The journal covers the events leading up to Morgan's death as he becomes aware of an invisible creature that he is hunting.
The story becomes epistolary in nature, detailing entries from Morgan's diary. The jury concludes that Morgan was killed by a mountain lion. A juror implies that Harker's testimony is symptomatic of insanity, and Harker leaves the inquest in anger. The coroner states that Morgan's diary contains no evidence in the matter of his death. By the time Harker reached Morgan, Morgan was dead. He thought Morgan was having convulsions because he didn't appear to be under attack. Harker saw his companion moving violently and erratically, while shouting and making disturbing cries. During the last encounter, Morgan fired his gun in fear, then fell to the ground and cried out in mortal agony. He and Morgan encountered a series of disturbances that Morgan referred to as "that damned thing". William reads a prepared statement about a hunting and fishing outing undertaken with Morgan. William Harker, a witness to the death, enters and is sworn in by the coroner to relate the circumstances. The story begins in Hugh Morgan's cabin, where local men have gathered around the battered corpse of Hugh Morgan to hold an inquest concerning his death. "The Damned Thing" is written in four parts, each with a comical subtitle. It first appeared in Town Topics on December 7, 1893.
" The Damned Thing" is a horror short story written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce.
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