.28

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Index Entry Drums, in Haverhill, meteor creates noise like beating drums 
Location Haverhill 
Citation
VGW(RI.768.032
28 Jul 1768:22 (116)
We hear from Haverhill. . . [16 lines, account of the sight
of a meteor sighting] . . . a different noise followed like
crackling thunder, or beating of drums, which lasted about
two minutes; some persons say they heard a regular beat like
the beating of a drum; at the same time a ball of matter
fell to the earth . . . [6 more lines]


Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Ri) 
Date 1768.07.28 
Publisher Rind, William 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1768 
Bibliography B0049307
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