Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-12-17


that he IS plaster of PARIS Ills con-
necfion riti the Nor York Legislature
The 0rthod9r rIe'r Of the giant.
ALBANY. n. \, Nov. %. 1889.
Editor Free Pas. s. Times:
To-day is Monday. Ol Saturday last, the
| Cardiff giant o. fossil mln was brought 10 this
| city. IL was g hard pull ur the four stout
! horses Of the Express tompany's force 10 take
il upon the trucl, up S;aie Street, and TO the
State Geological and agricultural buildin-s. IN
the basement o. which 1t was deposited. The
giant weighs twenty nine hundred and ninety
pounds
During the morning, arrangements were com
pleted az the Geological buildings, So that at
three O'Clock p. m., the giant was ou exhibition
{ by gls light ~ little distance away from the
/ figure is a raised platform running entirely
around il, and then an open space down On Ire
! ho0T near % him, All round, and then within that
/ again 3 railing which pre- ents spectators from
| getting so uelr as 90 touch him. So tue gIitt
ca be seen from all directions at once, and hy a
/ Z. many people
Inc first view one gets OF hIn is invariably y
[ attended with surprise / dropped 10 Oh Satur-
| day ct about four O'Clock, ana remained un-ii
/ SIX The remark that was more common tnen
any other that hlaf thefc, was, Jha- 40 Wis sa
. very different from the expectations oi those 4" ho
b visited it, that they could not for some ume re-
cover from the surprise. IL l. not 81 all N hat
I ~ had exuectel 90 see 81 much has been written
! about It as statue.;nlt It ha4 become assJe''ei
/ iu our minds here 0iia what We hat AuoNu ol
s'atulry, hut this does not convey the right lm
/ preston. ihe impression oI 81 ms. We" is. ]
/ tl.nk in'ari.o.y,taa, the massive form Aas been
! inspired with me al some pe'loi ms ieeiln-'
{ and sense Of the dignity and majesty oi tue
/ form, evaheus car,.-a awe IN tle miad TAel
Is at once evident IN ;ht ln,eLtnes7 oi the .uta'
/ and 1Ae ss-l9us-e-- oI tone o- t-pse Who are
making the acIu-ntauce oi the giant S-nAtor
-. VINO spent about .---1n hour IN io7Iins al
him on saturday, eXpre-,ei TO me with great
clrnratatss -s be was leaving " the presen-',
bis thorough c-a'l''-u- tLa' the iorn before 4s
must have neea al''e,-ihii II could not De q
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