New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

az. ETHUHSDAY, &EPTEMBEl
John Henry started the a.s q h ssTSa@
hAKTNo the GAIT
Before tho Stone reached Chicago Mr. Hull going on DO
fore IT, had consulted with Mr. friend B-engaeed MIN
in the place. and rented Of him his barn. This barn stu
atsd on CArkst, te north ds Of the city, beyond
1dasolA Pak. The stone block vas t<ken into the barn
ss night. B also knew Of men who were handy with
stoneohsel. Two Of them-both ,GermAns-were On
sssed to apply their art to John Hsnrys physionomy
Tho head workman had done considerable ornamentai
.Sson. Of sS scpp az
must be initiated into the secret and that Of course
genius Who had conceived the work after H. Obliged
Every s q fs sy
been By 80 many visitors y the result Of thi. renn
on. e. Finally csy Image yas %sas
IL ms biorS u Sypsum The atrnSs bead
employs frequently bolted demanding more PIX 90 thst
the SE
At the snd Of tSree months there stood john Henry,
tsn chs os
The very POI es Of the skin must b. on !onn
sOrtea To- circular rdece Of oardeoard. the size Of
q ns hand ssds
were pressed throush the cardboard at tho potnts
q Then the the s Tsre
was poured melted lead, thus forming handle: The
10 DO fpSs IL
the whole body Of the mysterious GIANT was carefully
plain and deep Under John Henrss nose in tie piaOe
where modern giants wear their mustsehes FINALLY. tne
whole body had three separate baths o. ache the
date of Its origin back OF least 1900 years.
SEEKING GRAVE.
Now, that tho giant was finished, came the hardest
work Of al-that Of getting him into market-f We may
apply modern phrase to so ancient subject. This
Petrfed weighed 1900 pounds, and even to move
was great task but to out of the city and away
In secrecy-there was the rub. But tho same ndomita
BILE genius triumphed here everywhere previously
The giant was measured. ana q mammoth box OF 2inch
plank was constructed for him. The driver who brought
this box was intensely curious to learn It's and
suDyeVSnCs so Of marble Heyerheess he went leaving
the box in front Of the harm door, Late at night was
and pseeS in tho huge colin the lid was spiked down.
and the whole ox strapped around and around Win
ay To Jos S1 Rsrv ca aSred on the wsySs Of
the freight depot. under the direction George OiGs.
tenon Of tho protector TO bury tho GIANT in Western
prairie, and sfterward to emigrate thther But was
lacking for transporting the West and for procuring
ST out S ns
the image should DO shipped to Bnghanton 90 that Its
ownsr the sSSS % sas h unSn
whther the shipped the next railroad station
hamton and reOined his family after absence OF nine
months devoted exclusively TO his mysterious project
The problem S & had
been caused by the discovery Of cave In the earth az
sSs u q at Of relics and
remote antiquity Here "a the place for them 70 dis
s1a s ts so
found Machpclah demanded fabulous price for It, ana
Conn Something must DO speedily done, now
ever for the stone man was now on his way East and
It should arrive Al point the unfai
Of oe Ia tSa hnS living
near syracuse Y His residence was in the middle OF
that famed Onondsgs Hollow" where geology places
derf fossil discoveries To oSondsFa Therefore went
the father an, he sat v
Of the ha should s
eoye for his serYes n the sT
Be the location 81 an abandoned well, NOW Newell,
there's our spot said Anat the Sr o. so ssn for
sGTDng tell all for ss ea that mex. ySn s nHS
o"ua s play tSs we wan. study
alter ALL believe Newell bowed on me-" said Mr. Hull
in describing the result
THE BURIAL AND THE RssURREcroN.
Hull now returned home, and waited . week for the
lie sent two men and four horses for the big box con.
signed to "George Ods" They loaded the box on the
wagon and started for Cardiff some TO miles distant
People along the road frequently asked about the con-
tents Of the strengthening box. The usual reply was,
"Its JEFF. Davis Individual whose memory was
then Just dying ont Of the world The drivers OF this
wagon were relatives Of Mr. Hull and were good trsty
fellows. It arranged that they should arrive at
Cardiff II the night &c. stopping at Sewels ho;s
IN in mass OF cha at the barndoor and In 20 minutes
had driven away again. leaving the barnyard alone to
or four weeks At the end mS derrick
Mq 81 spe u sdfsSasd
Of the Harvard College wake him into the IA
nous man he .ous l S
When curious neishbors made inaurie: he explained .
Ss int Sa
The creek 70 drink and I'm s to ~, have well for
ton Of bis neighbors without which % impossible
70 DO any new thing on FARM Mr. Newell proceeded
doW ,ns se the Rant was lynx lii
side just be had LATIN for aoo years. by the very marks
re- sns q to
came up IN hocks 70 the wonder Crowds on crowds
Srsss troddsn down anyhow and covered up the hole
again This was too much for human curiosity The
sns orsd to raise to for The
crops. 80 it finally, naturally, though wholly unex;
DtctedIy, Know came oVCcuto
as an adfttance fee At this price over 5000 persons
run from Rochester Scientific men pricked up their
ears from affair." and In crowds put ON their specta
simtde Of nature and pronounced the discovery fos-
s delegation from Harvard College finally settled
for the that John Henry Cardiff less than
a preadsmHe man, who completely overthrow the Old
Testament OF all the Swans who drew near in awe only
professor from Yale who pretended to discover straws
and bits Of chat in the dirt and to see evidences Of
cent digging But he was speedily suppressed, and sci
ence triumphed! - -
The giant was now well on the market-s fact Of moro
Immense offers for shares In the concern were made by