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Show Struck bj a Falling Star. One of the most remarkable accidents recorded in history occurred near Marlborough Marl-borough House, London, England, recently. re-cently. ' At about 5 o'clock p. m. a gentleman, gen-tleman, a well known public official, was passing from St. James park to Pall Mall, when he suddenly received a violent blow on his right shoulder which caused him great pain and to stumble forward as he walked. He noted a cracking noise at the time, but had not the slightest idea of the cause of the shock be had experienced. ex-perienced. Reaching home he disrobed and submitted to a critical examination, but nothing was discovered which in the least accounted for the great pain in both shoulder and arm. A servant sent to brush the gentleman's coat next morning morn-ing discovered a scorched streak about 11 inches long and an inch wide, extending extend-ing across the shoulder of the coat and down the back. The mysterious shock was explained; he had been struck by a meteor or falling star. St. Louis Repub-lic. Repub-lic. ' |