Complex sentence: In December, 1896, a storm dragged the carcass out to sea, but it washed ashore again in January, 1897, on Crescent Beach, two miles to the south of its original location.
Split into simpler sentences: In December, 1896, a storm dragged the mass out to sea. It washed ashore again in January, 1897, on Crescent Beach, two miles to the south of its original location.