The sun., 1878-09-03
FIGHTING TIE MAN-LATERS.
SHiRKS CIPTURED ~ AN EAST HiYEN
IISHLRNtN,S NEIS.
Twcnfy.dve Thousand Ncnhnd"n Imprisoned
win the Monsters iiiiu4 Shnrks with an
Axe and Bont Hook Reaching - shark.

Twcnty.nve Thousand Tcnhndcn Imprisoned
win the N"ns,rrs-tS u IlI"g shnrks with an
Axe and - Boat Hook -Iienching u shark.
NEW HAVEN, Aug 81 i.-Whcn the tide was
right yesterday morning fishcrmun Mcacham
OF East Haven aud his helpers prepared to
draw in the immense nets which uoy had set
for menhadcn For some days the hauls Of
these fishes have been immense and the Usher
mon have often beon obliged TO g't extra help.
for the nets were SO heavy. Mcacham knew
yesterday before he had uiegcd at the nets
many minutes that he had the biggest haul Of
the season. Tho water -urged and dubbed Ike
mill race. and at times 1t seemed almost im-
possible to make any healway with tho nets.
There's another shark in thcrc. Mcarham
shouted as he saw the tip ~ I'm shoot like u
bullet through tho water Get the axes and
Only the day before tho men hcachcd n mon
long and as ugly rs he had chance Of being.
and at another haul last week llve more wcro
prcaence Of sharks in that region is unusual,
Tor the nets are stretched only n few hundred
feet from the New York steamboat pier and not
far from the Yale bout house. Boys have been
swimming there al summer: but the lat, 81 cal-
ture has frightened them
nearer shore. the white bellies " the menhaden
flushed by thousands on the surface Of the wa.
ter. and there was frequently such violent
commotion that the men were satisfied that
there was more than one shark, and that they
were all big ones. and were swallowing the fish
"a n man would hurklehrrries.
The sharks pad no attention 70 the gentle
motion that was pulling them shorcward. II
brought the fish closer and closer together and
as there were 5000 ~ them In the net tho
shnrks soon found themselves surrounded. like
dog in snow storm. with tho littlc whito
were under restraint. and then there began the
widest Kind OF commouon. Tho water was
lashcd with the tails until It was tommy. and
the sharks, as the semieircle which held them
grew smaller. darted back and forth with We
locty that lcft WAKE in the water. The
pressure they made against The sides Of the net
was so great that Mearham was afraid thoy
would break II. and be took al axe and walked
with the axe uplfted until a shark got within
roach. Tho white n-h swan between his legs
ing. and were So thick that it was hard work TO
wade through them; At length monster shark
force he could The axe sank to tho
helyc. but the shark only seemed little
stunned. just then another shark brushed 10y
him. and turning he dealt II q blow
that must have touched vital part, Tor the
shark raised its head from the water and vom.
ited. Mr.. Mearhnm thinks. half bushcl Of
whtchsh. Az h. lid hot so H., other sharks.
b. asked me OF the men o. r9s- him the hook.
in tnrn S IS is'hrR asRoned io rsh ., NIX WE ands
motion he thrust the hook mt the belly ~ ono
oi the sharks AMI anl mem giving ne word thee
their might. Tho shark fought violently but
the hook held. and III" great il-h we- landed in
about ten minutes. II WIS an ugly follow. mca-
suring eight feet and with vitality enough To
throw tho sand of the bench all over the mcu
one Of them thrust "a pole into - mouth. II
the teeth snyyII risi. ihf.r.6 4 When Mr.
M"acham thrust iAe ho. 4 int ID" second shark
the sudden Jerk th, non eAte tho rulr ripped
the belly opon. AMI "a little shark two ic.i iong
the whltcasi' ici. out 'Thi- one when bca''cGei
measured seven i'ei, unt began o. sir"w the