“the frequent appearance of a monster said to resemble in size and shape a huge gorilla”

“Every particle of the body, except the feet and face, was covered with black hair”

“That fellow run on four legs, and stand up and run on two legs; him got plenty fellow hair all over”

“a strange creature resembling a hairy man”

“They all agree in one main feature – that the creature is like a large ape covered with a brownish hair,”