Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-11-17
Prom the Richmond Disrnch, Oct. 2.
A remarkable Phenomenon

A writer in the Staunton Spectator dat> !
ing at Lewishurg, Greenbrier Co., Va,
Sept Is, writes to that PAPER descrip- |
ton CT q remarkable atmospheric phennm-
enou witnessed in that town. 1t was seen
hy our Viukets few miles from the town.
The ssIne Ret ne has been described 10 sew
srnl respectable pagers, and the editors of
which all VoUch for the reliability Of their
imfOFmants. The writer says:
A remarkable phenomenon was Witness
cd. fsw miles west Of this, place, at the
hcuse Of MIR. Pearey. on the frst Gav Of
this month, al about three O'clock p. NJ
" Mr.. Moses Dryer. her neigbbor, Uho
happened to be seated 10 her porch at the
time, as we'll as others at or near her
house, e. 4 3 ! Et-A>soAA III
The weather was quite hot and dry, not
q cloud could be teen, no Wind even ruflsd
the flulisge on the surrounding trees. All
tbingr ceing prcI irrious the grand pano-
rama began TO N We. Juet over and through
the tops CT trees UD the adjacent bile OF the
sonth, inImPnse Tnlls resembling eutton or
VmLks, apparently Of the size and shape of
bOOrU. Sevrnedto'bs raPitly psssing thrcugh
the sir. yet 10 beautiful order and regular
ity. The rolls seemed 10 be tIDged on the
edge with light green, 60 o. to resemble
border or.deep fringe There were sppar
eptly thousands Of them, and were perhaps
an hour in getting, BY. Alter these had
passed over and out Of sight the scene was
changed from the air sbove to the earth
beneath, and became more intensely inter
esting 20 the spectators who were witness.
ing the panorama from different stand
points. ID the deep valley beneath ihnu.
sands upon thousands OF (appareDTly) hu-
man beings linen cane in view, travelling
in ths same direction IS the rolls, march
ing in e. cd order. some thirty or forty in
depth, moving rapidly, double quick. and
commenced ascending the sides IF the al
most insurmauDtphle hills opposite. and
had the stoUp peculiar tn men when they
ascend a steep mountsin. There seemed
tobe greatvariety in size Of men, some
were quite large whilst others we're quite
small Their srms, legs and heads Scould
Se distinctly seen in motion. They seem.
cd to observe strictly military Discipline
ard there were no stragglers.
There was uniformity Of dress, loose
white blouses or shirts, With white panta,
wore hate and were-wi,heut guns. swords
or anything that indicated men CT war;
OuIbey came over the hiil and through the
valley, crossing the Road and 6nslly passing
out of sight, in q direction due north from
those who were looking on. ...- ..-r.
The gentleman who Witnessed this is
man With whom you were once acquainted,
Mr.. Editor. and as truthful o man as we
hayein this OonRty,s and as little Iatls to
be carried away by fanciful sneculati ms
as any other man living. Four others
(respectsble ladies) ard servant girl
witnessed this strange phenomenon.
w.
P.S-O On the 18th instant the same
scene was enauted, almost identical, was
seen by eight or ten of our pickets at Bun
gers Min. and by many of the citizens in
that neighberhood; this Is about four miles
east OF Pearcy's. Il was about one hour
IN passing.