11 Strange Men in Gloucester, Massachusetts: July 17, 1692
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11 Strange Men in Gloucester, Massachusetts: July 17, 1692
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Gloucester Garrison Alarm: Unknown Men at John Row’s Deserted House (July 17, 1692)We take you straight into Gloucester’s escalating Salem Witch Trials-era tension on Sunday, July 17, 1692, as a garrison house is shadowed by three or four strange men who stay frustratingly out of range. Our account follows Richard Dolliver and Benjamin Ellery as they slip down a hill and witness 11 unknown men emerging from an orchard, pacing backward and forward and striking John Row’s deserted house with sticks—until Dolliver fires into the center of them and the group vanishes from sight for the rest of the day. We also flag the historical source behind this dramatic Gloucester encounter: Cotton Mather’s Decennium Luctuosum.00:00 Daily Introduction00:09 Gloucester Incident Begins00:18 Orchard Encounter00:27 Attack on Row House00:34 Shot Fired and Aftermath00:43 Source Attribution