Chinesische Laternen 1896-97
Daniel Guenther
Begriff 'lantern' oder 'lanterns' gleich 74 Mal.
ca. 7 davon im Zusammenhang mit 'Chinesischen Laternen' und
ca. 7-8 mit 'Japanischen Laternen'
Ein paar Auszuege:
1896-11-19
On Tuesday a fisherman living on the banks of Cat Fish Slough
captured a sand hill crane, and after tying a Chinese lantern to
one of its legs let it go.
1896-11-20
Says That it Was a Lighted Chinese Lantern Attached to a Sandhill
Crane
1896-11-20
Those who failed to catch a glimpse of this brilliant light still
persist in regarding it rather in the shape of a hoax, and
numerous stories have been circulated of toy balloons, birds with
Chinese lanterns attached and similar ridiculous explanations of
this strange phenomenon, but those who were eyewitnesses -- and
their names are legion -- are strenuous in their declarations
that this can by no means be a myth, but was an aerial vessel of
some description.
1896-12-02
had wounded and captured a huge pelican, and when it was able to
soar aloft he turned it loose with a Japanese lantern tied to one
of its legs
1897-04-12
THEY SAW THE AIR SHIP WATERLOO AGAIN...
two Foster boys conceived the idea and carried it into effect.
The quartette built a large kite and across the center fastened a
long fish pole, at each end of which was tied a Chinese lantern,
and this was the strange sight seen by a hundred people on the
bridge and by another hundred in the Piety hill neighborhood,
scaring some half to death and arousing a vein of curiosity in
others.
1897-04-14
It consisted of a large hot-air balloon with a rod across the
bottom, to which were attached two Japanese lanterns. It was sent
up about 9:30 o"clock by several well-known residents, and to
those who were not "on the inside" it looked like a veritable
airship
1897-04-17
"I saw the airship last night - 10:30 p.m. - over my barn - about
800 feet long - big brute - row of Japanese lanterns all along
top - large wide sail like a fan-tail dove - dark bay in color -
and I heard voices from above - sounded like Jim Baird and
Charlie Bicher - no fake - make affidavit
1897-04-20
The Air Ship Found. That air ship that sailed across town last
Friday night has been found [...] It was in good shape, but the
Japanese lantern had been burned.
1897-04-22
is said to have been only a kite with Japanese lanterns attached
to it.
1897-04-23
showed it to be a large kite with 3 Japanese lanterns attached.
1897-04-24
THE AIRSHIP MYSTERY SOLVED
The cause of all this commotion, however, was only a very large
kite, five or six feet high and proportionately broad, the frame
of which was covered with manila paper, and to which were
attached three Chinese lanterns. On the paper was printed: "The
airship. From Tenn."
1897-04-25
...the mysterious airship, what"s the reason some enterprising
citizen of Tampa cannot send up a balloon with a Chinese lantern
or two attached and thus be in the swim.
1897-07-26
WAS IT ANDREE? People of Brandon See a Strange Light in the Sky -
- Speculation as to What it Was [...] Whether it was a fireworks
balloon sent up by some unknown person, or, as has been
suggested, a kite with a Chinese lantern attached, is yet
unknown,...
Und noch zwei aus meiner Sammlung:
http://dl.ufoboard.net/japaneselantern.png (1908)
http://dl.ufoboard.net/cenap_party_ballon.png (1890)
Daniel G.
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Daniel Guenther
hundert Jahren ebenso aus Jux und Gaudi in den Himmel manoevriert
wurden, wie heute. Einige Male an das Bein eines Kranichs
gebunden und dann auch haeufig im Zusammenhang eines
selbstgebauten Drachens ("kite").
Analog zu den 'Flying Saucers' (Roswell-Absturz) wird ein
'Airship found'-Artikel geschrieben, und es wird in den Medien
ein Spielzeug mit dem 'Airship' gleichgesetzt. Schon merkwuerdig,
wie deutlich die Paralellen sind!