, 1877-08-25

To Lhs Editor oi 1he Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. G.--Until I had read THE
TniBuNE's extract from the st. Louis 0lobe-
Democrat describing the great aquatic monster
which Was seen by few boys while wading
across tho smnil stream that flows under the
bridge had fully made up my mind To hide
FROM tho world forever what I had seen lest l
should bo brandco, by skcpt!cs and unbc1tcye1s,
"Liar." Not wlsl,1ng 10 lot the bridge and q
il,rcctory-man get ahead Of populous city
even in tho matter Of monsters, will st,ake of
my rnodcsty for the time aud give my story to
THE TRIBUNE for what it Is WORTH:
,On tho 81st Ut last Juno, wl,llc cruising IN my
yacht Qutckstcp In search OF tho notorious
pirate Long John, and when of the rccfbound
coast Of Calumet, tho attention Of my crow
(eonslsting OF Il little boy, an old man, fool,
mud Methodist, who will su1stantiaso my
stusy) was called to the turbulent state OF tho
water about milo distant. Thinking It was
undoubtedly caused By whale III search for
bulheads, and Wishing to get nearer
healed directly for tho trouble; but, upon near.
inv, and to tic surprise Of all, row Of tlns
wcfu plainly alscerntbla aboye tho surface OF
the watcr. l Immediately orsloEaG the mum at
Tor brnkcs, which lc promptly did,: ln z few
monents,Yc sefu at q dead standattll. AL wcro
bsca1hlessly waiting and watching every usoyc-
mint OF tho monster.
tho lake, y row OF 1na appcarcd, extending as
far Al thu cyc could reach, aud which tesonatled
so nlany telegraph poles, ratsilE. lowering, and
awaylltg ~ he came directly towards u. ! ei1-
sno,ncuts NO wcru safely On tbs s'de-tEnSk,
though bnrefy In time, fur tho next !non!cnt
tho head ut thn monster YVES raised from tho
water lie shut BY our little craft II III almost
ii Mis head WI WIS u peculiar grcsnsh color,
sud scsysnbled large lmF Of ,soap after
lard dsy'. washing: Ths l, ola g.! man says
which tNo litiio boy throw at htna., His facs
was covered with q gray beard, which proves
h!n, TO. no of remarkable aEc snd parentagc.
Tho Ioo1 anid that In features hn rescmbjc,l !
IYtes editor; bur III tha there is eutsc Disagree
,ncnt. Around tho n,onater's neck was bright.
yellow ring showing him to DO member OF
some ancicnt st,E {probably tle Cook Countyh
Bit The most curious fart Is. that bis back was rpy
lias given RISE to ssrtous rontansson between the
old man aud the MctholAt,-thn fUrWcr holding
that he was evidently descendant frous solnv
ancient knssiai, family: this might be settled
that it was alilwaukceAn; bit tlIs 10 haEtljy
probable, IL its earA were no larger than our
hylng-i lib.
Another curious aud most unnatural thug is,
tAlk j4Hs III lEtus VI kH4 HAEGA'NVubC Wv h0S y
side. wleclcF) was large p!ate-g!ass wtnuow,
through which the Methodist says be recognized
Charley Ross, Oakley Ilatl'B glasses, SltliuE-
Duii, mid p!ece Of .Iindntonc.
ltwas proposed BY the fool To train our Cat
}inH gun aH tho suo1star; but this w4d thought
1lseuss BY tEs old tnan twlu Ind cIiurEe Of tic
gum. ~ he had nothing but blank cartridges
aud usaersato aEu high,
Ry this time The t4il was paastug, tho end Of
which WIS already Ia slight. Tho llttlo boy
threw Pop-hott!a and tried hsg bean blower.
but without effect. Anuthrr moment, and
not . trace Lould ba seen OF the great Lake
Michigan Ulonstcr except the seeth.hs water In
his wnkc. Ii had been ohs hour aud thirteen
ml,utcs pass!n9 our boat, II probable rate ot
twenty-five u}llGs per hour,
Up to this time our crew had shown no stEns
OF panlc other than great wonder and surprise,
hui great fcars nre entertained fur the Method.
tat, Wl1ut alter all dupgcr had passed, fell asto
deep swson. The fool, IN htt endcavor To re-
au&cttate hID. drew buukct of water from the
lake, which he threw upon the Melholiat, ssa{d-
IDg him severely about the facc mud eyes. This
tndiscrect Hct,ou, hu~eYer, should b. excused
by ali ell-bHlapeed utnd.. u the unthiuk.ng
fool did not know that the quick passage Ut the
monstcs through the watce would - heat 1t.
lhzYu flo duubs that there Hill ba few Ia
clcdutous persons Who will tisbclieYu my atory !;
but sny luubt mlay bs removed BY addressing
lne, or by calling on dther Tho old man, tho lit
Tia boy. the fpol. or the Methodist, ttUst,