Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-26

RIOSITY IN STONE.
The Syracuse papers are filed with
accounts of a remarkable discovery
in the town of Layfayette, Onondaga
county, New York. The Syracuse
Journal tells the story of the discov-
cry as follows
On Saturday, Mr.. William @. New
ell, farmer, residing near the village
of Cardiff, in the town of Lafayette,
had commenced to dig a we'll on his
premises. near his dwelling that
when the excavation was made to the
depth Of several feet in the loose al
luviala soil, hard substance was struck,
which was dug out, and on the removal
of few shovels of earth, proved to
be what seemed the petrifed remains
of very large human being. The
excavation was prosecuted till the
whole of the remarkable discovery
was revealed to the eyes of Mr.. New
ell aud a number of the residents Of
the vicinity who had been drawn to-
gether by the news of the occurrence.
The form was lying on its back, the
head toward the east, and the feet to-
ward the west. The right arm and
hand are across tbs breast, and one of
the legs crosses the other. The atti-
tude is that of a human being, and
nearly all the spectators give the opin-
ion that it is the remains of a person,
though others better Yersed in such
matters than the masses. pronounce
10 a statue carved from stone. Lying
just beneath the surface of the earth,
the massive body of stone, in human
shape, perfect and symmetrical In all
its parts, was an awe inspiring and
wonder provoking spectacle. Intel
ligence of the discovery was sent to
this city, and precautions were taken
against the mutilation of the statue.
During yesterday aud this forenoon,
hundreds of people from the adjacent
country and many from this city have
visited the locality, and smuch
speculation is INDUCED in.
Among the many citizens who have
visited the locality of the discovery is
the we'll known geoIOgist, DR. J. 3.
Boynton, who has given his opinions
to the Courier, The Doctor made a
thorough examination in order to ex-
anime its back, and after mature de-
pTonounces it to be a stat
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finely cut and are in perfect harmony.
The stone is the gypsum of Onondaga
county. 1t is the Doctors opinion
that the statue was carved by the Je-
suits or the early inhabitants of the
country, and was placed in the slough
in which it was found for the purpose
of concealing ii. 1t must have been
placed there by friendly hands, for an
enemy would have mutilated it. Tt
was not buried, but was covered over
with boughs and branches of hem
lock, alder, cotton wood, willow and
maple. The Doctor showed us hem
lock stick about three feet long which
be took from under the statue. The
stick is In a perfect state of preserva-
ton, although it must have lain there
hundreds of years. There are a great
many sticks and boughs under and
around the statue, which indicates the
of the Doctors theory.
that the statue was covered up by
some parties who wished to conceal
it, and has remained in that state for
about three hundred years.
The Syracuse Standard editor vis-
tied this stone puzzle and this is what
he saw
The form of man, lying on his
back, head and shoulders naturally
fat, at hip trife over on right side
the right hand spread on lower part Of
The abdomen, with fingers apart the
srm half behind. and its hand against
the back opposite the other the left
eg and foot thrown over the right,
he feet and toes projecting at a natu-
.al angle. The figure was of appa-
'ent limestone, a mixture oRt she gray
md blue, commonin most parts of the
county, and seemed perfect in every
particular. The muscles are we'll de-
7eloped the ribs might be counted |
he nostFils are perforated so as to ad- |
nit large sized finger up nearly two |
nehes the lines of the toe and fin- |
ger nails are plainly marked the left |
sar is partially gone, but the right one |
s perfect and in proportion to the |
1ther parts the nose finely shaped !
The forehead high and the Adam s
APPLE at the throat just projecting
1ut, as is most common with men. The
appearance of the "countenance"
marks the Giant of the Caucasian
race, and not the Indian. IF a work
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Fort at hair on the head.
We obtained measurements of the
wonderful petrifed specimen of a
past race-(or, possibly, sculpture)-
md they are as follows
1r natural standing height-ten feet
,wo and one-half inches.
From point of chin to top of head,
sWenty, one inches.
Nose, from brow to tip, six inches
across base of nostrils three and q
quarter inches.
Mouth four inches.
From extreme OF shoulder three |
eet.
Hand-across palm, seven inches,
through the wrist, Eve inches T; Sec
md finger, from the knuckle joint, |
light inches.
Leg-from hip joint to knee joint
hree feet through thigh, one foot /;
hrough calf, nine and a half inches.
Foot-nineteen and a half inches
ong,
We have said that the whole was
,erfect And so itappeared, except a
eW fakes dropped off while the work
f exhumation was going on and
,erhaps others yesterday. III any
YELL proportioned man will make
of himself as above, he
will see a striking agreement of ratio.
Though the figure has all the ap-
,earauce Of stone, nevertheless the
utter surface shayes off with a
.nife without materially dulling the
lade. This was tried, but Of course
vas not allowed to proceed to disfg.
ire Mr. Giant A scale that fell
rom the bottom of one Of his feet,
ooks much like gold quartz, but still
) scottish and curmbles readily, with a
ort of soft sand stone result. Il rests
n half sand half clay bottom, the
arth above being, as we have already /
aid, of higher character,
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