The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
WHALING OFF LONG ISLAND
LAST UErK'S TTGOROUS FJGHT WITH
COW IND A car,

OIL stories-A Sub-,iIuie for Water.
There was good time for the eastern
end Of Long Island, not many years since, when
Sag III atbor WIS the centre of very extensive
whaling business, when a fleet of seventy-sx
whaling vessels used to sail from her wharyes to
capture the monsters e the deep IN the Arctic
aud Southern sers, when her watoh ousos were
Fun OF whale bone and OIL when harpoons and
sailors outfits staples In all her stores, ana
when no youth growing up In any OF the adJ'-
cent towns imaeinod It possible that he could
ever fully attain mans estate without going on
hwhalin9 voyage. That time IL iast' never 10
raturn. one by one tine old ships have rotted
AWAY and the brave men who manned them
have become peaceful homc-lovlng ngtlcultur-
lists. But indcnblo traces remain OF tho long
neo. Strange shells ana corals. models OF ships
and astonishing bones Of wonderful hes from
MAR or are the orn iments still cherished In the
houses of tho people in that part OF the island,
ns reminders OF the gallant soa-roving days. Tue
people though honestly believing themselves
bucolionro in truth thorough sailor-men at heart,
An Amacansctt man knows that II Is the Ger
rect thing for him to speak Of the "near' and
OF" horses Of his team. tut 1t IL most natural
for him to designate them as the port" and
"stafboaid" animals instct d, and he doesn't
"hitch" them, but makes them fast" and II
one OF them sprains LEG in the tire cherous
sind, he will doctor tho injured member on the
aft quarter on the port side" OF the "star-
board bow" "a the case NAV b.. His ind vidual
habits, too, aside from his vernacular, are nautl
cal. He affects oilskin clothing. loves to spin
sea yarns and listen to them, is rather reticont
OF speech, and has a way Of chewing absent
nindedly on bits Of grass, or rope ysfns which
nv come handy, while Eliminating profoundly
on simple topica. Bu', with oil his eccentric-
ties he Is brave fellow. simple minded, honest,
kind. sober. and Industrious, generally thrifty,
ond deeply attached to home and friends.
WINTER SPORT.
Every winter. almost. whales are seen on this
coast. and each village where 1t is at all pract
cahlc-as at Amagansott, East Hampton, Bridge
Hampton and South lIampton-h It's organized
company OF whalers. who pursue the creatures
whenever they n he sighted from the shore and
nsht them us darlngly MS ever h.lcrs fought.
About noon on tue Sth Inst. ns Henry BAKER
e,ood upun blun In front of Amag ,usett, look
Ing out over the be ella ,nu the ocean beyond. he
ocscred at u distance OF fully two and a half
miles wc-twarOly from the shore the suoutiug
of a whale. lie ran at I'm speed to the house
OF Cap. Nat. Z. + wards and there rused to the
breeze the little nag which Is the signal to al
Audganseit IA well a. the crews Of the three
bots belonging 10 tne whaling COMPANY that
whale Is in sight. Whatev, r else an Auagansett
man may seem TO TO doing In his " King mo-
ments he has actually one eye dpon the flagstaff
er ctcd for that signal all the time. 80, scarcely
had the h.g 1utteted twice when the whole
town ". IN cummoiiOn. y Mid race began
fences, IN direct ne TO the INT on the beach
wiz re the boats arc kept. In a few minutes the
cr.N 81 { pit. Jesse Edwards boat we all On
hind. hrn tlS cr " OF Capt. Joshua u. Ell
W rus VS. reported fun One man MISSING
Of we sN cons'ituung the complement OF the
tlud hlat under comm nd OF Cdut. Jon than
Edwdds, nd lis absence delayed tins crew
lag mat 1t DIT not Aaricpato IN the nght
WIN me Whales Tue Two other crews
Launched their boats and stavted to make
tue at ack. Launching a big whale boat,
with it, load OF line, hirpoons, lance,
~ ~, In such neayy suIf ss teats upon
TINS o. i,Gniies skilful aud delicate hand
Ing Tue crew ran II down to the edge of the
water aud Then aw 1t their opportunity. At
tesul intervals come huge waves, with either
OF or Two smaller W We. between each two
or ones. The moment for Launching H. in the
Inst at When one Of he large W YES has broken
upuu the beach. Iuen, ioiorc another can
coiue upun tuetu, the men Dash out into the
w.tti. era ring the boat between them. hold
ing Ter bow SIT ignt Oh 80 the advancing NAVE
Bnd, wnen size is well atoAt, IN obedience to the
coinm'nd If the Capt. "a At the stern, leap over
hos s..e. into th,lr places. me Captain Is the
Il to jump in. An tLis must he the work of
sc'oid ouN, yet all must he done accurately.
ca nan must be IA vi GO and pulling us oar at
IL sane STROKE md Def 10 the next great wave
comes, or a cIp-ize isiney taule. When the ma
nuANte Is succc;'iuib aocomp isheo, as on this
perUeluue time between the moment when the
G. y are - am m"iioness "a the edge OF the
Tosfit sum. aud that b. which they aye Ioating
% tue cieat "i Il giant uilo" MY yards away.
TAcKliNG TIE WHALES.
when the VIII lers reached their prev they
fonn4 tWo whales, "cpw anu " e. - III
flti hi ifINsiN litN Ntu Alffltu. ana prom tIl
- 20 g. the calf as tie object OF tntf attack,
81. Wing ID. the ula'eInai instinct OF the cow
", .u .p-li Acr near hem until tney had killed
tue calf 10 e. ull take her iu turn. \ polular
Ia. !. tfu cx SIS tn 4 " .aler. shout aud cheer
g. tn,h eNcitOnett wnen ia tue chase. No such
.-'- hl iahiasilc proceedings are iuuuis"d
T.. LAcitcncnt there certainly Is II tue most
ihieu-e cunrrctcr tut IT Is So piesscd. the
hlrh itre u lh,ii hrea.n' ana must De ready
ever 10 slant to hear ana Oucy lie CIp. ans
Que ~ 30 the q.i' knees ol Thought, tor htr
nm. les Ia tue b.i,n e, ana one puIl 700 much
IL on illf ar, or a MA At lay IN backing,
NAV tue BE Gle tu1Wr. NJ Wy tr every ~, Ia
I'm tDe ho 9. Is sltc.. IA lugn the whales car-
az ~ ,"Alot 81 su u ia proportion To- nj. huge
huih' he ears we'll a"u u a'"rued MAY e.s IN
ten ApYn Tie waicuiGi 4 VI IA IA tnr stciu Of
e"cn boa. the t"p or rs Lule b, swlIuy but
nOl,"ies 49, ward the smaller whale.
{ a'.Jcs,e EIw r.s's boat was the first to get
wilnln g. q. iikiug" Clstauce, hltie more n AN
o. : lrugin frl m Tia. {. olucd cll stand
nv MS ms conc oder. l. ch ~ u stopped
pu.iitg. one GaDre. Eiwurds. IN the bow. pc h
Iopn ar Ia lts les. 1 Ia, Nlde ma u.rted II into
thn 40 /. Scared, nad tie iroN lcft his hand.
wien tue command Was gwen, ~ ick!' and the
boat Iiiiy lee PED backward IN the AR Witu the
$40. euness ~ the impetus given IL. Ine az
rneh,d away, not IN "a Straight me toward the
wan track. tut round Ia great circle - IL
pad vi Al 4il-nt and pan, dr.lging Tue boat IN
iu ew minutes, Clpt. Joshua II. Elwardss
b'ai -"t uenl en ush t,l Cuar,s ..iller 10 anu
~ in lne bow ina mum ,npthtr nrTpnuu INTO
zoe ] tue uilui"d cat, when r"douUled
II tt-huc bat vain enucaVors ~ c-cipe. lht
othtr wnde kept ddrtns ABOUT lac young one,
tuir '"hlu- every moment 10 crush on1 or ia"
otltr pi tuc bOdis ia het impttu lus PUSHES. tut
~ emily not having sense ebIdID L. connect
ih'I presence WIN tue tArApidiLar' excite
,nt oi tur daif. he two huge creature, ia
~ " "i'u s'la.lons' lasncd Tue sur.ace Of lhe
4" % 'h To- .il' HIH' = TIE coNulc- appe REQ TO
Il n-e WAC .Watcurl d. from tine .c4, &c inau
u. iD iDi 5 - Il t-e boats, VAIN tleir crews,
TN DEATH STRUGGLE.
Gradually. however. the coli bee me weaker
mn .grcutN -i'"er IN It's movements.