Bigfoot in Pennsylvania: A History of Wild-Men, Gorillas, and Other Hairy Monsters in the Keystone State by Timothy Renner

Author:Timothy Renner [Renner, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

Strange Animal Is Seen.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Several parties living near the Wilkes-Barre mountain report that within the last few days they have seen a strange animal in the woods resembling a gorilla. At first it was thought it might be a bear but two hunters who saw the strange creature the other day claim it climbs trees like a monkey and goes into hiding upon the approach of men.56

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STRANGE MONSTER SCARES CITIZENS

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WEIRD BABOON-LIKE CREATURE SEEN NEAR DARBY, PA.

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MAY BE PRACTICAL JOKE

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Belated Wayfarer of Delaware County Frightened by Mysterious Thing and Many Residents Are Arming Themselves.

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Darby, Pa. — All Delaware county is stirred up over the supposed antics of an alleged wild animal which is asserted to look like a gorilla and to have frightened belated wayfarers almost out of their wits in various parts of the county. While it is believed by most persons that the whole thing is a practical joke on the part of some one who is literally making a monkey out of himself, still many of the more timid class are thoroughly alarmed and fully believe all the tales that are told about the mysterious creature.

Those professing to have seen the wonderful animal, assert that it sometimes goes upright like a man and then dashes along on all fours with marvelous speed, maintaining a queer galloping gait. They furthermore feel certain that it has a coat of dark hair, but that is not considered remarkable, as the weather is cool. Their stories of how they almost encountered the strange beast have been so thrilling that many of the negroes in the county cannot be induced to pass the spots where it is said to have been seen. Others have purchased pistols and go about armed, fully resolved to sell their lives dearly should they encounter the mythical monster in any of its hypothetical haunts.

Others take the thing seriously without being unduly alarmed and they try to explain the matter. That it is an ape escaped from some zoological collection is the most commonly accepted theory. This was strengthened by a rumor that the authorities of the Zoological Gardens of Philadelphia were out looking for a lost Simian in Delaware county. But a telephone message to the zoo exploded the story. All the Philadelphia monkeys are safe in their cages. Their keeper respectfully suggested that the animal down in Darby is probably a monkey of native Delaware county stock.

Nevertheless, several persons in Springfield township are so convinced that there is a strange animal prowling about that they have set traps for it. Frank Carr is one of them, and he set a number of traps in an enclosure in the rear of his house near some woods where the creature was reported to have been seen. It is now stated that the traps were found broken, the bait devoured and all evidence on hand of a struggle made by some animal.

The practical joker who is working the scare, if such is the case, has succeeded to an extent which may work his own harm.

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