The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
THE MOODUS NOISES AGAIN.
They Are Pulling Connecticut Once More
After BeinE silent since Iss5.

After BeinE silent since Iss5.
~SAYBRooK, Conn, Oct. l6.-Those famous and
mysterious disturbances of the lower Connecti-
cut Valley, the "Moodus noises ara being
heard again. After n silence of twelve years
they have broken forth once more in a manner
similar to that in which they first fell upon the
white mans ear 200 years ago. The phenomc-
non has manifested itself at East Haddam, Q
pretty village which stands near Mount Tom
and not far from the village of Moodus. The
mountain. which has been the scene of these
singular noises as far back as the Indian tradi-
tons run, is "A lofty suSar-loaf.shaped cminenc0
near the east bank of the Connecticut River.
This latest manifestation astOnishcd the East
Haddam people on sunday afternoon. about 4
O'Clock. when what was at first thought to be q
clap of thunder was heard. Then came II roar
like the echoes of a distant cataract, increasing
and dying away from time to time. Tho sounds
came directly from Mount Tom. and the good
people of East IIaddam were not long in guess
ing what they were. After a period OF about two
hours the noises died away, only TO return
again on Monday morning between = and 4
O'Clock. Al this time there WAS the crashing of
heavy muiiled thunder. mingled with n roaring
sound not uniike the wind in "A Tempest. Ths
ground was shaken, causing houses 10 tremblo
and cTocEcry and glassware 10 rltilc as though
IN an carihqunkc. Prolonged underground
rumhling- seemed TO accompany the disturb
ancr. and occasionally there would be II short.
Tht sroanings of Mount Tom are matters OF
history, but the cause Of The phenomenon, rs tho
New horuon b,H. In IN" course Of an article
upon it, SAY u, is "a matter no one seems able 10
explain. Al the noises "nnnalr from III" noun
tain, which the req men called Nhr,,!-' 80 aus
tho place "f noi.o.' The Indians held that
the NOutuS noises Nero Tho luull"rInE- Of anger
"iiir Great pirit IN con,ccrarc" Of Ne wl,ito
mans hrliI z rnr"r tine rod mln ton-in.
For twenty YEAR, ny 10 ~, IN" Np'llls
villagers heard these noises almost '"nilnlLI.S.
nnd during that time To- rrHIl!~ r""nl to Ah'o
been more rcmlTagtNlo ihI lho-" Mat have iOi:
luNcl since. A ,lc"gy'u ~ OF That dl% wrote or
them: "N neither there IN" an ll.nE dih'"llral
in these thing I know mt bat thl- kupM INT
God Almighty is to he seen and t~VulIhl,t al.
Ulrntimcs | hnVr heart tlcn comlng down
from The north Ike s,uF ,Auu.Cl, until tho
sound cnlar ncur, amt then Nor" r"ri""i 20 IN"
. Drral INK Liz" ihu non" ui 81 cannon -lh'' thi'l
shakes the houses md al th"r" T., ~ ii".u.
manifestations went uN.N ANITA ,"" = inlay IN
lS52. Tllry "nu'o again - l--r, when 'i't at
tra"trd considerable attention. Srrn'iIlr l+t'>
hay, Hti,mpto,. t. rnti ,h' '.tirrr ii',.r nnrlh.
occur nowhere else IN IA" Connecticut N'u'|
save ~ Npplus,
An exploration which p.rlset the, SUI, r7lI.
tinus j. ia I n &. FhuU..rt SIurUirg uu1nT MONT
hcmiOrN-,!ad cluiIrr'o and lhnU IN 49, rhurli
to uurarth il IIiI uI,uHYrr 'lH grptNlu-- mo
ILHuhln-~ 81 IA" Nur'N- ~ p.''s, Ihi- ,i1wir-
lcri,liC H. rld.mri .uT l." rtrbu,"'", and irhIl.
ga an I,~il~u, im. "' 'an "i, -"'IiI" ~
uHCtrilIr. such r.D'. n'-i gnu. lOs M %
MOuni Ion III" ~ .Nt,r 'nIH 'i"I Nl7 no
cause of Ia" mol, - ,Hii tun. Tie -iuty goes
taken IN limo nroIncrI %ln"ih'3 -m which
eventually bUGun" o,IUuslhl to- hi sruIu. uy4
Of ls52, and that sUnc one round and caIrLo9
this stone oil. when the noi7e ceased.