The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-28

There is C considerable excitement in
the norbrlsas, part Of the city over the
strange light, that are seen each morn
ing on fl1e r, Jck Island railroad track.
The fret person TO discover this
strange light was ]. NJ. Bennett, a mo-
l3oneer ON the. Paramount car last Mon
day morning AS he approached the
track with his electric car he gave the
usual took up and down the track to
see whether or not a train was in sight
md was surpri seed to see what he sup
osed was an Unusual large headlight
Inning from th south.
The time was 6:15 a. m, and he stop
7, I'd his car to wait until the extra"
q u passed. He kept watching the
g hit as 1t adv; need, declaring ii was
a. largest and brightest headlight he
r d ever seen. He felt the cold chills
< sep over him as he realized that the
e. vancing light made no noise. II
q Nd not be a ia ck"o-lantern. as it was
to- large and n e was about to put on
r,1. power and skip when the light
C'--hed by him 1t was so brilliant
at the electric lights on mis- car re-
ss-qbled humps Of butter instead of IL
In r1ranors.
e stood wa toFing the light until 1t
C,-indled AWAY in the north, before he
I es. Gmed his journey to the Hill. AS
Re vent on he resolved that he would
rr ain silent about the matter as he
- I'D the rest of THE boys would make
sD5t of him. This ne did.
TIE next morning Bob Pierce took the
frs car out Of the barn ard when he
came 10 the Rock Island track, he, too,
w. surprised ITO see an extra coming
f Oh the south at 6:15 a. m. He stop
Pc and VFaibted for the engine to pass,
ria the brilliant light, and was horri-
fioz 10 find That II made no noise al
500 gif- Gt passed along at the rate OF
1-In,' miles an hour. As it drew near
eIJ5 ais light resembled fallow dips he
{ ~ ped down behind the Tenders of the
I,z.forrn ard watched what he suppoe-
al eas the ghost of am engineer pass
ID { road. The light was about five
fect before the track. He resolved to
keep quiet about the matter, for fear
Il d, The boys would laugh at him.
klT- IN h e came to the corner he call
ed + grnest RemSbeck to one side and
e.1s5r- swea ring him to secrecy told him
wr.at ne had seen, and also explained
It. at 1he light was supernatural, and
y X wing ITO wait it had thrown him
late.
The next morning was benefits turn |
to ia 1e out 'the car, and as he drew |
Fear he place, he became shaky with |
r.-a III ought of what he Eiad seen two |
ncorni rgss before but which he had kept |
ID himself. His blood almost froZe /
w,tfNEI, his veins as re witnessed the /
saGpe light coming from the south like /
a siGn It sentinel up the track.
He Ea;s not a spfnhtalalist, did not be- |
heve Ia ghosts and determined to see |
" hot e was and left the car and went /
10 the track. On came the light. 1t |
was Fl Ne feet from the track ard came |
on at n rate of forty miles an hour. He
stood close ITO tlle'track but as the light
as1vanoed 1t diazed his eyes.
Earnest resolved rlcalt an investiga-
tdon should be made, and this morning
a large number of flle motoneers ard !
others are going ITO the Rock Island |
tatack ard TRY and 6athom the great |
1nysitei y. 1t was the subject of con-
versati on yesterday with the motoneers
amG they are resolved ITO find the ghost
or hazel the two men who have given
the alarm.
They all speak OF the two men who
have seen the supernatural light as
truthful men, who never drink, ard are
at loss to understand the strange
story they tell They are satisfied that
the boys have seen onDshhing but Just |
what that something is they could not
say nY, IN fine INV asstiey-a fion