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The Giant Statue A Remarkable
Discovery.
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From the Rochester IN. " Democrat
The beautiful and romantic valley ol
Onondaga is just now in a state OF un-
usual excitement in the discovery Of pet.
r;fed human form of such immense pro-
portions as to entitle it to the dignifed sp-
pellation of giant. This extraordinary
discovery wss made on farm belonging
to Mr.. VIM. c Newell, twelve miles from
the city of Syracuse, in the following
manner:
On last Saturday Mr. Newell thought
to dig a well, and had not excavated
more than two and half feet below the
surface, when q hard substance was
struck, supposed to be stone, but few
shovels Of earth thrown out disclosed the
feet of q man, and after little more
labor the entire body was exposed, but Of
such colossal size as to excite amaze
meut and surprise.
The Syracuse Standard describes it as
." the form of man lying on his back
head sud shoulders naturally fat; at hip
triHe over on right side; the right
hand spread out on the lower part OF
the abdome en-, with fingers apart; the
left arm half behind and its hand against
the back, opposite the other; the left leg
and foot thrown over the right; the feet
and toes projecting at q natural angle.
The figure was of apparent limestone, q
mixture OF the gray and blue, common
In most parts Of the eoantry, ard seemed
perfect 10 every particular. The muscles
are we'll developed; the ribs might be
counted; the nostrils are perforated so
as to ad.a;. q large sized finger up near
two inches; the iias of toe and finger
nails are plainly mar ked the lett sar
is partially gone, but the right one is
perfect and in proportion to the other
parts; the nose finely shaped, the fore
head high. and the Adams apple" at
the throat just projecting out as is most
conmon With men.
The measurements OF this remarkable
specimen are as follows:
From top of the head to instep sole
or NATURAL standing hight-ten feet two
and one-hslf inches,
From point OF chin To top OF head,
twenty-one inches.
Nose-from the brow to the tip. six
inches; across the base of the nostrils,
three snd a quarter inches.
Mouth-iour INCHES,
Hand-across pals, reyen inches !;
through wrist. FIVE inches, second anger,
from kuuckle joint, eight inches.
Leg - from hip joint to knee-joint,
three feet; through thigh, one foot;
through calf, nine and halt inches.
Foot--nineteen and a half inches long.
IptelIieenes OF this wonderful diseov-
ery rapidly spread. and the curious from
ali parts focked 10 the fsrEi Of Mr.. New
ell 10 feast their eyes 90 the gigantic hg-
ure. Surmises, theories and speculs-
tions we're rife, and variou. were the
discussions ss TO the origin and history OF
the petrifed stranger, but rustic wisdom
was unequal to the emergency, and re-
maiped divided on the question whether
n was = work OF art or q freak OF ssirre
The subject yes fully submitted to Dr. j.
p Boyntou, the gsolngist, Of Syracuse.
who. after hssty examination, declares
IL as bic oo;piou that It is awork Of srt-
the figure Of q nec sculptured from stone
90 erest has been the tisrong OF visitors
IN view this monster that Il Gas become
necessary to place fence about ths ssll
during the process of exhumiug TIE
body. Various rumOrs are 10 flrcniauon
AZ 10 the disposition Of this Estsahls ep,
riositv. We understand that hr. heSesi
has been offered $4,000 for II, bat the
offer wss declined, and shat il is his in
tention 20 make It the property Of the
city Of Syracuse SOS the county Of o.
oDdagk.