Can a man possibly vanish off the face of the Earth in front of witnesses and never be seen again? Well, one man just did that ...
David Lang vanished on September 23,1880, and has never been heard of since. His disappearance, on a sunny afternoon and in front of five witnesses, remains one of the most baffling incidents of all time.
During his last moments, Lang a wealthy farmer, was strolling across a field in front of his home near Gallatin, Tenessee. His children - George, 8 and Sarah,11 - were playing in front of the house. His wife just walked out of the house to greet an approaching buggy carrying judge August peck and his brother in law.
David smiled, waved at the visitors and then started walking toward them at the farmyard . He took a dozen steps and Mrs.Lang's horrified scream shattered the afternoon. There was no trace of Lang ... in full view of five witnesses he had simply vanished Judge Peck and his brother in - law ran across the field to join Mrs.Lang and the children at the spot where David Lang had last been seen.
His wife fell to her knees and began to beat frantically at the ground. Judge Peck lifted her to her feet and the five fanned out in a frantic search of the pasture. The search yielded no sign of the missing man.
The judge got help. Search parties were formed. Long into the night lanterns went swinging across the farm and through the woods beyond.
The next morning the county surveyor arrived and inspected the area where lang vanished. he announced that it was firmly supported by thick strata of limestone. There were no caves or pothholes into which a man might fall. The search continued for days, weeks and months . But Mrs.lang refused any suggestions of a funeral or even a memorial service for David Lang, The shock of the experience deeply affected the two Lang children. Finally there was an astonishing incident that made Mrs.Lang took her children away from the farm .
On an April evening in 1881, seven months after the disappearance the daughter , Sarah ran sobbing into the house to report that there was a "ring" around the spot where her father had vanished. When Mrs.Lang went to investigate the child said she could not hear any voice, but in the field she made a strange discovery. There was a perfect circle of yellow withered grass some 20 feet in diameter at the spot where husband had last been seen.
David Lang vanished on September 23,1880, and has never been heard of since. His disappearance, on a sunny afternoon and in front of five witnesses, remains one of the most baffling incidents of all time.
During his last moments, Lang a wealthy farmer, was strolling across a field in front of his home near Gallatin, Tenessee. His children - George, 8 and Sarah,11 - were playing in front of the house. His wife just walked out of the house to greet an approaching buggy carrying judge August peck and his brother in law.
David smiled, waved at the visitors and then started walking toward them at the farmyard . He took a dozen steps and Mrs.Lang's horrified scream shattered the afternoon. There was no trace of Lang ... in full view of five witnesses he had simply vanished Judge Peck and his brother in - law ran across the field to join Mrs.Lang and the children at the spot where David Lang had last been seen.
His wife fell to her knees and began to beat frantically at the ground. Judge Peck lifted her to her feet and the five fanned out in a frantic search of the pasture. The search yielded no sign of the missing man.
The judge got help. Search parties were formed. Long into the night lanterns went swinging across the farm and through the woods beyond.
The next morning the county surveyor arrived and inspected the area where lang vanished. he announced that it was firmly supported by thick strata of limestone. There were no caves or pothholes into which a man might fall. The search continued for days, weeks and months . But Mrs.lang refused any suggestions of a funeral or even a memorial service for David Lang, The shock of the experience deeply affected the two Lang children. Finally there was an astonishing incident that made Mrs.Lang took her children away from the farm .
On an April evening in 1881, seven months after the disappearance the daughter , Sarah ran sobbing into the house to report that there was a "ring" around the spot where her father had vanished. When Mrs.Lang went to investigate the child said she could not hear any voice, but in the field she made a strange discovery. There was a perfect circle of yellow withered grass some 20 feet in diameter at the spot where husband had last been seen.
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