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THIS MONSTER LIKEAwfuf Winged Farm Shedding Dazzling Light Terrifies an Iowa Town.lt;Sper:Ul to Tho TS'ofM.)DE5 ‘MOINES, In.. Oct. 4.—Th* town of Van Motor, onnrtaJnlnjr J,000 por.ions, is terribly wrought up by what 1a rfe-scribed a horrible monitor. Every man, womalt;n ohlld In Uie town Is In a MM* n-f terror, and fully half of them fill lo close 111*1 r eyes tn slumber ex* rent in broad daylight.IMdn.y night while the jxjpulation WAa r keeping the dreadful vigil every electric l| light, fn the city wa« kept burning to•- satisfy the most Mmirl.v ‘The mnnnror put In Jts Appearance » Monday nljtht. U. G. Griffith, nn imple-t ment dealer, drove Into town at 1 A. M.n Iend s-atv what seemed to he an electric searchlight on Maher Grlgg’fl store. While he gazed It prilled -across to another building find then disappeared.His story was not believed next day, But the following night Dr. A, C. Ol-cotl, who sleeps In hi* office on the principal street, was awakened by a bright, light Shining tn his far*.He g.rabbfxl shotgun am? ran out-Ftlde fthia bull'd!ng wh«re lie saw a monster. seemingly half human and half l)ci *t, *wlth great bat-Uke wings. A dazzling light that fairly blinded him oa.mn from a blunt, homelike protuberance in the middle o fthe animal's forehead nnd It gave off a ffuipi/ylng odor that almost over cam* him.The doctor discharged his weapon and Hod Into his office, -barring doors and windows a,nd remained thore In ahjecc terror until morning.K ter Dunn, cashier of the only bank In the ‘town, fearing bok robbers, loaded a repealing shotgun, wILh shells filled with buckshot, usid prepared to guard his funds next night, At a o’clock he was blinded by vhe presence of a light of great Intensity.Eventually ho recovered hla senses sufficiently to distinguish the monster and ffrti through lt;he window. The plate glass and sash were torn out and the Tionstrr d nap pen red. Next morning imprints nf great three-tred rect were dJs-oernlhJe in tho soft earth, Plaster casts of them were taken.That night Dr. O. V. White saw the monster climbing down a telephone polo, using a beak much In the manner of a parrot, As It struck the ground H seemed to .travel In leaps, like a kangaroo, using its huge, featherless wings to assist. It gave off no light. He fired at it, and he believes he wounded It. The ^hot was followed hy nn over* powering odor, Sidney Gregg, attracted by Ihe shot, saw tho monster flying away.But the climax came Friday night. The whole town wns aroused by this time. Prof. .Martin, principal of the schools, decided that from the descrip* Lion It was an antedeluvlan an'mal.Shortly after midnight J. 1,. Platl. fornman of tho brick plant, heard a neeullnr sound In an abandoned com mine, and us the men had repnrtod a similar sound before a body of volunteers seartrcl an investigation. Presently Hje monitor emerged from tho shaft, usjimpanle-d by a smaller one. A :orG of shots were flred without affect.Thu whole town was aroused and n vlgJl war maintained the re*t of the night, but without result until Just ui dawn, when the two monsters returned and disappeared down the shaft./ watch was kept again last plaht. but without remit. The town genlouses an* dev Is Ini: var.ous plans to. clt;iplure the monster*
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Mon, Oct 05, 1903
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