The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19
BOSTON's SEA SERPENT.

DOo YIN - SEA SEKPENT.
KAHANTERs WHO SAW HIM IN MASSACHUSETTS
BAY ON MONDAY MAINE COASTERS
sToRY-A rHosPHoREscENr MONSTER SPOIL
IN THEIR SLEEP.
BY TELEoRAPH TO THE HrRALp.l
NAnAxr Mass. July 10. 1871.
That Shiny serpent. which has been such .
terror along tho New England during tho past
few years has made hts debut IN Nshaut waters
this season. He on Monday and
again this morning, and the circumstances Of
his presence given such detail by the
astonshed behodcrs that there is general crcdsncs
given TO tho statement that unusual and prodisious
scrpentine monster is dsporsins himself in the
waters OF Massachusetts Ray Tho first discovery
made by pleasure party who werc over on Kings
Beach AT abou. four O'Clock Mondny afternoon, who
say that all OF them. nine number, observed about
hall a milo from shore, between themselves and Ega
Rock, moving With rapdy what could have bccu
nothing less than n largo nsh snake They say II
perfectly calm tho time large part oil the
body's lcngtn was visible above the water line, az
were also its snakclikc motions Tho gentlemen all
declare that II not loss than forty feet IN length
that 1t moved In nearly straight line, and having
made the milo between the point nYst
and tho Lincoln House tho monster suddenly turned,
and with the rapidly and tho same unsrrng
straghtuess, with the head not UGH raised and the
body loss visible all tho time swan TO point
half milo Little Nahant than that a which he
was FIRST seen.
IT. roo
Hc then lay motioniess for some ten miuutes
evidently summing himself, at tho ond OF which
time no dashed tho into foam Tor
a moment, then disappeared. The observers had
glasses which enabled them to sec distinctly that
cf
ana there many around hero who
believe IL 10 DO a vcritabls sea serpent
There is OF course considerable excitement
all along tho beach, Al some Old fishermen who wsrs
early this morning added tho general con
versa.ion oy claiming that they. too got momentary
would not DO regarded OF much account but the
fact that when tho fishermen told story they had
parties on Monday. They say ,hoy only
saw i for moment, that It seemed
through The with head slightly elevated, and At
times nearly the whole Of tho body would TO rise
M Dos 'us about tho Ssus OF
snaky Species and the citizens are, msny or tnom,
the opinion that he 10 veritable sea serpent.
~ IT THE SANE
The same similar reported along Me
coast several times last summer, and one occasion
his identity was voucned Tor in enthusiastic earnest
by the ofcer, crew, and entire 10. OF passeugsrs
board Of oao of the Philadcipnia steamers, Who
sighted tho strange low miles animal below Boston
light However incredulous the general public may
DO, tho Nahanicrs great many sailors who have
arrived along the coast bell shs y genuine
serpent OF the deep
Tho captain OF tho eoass,ne vessel Mary b.. which
sailed last simmer between Csst,pc, Maine, asd the
different ports Massachusetts and tcis
~hs =. Ssss:. % s S s ~, S .S
hete last week, AMI iptaishcs Tor psosf the
names Of the nrn and .eeosa mates and eock
from Bosses for Portsmouth, N, H.. where they ar
rived all right aud without accident On tho way,
hnW flta GPQe tOhl thRh n0 whA
his 'trck ut tho helm called for tho watch below,
and when they came up ne was found 70 DO almost
cuars as he other cognizant OF them ancicd
he was Of . singular occurrence he Stated that AZ
needing little attention, he lc slsht shock and tho
vessel paused iltlc. Ho went 70 tho bow, and,
him For some ,imo no saw nothing al ell 70 explain
the blow or shock received by tho vessel Sull no
s s@ '' thu. X. s seon.r hsa struck a ss.n:
spar, or, probably boat On the euppositien thst
m,eh. DC an abandoned boa. no KEEP. up keea watch
nsd noticed tho shock Here noshins rewarded ann
aud headed her in the direction formerly held. He
had not long to wait Tor someshng-else " disturb hrs
mind.
just as be concluded that Is magluAton had chsnteA
at least as ten les not lar ait Of tho vessel oa 70 shc
starboard II seemed 10 him that tho agiow
by this and BY dim light IN tho galley ne saw. or
ianc,cd nc saw wrtthing shape which be said
swayed 10 and fro al nearly rs hs could see
for minute perhnps Tho vessel running before
the wind with irco breeze, and soon had lefs the
spot. As rs he recovered from his surprise he
summoned the watch with whom. came up tho Cap
tain. All hands thought this 'iongsh trick 10
get rid OF the Wheel The boy protested that hs haa
seen what no stated AZ Portsmouth he dts
charged, being believed that no tricky, and,
as the Captain ssys 'rold too big stories oven for
sailor.r
A MOAN TO THE wxpwAan
ON tho return trip cargo Of tanbnrk was taken
from Castine, or some other small port for Boston.
The bark loaded both The hold snd deck, the
pens beng short asd tho weather having indIea.
tous OF being pleasant On the second nighs
out the second mate had the wbeok Toward
dusk blow, and BY the time
darkness sol there WINS considerable OF
ehopiang In tho middle. Of the -asght The
creased. Somc OF tho tanbark began wash
the rail He saw that loss Of part OF the cargo
occur unless u was sh,fset. Tho Captain was called
do duty also. All hands except The Captain,
VINO took Tho wheel. wore Dusy II work,
when suddenly they heard what sounded ike
moan 10 the windwurd. Eacn OF ine men heard sns
sound Tho Captain cried out ''Haiioav' There
came answer but The sound OF tbe waves and sha
wind Sailors naturally sDperstitious. snd before
the rest OF the deck onrgo disposed oil few worJa
OF inquiry and comment passed. fhc mate zsidman
cried out, Look thcreV' The vessel had All her
lower sails set TO the icewnrd something seen
by the 10 tho dim outline Of the sail the
foam and the same low sound, which now seemed
more cultural than before, was again beard Tho
jcct reared almost instantly disappeared bat
uu,tl all wore satisfied had seen what IN