The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-10
NAMES MONSTER MOOSE.
He Dwells Somewhere Near Lobster
Lake and Weighs Over q Ton.

Here 1S moose story, as tolu III tHe
Boston Transcript:
The enormous moose that has been
the wonder of all sportsmen and the
terror of all the superatitious WOODS
men of northern Maine since 1881 mas
again been seen, and this time under
rather different circumstances than
ever before. A bicyclist came close to
the monster in the road between Sher-
man and Macwahoc, and was Obliged
to abandon his wheel and climb tree
for safety After carefully examining
the bicycle the moose trotted away into
the woods, while the wheelnaan sat
perched high in the tree and had
nearby view Of the fabulous animal
that for nine years has been roaming
the Maine woods, a terror to every hu-
man being that ever got within sight
of him.
Every story that comes from the
north woods concerning this moose
makes him little bigger than before,
and many people profess not to believe
in the startling statements Of his size,
but from reports brought to Bangor by
reliable men, not given to exaggerating
the truth 1t Is certain that no moose
b-N
known, anywhere elee, has approached
in stature or weight, much less In
spread Of antlers this "speoter moose
of Lobster Lake" He is called 1.-The
Epecter moose because of the weird
appearance which he presents at night.
his color being dirty gray.
1t was In 1891 that this moose was
first seen in Maine by Clarence Duffy
of Oldtown, g guide, who Was cruising
around Lobster Lake. Duffy did not
get near enough to the monster for a
shot, but he could see him plainly, and
gave detailed description Of the ami
NAL when he came back to town, Eve
rybody laughed at the story and Duffy
was set down as the greatest romancer
of his time. Not many months after
that, however, John Roes a prominent
Bangor lumberman, was at Lobster
Lake, where he had camps and one
day, while crossing between Big Icobs-
ter and Little Lobster lakes In compa-
ny with the foreman of w. l.. Max
fields camps he saw the big moose.
Mr.. Ross Is no romancer, and when he
told the story of the monarch of the
woods people began to believe that
there was something up there worth
shooting at.
For some years hunters searched the
woods in vain for the big fellow, for it
would be worth a small fortune to any
man to bring him down. Not until
1895 however, was the monster seen
again. In that year Granville Gray, a
Bangor taxdernist, got sight of the
moose, at some little distance and since
then he has had a second view. In 1899
Gilman Brown, Of West Newbury,
Mass. got nearer to the monster than
had any Of the others, actually getting
shot at him. Mr.. Brown came to
Bangor and told a stirring story of his
meeting with the moose. Mr. Brown, In
company with Harry NJ. Pope, of Hart
ford, Conn: James Busfield, of Taver-
hill and E. w. La Croix, of Lynn
hunted in the Roach river country and
came out with three moose and seven
deer 1t was on the last day of their
two weeks stay that Brown saw the
big gray moose, and he declared that
he would never forget the sight. He
averred that the moose stood fully flf-
teen feet high and that he had antlers
ten to twelve feet across.
Like most Of the others who had
sight of the monster, Mr.. Brown saw
the moose at dark, but the animals
gray coat showed plainly and Brown
got several sf1ots al him, none Of which,
however, inflicted serious injury. He
was so close to the animal that he could
count twenty-five points on one side of
his antlers and thought at the time
that there were more. This is greater
number Of points than has ever been
known on any moose here or elsewhere
This year the first sight of the big
moose fell to George Kneeland, of Sher-
man. who Is taking charge of his broth
er's lumber camp on CULVER brook.
In telling of his experience, Kneeland
said:
IT had 10 go to Macwahoc on business
last Thursday and SO procured a btcy-
Gle and started about four o'clock in the
| afternoon to 20 down through the
woods. AS was riding along 1 saw a
fox come out into the road, and before
I had gone much farther two more
made their appearance When they
saw me they started straight down the
| road. I gave a whoop and started In
pursuit. I kept so close that they tum-
bed over each other In their effort to
escae, until at last they went end over
end out of the road. I laughed to my
\ self at their fright, and kept along.
"Wel T went to MacwShoc, got
! through with my business there and
| started to return. AS I reached the
stretch of woods, which Is about eight
miles long, and neared the place where
/ had seen the foxes I saw a fox in the
! road aud had aouoe fin chasinp him.