The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
The Growing Marvel of the
Nineteenth Century
SEEN HERE LAST NIGHT
Three Brave Young Men and
What they Saw.

nuenct,
As given 10 an Eagle reporter az
very laie hour lat night, these young
mems experience may be briefly told a.
follows:
Mr.. Minkert was awak, ned from
peaceful slumhers sometime after mid.
night by bad case OF tooth ,che. and
Immediately dressed and sought a dem
tst. In the utmost distress, he was
proceeding 81 DR.. Edges dental Office,
when he met Mr.. Jones, returning a. a
rather late hour from some consultation
on legal natter with n brott lawyer.
Joining Mr. MinkeTt, tlge her they
sought the dentist. The latter was
found, and relief soon given the sufferer.
And now began the strange Experience
which was related 10 the w en- by one
II the party. Mir. Jones discovered a
bright light through tie opeI window,
ana speaking OF %. tine atten on Of the
three was directed TO a strr &c object
approaching through the hca ems, from
a southern direction. Watching, with
breathles, surprise aud inter {, the ce.
lesual object W. now seen 81 preaching
RAPIDLY, while apparently ge ng lower.
Now IL was near enough tod, Get that 10
war a large body. with apparently two
lights, one 90 each end Of a .ng, ship.
like object. TIE light Ia fr.lt vas eN.
trcmely bright and dazzling Coming
app 'lximately within mile town, the
body lowered and apparent. swuug a
greet search light around anu ,hen NOV
rd III eastward. 10 IL seemed and stop
PEG remaining It'll fora, lea. ten min
utes, while the most bfillian ight they
eve saw fla he'd repeatedly a various
DIRECTIONS The obs ryeTs a. nix % Was
| thea Immediately over the A. \ NJ Col
lege. The object was nov 30 ftf from
them that not much could b soeu 81 IL
exc 10 the two lights. Then ~ 90 once
a futierug motion was fam, discern.
I'd, aud the stralse appAritio began 10
iloh up into he heavens, aud move
nor hNafd. II uow hegan 10 be more
plaiaIy zen. Palmer aud III .ner IL be-
car r., until al iasi, almost stopping
aga.n, a haf mile saith OF town, %
showed what lie true nature b. A long,
cigar Fhape1 body, With many Windows
an, openings h11rlh which ale lights
strt med forth, with great aings pro
tru. ny irum each 81 Dr., aud 90 imnenst
fan haped rar projection. This for
mic able dragon. looking celestial vision
lowered over the city, then presently
moved slowly away toward lue eastern
snlIfbi. This mO1 ment laced th,
wonderful appaution out ofsightoi OUT
three nocturnal sight.eers. lNho looked
frum southern window. rOf MANY
moments, not a worl had been sposen
10, a nov turned 10 tie others with d
white face aud eyes a. large AZ sauccr-
while Dr.. Edge caught HIS breath an,
said
well, III be -."
I Aunkert said he would too, and con
tultltion resulted Ia q quiet march O,
the on side, for betler view.
Outside, again the aerial monster
doomed up, now aim II stationary, ant
slowly descending 20 earth Down /
went, below the houses and uee tops
ami out OF light, except Tor lts lights
Frightening up the surround ng atmos
phete.
One behind another. our Young al
yenturer- began a silent marth toWaf,
th, strange visitor. Jones lei the den
tist came next with his fore ps In hi
hand, w.ile Minkert brought up Oh
ny. over the bill and out Of tow
they went, and discovered, IN he Claud
MI chell pasture, a what NJ FIRST eceme
great octan vessel, sitting OF dry land
a hundred miles from deep Naler-witl
great wing ike sails folded up, al i'm
. meuse tail, q great wing or rddder uu
deruealh. but not touching ground, IN
, vessel being supported upon grea, pil
lars projecting down nom It's sides
Streaming lfom many WinduNs was
pale light, while tho great lightin iron
was turucd off Around the cigal
, sh ped body OF the ship extended
deck W platform, and Nalkins about o
this we're discetned numerous peOpll
{ while inside and NJ among the sail
h wo kmen wrTc busy making repairs.
q cur young men realized hat the
were In the pfrsence Il the nous al
shin, AMI loRgcd or ] W, l. III to =,
Il, 20 he could have a tale T. tell, sul
enough.
e The question OF drawing mar or n
!, tire ting was Discussed.
d. Edge remembered that he hu
J. l,f, ME door op o.. Jonef bought
o wa. time fof him 20 retire, q. hD dll
l. kc.,s ,ate huns, while Min 'rt icarg
~ hr would each cold ia his 10 So th,
!. he. iaied. But they circltd ound, ar
y gildually /. nearer. prcseu y,Withol
u waning, the search ieht llas a out 10
10 hg timing, aud hey we're caurht Bin
20 ed hy Ice bu,hancc, they Tell over "a,
i. other into d mud hole, an ,rawl,I
out found themselves take in 10y
small quad OF foreigners, and dragg,
up 20 he monaieTO. the up 10 region
They really und no causr for Tea
II no ever, and nov began tO s'e tigh
10 inu Hed. A mau who could tax Euglis
wa, summoned from the cabin an
y came out 10 talk aud eXcha ~ ucigl
, boi lOoi news as it were, AID do q
II hunots of the snip.
Ia They now found that par of Enl
Il fish m.llionNbs aud French SCENTS
" had bnilt THIS strange cram and thu
~ mOw like 10, aud were taking cruz
.e around the world, having kept The 3
n cue Of theif enterprise ior tie novel
ct The thing The motive pnFer 81 q
mtChiue vas electricity OF urse, ~
tn search light VAS - MOO cand
power electric ligh, Taken aboar
h, th,y were beirg shown the sluhts, whS
,e lo es a.ked with considerable ankle
IA hos long they were scheduled 10 ~,
:. in Bryan.
I'VE are now ready TO move" "a