MYSTERY OF THE MAN AT METEGHAN IS EXPLAINED AT LONG LAST BY SENATOR KING

The Story of the Stranger Who Was Found on the Nova Scotia Coast is Not Creditable to New Brunswick—He was Originally Picked Up Near Chipman With Both Legs Frozen.

The Strange story of the human derelect found by the people of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, on the shore near that place nearly half a century ago, which was reproduced in the Sun from a Breton paper, excited considerable interest.

It seems almost a pity to rob such a thrilling story of any of its romance, but the truth of the matter is the man was not left on the Nova Scotia shore by a gunboat, neither did he lose his legs in martial conflict. The mystery of the man of Meteghan is explained as follows:

Senator King of Chipman says this man was found in the woods about 25 miles from Chipman, forty-five years ago. He was lying on a brow of logs, almost frozen to death. How he got there, or who he was, remained a mystery. However, the man was taken to Chipman where he was cared for. His legs were so badly frozen that it was found necessary to amputate them in order to save the man’s life. The operation was performed by the late Dr. Peters of Gagetown, who was a very gifted surgeon.

The man was evidently a foreigner, the senator says but of what nationality could not be determined, as the only word he was ever known to utter was “Gamby” or what was interpreted as such.

By this name the man was known and referred to during his stay in Chipman. He seemed to have lost the use of his faculties.

The man was looked after by the overseers of the poor while at Chipman.