Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1890 — SAW A MIRAGE. [ARTICLE]

SAW A MIRAGE.

Large City Suspended In the Air Near Ashland, Pa.—Visible for Some Time. A remarkable instance of a mirage was witnessed at Ashland, Ohio, the other day. It presented a picture of a clear and well defined city, full sized, though of course inverted, and appearing like a large city suspended in the air or falling through it, as the ground on which it stood was not reflected. Church steeples and walls of houses were slightly inclined. The phenomenon seemed be only a few hundred yards above the earth and was visible for nearly three-quarters ot an hour. The day was clear and calm with a cloudless sky. Many spectators claimed that tho city reflected was Mansfield, thirty miles distant; others say it was Sanduskv, eighty-five miles away, and each party professed to recognize buildings in those places.