Air Ship Now Seen At Evanston

Chicago (Illinois), The Chicago Times-Herald, 4 avril 1897

Nebraska and Kansas No Longer Enjoy A Monopoly in the Mysterious Machine

It was not to be supposed that the people of Nebraska and Kansas were long to have the monopoly of gazing on mysterious air ships that soared in the heavens after dark and dazzled the wondering and awe-struck spectators with their brilliant searchlights. But it was the general understanding that Indiana would next be chosen for the visitation because of the national reputation of the Chicago correspondents at Winamac, Anderson and Pink Mink Marsh

And now comes sober, cultured and conservative Evanston and gravely deposes that on the third day of April, A.D., 1897, AT 8:40 P.M., a mysterious light, evidently that of an air ship, was seen passing rapidly over the city, going west-northwest. The light was very bright, more like an electric light than anything else, and gave out a curious sort of flash at intervals. It seemed to be about a quarter of a mile above the earth. At 8:55 it mounted high in the heavens and was rapidly lost to sight.

The story is probably true, for the Evanstonian who reported to The Times-Herald was afraid of being laughed at and declined to give his name.