Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
THE UNONDAGA GIANT.
A StslpelAalOSls Hoax.

THE ONONDAGA GIANT.
A stupemdous Hoax.
A Syracuse correspondent writes to the
Nd~ York 4srald the follQwipg,eHposuI OF
the ''Onchdnga Giant mi Stefy:1 (: IA
1t has been tho custom for several years
for Frenc lnlen to cople. from C>ntula and
work during the season, in the qaarries OF
Ononduga. Three years ago Canadian
bv tho name of Jules Geraud came to Oh
Opllaga 70 seek work. (ter9ud was, hlollO-
MANAGE His ono idea was that he was An
artist destined to rival the fame of Michael
Angelo. lie was taciturn and OF retired
habits. !, t1s t.inhabitkda secluded shahty,
and when not ut work in tho quarries a.
ways retired to it. No person was ever in
vited into his cabin, and people passing!it
.opttho Sabbath Always heard .tlie 'nldllet
aud chisel at full play This first excited
no WONDER but when tho same sounds OF
labor ip the;shanty were heard month after
month until late ut night, the ctfiosity OF
people was awakened. This thing con-
tinued for nearly three years, and the most
aotiysSrriGst{ heSsf penetrated the
In the month Of October, 1868, Geraud
Was missed for several days from the work
W wv VltDIGSCSs Nv AO4SkAft4A II
iol GgbreS Hooker, ) fllowiaborer. Setua:
tfa u a shirt /; OF a,hi spthgophy, visited
III Asty 81 Me,and, ana fssq,i shpxsuf-
fering fromS d low FORM OF :fetef HE bfotght
him food and such medicines as he thought
his case rcquireds as Geraud refused to see
a physician. About q week from his first
visit Hooker visited Geraud in the night
aud found him. very neaSe his cpd x,Gelppd
NJ ldn1elf elktelil hi the 6spt Ions
0f do6ker, ana told Him h6 would 4eveta to
him n great secret. He requested him TO
pass behind screen that divided the cabin
and look ut his beautiful statue-the most
beautiful statue in tho world, Geraud said.
The ruling passion Of the poor MAN was
strong in death. Hooker did as requested.
He saw lying before him an object covered
with large and ragged piece ofoalivns; he
raised it, and to his astonishment, nncov-
cred the colossal statue Of man lying on
his back. He returned to Getaud and ask
ed, him vh2 If was. gGeraul's eyes cleaned
wildly as he answered, "lt' is St Paul.
Geraud requested; Hpohr in tho most i'm
FASHIONED terms to swear pot to reveal the
secret until he had been dead d week.
Hooker. Wishing TO- oblise the dying man;
Tint night Gerana,died. ; But ionr per-
sons attended the funeral Hooker. among
the number, the three others being Cana
diahs. The fftli night after the'burial Of
Geraud the cabin was observed to be on
fire. No one paid any attention to It; bnt
I Hooker, who had not econ thu, hro dining
the might, on passing that way in the
morning saw that the cabin was bur1l, d.
He walked mp 10 Che spot, expecting to
| find the statue of st. Paul, but to bis utter
amusement not a; 3estige of it was to be
be seem. it hid yahilhed as completely as
if it had been c soap bubble, instead of n
ton of carved stone. This mysterious dis
| appearance so impressed Hooker that he
wished to keep the fact Of the statue a Sc
cret.i Reside his superstition; which was
actively aroused, he Dreaded the laughter
of his companions If he revealed his dis
se Hssks, bs.l,eepai sey.d as. te.msts,
in this city. few days before tho discov.
cry of the statue, Hooker had al attack Of
acute pneumonia. On. frame weakened
by exposure nhd dissipation the disease
covery flew like wildfire, md was much
talked Of by those in attendance on the sick
man. He was deeply affected by the dis
covery. On the day it was tumored tha
Professor Hall, the State Geologist, WAS tc
visit the scene Of discovery, Hooker made
au urgent request that hisphysician be sen
Ifof. o1Dff. :.=-.-' fastened to his bedside
Hooker asked the doctor if lie thought liz
would recover; the doctor replied that h
could not hive much longer; Hooker thel
told the doctor he would reveal the secre
of the Cardiff giant. DR.. then ;toll
Hooker thathe shonld iks 4 RESPONSIBLE
witness preseAt:s DR.. --therefofe aough
me, az he knew took deep interest j,
the subject. Wsboth repaired to the hous
dc1Gpicd by. HQokef, near the west suburb
I Of Vie city. 4 We fond tho patient but It'll
excited, and, in the opinion OF DR.. -
perfectly sane. Hooker, then made tn
statement which have above detailed
After 1, hal written it, almost in the yer
words of the above, read it to Hooker
and he then affixed his mark to the follow
ing dying declaration:
! i, George Hooker, knowing myself to h
near my. death, have heard read to- me u
above statement, and it agrees with III
statement already made by me- which
the description Of the Cardiff giant, an
believe it to he the same statue found lyin
in the cabin of jules Geraud, Mt Onondag
49,. GEORGE HooKER.
Witness --TnoxAs 3. ELLIS. r.:
This finishes all positive information n
garding this wonderful hoax. now con
to that part OF tho history which is a "my
tory"
One year ago, about tho time of the burr
ing OF Jules Gerauds cabin, q strange
came to tho hotel III Tully for guido
the house Of Newell, at Lafayette. A wage
AMI guide were :here furnished him.
ter travelling to within sight OF Mr.. Newell
, house, he paid and dismissed tho guild
and proceeded on foot. This WAS tile IL
seen of our mysterious stranger A fl
days after--some Of my informants 81
two, and others say three days-a wag'
containing large box eleven feet long "
observed to be making its way towar
nesses are willing to swear 1t was Newell
team. .~t>.,.'
There the substantial part of my mari
tive ends. am confident the publicati
Of this statement will bring ont ftrtl
facts. Several parties were mixed up
;: gether in perpctrating this fraud, and fc
q powerful emotion in human nature, v
compel some Of the parties to furnish
missing links in the chain of facts la
:: detailed above. Tho most .nrprising thi
. about this is tie magnitude Of the ho
All other attempts at humhngging sink il
insigniftcaDce by the side OF the "Car,
$ l1iant.s Richard Adams locke's mo
hoax and Poc'H story, ''IIans Phaal,"
simply moonshine when compared with
cool effrontery of this Cardiff hoax. p
sicians, biologists, lecturers and sav'
have visited the statue of poor, half or;
Geraud, and returned dumbfounded. 1,
- close this narrative by saying that New
!" and his abettorB have persistentIy refu!
,ns to allow any person, competent to dec
I'd the question of this being q petrefatior
ri work OF nrt, to inspect it, Prof Hall, v
IL was allowed q few moments OF exeminati
. was pledged to reserve his opinion u
permission was given him to make it kno'
TUE microscope shows the color OF
. =" mar duo to deposition of pigment in
~, substance. When the hair glands becC
ns' enfecbled, this pigment fails. One after
'"" other tho hairs become white, or fall {
producing badness. Iadness is easy
pro- prevent but hard to cure. AxEn'. ii
1of NIGOK stops 1t; evcn restores tho hnir 20
ID . times: always restores it's cuior. Immrd
onI' renovation Is at once visible: Aoftncss, fro
the ness, and tho gloss Of youth THIS great
d in | namCnt should be preserved since # can
! he by AYERS HAIR VHGOR, which is bcautif
cost clean and free from anything mirriOun To
hair T'ib""e, Sin'i"gnih, ~. Y.
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