Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-17

cults lOr hlShland tcrrapins, was too great
shock for his nerves to Withstand
~ lHE SEA SERPENT on A SUMNER TorR.-
The monster has turned up this time in
very unexpected spot The Wyoming, y. Y.
Times. announces in q series of articles his
repeated appearance in the waters Of Silver
Lake, in that town.
The Lake is four miles long and half to
threc-iourths Of mile wide Like many
other small bodies of water, it is said to he
bottonless, and is presumed by some to be
connected with Lake Eric, Ontario or the
A,llnli. bt.u. The first article Static tlat
ON the l3th ult
\ party were out fishing on Silver Lake,
when they saw Il mohstrOus serpent, some
eighty or Il hundred feet long, and were ter
ribly frightened thereby. 1t was in the even
ing, and he made his appearance three or four
times, seeming to have some intention Of
making IL demonstration upon the boat. The
last time he appeared, the parties were pull
Ing toward shore for dear life, when he
- darted from the water about four feet from
the stern Of the boat close by the rudder
q
monster rising above the surface of the water
clght or twelve feet in an ohlique direction
from the boat All in the boat hl i Il fair
view of the creature, and concur in represent
ing it as a most horrd ami repulsive look
ing monster. All agree as to the length cX-
posed to view. On the opposite side of the
boat about a rod and half to the north
east, the other extremity of the serpent was
in full view. lashing the water with its tail
When the forward part descended upon the
water, it created waves that nearly capsized
the boat and suspended regular operations
at the oars ,'' The Times SAYS :-'' We will
add, for the benefit of the ncredulous. that
these men are persons Of character. They
would be believed in this community in any
ordinary matter as between man and man y
Two of the party, j. X. Mcknight and
Charles Hall, made affidavit to the truthful
ness Of the foregoing statement.
The second appearance was as follows
Saturday evening. the l4th inst, one day
after Mcknight and Hall with their party
were fishing, and siw what they regarded
and stH rcgard. as monster of IA serpent
Franklin Morgan. Abncr Glazier, Eli Bishop
and George Kingsley, young men of Ii to %
years o! age, residing ON the west side of the
lake, went down to batho, They had heard
the story that a monster had been seen in the
lake, but as they had been acquainted with
its waters for years, and had never seen any
thing unusual in or about it, laughed at the
crcduIity of some persons, and ridlculcd the
idea of their being anything there Of unusual
dimensions. They landed near the mouth of
the inlet, had good swim, and dressed them
selycs-nothing occurring to specially attract
there attention, They again took the boat,
pushed off to row up the lake, their landing
place being ON the same side but some dis
| tancc above. When II or 20 rods from the
| inlet, Morgan steering the boat, he heard a
noise which sounded " like Il tow-lne being
raised from the water" On looking round
| he discovered the form Of bow on the water
| its centre projecting trine above the water
| line, but both ends concealed from view. 1t
! formed span Of 10 to - feet long, and ap-
/ peared to he at least a foot III diameter, and
/ OF II dark color. Gidzier was padding the
! boat on the north side, and also saw it, 1t
was then sinking and gradually disappeared
The other two in the boat saw only the nove-
ment of the water where it had disappeared
Tins occurred between and clock in
| the evening Both shores of the lake and
objects on them were in full view These
four young men work ON farms two or three
miles irom thlH village. They have no object
IN presenting large story.
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MorganWe asked INN II he would 20 in bath
ing IN the lake IN the evening now lie
promptly replied that ne would not, unless
very ne"r the Sh4re; nor IN the day time IN
the nude oi the hke-that what he saw
hau the appearance ol beinS very large
serpent
rrRruER coRpopoP.r,vr rrsru,>y
reverend gentleman, well known IN thi'
community ana iorherly resident OF TIM
NlaSe' chliea upon us yesterday morning
anu s'atcu 'h1' ne had an interview on Mon
Jay WIN an ihulah named '"hh John, som'
oo years OF age ana IN the course OF conyer
nubOh "9hcu MN II tlleIc WIS any truth II