The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-12-03
SHIFTS
UP TO MANOA
Flames in the Grass ana Voices
in the Air Are the Only
Manifestations.
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser,

VI FIOiH lHuTSuhy AuNtIAlsSisJ
A mysterious phosphorescent FIRE, APP
parently emerging from the bowels of
the earth and then spreading over a
wide area of ground, has caused Ha.
waiians and japanese in the upper end
of Manoa valley TO wonder whether the
Waikiki ghost had changed its habitat
for the time being and taken on a new
form in which to manifest it's uncanny
self Whatever il is or was, it has had
an uncanny effect upon the people of
that far district, and many are dis.
tinctly scared.
A japanese yardboy who was in the
upper part of the valley on Tuesday
night told his employer yesterday of
the strange occurrence, and was asked
if he would not pilot the head of the
family to the place last night. His
eyes grew big with terror and he de-
clined with positiveness that set aside
any opportunity of getting in touch
with this new ghost The Japanese
yardboy of a neighbor got the full par
ticulars from the witness, but when he
was asked to make a visit he declared
he was not brave when it came to mix.
ing with what he believed to be beings
from an unknown world.
The japanese boy said that about
half-past ten o clock a particular sec
tion of the upper part or the valley
was suddenly lighted up. 1t was not a
strong light, but, being the only fire
thereabouts, the glare attracted atten-
tion. Many Hawaiians and japanese
went over to investigate. Some stayed
and others fed. They saw n bluish.red
flame appear to come up through a
crack in the ground. take the form of a
circle. and then break into phosphores-
cent tongues, which spread over the
Hilo grass. Each particular tongue
| seemed to take its own method of man
euvering and gamboling about. Finally
all the parts appeared to reassemble
The circle hovered about the place from
which it originally emerged and finally
appeared to be sucked back into the
earth. The natives and japanese said
the odor of the flame was very peculiar
The japanese said he did not stay
very long, but felt real earnest de,
sire to get away, and get away he did
There now.
| But that is not all, for another pecu
liar manifestation aroused a lady resi-
dent of the valley. She had read of tn,
Waikiki ghost and felt that possibly
during this glorious moonlit seasoI
other ghosts may have conspired t.
stalk abroad. She was sitting be
side a window late in the day sewing
The window was open. Nearby is
kiawe tree. Suddenly she heard voic
apparently coming from the branche
of the tree:
"Oh, Carrie, come up"
She was startled and looked abou
No one was in sight. She heard tn
summons again, and this time she wen
to the front door, then to the bac
door, then looked out of the windoV
and gazed into the branches of the tree
Not soul TO be seen.
"Come on, Carrie. won t you?' Thi
time the voice sounded fainter, and tn
lady became little nervous. 1t wa
very still day in Manoa, for the trad
winds were not blowing, and yer
slight zephyr blew from the south. The
she heard phonograph far back o
the porch of a house perched on dis
tant hill, and, looking over, she sa,
a young lady standing nearby, holdin
megaphone to her lips, and
Welly there, now.