The American Goliah

The American Goliah

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THE AMERICAN GOLIAH A Wonderful Geological Discovery
A PETRIFIED GIANT Ten And One-Half Feet High Discovered In
Onondaga County, N.Y.
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History of the discovery on October 16, 1869, of an image of stone, the
same being a perfectly formed and well developed man, descriptions of
the petrification, with the opinions of scientific men thereon.
(Entered according to Act of Congress, A.D., 1869, by Redington &
Howe, in the Clerk's Office of the Northern District of N.Y.
SPECIAL NOTICE
This pamphlet is the only authorized account of the discovery of the
great wonder and the latest facts regarding management; and is the only
publication furnished by the owners of the Giant with immediate and
authentic information of any examinations, experiments or new
developments regarding it. Such new facts will be immediately added
to this pamphlet, together with such scientific opinions as may be of
interest or value to the public.
The statements herein contained have been taken from the lips of living
witnesses on the ground where the events transpired, (excepting where
reports are credited to other sources,) and can be depended upon as
reliable.
This publication will be found valuable for preservation, as it records
perhaps the most important scientific discovery of this century.
Certainly the wonder is something that in the whole history of this
country has never been exceeded, even if ever equaled.
This pamphlet combines all the important facts as narrated by the
newspaper press, in addition to whatever others may occur, placing
them in a convenient form for permanent preservation. Cuts are being

prepared, illustrating, the various points of interest.
The Trade supplied by Redington & Howe, on liberal terms, to whom
all orders (either wholesale or retail) should be addressed.

WONDERFUL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. A GIANT OF STONE,
10 1-2 FEET HIGH, EXHUMED IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y.
On Saturday forenoon, Oct. 16th, 1869, William C. Newell, a farmer
residing near the village of Cardiff, in the town of Lafayette, County of
Onondaga, commenced to dig a well near his barn. Two workmen were
employed, Gideon Emmons and Henry Nichols; Mr. Newell being
engaged meanwhile in drawing stone with which to line the well. At
the depth of about three feet one of the workmen struck a stone, as he at
first supposed. A moment later he thought it a water lime pipe, and
asked for an ax with which to break it. Before the ax arrived the foot
was partially uncovered, with the exclamation, "I declare, some old
Indian has been buried here!" Farther excavation disclosed the entire
foot, and a part of the leg. One of the workmen, seeing the direction in
which the body lay, dug down just above where he thought the head
might be, and his shovel struck the nose. The face and head were soon
uncovered, and in a short time the entire figure exposed to view. There
then appeared to the few assembled spectators the colossal,
well-proportioned form of a human being of the following remarkable
DIMENSIONS.
From top of head to instep of sole, ten feet three inches. If standing in a
perfectly upright position, the height would be ten feet, seven or eight
inches.
Length of head from chin to top of head, twenty-one inches.
Nose, from brow to tip, six inches--across base of nostrils, three and
one-half inches.
Mouth four inches.
Shoulders from point to point, three feet.
Circumference of neck thirty-seven inches.
Length of right arm from point of shoulder to end of middle finger, four
feet, nine and one-half inches.