Monday, May 13, 2013

Skeleton of a Human Giant is Found in Connecticut

Skeleton of a Human Giant is Found in Connecticut



The Evening News  Jan. 2 1901
SKELETON OF A GIANT
Farmer Uncovers Relics of Old City
     Hartford Conn., Jan 31 Numerous relics if a destroyed Indian village has been found on the farm of John A. Gray, near Shideler, this county.
     An entire skeleton of an Indian giant has been dug up, together with many other  human bones, curious copper and stone implements, and crude ornaments.
     The thigh bone of the giant's skeleton is twice as large as that of an ordinary man. The relics were found in a gravel pit at a depth of twenty feet. People in large number are flocking to the scene of the discovery.