From the Library of Congress, August 15, 1918.That Ashland (Oregon) Tidings.Central Point Sees Queer Sky Vision According to reports residents of Central Point "saw things" in the sky last Monday night, which has caused much comment in that vicinity. At about 9:00 that evening a streak of fire, at first thought a meteor, was seen in the air about three miles west of Central Point. The streak seemed to split in two, according to some witnesses, one part ascending upwards out of sight, and the other part drifting down to earth until it reached a yard on the outskirts of Central Point.
A number of witnesses positively state that they saw the queer sky vision. The general impression seems to be that some one sent up a kite and before starting it heaven ward had set fire to it. Then on reaching a great height the burning kite kept on going and the strand of rope burned off from the kite as it descended. But the occurrence caused many wild stories to be started, including the resurrection of that peaceable old airplane that was supposed to lurk in the country back of Roxy Ann last spring.
One woman, it is claimed, while watching the burning light in the sky through strong field glasses, declares she not only distinctly saw the wings of an airplane, but saw a bomb dropped from it.
Stable and Contents Burned In Cemetery An alarm of fire called the department and engine out to Mountain View cemetery Tuesday afternoon about three o'clock, where it was found that a grass fire had spread to a stable in the cemetery.
A nearby fence was also ablaze when the fire fighters arrived, and another stable was in danger. With the aid of the chemical engine and water from the hydrants in the cemetery, the flames were subdued, but the stable and its contents were destroyed.
It is supposed that the blaze originated at a Chinese grave where a feast for the spirit of the departed was being served hot, and which ignited the dry grass in the cemetery.
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35891928The Tonopah (Nevada) Daily Bonanza.STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND LIVES TO TELL Fred Dinsmore, who was struck by lightning a week ago, is in town and tells of his experience, says the Elko Free Press. At the beginning of the storm he and his companions who were working for Charles Drowns at Lee, left their work in the field and started for the house, and when but a short distance away the storm broke and a bolt of lightning struck near them, rendering Dinsmore unconscious, but his companions were unharmed. He was taken to the house and artificial respiration was used, as he had all the appearance of a dead man. A physician was sent for, but he had recovered before the doctor arrived. The lightning seemed to have affected his right side only, bruising his body and face, and today there still remains large black spots on his body and the right side of his face is discolored, but he says that he feels but little the worse for his experience.
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