Show SEES MONSTER ON LAKE SHORE I Gives Vivid Account of Beast That Terrified Tourists OMAHA Neb July 25 By By far fa the most vivid picture of the ac- ac actions ac actions and features of the antediluvian luvian monster which for about three years has haa terrified a number of tourists fishermen farmers and others In the vicinity of ot Big Alka Alka- Alkali Alkali li Lake near the small town of Hay Springs Neb was waa received by bythe bythe bythe the Omaha Herald Tuesday from J A Johnson who signed his resi- resi residence resi resl residence dence as Hay Springs A careful decently conducted scientific study and attempted cap cap- capture capture cap capture ture of this b beast for scientific purposes would be more desirable desir desir- desirable desirable able Mr Johnson declared in to his communication than mere hu- hu humorous humorous hu humorous articles which get nowhere and only questions the veracity of citizens of unquestionable Integ integ- integrity Integrity rity I saw the monster myself while with two friends last fall John John- Johnson's Johnson's sons John sons son's stated in de- de describing de describing scribing the monster I 1 could name 40 other persons who have also seen the brute But owing to Its apparent preference to nights and apparently dark nights few have bave had as good a view lew as I VIVID In telling te of his experience the communication declared We We had camped a short distance from the lake and all three of us arose early carly to be ready for the early duck flight We started to walk around the lake close to the shore In order to jump any birds when suddenly coming around a slight raise In the ground we came upon this animal nearly three fourths three out of the water In the tho shallow water near the shore We were less than 20 yards from him and he saw us at the same samo time Wo we came upon him It lifted Its head madea madei made a i peculiar peculiar hissing noise and The animal was waa probably 40 feet teet long Including the tall and the head when raised In alarm as when he saw us In general ap- ap appearance appearance ap appearance tho the animal was not unlike un- un unlike un unlike like an nn alligator except that the tho head bead was stubbier and there seemed to be a projection that was lII like e a horn between the eyes and nostrils The animal was bunt built much more heavily throughout I than an alligator and was not at atall atall all sluggish in Its actions ae lons Its eol- eol color col color or seemed a dull gray or brown lor although It was hardly light enough to distinguish color well lt ODOR There was Wo however a very dis- dis distinctive distinctive dis distinctive and somewhat unpleasant odor noticeable for tor several mo- mo moments mo moments ments after atter the beast beat Itself had vanIshed into the water We Wo stood for tor several minutes after the tho ant ant- animal ani animal ma mal had gone one hardly knowing what hat hat to do or sav say when wo wp no- no noticed noticed no noticed several hundred feet out from the shore a considerable commotion In tn the water like a school of fish sometimes makes Sure enough the animal came cameto cameto cameto to the tho surface floated there a a mo- mo moment mo moment I ment and ond then lashing the water with its tall tail suddenly dived and we saw no more of him ORDER IL My theory Is h that there is a subterranean passage from that lake to other underground lakes and that the beast and probably others live lice Ih e underground coming up only occa occasionally Such geological geological geological cal formations are arc not rare Many are known to exist In Kentucky and Virginia where blind fish and i iother other ere creatures ls havo nave been tre- tre fre re- re i found I can explain noth noth- nothIng nothing ing more The Anglers club at Alliance near Hay Springs yesterday au- au authorized authorized au authorized its president to order a whale harpoon line and whaling gun from a Boston concern a World Herald special dispatch stated slated A large posse posse- poss will ho bO formed and the lake will be thor thor- thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly searched in an effort to the animal or |