The times., 1899-12-24
AN IMITAToR OF NOAH.
New Hnven Has an Enthusiast Who
Is building an Ark.
CFrom the 81, Louis star)


\ new Noah has arisen in the land Mil
ION Stewart OF this city. believes that the
Almighty is on the point OF wreaking ven
geance upon the urgodly. He is building
an ark on the tCD OF West Rock big hill
near New Haven. Conn. five miles from
water, and he says he is willing 10 take
aboard all who have faith when the Al
mighty floods the land which he predicts
Will be the form of devastation which win
visit the United States. He says that the
waters cf the Atlantic Ocean will be let
loose upon the land by the powerful hand
OF the Deity and the earth drowned out
as it was in the early ages.
Milton Stewart is undoubtedly a crank
Of the first order, but. nevertheless, his
theory is an interesting one. Here is what
he says about it.
Il believe that the wickedGess which has
made the United States degenerate morally
viii assUredly be punished. / am positive
that the Almighty viii roll the waters OF
the Atlantic and the Pacific upon this bread
country and that every acre Ct land viii be
completely inundated. Even the highest
peaks of the Rocky Mountains will go IN
der water and the feed VIII last for many
days. 1 cannot say how many but 1 DO
not think it viii be as long as the first
flood was in the days Of Noah. / have been
sure OF this ever since last summer. when
l had a dream, in which Christ appeared
TO me in a vision and told me thai the sins
OF the people would be wiped cut by a
food. and that only a few of the purest-
minded people would be saved He com
manded me TO build a large boa, capable
CT accommodating twenty people, and said
that others OF the faithful over the land
would be instructed to do the same, 50 TIA
there would be some people saved from the
flood 70 TepOpulate the land.
so / am building my boat. / do Eot
expect the nCod until next sumner, and
by that time | viii be prepared for it. The
boat VIII be rather small quarters fer a
score of people. with provisions to keep
them alive during the food, but We shall
take with us only condensed meats and
food sufficient TO last the necessary ten
days When the waters subside I am suIe
that we shall be provided for by the sane
power which Will save lis from the fate
in store for all the ungOdly OF Connecticut
and the country.
MY Boat will be a plain sioop yacht,
forty-fve feet long with one mast and sal,
and il viii have a small cabin. 1 am build
ing il like any other yacht. 1 thought first
OF shaping IL like Noahs ark, but con-
cluded that a modern form would be more
convenient 1t can be handled better and
easier.
Il have told all my friends in the neigh
borhood of the coming food. When they
asked me what I intended 10 do with a
boat Hye miles from Long Island Sound,
and l have explained my mission 10 them,
they have laughed at me. They do not
believe that the ocean will food the earth.
But take my word for 1t. those whom the
Lord intends 10 save will be near me and
the boat when the waters rise. and the
Lord viii direct them to get aboard my
ark
Il think the deluge will come next sum
mcr. in the dryes5 part OF the season when
the crops will have been all dried up and
he whole land fears hard winter Th1
dry season next summer will be the worst
| I'm fifty years. and all k;lds Of vegetables
/ Will be killed BY the suns rays. Then the
dcluge Will come and In the ten days that
/ he land is under water the vegetation viii
blossom out anew. and the ark in which
s.. have been saved viii settle down upon q
/ fertile land. almost depOpuiated, il is true
/ but one which we and our generations aft
/ erwards viii in time repopulate. Our cite:
| viii be washed away by the mighty rush Ol
| waters and only ruins left where once proud
! cities stood
/ Stewart has so far escaped the insane
asylum. He IS an old man, without any
near relatives, and has been living in
! small shanty on the road leading TO the tor
! or the hill on which he is building his boat
Formerly he followed the sea for a living
aud has made many voyages TO Soutl
! America Africa. and tha Indies. He is ap
/ parently sane upon all topics excepting re
/ igion. and it is thought that solitude ha!
made him q monomaniac. Nevertheless. ht
4 is building his ark in the expectation o
/ preserving human life when the delug'
/ comes He has no theories about the othe
( continents, and he says nothing has beer
said to him about preserving animal life. 81
he presumes some OF the other iuspireC
/ people over the country who will build ark
at the direction Of the Lord will be en-
r-t,.teI with that Jufy