Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-02
Shark Fl ishi ng.

I 1t vas IN November OF the year, |
think, that a dead whale was hoated
by some accident within Port Jack
son, and was picked UP and "trled
out by some speculatihg fishermen.
A troop of sharks must have followed
the dead fish, and havi Hg disposed of
its carcass, remained ipragins near
the shores around Sydney, New
South Wales.) One day, large New
loundland dog, that VT swimming,
for the amusement Of His master, r,near
the battery, wa S seized BY q shark,
and only regained the Shore to die.
The newspapers warned bathers; but
no caution was observed, until early
in December a poor ma d swimming
near the fig-treq was at tackled by a
hugeshark, $50 ear the b bathins place,
that another person repeatedly
struck the fish with q bcat-hook3
thereby fjrting it TO release lis VIC
tim. The unfoftunate man was so
dreadfuHy torn that he ) led to death
in a&few minutes alterwa rds. 4 few
davs alter, ! saw A. fool hardy fellcu
swimming about III the same place,
with stray hat en- his head and a cI-
gar in his mouth
Soon after the destruction OF the
man in the Wooloomoolop Bay, some
fishermen reported that i part Of TIE
dead whale having been carried BY
the tide iato Botany Ba \, a detaeh-
nient Of sharks had followed it tkere.
An exp4,jit5oifag;tiEst lllH-e tigers Of
the d~,i w..a organized " WAile To +e
sire CT : tnSetnyc was still vivid, and
| accepted dn invitation to JOIN It.
Anchori pg The boats IN about thirty
ieet wat er, the first 9 operation was
dhe bii ting OF the spot-localiy
tarmel|'I Ibarleying" with burnt fish,
ahi with tie eggs Of sharks when
they lE,9e been caugif Lines we're
then thrown in Il far as p0ssib pie
from THE boat, ani the hooks Tor TIE
sharks being bait ed at first With
pieces pf star fish = afterwards, when
Some III these1had been causht, with
huge ianks Of sh. rk'a flesh. The
latter 4eemetl |peculi iarly t empting to
The shsrls themselves The huge
pot-ho@k, to which y was attached,
/ togotA$r with yard qr two OF deg
chain, were swallowed as an accom-
panimd int too trlhlpg 70 mention
much less to damp anpetite. " hen
pne of the sP9rtsmen itels a tug at
bis linf, and judges by It's energy
that be has q shark tor his customer
I'LL othdr lines are j! possible hauled a.
board ip order that there may de no
fonlusiPa or.ravelling. II 'the ilsh be
strdng,I heavy, and active, no i4ttle
care is requisite to say e Your tackle
fronl bre eakage- and your quarry from
escape. lie who has hooked the lish
holds On lil1e grim death to his VIC
tim, and if You watch his face, you
will see lpowerlul Indications Of excite
0ment, mental and muse ular. His
teeth ale set, lis color il b heightened,
lperspiralion starts on bis brow
something Ike an OATH, perhaps. slips
through his lips, as the cord, strained
to its utmost cuts into the skin OF
his empurpled fingers. He inyokes
aid.and With his feet jammed against
the stgetcher, thwart, or gunwale,
gradually shortens his hold. Mean
white. the others, seizing lance ard
gaf. hook, 'Estand by to assist the
overtasked line, rs the monster dart
ing hither and thither i b silvery
beneath the translucent
gave, is drawn nearer and nearer 10