The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-13
A SEA SERPENT CAPTURED.
Exciting Chase Amer the Mcnster-Narrow
Escape Of - Gallant scotchmnn.


OMAN. April pa most extraordinary
event has occurred hero which ! give in detail
having been rye-witncss TO the whole airar. !
allude to the stranding aud capture Of me vert
tnhlg sea serpent IN front oil l1e ChleuOnlhh
Hotel. George street. Oban.
About 4 o'clock yesterday nm animal or ilsh.
the bay near Heather Island. It's appearance
evidently prrplcXcd q largo number of spccta-
tors assembled on the pier, and several t"lc-
scopes were direoted toward IT,. A careful look
satisfied us thnt II was one Of the serpent spe-
clos II carrying It's head fully twenty live feet
above the water. number OF boats were soon
armed with such weapons ~ could bo kot handy.
Under the direction Of Malcolm Nicholson,
our boatman. they headed the monster, and
some Of the boats were within thirty yards OF IT
when 1t suddenly sprang half length out of the
wltcr and made Tor the open. \ random ilre
from several volunteers with rifles seemed 10
have no effect on II. Under Mr.. Nicholson y
orders the boats now RANGED across the en-;
shouts. turned M; monsters course and it
headed directly for the breast wall OF the Grent
Western Hotel. One boat, containing MIR. Don
escape. the animal actually rubbing against IT,.
Mr.. Campbell and his brother jumped over
board. and were picked up unhurt by VT. John
j. Hardie. saddler. in his small yacht. the Fly
The animal seemed thoroughly frightened.
and M the boats closed in the volunteers were
unable to fire more owing to the crowds assem-
BLEED on the shore. Alta little past the mon
stcr took the ground on the beach IN front OF
proportions were now fully visible. In his iran
tic cxertions. with his tail sweeping the beach
no one dared approach. The stones were lying
in all directions. one seriously inluring "A man
called Badly Barrow. and another breaking tho
window Of the Commercial Bank.
party OF volunteers, under Lieut., David
Monzics now ass mbled and fired vollcy after
vulley into the neck. according 90 the directions
OF DR.. Campbell, who did not wish, for scientific
REASONS, that the CONFEDERATION oil the head
should he damaged. As there WIS u bright
moon this continued til nearly 10 o'clock. when
Mir. stevens. of the Commercial Bank waded III
and fixed ~ strong rope to the animais heud
and hy the rN"rtiOns II some seventy folk. II
was securely dragged above highwat"r mark.
lis exact appearance ~ II lies ON the beach IL
as follows: The extreme length is lul feet. and
the thickost part is about % feet from the hoad.
which IL II feet in circumference. Al this pnrt
il fixed pair of fms which ara feet long Ivy
nearly feet across at the sides. Further back
il Il long dor-al fin. extending for ut lrast II or
10 feet and ; feet nigh in front. tupering TO |
loot. The tail is more of lattrnrd termination
t. the body proper than ANYTHING else. The
eyes are very small in prpporii ion and elongated.
and gills II the length Of = feet behind. There
are no external ears. and. as pr Campbell did
not wish the animal handled till he communi-
Gated with some eminent scientific gentlemen
we could not ascertain II there were teeth or not
GreAt excitement IL created. ana the country
people are Hooking IN 10 view IL.