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DEATHS OF PROMOTER OF
CARDIFF GIANT RECALLS
GROSS SCIENTIFIC FAKE
SYRACUSE, N. Y.t Nov. 7.—The
last survivor of that group which
exploited the famous Cardiff giant
is dead at his home in J’tiea. Ben
jamin A. Son, one of the owners of
the colossal figure of a ‘petrified pre
i historic man,” which astounded the
nation more than hall a century ago,
died( never shaken in his belief the
great effigy was a true specimen of
real humanity, turned to stone by
the action of the elements and time.
Son was the last of the seven ori
ginal owners and promoters of the
I famous giant. Over half a century
i ago when W. C. Newell, Cardiff farm
! er unearthed the now famous giant,
a friend offered Son a sixteenth
ownership in it. Son realized its
possibilities and invested $5,000 for
a one-sixteenth interest. The sub
sequent exploitation of the statue
doubled Son’s investment many
I times.
Fooled Science.
The Cardiff giant is today a sci
| entific bust. It was different fifty
i years ago. Learned scientists from
j America and Europe examined the
! gigantic figure and pronounced it
I to be the petrified figure of a giant.
And while the learned men, with
high-powered glasses, minutely ex
amined the figure and marveled at
its state of preservation, Newell, on
whose farm the giant was found,
smothered a snicker and continued
to reap huge profits.
So real did the whole proposition
appear that none, except Newel',
even suspected its fraud. Even Son
and the five other owners had no
ii Lling that their mouov-making
relic was .1 fake.
According to the story of the
giant’s discovery, as contained ir.
the personal diary of Son, made
public now for the first time,
Newell himself first sunk a drill
into the bier of the huge figure.
This was in 1869. Newell at the
time wras reported to have been
drilling a well when he came upon
the petrified figure supposedly that
of a prehistoric giant.
ruDiic cixpioiiea
The civilized world was startled
to say the least, at the discovery
Scientists Clocked to Newell’s farm
and mingled with thousands of
curious dupes, who paid fifty cents
a head to see the giant in a partial
state of exhumation Newell at
once began to capitalize on his dis
covery. In addition to the steady
flow of money from thousands of
curious “investigators,” he sold out
right three-fourths of his interest in
the giant.
Prior to being completely exhum
ed and placed on exhibition the
giant was owned—one-fourth by
Newell, one-eighth by Amos Gilbert,
one-eighth by Davis H. Hannan, one
eighth by Amos Westcott, one-six
teenth by William Spencer and one
sixteenth by Benjamin A. Son. Spen
cer originally owned one-eighth in
terest, but sold one-half of it to
his friend and associate, Benjamin
Son. The Amos Westcott men
tioned is said to be the father ol
Edward Noyes Westcott, author ol
“David Harum” and the Davis H
Hannan is reputed to be the origi
nal character from which Westcotl
got his inspiration for his book. The
similarity of the Davis Hannan and
David Harum is noteworthy evidence
of the veracity of the statement.
Scorned "Fake” ry.
Great excitement prevailed as the
news of the giant’s discovery spread
Thousands continued to pay fift>
cents to view the giant on its bier
When the talk of fraud was first
brought up, scientists held up theii
hands in holy horror and pronounc
ed the talk “the babbling of an
empty head.” They pointed out the
fact that the root of a huge elir
tree had grown over the giant’s
legs, a condition that would have
been impossible had the giant beer
recently buried by his discoverer foi
unearthing and exploitation.
From Cardiff the giant was
brought to this city, where it w'as
placed on exhibition in Arcade Hall
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In Probate No. 14.
In the Probate Court for the Kodiafc
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, before the Hon. Sid S,
Bettman.
In the matter of the estate of An
drew Wanberg, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Andrew Wanberg, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit such claims, with the neces
sary vouchers, within six months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, to the said adminstrator at the
law office of John F. Coffey,at Ko
diak, Alaska, which said office the ad
ministrator selects as his place of busi
ness in all matters connected with the
said estate of Andrew Wanberg, De
ceased.
KARL ARMSTRONG,
Administrator of the estate of An
drew Wanberg, Deceased.
John F. Coffey, Attorney for Admin
istrator.
First publication October 20, 1924.
Last Publication, November 10, 1924.
• Here the steady stream of curious
people continued unabated. Newell’s
receipts rarely fell below $500 a day.
Then came the day when the dig
nitaries of the State Board of Re
gents implored Newell, “in the in
terest of science,” to exhibit the
, giant in Albany.
While in Albany, T. A. Wood, I
proprietor of Wood's Museum, in
New York and son-in-law of P. T_
Barnum, offered the owners of the
Cardiff giant 60 per cent of the
receipts of his museum if they would
place the giant in it as a main at
traction. The offer was turned
down. About the same time a sculp
tor known as Otto declared the fig
ure to be the work of a clevor artist
who had used gypsum as a bafee
A Professor Boynton, of this city,
also declared the figure to be a fake,
but his declaration was buried by
the enthusiasm with which the giant
-was being viewed in Albany.
OCEAN GOING FOXES OF
GEORGE GOSHAW AT NOME
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(Nome Nugget)
George Goshaw and his ocean-go-.
ing foxes arrived here on the last boat J
on their way to Shismaref. Mr. Go
shaw gave the animals a good rest
here and then loaded them on the
Silver Wave. The introduction of fox
breeding in the Nome section is look
ed upon with interest by Nome peo
ple as the success of the enterprise
will bring in a million dollar enter
prise to the section. The present
stock numbering 103 blue foxes are
in a way an experiment.
Corrals have been made ready at
Shismaref to receive the animals and
on account of the deep snow the pens
will have to be enclosed over the top
as well as along the sides and the
bottom.
Mr. Goshaw will take a $40,000
shipment of silver blacks to Shisma
ref on the next boat. These will be
added to the new farm.
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