The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-11

chase, and n0w slmasa lasahS ssA
a;,n The trrss. hnmeseE. we're laile
earn. ana free tram undsEbrnsh. ~h'eA
ss,Lls1 ,bem 10 maze their way very 70
,;Aiy Wbeasssr they came very nesf
lin he sssrieI faFwaEd again viii ysn'
aud spDesrsl "a increase bis speed: ne
en- Ard inl0 = iLiekeI, and although
49, C,llsusd close and made much
ss,I.b. hey were unable 10 hnd h''h.
.rbsv then began 10 resraee their steps
t,aarIs the place OF sneAmPmea'' and
wien within sbon, nile OF me ease'h'
,ss ria man crossed their paill. within
,usn,y rol. of the main body "f The party;
Tbey Immediately gave chase again. anu
arr;Ien,,lly drove tie ereaIuFe IRON iae
forest into an open field or pare. Ihs
monster appeared 10 be much i''ShIenea
80. situation. and lespsd forward haw!-
ias h;dsously. Al length be suddenly
s'eooed and turned upon his Parsners'
AZ, Iineo,n was then in the advance
Fearing that he mig s attack them or
tain 20 Ihe woods and escape, ne urea
HIM ami lodged charge Of buek'sno' N
,ns.,If mi. leg. lie frll immediately
.na he Indians spgang forward and thre"
49,, ronrs over his head, arms and legs
u and viii much effort succeeded IN DIM
ing him last: ,ass,erate
T.. a,,shed his teeth. and hOwled IN
G,ss,lul manner. They then iorneu
.oS, OF liter OF branches and limos :
ties and placing him upon IT, carrie.
rim "a the enesmpment. A wa'eh va
-, nl,red over him; and every euo'
-. ,b,, could be devised 10 keep III
80, ba, he continued 10 howl mo
pi,sou.ly all night. Towards m1'nln
mo cabs, about three lees hIsh' anu .e'
s;,npar 10 The large monster, esne ~
,Ss c,,an, and were taken without resi-
sncs As soon as The monster 50" ''s
he became very furions-gnasnea u
,se,h and howled, and 'hrashed aOo'
"o,I he hurst several nf the cords' .
80 very nesr efFec,ing his escape. u
30 w,s hound anew. and after that "
Ian, mos, carefully watched and gustu'
Tbe next day be was placed on tne ~ ~
and carried down TO Tie a''' VI" '''' -
Peters. ~. Tine,
avs he refused 10 eat or drink, or v
,ny Kind Of food, but continued 10 ~
:, intervals ior an hoGE a! time
Is,g,b. however. he began 10 eat ou' u
,b,I lime his hawls ceased, anu he
remained stupid and suiisn ever 81,
.rhs snb. took food very readily aud
came quite active and playful:
Mr.. Lincoln is native Of Boston,
.ome Of the wotkmen engaged AZ
Iii. are from this city. lie arr
hsre an Saturday, afternoon IN the
:, Charles. Stewart. master, IRON
Orleans, with The wild man anu Tue :
VtsseT iIat esening. By iaEi lain
Mr.. Lincoln, who i. an old sccuain.s
We went down to lis rooms 10 exa,
this monster. lie is a horrid lao
creature. aad reminds US very s,ro
Of he ls5led saiyrs, as We hase mic,
them TO our own mind. lie is about
feet three inches high. when stan
erect, and his frame is of giant pro
lions 10 every Pai. Ills legs are
straight, bul ike those Of The dog
oIher l0ur.fpoied animals, and his "
body u coseFed with hide very n,
lake that Of . Gov. Ills arms are ,
large and long. and III proporlioned.
does not appear from Lis manner tina
has sever walked upon I" an fours.' :
fingers ard tres are mere lunches. ar,
wiIh stout elsss. His head il cors
With thick, coarse. black hair, Ike
name Of horse.
The appearance Of his countenan
u such II may be called. is very ,
Gu'iing-naY. almost horrible. ItIs
'e'ed wi'h thinner and lighter Goa,
bar 'han the rest Of the body; there is
appearance Of eyebrows or nose:
noah is very large and wide, and sian
10 i'toi bsbboon. His eyes are a.
dull aud heavy, and there is no indIeat
al cunning OF activity about them. ,
I'''co'n says he is beyond dispute car
'oToHs. as he uni' erssIIy rfIecls bread z
'egetsqles, and eats flesh with great ay
Ivy. lie thinks he is of the oursns ou,s
SPECIES: buIfroR what lille we have Sc,
We are inclined to consider him a "
animal, somewhs. resembling man.
q. tn say the least. one Of lhe most ,
sraordInary creatures that ever has be
brought bef0re tie public, from any d
vi Tie earth. arfhe waters under the ear
and We believe will prove difficult ~
I've to Tie scientific. lie lies down n
brute aud does not appear 10 posse
tn"te 'nslIne. than common domestic al
'A+'. lie is now quite tame and quit
a'ia IS only confined by a s,ou. chain ;
So. 'sched 20 he legs.
ms is She hrsi creature of the kin
we believe, ever found on this con,iner
u was 70 ee expected, however, that
penetrating The remote recesses of n
ne" world. monsters would bs foun