Show BIG SWARM OF butterflies Pro proe eelon eion of millions pasa over wichita kan wichita special in kans kansas city times of all the strange phenomena which have been observed in this section that which seems the most unprecedented ce occurred here taday ta tc day in the form of a swarm of butterflies which in point of numbers was countless the day was extremely hot and unusually still only two other days in the beak registered a higher degree of heat the thermometer standing in the shade at 2 the first of the butter flies files began to be noticeable about in the afternoon and soon literally filled the air they all were going in a southerly direction they were not as plentiful in the business portion as just outside where there were lawns but it seemed that there could be no roo room m for any more without causing them to beat themselves to pieces upon each other comparatively few seemed Ind inclined lined to alight but bhatt wh any did so each spot was a mass ot of brilliant vibrating color they seemed to pass around the trees and scarcely any touched the ground for a short distance the winged travelers resembled a heavy shower of autumn leaves the varieties known as pap tho ajax or the larger yellow and them the danals archippus or brown seemed to be the most plentiful especially the latter the fluttering of so many wings produced a somewhat dizzy sensation and to the observer it appeared as though the passing yellow and brown cloud clond was the departure of indian summer gummer although there were countless billions of them there waz was no sound save the gentle and scarcely i y perceptible purr alter after passing near the ground they seemed to mount up h high agh in the air to the southward until they were lost in the distance they continued passing until within a hair hour of sunset millions still remained behind apparently lost although they did not seem to collide with anything in their passage during part of the time business practically ceased crowds gathering to witness the phe no menon it Is supposed that the butterflies ter flies are part pan of a swarm driven out of colorado by fh forest fires |