Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
SATAN INCARNAlR.
A Denoniaeal MousrrosIty in 9 Polish
EauafIy
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Fanuy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The devil or one Of ais imps seems to
have turned himself loose in Newburg,
and the greatest excitement prevails In
that end of the city. East OF Broadway,
near the new wire mill, is what is known
as the Polish settlement. In this "set-
Element" lives o womap, who,
the story goes, about three weeks ago
gave birth to one of the NEST marvellous
freaks OF nature that was ever on the
face Of the earth. When the monster, or
freak, was born the doctor in attendant e
saw being which resembled q devil or
mythical satyr more than 1t did any
thing human. II was as red as blood,
with hairy growth over its body. Two
horns, about six inches long, grew from
its head. Its hands were long and like
claws, while in place Of feet it had two
cloven hoofs. A tall, such as is supposed
to be an sppendage of his satanic msiss-
ty, grew from the back OF this hideous
creature. Tushes were In Its mouth, and
an intelligent but hepdish look In its face,
which bus slightly resembled that of a
human being. With horror the physician
gayed upon this "demon," and tnen turn
ing to the father and nurse he said:
"Great God! but we must kill this
thing; 1t ought to be DONE"
The ching" is said to have put on 8
most fsndisl, malignant expression and
to have said In arm tone:
81 guess not!"
So great was the CONSERVATION that
they were all spec chIees. Ne1burg
minister, hearing ct his wonderful thing,
went to see the child, who On seeing him
is alleged to have sskd d.:
"Wnat the devil do you want hert2"
A lady who saw this child, or whatever
1t is, said:
81 heard so much about 1t that went
to see 1t and have had the horrors
ever since. Humsn being it ctr-
tainly is not, and yet IL was born
OF woman. 1t bounds around ike
kangaroo, springing from its mother's
lap TO The t1Jor, 10 8 chair, then to q
table, from whence it takes flying lesp
20 it's mothers lap. l would not have
be ieved 1t unless l had, with my own
eves, seen 1t l. is the awiulest, most
hideous thing ever b. ard Of. For fact,
truth is stranger than f;tion,"
Since the birth Of the child large
crowds Of curious people hsve gone to
see II, and many theor es are advanced as
to the cause. Among many people in
Newburg, usually the most ignorant, the
idea Is that the parents were cursed from
some alleged misdemesnor. The most
plausible reason is this: Two or three
months ago, shortly before the child was
born, the mother witnessed spectacular
play at one Of the local theaters. During
the performance the devil springs from 8
trap in the stage and frightened the mother
gery much, she never having seen anything
Ike 1t before. The child, which YVES
born shortly afterward and which ia here
described, ex,etly resembles this stage
"devil" which so frightened the woman.
So many people aye gong to see this
wonderful being that the parents are
making considerable money by charging
an admission fee to see 1t.
A number Of similar csses are on
record, one Of which occurred 8 great
many years ago in Summit county. A
man becoming angered at his wife
seized a tame crow and beat her on
the head with it, killing the crow.
Toe coil, born soon after, hsd 8 crows
head and never was able to speak, max
ing 8 harsh, croakipg noise when It
| opened Its mouth. A few years sgo this
being committed suicide by tearing open
8 vein in its arm with its mouth or beak.