Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-07
A MONsTROsYrY.
Something That Would Startle Even
che Baron Munchausem.

Something That Would Startle Even
the Baron Munchausen.
A phenomenal birth, If it may be &c
slaughter-houses on the outskirts of Eu-
reka yesterday, that one over which
Henry, the butcher. presides. We were
not disposed to credit the story as 1t came
to us originally, for the reason that Henry,
though he lays all his narratives on the
bedrock of veracity, has a vivid imagiua-
ton and a very picturesque fancy. Some
Of his adventures in Montana when he
and John Dennis were partners) are not
unlike those of the celebrated Baron
Munchausen-which, though they may be
beyond comprehension, are curious to
hear. But Henry's statement about the
matter in question was corroborated by
several responsible witnesses, among the
rest Ross Wright and Mr.. Michaels of
Tonkin & Co. Excited by the reports of
the strange thing, Prof. Young, Principal
OF our public schools, who is devoted to
the study of physiology and anatomy,
went up to view the wonder, the fame OF
which having spread through town
had at last reached his ears. We
are sorry that we are not able to describe
the phenomenon with that accuracy
which its strangeness calls for, but it was
only last night that our attention was
called to it at an hour when it was impOs-
sible for our quid nun to go and inspect
the curiosity for himself and the readers
Of the SENTINEL. Hence, for the present,
this will have to suffice: Henry, while
engaged in slaughtering yesterday after
noon for this mornings market, killed q
COW He went about hacking away as
usual, and when he came to remove the
entrails he made q discovery, the like Of
which, we believe, has never been heard
Of before. In the matrix was found a
foetus of recent growth and hardly bigger
than a mans hand. This, of course, ex-
cited no comment. 1t was only one beef
of the future cut off in embryo. And why
should this loss among bovines excite the
butcher, when he knows that every day
hundreds of precious specimens Of the
genus homo are lost in q similar stage of
Development? 1t vas among the entrails,
but not apparently in any way con-
nected with them, that he found a sack.
like affair about the size and m
what of the shape of a five-gal-
lon demijohn. 1t was floating around
among the CUTS, TO use Henrys own
words, like an apple in a tub OF water. He
was struck by the strange appearance, and
he took the thing out with particular care,
although that did not seem necessary to
preserve ibintact. 1t came out quite sub
stantial-a caul filled evidently with a
young calf. As evidence of this there pro-
jected through the caul one of the hind
legs Of a calf, to about six or seven inches,
covered with natural hair and with hoof
and all in order at the end of the limb.
Henry, when asked if he was certain that
the caul-sack contained a calf, replied:
"Of course, l know it just as well as if l
had taken it out" He said he was satis-
fed of this, and the reason he did not take
it out was because he knew there were
plenty of people who would not believe his
story, and he wanted to convince all such
doubling Thomases by the use Of their own
senses. The strange phenomenon was
examined late yesterday afternoon by a
number of persons, who all say that they
saw what we describe. They don't know
what to make Of it. They just put it down
as a freak of nature. The fraternity of
physicians Of Eureka will be invited to-day
to inspect the curious thing, which seems
to be a ~foetues, and which yet cannot be so
described. We shall await their report
with considerable interest and curiosity.