, 1874-11-16
A VE1sETABLE SEA-SERPENT.
Tha Hcaly Monster Captured Ii. tho
EuNC River.

East River.
From he Ncp lurk Sun. Nor. H.
A voritablo soa-serpont was captured yester-
day III tho East Riyor, near 11ell-Gato. Without
being altogether rs large us tue MonBtcr which
every few yea,s aigc!oscs itself to tho eyes OF
imaginative South Sea yoyagers, It Naa of Buf-
fcioutly Formidable Dimensions to astound tho
passengers Of tho Astoria ferryhons, and draw Il
crowd Of persons from 1Iar1om and other distGut
Parts Of ths city to the foot OF Ninety SECOND
sttoet, wl,era tie monster lay.
N1r. Mc1ianus Ia noted fiBhorman, and llia Bon
is hardly less fond Of tho sport. About o'clock
on Tuosaay night they wore patiently hitting in
an open boat. The water OF East River for
radius Of ~ yards wes tllumsued by tho rays OF
tho lanto,n they carried. TLoy were fishing for
squia to lBo III bait Suddenly a noise "as OF
rushing waters" waB henrd close to the bout,
and looking over tho side the anglers saw pair
Of oycs like live coala lxol upon them while the
creaturo to whom they belonged giided smooth
" pnst, his head elevated feet above tho sur-
faco OF tho river, mud tho oscillations Of Ills
long. siuuous body plainly discernlblo below
horror, and considered that their Inst moments
had as inevitably como, na did Sinbad the Snilor,
when he chung to the topnost branch OF tho
islRnd tree aud watched tho rayenous serpent re-
tutn night after might 10 pick brother mariner
from one Of the lowor limbs.
The MeAianuaes had often heard Of sea-ser-
points, and we'll knew that il tho reptile happoued
to bo hungry therc WaB no eEcauo for theln It
appeared, howeyer, that 1t had no appetite, md.
atsel nauB ~ gses % sme 70 ,ea ni,n ,s.
lilallEnans A''o oaa'4''A s'a'o' ~ a""'o ''o"'s
Wien tho Berpent was flrst soon tho oldor Nc
ATAnus, on, tho impulae Of tho monont, BIAS
phemingly inquired Of his Aou If lo knew what
s Mas amo soo. a1la;n vntM ,hn acrnnnt m
got 10 fur Away that 1t was hardly possible it
could chaugo Its 1niud and como bnck for ono or
both Of them. Tho elder nnglor then remarked
tnaL Nv 1houEut ;. VIZ h"ntto n,luo, a"a
ropusea su"t IVY sora uru ,u
nsn'ncut n. o nor rToilt IN tis,,ns for sol1 mon
ssers. Molaosel supy Dotn ~. ss. my . ias,
ansled ciaousn' u'1 taos noo' n'tet""1a Pu1'oo
"sMUie, ~o,,ra ,,o s,,vo =, to ,orr,o,, .,
~ aue elomu 1 .o ~ ~ ,l,, .u ta o.
tlat aurnaaaea tne moss s. mafxo'pua 9at narrative
evor ooeooeo 4, so nuss sa 'H,ee s,at mMa GI nouB
thom. Inoy ua nos ] saY 11at tI,, MoS.aHls sna Mas
telling falsoood; @ necanbS s .hey saoagnt PET.
apsds asl 1H ad % sid i. was s pasng strango and Son
desed, ~ It had oarf'od Its horrld head 80 con;
spouoaslY aeove re Water. tnas nooanY ese nt
seen It. ln laot, llo narfa'vo he1 wltn ne 1a!e M
q MANY otlor M seasospohs hoaxa ssooS' a M nlr ne
Ing tho prlyllogo OF voyaSefa' anu weaving 10,
! manees TO be"lluos the bfalaa ol tnoso WHO Sal
at home o. easo; ,s ill., s.
4estefuay ~ daynFeak, llow9Yes, III the lefry
/ oo'ss oes~. - '1AS "'sf tf -"
aud s'ack-hands noticed LIVING lnonster float.
ing Oh the wator, with its head elevated some
distance above the surface anu lts eyes liked upon
tho advancing boat. AS tle water vat w9s churn9o
into toam ny tho loSefsal OF tne l'aaa1e.Wneo!s
1t divea out of Bight. Iuo forry-boat returnet
to Nlnoty,neeona street, ana coming buck u u
Astoria q littio aitor O'CLOCK, tln same ob1eG
was again seen l1loatng in tho dock. Iha 1gs
| was allowed TO gll1e ~ o. gehtly, % posslpl.e
aud dec9-iana straoH i. !. ploW 1oss,,oo on ",