The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1896, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 189 SAW THE AIRSHIP AT CLOSE RANGE One of the Most Startling Tales Yet Told of the Mystery. DESCRIBED IT IN DETAIL Seen by a Son of Professor Gilson of the Normal Train- " ing School. STANFORD BOYS IN THE SWIM, Treated to a View of What They Believe Was the Light of the Midair Cruiser. Mystery deep and impenetrable still en- shrouds the mysterions client of ex-Attor- ney-General Hart and his tantalizing and equally mysterious criisers of the upper air, From Oakland com?? a vale told by the son of Professor Gil%on of the Normal Training School that ** the most startling yet contributed to the Subject. He claims to have seen the aer'al wonder at short range and gives what le earnestly asserts is a detailed descripti®a of the flier 1n full flight. S Other interior poir s also send reports of aerial moving lifhts which are sup- posed to belong to :Ome aerial crait or crafts. “I have heard noth g from the inven- tor of the airship fot some days,” said General Hart yesterdiy, “and from the re- ports received by THE CarL I have no doubt he is experime;iting in the dry and high altitudes of the interior, as he told me heintended to do.”” This wasall the attorney for the mysterious inventor of the equally mysteriovs aeriel craft had to say on the subject yesterday, though he expects to be able to give some additional Interesting informaticn in a few days. R A L SAW THE AIRSHIP. Graphic Tale Told by a Son of Pro- fessor Gilson of the Normal Tralning-School. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 1.—Case Gilson, a young electrician of this city, declares that he has seen the airship at close range and is able to describe it. Case Gilson isa son of Professor Gilson, ex-Superintendent of Schools and princi- pal of the Normal Training-school His testimony is supported by other young | men who saw the strange aerial navigator at the same time. “The airship was moving very rapidly from the southeast toward Lorin, and not a light was visible,” said Gilson. *It was about 1000 or 1500 feet in the air and looked like a great black cigar with a fish- like tail. Ifit had side propellers they were revolving so rapidly that I could not see them. The body was at least a hun- dred feet long, and attached to it was a triangular tail, one apex being attached to | the mam body. The surtace of the air- ship looked as if it were made of alu- minum, which exposure to wind and weather had turned dark. Isaw all this distinctly, and I am willing to take any osth to the truth of what I say. “The airship went at a tremendous speed. As it neared Lorin it turned quickly and disappeared in the direction of San Francisco. At balf-past 8 we saw it again, when it took about the same di- rection and disappeared. I have studied the subject of airships to a certain extent and I see no reason why one should not be successful. I know that I was not mistaken about the airship and took a kite for the real thing. It was an airship; of that I am convinced.” > Gilson and his friends saw the airship twice during last’ Thursday evening at 8 and 8:30 o’clock. The skies were perfectly clear, and a strong northwest wind was blowing. The airship was moving rapidly irom the southeast toward the north in the teeth of the wind. No light was visi- ble, merely the weird, veculiar body silhoueted against the clear skies. Case Gilson, his brother, and the Petan broth- ers distinctly saw the strange sight, and Gilson describes its appearance very gravhically. Gilson is at present the only person in NEW TO-DAY. A CONFIDENTIAL CHAT between two men or women generally de- velops the fact that one or both are troubled by sickness of some kind. One man is all right except his rheumatism, another has a ““slight touch ”” of dyspepsiz, another has bilious headaches, and another is too nerv- oustosleep well. What’s to be done about it? The situation is serious. Little things have a way of getting big. Big diseases are bad things. Sleeplessness brings irritable nerves, loss of flesh, loss of appetite. Sleep- less people soon get their bodies into such a condition that disease-germs find it easy to lodge there and propagate. People die from the aggravation of an aggregation of lit- tle things. The more promptly a disease or disorder is met the more quickly it is cured. Most all sickness starts in the stomach, liver or lungs. Rheumatism, scrofula, ec- zema, consumption, come about- because insufficient, impure or impoverished blood is present. The diseased blood finds-the weakest spot in the body and a local symp- tom appears. If the impurity is supplanted with good, rich, red, healthy corpuscles, the disease will have nothing to feed on. If the proper cleansing medicine is sent to the seat of the trouble, it will force out the germs and repair the damage done. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is a cleansing, purifying medicine, a blood enricher, a nerve strengthener. It is an efficient tonic, aids digestion, creates healthy appetite and healthy flesh. It does not .make people “fat.”” It makes them strong. It makes useful flesh—solid muscle. It will cure any sickness that has its source in the digestive orgaus, or BOB FITZSIMMONS, Who Hopes' to Add Another Scalp to Those Now in His Belt by To-Night's Fight. [#rom a photograph by Bushmell.] Fight to TOM SHARKEY, Who Hopes by To-Night's Jump to the Top of the - Pugilistic Ladder. [From a photograph by Bushnell.] Oskland who has openly declared that the machine was visible on a clear night. Its previous appearances have been on cloudy, obscuze nights, when persons may have been misled by taking stars for elec- tric lights and clouds for the shadowy form of an airship. Gilson is also an ama- teur astronomer and declares that he could nos mistake a star or a cloud for an airship. Percy Drew was another individual favored with a glimpse of the airship. He says it visited Oakland Saturday night. It then carried a red light and moved with its usual quickness. Both young men agree that the ship was of enormous size, measuring at least 100 feet in length. Costeongra e OVER THE CAMPUS. Skeptical Students See the Alleged Cruiser of the Upper Air. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL.,, Dec. 1.—Those mysterious lights supposed to be a part of the airship were visible to several students on the campus here last night about 10:30 o’clock, and their ex- citement was intense. Most of those who saw the lights sweep across the sky have heretofore been most skeptical about the existence of any such creation as an air- ship, and it is amusing to note their un- certainty, now that their own eyes have witnessed the peculiar lights. Among those who saw the inexplicable lights are R. S. Garfield, C. F. Aaron and H. H. Hindry. Ordinarily the announce- ment by some of the students that they bad seen the airship would be received with a wink, or a counter remark on “wheels that needed oiling,” a comment on the virtue of temperance; but Hindry, Garfield and Aaron are reputed to be little given to practical joking and absolutely above or about the.light with which it might be connected. All are hopeful that it may be visible again soon to all, for they are receiving an undue amount of guying at the hands of their more skep- tical friends. % o IN MERCED’S SKY. The San Joaquin Valley Treated to . a Sight of the Aerlal Lights. MERCED, CAn, Dec. 1.—Merced was treated to a visit last night by the airship that has been provoking so much discus- sion. A bright, red light appeared in the sky to the west-of the town about 8:15 o'clock. Observers at first thought that it was a particularly bright star, but as they watched it the light grew larger and brighter and other lights showed them- selves bn the mysterious visitor. It came in from the west, circled to the north over the town, and seemed to restin its flight about over the center of the business por- tion of Merced. 0 Among the observers of the phenomenon were T. M. Edmunds (the Wells-Fargo agent) and J. B. Olcese (a prominent Mer- ced merchant). Mr. Olcese noticed it as he was on his road home, and called the members of a dramatic club, who were re- hearsing in the opera-house, to see the lights. At that time the flying wonder was headed for the north and was rapidly passing out of sight, the watchers keeping it in sight until it had grown to be quite a small speck in the darkness. Some skeptics scouted the idea of its being an airship, and maintained that it was a large star, but the light was too large and brilliant for that. Others stoutly declared that it was a balloon sent up by some practical joker, but the light was visible too long for such an explana- BOTH READY TO ENTER THE RING Fitzsimmons and Sharkey Not Likely to Agree on a Referee. HE MAY BE A SURPRISE An Eastern Man Is Being Held in Reserve by the Man- agement. THE BETTING ON THE FIGHT. The' Cornishman’s. Narrow Fscape From Death at His Training Quarters. It is a foregone conclusion that the rep- resentatives of the two pugilists—Fitzsim- mons and Sharkey—who are to meet to- MARTIN JULIAN'S OPINION ON Owing to the cold which Bob contracted about a week ago he is not in quite sogood con- dition as 1 would like to have him. night’s contest with very little trouble. The reason why he’is hardly in the condition 1 would be pleased to have him is not for lack of work, because he has done plenty of that, but is owing to the changeable weather we have experi- enced here in Sausalito. win inside of four rounds. THE FIGHT. Notwithstanding that fact 1 think he will win to-morrow But as I said before, taking everything into consideration, I think he will I think Sharkey and his backer have acted very peculiarly. At every point they have raised all possible objections to all fair and square propositions regarding the selection of a referee. have refused Hiram Cook positively and, in fact, have objected strenuously to talking on the ref- eree question. I am going to try them again to-morrow morning and see what can be done in this matter. not want the club to select the reféree if I can possibly help it. referee so long as he understands the rules and has a reputation to lose by making a bad decision. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1896. They 1do We are not particular about the MARTIN JULIAN. free from any other characteristics that might make their story incredible. Hindry was rather averse to talking about what he had seen, but as it had somehow reached the ears of all the students, he thought best to give an ac- count of it. In substance he stated that he was looking out of his window when some one called his attention to the pecu- liar antics of one of the lights in the heavens, resembling a very large star or planet. “I watched the light pointed out and thought it was a planet at first, but when the darn thing began to rise and sink and to shoot rapidly from one side to the other I knew enough about astron- omy to know that it was no staror planet. I rubbed my eyes to make sure I really saw what I thought I saw, but when I opened them it was still there.and con- tinued its dartings about for some minutes, though constantly receding and growing dimmer. “It was high in the air and apparently many miles off when we saw it, and was going in a northerly direction toward San Francisco. I'llswear Idon’t know whether 1t was a real airship or a ‘fake.’ I'm in- clined to think it might have been a bal- loon, but it moved in such a peculiar manner.” R. 8. Garfield also saw the light, and fully corroborated Hindry’s accounts of its appearance and motions. “The light was in a part of the heavens where there was no other large star, and it was so noticeable that I watched it, thinking it a planet and wondering which one it could be. Then it commenced to rise and sink, and a little later flew off at a tangentas though struck by a gust of wind. I called up my roommate and let several other fellows know about it, and we watched it until it faded away in the distance. I wouldn’t bet that it was an airship, but if it was not it was a most ingenious con- trivance and gave a very powerful light.” C. F. Aaron is quite communicative about it, and is sure he saw, if not the air- ship, at least the same light that has been exciting the public for two weeks past. Neither he nor any of the other spectators through them in the blood, claim they could distinguish any form tion. What served to attract the greatest amount of attention was the peculiar quality of the light, which did not present the characteristics of the ordinary electric light or of the gas lights that people are accustomed to. Many who were inclined to be skeptical beforehand arenow firm believers in the existence of this wonder- ful and mysterious visitant. Gt g e ABOVE HIGH MOUNTAINS. Two Mysterlous Lights Over Rob- inson’s Ferry, Calaveras County. About the time the airship is said to have taken its flight to the southern part of the State lights were seen over s:veral localities in the course indicatec. Accord- ing to W. H. H. Hart the inventor desired to test his ship in the higher altitudes. Whether he went as far east as ihe foot- hills of the Sierras is a matter of conjec- ture. However, P. F. Perryman of Cala- veras County claims to have seen tke lights of the mystery of the sky, for he sends the following latter to THE CALL: RoBINSONS FERRY, CALAVERAS COUNTY, Nov. 26, 1896. Five miners here and myself last night saw the two lights, which we believe were attached to an airship. The onelight in advance in the direction in which they were traveling con- vinced me that it was of an electrical char- acter. It would besteady for a while and then die out. The other light, which seemed to be of a different character, containing more orange rays, remained equidistant from the other in its career through the air. Both lights oscillated up and down in passing across our vision in a direction from left to right looking down the river. These lights were & considerable distance off and seemed to beata considerable elevation. They remained in view but a very few minutes, passing out of sight behind the hills forming the river can; ‘wells on the right looking down stream. mey use this letter as you please, a. fake and I am willing to make affidavit to the facts contained herei: P Damage Six Thousand. Stevenson & Co.’s toy store at 539 Market street, was damaged to the extent of over $6000 last evening. The fire started in the rear of the building, but was soon put out. The cause is unknown. g e AR ‘Warcuzs, Diamonds,Jewelry, at greatly reduced prices; building to be removed. 5 and 7 Third st, night in a ten-round sparring conte st at the Mechanics' Pavilion, will not be able to agree upon a referee. Martin Julian for - Fitzsimmons ex- hausted his list when he named Hiram Cook as his choice, and Danny Lynch for Sharkey says he has no choice at all, be- cause he knows no man here well enough to name him as a competent referee. “Idon’t want to cast any aspersions on Mr. Cook,” Lynch said last night. “No doubt he’s a good man, honest and capable. He has shown himself as such when he reicreed the fights at the old California Athletic Club; but I don’t want him to act in this case. ““Well, yes,” said the little manager, “I have a good reason for not wanting Cook as referee. I cannot make a move but some one comes along and ‘plugs’ Cook up to me as the best and only man to get. Some of the ‘pluggers’ I know to be ene- mies of Sharkey and of mine, and I don’t see why they are so anxious now for our welfare.” i This referee question is now one of the two main pointy at issue before the fight- ers step into the ring. Sharkey and Lynch aver that each time when the former met Choynski and after- ward Corbett, he was defrauded of his rightful victory by reason of a wrong de- cision. Hence, in this, the battle of the sailor lad’s life, they want a man they are satisfied will be honest and impartial. On the other hand, Martin Julian, who settles all business matters for Fitzsim- mons, is positive that his principal cannot lose the battle in a fair fizht. He does not want a referee who can be intimidated into allowing foul tactics, but one who will be strong-minded enough to deciae against the foul fighter at any stage of the ten rounds. At all events the referee question will be decided at noontime to-day. At 1lo’clock in the morning the parties interested will come together and will bave one hour in which to make a selection, and failing, the matter will revert to the club man- agers, The next main point. will be the de- positing of $5000 with Jim Ches'ey, the .overtaken by a runaway horse, attached stakeholder. He has already received $5000, and the sum total will be in his bands in time to deposititin bank and at the ringside hand over to the referee a-| certified check for $10,000 to be given the winner as he leaves the ring. Manager Gibbs, in speaking on the sub- ject last night, stated: *“There cannot possibly be a hitch in re- gard to the referee. If the boys do not agree the matter will be left.to us, and we are fully prepared to meet it. “The referee we have in view has not yet been mentioned to any one, therefore he has not been refused by either side. We would not propose a man who has been rejected. The man we have in view is a stranger in this City, but he is so well known the world over as an honest and capable man that we have no hesitancy in saying now he will be acceptable to both principals and the public.” From the present outlook the National Athletic Club managers have $20,000 in sight. Asideirom the purse they hung up there is $7000 expenses. There are 12, 000 chairs and 2000 bench seating capacity in the Pavilion, and the prices range from $2to $10 per seat. There are, therefore, many hundreds of good seats still to be obtained. That the battle is regarded with wide- spread interest goes without saying. Daur- ing the past three days over 100 tickets have been sold to lady purchasers. Twice that number have been sold in China- town. * % Nearly all the big Eastern newspapers have arranged to have from 2000 to 10,000 words about the fight wired from the ring- side. Captain Wittman will be in charge of a squad of fifty policemen, who will keep order inside the Pavilion, while P. D. Lin- ville and his squad of twenty-five special officers will patrol the outside and the roof of the building. ¢ Dan Lynch dropped into Corbett’s bet- ting headquarters last night and turned away in disgust. “I can’t see for the life of me why Fitz- simmons is such a, strong favorite. If| these men were sized up like horses, on’ form, the betting odds should be reversed. Sharkey should be selling favorite at 2 to 1.” Considerable money in small amounts is going into the poolboxes. The betting is mainly on whether Sharkey will last six rounds. Fitzsimmons’ backers are wagering $10 to $9 that he will not. Ten dollars to $4 is the regular betting on the result, The Civic Federation met yesterday and appointed Rev. Dr. Dille, I. T. Truman, Gilbert Sexton and C. H. Perkins a com- mittee to wait on Chief Crowley and en- deavor to persuade him to stop the fight. sl i A NARRKOW ESCAPE. Fitzsimmons Nearly Run Down by g an Excited Horse. Fitzsimmons had the narrowest escape from serious injury he ever had iu all his life yesterday, as he bimseli admits. If it had not been for his presence of mind Sharkey would have appeared at the Pa- vilion to-night to find no opponent. He was just entering Sausalito from his training jaunt to Mill Valley- when he was to a buggy, in which were Lillian Shoo- bert, the young daughter of Mr. Shoobert of the firm of Shoobert & Beale, Marian Harrison, daughter of J. W. Harrison, the coal-dealer, and a small Portuguese lad. Fitz heard the sound of the horse’s hoofs and glancing back conrprehended his dangerous position just in time to jump to one side and let the rig pass. As the maddened animal rushed by him Bob let out to catch it by the reins and stop its course, but before he could over- take the horse it ran into Louis Zaro, a messenger-boy, who carries the mail from the boat to the postoffice. Zaro, who was riding a bicycle, was hurled to one side and badiy bruised. The shock of the impact was such as to throw all the children from the buggy. The little Portuguese lad sustained a deep cut in the forehead from striking a stone. Miss Shoobert was severely bruised and fainted from pain. Bob placed her in the Sheriff’s buggv and darove her to a drug- store, where she was found to be all right, with the exception of a few bad contu- sions, “That was the narrowest escape T ever had,” said Bob, in describing the scene. “{f that bleody ’orse’s bloomin’ 'oofs had struck me, fight would have been out of the question. “My wife was driving along in a buggy behind me with the baby in her lap, and heard the animal coming just in time to turn out of the road. 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