The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-18
FISHING FOR SHARKS.
Capt. Jack Catches One Nine Feet Long, but
Hcarns for rnIr of Them.
"you don't mean Capt. Jack. do you >

Capt. Jack Catches One Nine Feet Long, but
Hcarns for rnir of Them.
You don't mean Capt. Jack. do you ?"
the bartender said rcncctvcly scrai ching his
! chin IA he looked at the reporter. who had Just
entered the barroom at South and Bcckman
streets and asked whore John Sullivan could
bc found. Capt. Jack WINS the man required
and he presently appeared from small back
room. lie is about five feet high in his stock
ings. md his clean shavcn face indicated that
he was 50 keen and shrcwd that YOU might
readily hc parloncd for feeling little dstrust-
fuI of him Mt first sight.
Capt. Jack is only 2s years Of ago hut having
been almost from hi- childhood engaged in
shark fishing. he has captured probably rs
many 81 these ravcnous FISH as any man in
America. He mourns over the terrible accident
to Charlie Gates i'm the East river. but deter
mined 10 make the best " circumstances as
they arc. he Is trying to catch two sharks and
taking prudent advantage VI the present pub
liccXcitcmcnt. TO exhibit them at a moderate
rate to all who desire to- see thcm
Capt. Jack. as are all really scientific sports
men. is somewhat rcticcnt and reserved. Be-
fore he could answer the question. the bar
tender said. lIo caught a shark last night. AMI
put it In this room. It's been taken away. hut
just smell the place where 1t has boon" lie
threw open the door Of the room from which
Capt. jack had Just emerged. but it wns not
necessary To- o. in. Tho gnluvium noatcd out
and filled the harrOOm with a force and ralulity
that caused the reporter e. thank tho bartender
decline his invitation. and request him to close
the door
came near catching two sharks last night"
,ini IL 'n1N s"lu. WnW HW aloul = - c ln.k 10
street The water WAS pretty deep, hut al.
iiNtl ,,'I ''i' w. i.'l tlI ,ni ilau 4 sn,.i
show YOU ono. fqr | lost the only ono had II
~, M w, l"rt" YIN '"N,S " Sl,",h
w. ,r,i,,HT" 'n' w''t 9'u w. LII l,,',l'',la
Were, ON ill., ricr' Thcy tIimnDd IN rr5duollv
h,oWNr aR ,, i9Ward motmins iirre was no;
IdsbcI IN mi,,ht nh "coa,,..bb,, ~ ,nu nu,NW
n,i' ,. ",' .uI ,nufn' lhE DlHn
v " ,,,,,' '''t u",H' V.n'oN. !t~i ~ ny
pors'c. Thy dent bite hard y.,n know. ~
EXT N'i,i,, " ',NT ',,i ne i.''' liz tiD
n"u VIII ln. n,7, NOUN nyin gay w inc
n1,G',i;; iri.lui,k pull apd Ep"w nag mn,
WIS n strong Tor MN u break. ana rralu-
".f ,i,,t" niit IT, i"' W ~ i'l' Ni",,I, ~ wa" S
1t.' iln.i al d. ."' UH 7., ti ~, M"S ~
n"nn1a / can aiv,,y. hnul thcm H. 'tbaS .,,r.
H., anu h",l uirn ih'r"' nll s9n.umre. y
ofi1, , VIZ Hin a. ",, f,,,,r,i,.r i,, 'jh
t'r -'fhEs .Td win nm i"r % Win' unit he
"t'h j., -'l N'"N-l'l' 'iI w rN'"','l LOT
im''thore were -tll ,lro" ar fur non IN iho
l.'r AMI one NJ th"m ,uu' M Both of MS had
hr ..u-Yi hArl nVi 3" ,ia-i we q nm unn -
pr anu t.oN tt' hn'N 'li oi h.s m9uih. II"
-irk into hi- mouth 90 hinder him from hurt
i!- us Witl hi- t.r'e rows ~ sharp teeth. FER
n rn, G -, .ar r. h' da my ~ ~" fr YIN MS
g.'gun- atu-. Then they logan q. grow dan
ami D." -fif 200. and died. a. shark You -'r.
docs ut 1--WE long .nt II the water ana this
ono. though uo struggled desperately when W.
ilr-i hgmci HIM uuon the pi"r was soon gnl,t
enough lii. mouth wa- very Arg. :. when