Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-11

The Career 81 the Petri1ed Man.
Tn. hist-rv 1T tie q Aw.As p~trikei
MAJ 10 rivcn be- the Mes .rk Tysbga<
IL xss m sde AZ Eikland. little mouutAin
town in northern Pennsy vanis, by George
Hull, the maker Of the Cardiff giant. II.
r. Barnum became interested in the
scheme. snd supplied part 81 tire capital.
The figure va taken to Colorado, buried
there, and fually dug up, in accordance
with a carefully arranged plan. Au
adroit deception was practiced In regard
to the results of the scientific test which
twas claimed was made. Ground stone,
ground bones, clay, plaster, blood, eggs,
and other materials were used in forming
the image, which was then baked for
weeks in a kiln. Hull bad intended to
deceive the public with this pretended
petrification, and had spent much time
and several thousand dollars In expert
neuts.
The story is told to the New York Tri-
5une by Justice f. J. Cox, of Hornells-
vile, who supplied Hull with a part of
the money for the enterprise. He owned
an interest in the humbug, but had been
so misu~ed by Hull that he determined
tn reveal the whole business. He gave
Hulls career as swindler with great de-
tail. He is known as the man who made
the Cardiff giant in Chicago in 1869 out
Of Iowa gypsum.
II went to Elkland January IS, 1871"
said Mr.. Cox. "About the LIST of Febru-
ary Hull said his work was done, aud on
the evening of March II he came to me,
all enthusiasm, and said: Cox, want
you to see the old man; we've got him
out all right He gave me to understand
that the giant had been balsing whole
year. And think Hull made his own
charcoal.
"When entered the 'ice-house' the
giant was lying on board structure sup
Ported " tES stout stSSS the kan
and had been used to take the giant out.
Barrels of plaster of Paris, ground bone,
ground stone, and other materials were
in the corners, and there we're many plas-
ter moulds lying about and on shelves.
Hull was in ecstacies. The giant was
dimly outlined by the light Of an old
coal stove. Said he, Cox, would give
500 if YOU could have been with Case
and me the night we took him out. We
had a rope around his neck, and pulley
ND there, and how We worked and tugged
on that rope. went through torture-my
whole existence hung by that rope. 1t
seemed as if l lived u thousand years
while We we're pulling him out, and when
he hung up there by the neck, tell you
be looked alive; he looked as if he was
going to talk! D,n't tell me that the
people won't be fooled by this!' So
Hull went on in the most extravagant
talk.
"Hull called my attention to the four
inches Of tail which adorned the extreln-
ity of the figures back bone, and struck
q match so that could see it plainly.
Said he, Cox, look at that tail take hold
Of itl' Then rising. for We were stoop-
ing, he exclaimed, that tail alone 10 worth
q million
IL called his attention to the fact that
the man was not perfect. He struck
matches TO show me the differences in the
ties. He said il would not do to have the
man perfect; that there Was nothing per
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