Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-25

NARAltGA-N HAT ZANE DUT OF A SPBING-
DREADFUL EFFzCI OF GALvASI>N.-l did not be
ieye the story that snakes have been frequently
found in the different springs here, though |
thought it might sometimes te the case. To-day,
as sn honest journalist, | must tel you when
and what caused me to ohsnge my opinion. les
tcriay. 10 test this l0uE-mCo.ed question Prof
Chandler applied electricity trom powerful
battery on Congress Sp,rg. The powerful
ctlrgs rau down the tubing sul w-s drawn Of
by the excess Of bi-caIbluate OF iron 10 the
water, causing the liquid TO bol aud seeihs Ike
a c8ulir0n. The shock vas 20 powerful that il
shook the ground 90 such G degree tina, Colonel
johnson rsn Gu; Of his office 20 ascertain Jae
cause Nctwithstsniins, Prof Chaaile.'s eztrs
electromagnetic charge, but tao rrry snail
striped snakes were thrown 20 the sur.ace, and
they eldel away in great iiirh, INTO the grass
near the i0rer's rails Nr. Marvin, who, With
Judge Hilton, cai A. T. Stewart, saw the snakes,
Say they were Of = fpecieE-Lcctua-zy .ius. or
American copperheA3, not common 10 Saratoga,
bur frequently found On Manhattan Island.
Fernando Wood recognized the srecies Al
one. This evening the Professor applet
Professor John Fos'ers's electromagnetic
apparatus from Union College and re-
relations too horrible 20 publish were disclosed
on the surface Of the spring. Bushels Of debris
were thrown TO the TOP. ard ~L5" srI the other
poor Inlians, Eh3 have had a very qu.et time OF
il lately, were engaged al night II c1rrying
SWAY the refuse from which Congress water has
been manufactured gincc lS)j. I see their
hsE.ari forms now moving back and forth
through the moonlight betsteu ihsir eucsmu-
ment SD the spriug I write these facts sefi-
ousy and h0oestly, but. -e tie tu;E0- at tie
Battle Vi D1rsiug, s1ullsr at my osn a..-ra-
tion. Ut the first charge OF the battery. bushes
OF oXy lized ecZ-stels. among other light things,
came 10 tie surlGce-sOue were empty, sole
with the yolks pe,riel, snd others containing
petrIdei chickens Meefschaun pipes. faded 10
= pure white, saturated caliys OF plug tobacco,
Old lniisn blankets. uulizsclyed S:hweitzer ksse,
and bones Of known and unsnown animals, were
now thrown TO the top Oll salt SACKS. marked
" Dennis McCarty, Syracuse = old white hats,
looking like judge Barnard invention. bur
marked n. Greeley" calves feet snd glue Z
uniissolvei packages. marked "P. Cooper and
OLD bundles Of Brick Pomer0y's Democrat
bubblei to the top Everybody was startled.
" Turn the crank again 2'' sail Prof Chsudler
to Senator Robinson, who, with Professor An
drews, had charge Of the battery. The crank
turned. Lightning stresked from the turning
wheel, and flashed luriily around the tubing.
Losing their specii; gravity, sad floating on the
surface we're old hammers. hoTseshOss, tin psus,
kerosene lamps, coal scu:t,es, basins of scao-
grease, brass kettles, case knives, Germsn-silyec
spoons ,Ezsrd's teeth fish ho Ks. photographs ma
terials, gimlsts, snd petriEei human skeletons,
which sailed on the water Ike Barquo's ghost.
AL day these dreadful revelations have been de-
veoping themselves. Night has put an eld to
the Professors labors, and tie town reposes
only TO resort 20 the spring sgain a. daylight.
Col. johnson has tei, voluntary exile, 20
Moon Lake the Chssterfeldian Haitolu kicks
his faithful dog Brave, and locks mourEfdlly
into his new HathOru spring, snl trembles IL tie
revelations which may ruin him in the morning.
William Lelan1 Is a raying maniac, snd Var
rens giant intellect tot;ers It's fall - snd he
sings and whistles listsss air. urmindtul Of
the coaches loaded with new gucs's for congress
Hall. Charles Leland and the giidy guests Of
the Clarendon have gone into mourning, closed
the blinds Of the sristccratc boarding house on
The hill, and the balcony where the Young gen.
tlemen were wont to hold The hands os sweet
hearts, aud whisper in gentle ears the lovers
siren tale Of love snd hope, Ia deserted waste.
funeral pail has fallen over this once happy
village Beautiful is ;he sublime resignation Of
the people 81 knew it must come - said the
heroic Marvin, the hot-ssalding tears rolling
down his nsnly cheeks '' kneH this devilsh
modern science would find US out some tine -
ard then be went and sat down among the
rained butments Of the old United Stsjes-a
ruined man Cor. N Y. Commercial.