The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-22
TALK ABOUT GHOSTS!
just Listen to This story From New
Jersey of Pirate Gibbs shade.
From the New York Herald.

Jersey
From the New York Herald.
Capt Gibbs, who in his day achleNeu
considerable tame as a pirate in New Jer-
sey waters, is at large again, TINS uin i
keeping guard over a three-legseu kettlc
filled with gold, which Wlham lsneI' ., q
Barnegat Bay fisherman, living at NO. 10
Springwood avenue, Asbury park, says IS
buried beneath a cedar tree on his grand
fathers farm, near Osbornvllle
AT least Fisher dreamed ii was burleq
there, and on Tuesday night he attempted
to dig it up. He was accompanied py sew
eral friends and hair from the tan OF d
yellow dog But If he wants to-Inake any
further search he viii have to do so alone
for the other members of the party were
frightened out of their wits by what they
witnessed near the old cedar tree
Capt Gibbs appeared on the scene JUST
about the size of an average pirate, pul
with an unearthly bawling he began 10
GROW until he was as tall as SKY
scraper," when he suddenly disappeared
in a great ball of fire. He wore regulation
pirate clothes, with cowboy hair, and MS
appearance was preceded by an overture
from an invisible band.
The narrowing story of Capt Gibbs re-
appearance in New Jersey was told to me
last night by George T. Watson, Of No:
126 Greenwich avenue, who was lnXelgleu
into joining the searching party: he was
still unnerved According to his story,
"Uncle" John Ravens and "Blatch' New
man. Osbornville fishermen, are believed 70
have unearthed, many years ago, gold
buried on the shores of Barnegat Bay
This was on a tip furnished by a negro,
Long John" who was the body servant
of Cant Gibbs when the buccaneerlng
business was in its prime: Long John
used TO go out nights and dig up gold, Dut
he died with the secret of where most OF
the plumber was hidden. -, -
William Fisher dreamed three weeks
ago that a three-legged pot filled with
gold was buried five feet east of an old
cedar tree on his grandfathers farm; - lie 5,e
seeress. who said his dream was true, but
to go home and dream some more. This
was in June. In July Fisher dreamed again
and this time ii came to him that II he
cared TO find the gold he should take with
him on the search his step-brother, Nell
son Fisher; Mike" Derwin, pig ana me
fearless fisherman and George Howard,
of Asbury park. Watson, who was en-
ployed by Howard. was taken into the
party
until after William Fisher had dreamed
out some more details. One night, late in
August, he had his third dream, and It
was a gorgeous one. big black snake
struck him an upper cut on the neck with
his tail, and told him to go ahead with the
! digging, after first probing for the Kettle
with a gun rod.
The snake warned him that under no
| consideration must word be spoken by
any of the diggers. Belena was consulted
| again, and told Fisher that before start
| ing he should provide himself with some
hair from the tail of yellow dog.
The night of the late eclipse of the moon
! CHOSEN
! gold but as the party was nearing the
| scene rabbit ran by, and threw Nelson
| Fisher into a state of great trepidatton.
II want to go home to my mother" he
you'll go with us, Or, said William.
But it won't do any good" said Mel
SON. We've forgotten to bring the yell
low dogs tail"
That fatal error caused the party to re-
! turn home, but last week William pur-
| chased a yellow dog from Ben" John
SON. a colored citizen, and equipped with
the talisman, undertook another expedi-
! ton on Tuesday night. Said Watson, in
! telling the story of the adventure:
Il hardly expect anyone TO believe my
| story, but it's gospel truth. My skin is
| loose yet from the shock l got, and Der
| win was nearly drowned in his own pers-
/ piration, though known as fearless man.
| When we reached the cedar tree the
sweetest music l ever heard came from the
woods Then there appeared the form of
a man with long hair, and attired in sailor
/ clothes.
"The form grew until it became an i'm
/ mense size, finally disappearing in ball
of fire. 'Nels wanted to go home again,
but William Fisher, who saw the tall man,
/ coolly probed in the ground with the gun
rod Suddenly he cried:
Z" I've struck itr
"Of course, that broke the spell again,
/ and whatever 1t was he struck sank rap
I idly into the earth.
I'VE dug until we had a hole eight feet
/ deep and ten square, working in spite of
strange, unearthly noises, when suddenly
| a huge bird, larger than any we had ever
I seen or heard of, lowered over us, and
with his wings beat the air so fierceIv
! that the atmosphere became piercing cold
! and we hurried home in fear.
Il would not go through the same expe-
Renee again for. all the gold on earth,
and I'm sure Nelson would not All the
men with me will corroborate this story
as ] have told, and the hole is still near
/ the cedar tree, as further proof"