Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-20
Taken at Last.

/ A correspondent OF the Buffalo Daily RePu5li-
can. writing from Perry Village, gives an account
Of the capture Of the great snake monster of Sill
yer Lake, by an old whaleman by the name of
Daniel Smith. According to this correspondence
account. Mt. Smith visited the Lake, and after
SATISFYING himself OF tie presence OF the monster,
senl to New York for ASSISTANTS iogesher with har-
poems. cOFdsse. sc. Alter Slaiioning boats all
over the lake. aud keeping sIricl watch ioreishl
aSyS, aud Icing laughed al by the visiters, the
monster rssls his appearance and was captured.
but NC ues, letthe eOrssspoadsn, tell the balance
Of tue s,Cty himself though the latter ps.t of his
ls,let Savors sspoasly Ol auabos.-a hail. ssil.
10 keep ;ts kSvc,s IOil tss sss balance Of the
seasons
Te,S lake Ass SzSetAl Sa,lelS. the largest OF
" hGrS SaaS lAFsasA SAsS Sei,A&,, ANA GaSlty Spp-
llrS INC, u sse,8geS VSSteNee S'vSt, Ia tee VI.
ctNtty u ta4S oIle3 Se MS Ssva SSe, and SaSUNs
DAY he cake 10 tae $atfASS tsst,iaS3eS aGo0 81 I;
OF his tass Savsss,S 2S, svssaSaIWs, RaWsNst, hut
4 few sEsoAEeasS 1lS FNSttS %ESv NN the waiea all
SuaGay aeSAa. Ne v AaAe4Asa had t.1Sa0 HeSt 81
SlpeaS wlase iise IA tAe4F test, tae efS ~ wkte6
taa s$asts aRa ls$tsl,ta - = Nec> "a Monday
u,etaiaS eVet\ tAais VAS GA tae sistt. Gat sietes
was iIaeA villa iSpa'S lsssr4e sa& SlrsNSet& S4sd
everybody $SeSGis1 NEty Fl5sGa eAeitels About 2
O'clock iRe &aisaAi elade BIS appearance sfet%eeA
the wbais.alSGS sssE S' ls SSre, SeEsaltiSg sSSat
~ OF 80 icsl OF aus secEtA> lie lay SatesStAt NA
lie Saiiacs, when tue VcSasta4eia'S Goat Newt
sl0gEly IoNaVG hyut-Mt, Ssita 81 ISVlssSaA ,1SS.
Tag i.1iiy.iroa va lse aaG, "a lly-aSaA N ,Steft
haTpoCR,a heavy eulil'tS S0'leSsaE SSSCtst ~ tAs
middle 10 The euG et The SCoa y q met, As SNSSA
as the knife euyeTS Ihe GOay 81 an eAt4SAi thts
movable blade tutnS AZ tJSht algteS tO the WeNls,
aud being EN- irsiy blunt atd fiat NA one Ste x ~
impossible 10 sNIrIca,e Il except by cGtuNS cat
/ wnzn they had got about 10 leei tom Ihe aaHaat
The non whIstie1 Though ihe a'r aud Weai weep
! INTO his body.
In moment the hole length of the monster
was iashug the All, al bounh revealing hS " &HIe
enormous Length, and then making The walrI UuiI
IN every Injection, he described rapid, toaIurs
ces aud arcs of circles with such "a swulmeSS the
/ eye could scarcely follow him. Tnen lie daItrd
off III another direction TOW ards the upper part OF
tue lake, the SuddennrSS Of his movement almost
dragging the boat under water. Line gladu-
ally given HIM. aud atIeT the space vi hast an hour
1t was plain That his strength almost EXHAUST
ed. The whaie!urn tLeit cane aSlU[e and sTadu-
/ ally hauled the lIne III. The body was llhIn 80
feet of the shoe, when renewed life appeared 10
have been gwen, aud with dart lac carried
nearly all lie line uul. This Was his last great
effort he slowly dragged ashore, amld the
| widest excitement and Iumu!t ever known in the
vicnity Silver Lake. Four OF five iudIzS iaImt-
Ell upon seeing the munster, " no although aShUGe
was iISning his body lnio Tremendous IuliS, aud
then Strengthening himself out his ugUny, With
u aud power that mIede the very euTtn tEesi-
ble around hun. The harpoOn had gone entlEeIy
! Though thick muSculur part OF INN about . Ieet
| from tbs head.
The snake or animal, is So feet inches long,
ANA is most disgusting looking creaIutr. \ thick
slime his !deOuS length, oil inch tIIcG,
wi'Ch alter being Ienoved. IS almost nStIntIy
placed by exudaiiun. The body OF lhlS Creature
is variable IN size. The head IS about The SIZE
a full grown cail'S; within feet VI Tie he'd the
necE gradually Swei!S up the thickness OF EOolIn
diameter, which continues fer Is inches, anu Ihen
tuprTS down the other way, constantly Increasing
III Slzs however, as II TeceIieS tom the head, until
the body Uf the monster has dIameteE OF over
feet in the Centre, giving g,Ith OF over ierl II
then laperS off towards lLe TAIL, whic ends in a
i'm which eau be Expanded III The Shape Ut Ian
until II is lee; ACROSS or closed IN shealt.-
Along the belly, rol Inc lead 10 the tu, are ou-
bIe rows OF inS, loot IN !ensth-GIOI Uppo lie 20
each other, but alternately piuertI. The head Is
a most singular atfaIr. Tue eyes are very large,
white, Staung and terrific. Attached to the edge
Of the upper anu lower ads, which like those
OF human being, transparent tim
branE Is seen, WINCH, wnile 1t IvteclS the eye of
the animal, does not luleIierr with It's v,SIuu. lie
has no nUStUlS OF glliS, apparently. The mouth
of IhlS serpent, or whatevei 1t may be. uudrr
neath--IS almost The counterpart OF the mouth vi
the fSh called sucker, possessing tie same vav-
uiar power, puESed uP--Oul II Can he stretched so
as 10 take IN body OF lie diameer OF a foot OF u
iOoI aud half. No teeth cnn be discovered.
hard hOny substance extends two parallel lines
around the upper and lower pa OF tine head His
cOi"r is dusky brown on the sides anu back, but
underneath the belly II is OF dirty white Ii IS
SluuUuS like a shake, bot has along its back, and
on each side, roy some hard substance, knob
IKE III Shape-tte largest 'aS=d four inches IrUln
the surface Of The Louy, extending iGum head to
tail.
| The news of his capture spread Like wildGre,
and before night hunGrrdS and nuilretiS OF people
| tom the neIshbolng tow ara villages had col
iecLed to see this wOnUer. The animal sui has
the harpOon IN him. ltpassed through the mus
cuar portion of the back ana touched no mortal
part. lie lies in the waier, an ingenious contIi-
| vance of ropes having been placed on INN while
he was On shore, keeping his body in curve pre-.
venting INN tom getting away proving DANGER
| Gus. He can Tat hts head and tail, with
winch hc occasionally stirS up the waller ali about
| him for rods. He keeps his head nnLeT water ex-
cept when he IeatS It up as If looking around. end
! presents most fearful aspect. When rearing lie
/ expands his mouth and exhibits cavity bio d.
red, mrst teiube 10 LOOK upon As he does this,
all InSheS iuTIh with heavy, short puff | have
no mole time 10 write YOU. The hotel IS full, and
people have great difficulty in eettiag meal IN The
| village. Some of them go up TO CaSiIie 10 get
/ their meals. The whaiemen comic InIiaie keeping
The monstetin his present position until an oseut
OF Slr. Barnum arrives, who has been telegraph
ed He Is expected here tonight. VeEy lTuly
your fiiend a subscriber.
o. NJ. E.