Saturday, October 8, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Tuesday, December 19, 1730
Philadelphia, December 1, 1730.
Last Sunday one John Long, a Servant to Mr. Jones of Kingses, attempting to lead a mare over a small bridge over Cobb’s Creek, the Mare’s Fore Feet slipping, then with a violent Spring endeavouring to recover herself, struck him in the stomach with her head, threw him off the bridge, and fell upon him; so that he was there immediately drowned.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, July 28, 1729
Petersburg, Russia April 14, 1729. The fleet which is leaving, will consist of 47 Man of War of the line, of 24 Frigates, and a large number of Gallies on board of which Vessels 14,000 Seamen, are to embark. This formidable Fleet is to be victualled with 3500 Oxen and 600 Hogs.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Wednesday, February 6, 1732
About a Fortnight ago Mr. Evett, a Hatter at Lambeth, sitting in the Parlor, a strange little Cat came in, and running up his leg, bit his Finger, which immediately bled very much. He worried that the Cat was mad, for the pain struck to his heart, and he continued out of order till Saturday, when taking his horse to ride out, went no further than Vauxhall Bridge, where he fell off, and was carried into the house till his wife was sent for, who had him carried home in a Chair: He told her he would not survive 24 hours and, according to his Prediction, expired on Sunday in the Afternoon.
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, September 4, 1732
New England, August 3, 1732.
A very strange Creature has been lately seen among our people who have seen it and were afraid. It appeared about the size of a horse with very long tail; it met with a large Ox and ran to it and began to eat the Ox on the shoulder, which made it roar so loud that people heard it at two miles distance upon which several men went to rescue the Ox but it made for them, and they were glad to escape with their lives the Ox roaring and the Creature eating till it ate enough; they say the Ox kept on his roaring an hour and a half, and when the Creature was gone the People went to see the Ox, and were surprized to find how strangely it was eaten.
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, September 18, 1732
Charlestown, South Carolina July 15, 1732. On the 29th, a white Servant Man belonging to Mr. Robert Cinclair wilfully drowned himself in Black River, he had been in the Province but a few weeks, and it is imagined that his being put to work, which was what, it seems, he had not been used to, induced him to dispatch himself. He was found next day floating on the River, with half a Score Alligators about him, that had made no Scruple of working upon the Poor Fellow’s Carcass pretty Sufficiently.
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, March 27, 1732
By a letter from Martha’s Vinyard of the 23rd of December, 1731, we have an Account, that a ship is arrived there, in 14 Weeks from Rotterdam where they took on board 150 People for Pennsylvania, and that above One Hundred of them died at sea through Hunger and Cold. That a Rat was sold for 18 ? and a mouse for 6 ? and Water for 6? a quart.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, July 11, 1737
A letter from Timothy Forecast in 1737.
Sir,
Think myself oblig’d to acquaint your Worship, that at my first coming into these parts, our inhabitants were few, and for some years after the country was seated, we were most grievously infected with wolves and bears, to the great perplexity of myself and neighbors; but thanks be prais’d, as we increased in numbers, we soon clear’d the county of such unwelcome guests; and have remained in a state of tranquility, till of late: But now we labor, under a much worse calamity, and are oblig’d to grapple and encounter with a greater enemy! Tis called ( as our parson informed us ) a Tale-bearer. He says tis a kind of an amphibious creature, and has been often observ’d to take to the water. The people in our country took it for an evil spirit, for tis at all times upon the march, day and night; they therefore requested our parson to lay it in the red-sea; and indeed to do him justice, he has done his endeavours, but all to no purpose, it ravages as bad as ever; and in short, the last Sunday, he told us flat and plain, there was no other method to guard against it, but by way of Charm, which he thought himself in duty bound to give to every one of his parishioners, which was accordingly distributed among us yesterday. (A charm, to ward against the dangerous creature, the Tale-Bearer.) An as I doubt not but this dangerous creature may stroll into your parts, I have sent you a charm.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, July 30, 1901
She is Very Fond of Her Keeper and Knows Him From All Others.
The Central park menagerie at New York has a great African lioness that is totally blind. One would scarcely guess it from her appearance, however. She walks up and down her cage just the same as the other members of the cat family and she knows just as well as the animals that have their sight when one of the keepers comes near, says an exchange of that city.
Alice is more fond of Keeper Shannon than any of the others; he feeds her. When Shannon approaches she puts her nose close to the bars and oscillates her whiskers knowingly, as much to say: “I know you, Mike Shannon, just as well as if I could see you. Where is my meat?
Shannon says that Alice is about 25 years old and has been blind for five years. Since she lost her sight her senses of hearing and smell have become keener than ever. When Billy Snyder comes from the elephant house to the lion house direct Alice becomes restless and ugly. She growls and snarls and lifts her nose in the air as if she scented danger. Snyder says that the lioness can smell the elephant, and it reminds her of the days when she was a roving youngster in the jungles. He believes that Alice must have had a fight of some kind with an elephant.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Friday, March 22, 1737
We hear from the upper part of James River that because of the severity of the weather that large flocks of wild fowl were froze to death; and since the ice has been gone, great numbers of fish have been thrown upon the shore dead. The like has not been known in the memory of man.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, May 10, 1910
J. B. Martin Suffers Injuries from Attacks of Huge Bird.
Finally Compelled to Abandon Horse and Seek Safety in Brush Pile-Reaches City After Dark.
Buena Vista, Cal., May 10-While J. B. Martin, a forest ranger, was riding from the mountain side west of Buena Vista he was attacked by a large eagle, which fought him with such vigor that he was compelled to abandon his horse and seek safety in a nearby brush plie, while the bird stood guard, holding him a prisoner until after dark. The huge bird finally grew tired and gave up his death watch, allowing the bleeding man to escape and return to the city.
With the first onslaught of the eagle Martin lost his hat. The bird then went after his long hair, pulling masses from his head and leaving bald spots in many places. Martin’s face was bleeding from numerous bruises and scratches caused by the fierce attacks of the screaming eagle. The bird would circle around and, getting some fifty feet from its victim, would then swoop at him, striking him squarely in the face.