The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29

saw the airship rise from canyon near
his place Thursday evening about O'Clock
and proceed in the direction of San Fran
cisco, and also saw it return. Mr.. Mohr
is very positive in his state ment, and
firmly believes that the machine is being
housed near Lone Tree Cemetery.
About the clearest statement yet made
regarding the mysterious airship comes
from G. S. Long, G.. w. Everett and II.
Liedel, three of the best-known citizens of
Haywards. who were crossing the railroad
track at the depot in buggy Tuesday
evening, about 6 80 o'clock, when their
attention was attracted to an exceedingly
bright light in the direction of the bay
and they watched il for some time. 1t
was moving very rapidly, and while they
could not swear that it was an airship
they do not hesitate TO say that it COM
pletely puzzled them.
81 was going home about O'Clock"
said Mr.. Hooson, "when l met my
brother, who called my attention to re-
markable light in the heavens. At the
first glance l could see it was powerful
electric light. 1t was slightly south of
east and was moving steadily across the
country toward the bay. I have not been
believer in the published accounts of air
ships, but must now say that have seen
something that was not natural to the
skies.
The light was not steady light like a
star, but fiickered like our are lights here
on the streets, and it looked like one of
them some distance away. One peculiar
feature of the light was the way it changed
from time TO time.
''It appears as if the operator of a search
light was placing red and blue glass before
the light occasionally so as to make the
light more noticeable to any one who
happens to be looking into the heavens.
No star has ever done that in the past and
am not ready to believe that one is doing
ary such capers at present. Ii this was
the first time the lights had been seen
here might not think so much of it. but
residents have been seeing light come
from the hills on number of occasions
and make its way across the heavens
toward the south. 1t was only corrobora-
tive of these tonight when 1 saw it.'
Editor George a. Oakes was another who
saw the visitor tonight from his residence
in the northern part OF Haywards.
IL saw the light tonight for the first
time,' said he, land am sure it was no
star or fire balloon. 1t passed east of town
and appeared to go across the bay, as If
headed for lower San Francisco. The
white light was not steady, and changed
to red occasionally. 1t is more than /
can solve. and must be some one who has
finally solved the problem of aerial nayi-
CATION"
Jesse Hooson. student at ST. Mary's
College. had good view of the visitor at
Haywards tonight.
II was startled, said he. ION coming
along the street tonight to see a very
bright light IN the heavens. 1t was like
an arc electric light, and. naturally, /
stood watching it. The thing was moving
toward the southwest with the wind at
first. but changed IT'S course several times.
and finally came up into the wind for
some distance. 1t finally disappeared over
toward Redwood City. The thing seemed
to be operated by some one to see how il
would answer o helm or guiding appa.
ratus of some kind"
These parties already referred to saw