The sun., 1878-08-11
CUCMMlNG FOR BLUEFISH.
sr0Rr WTTH AN OLD ETSHERNtN on
ruE GROUNDS orr FIRE ISLAND.


andrew sammis Long Island fisherman. well
| tpowu On tho south shore turned his fishing
| ,ioop alongside of the steamboat landing at
nabylon. and permitted THE suN reporter to
| ump aboard. preparatory t. II trip down the
bay, blucishing.
NASTY weather" Andrew said. but II YOU
don't mind "a wciting guess we can have some
| snort Aud bosidcs" the fisherman said. un-
consciously dropping into poetry, they say
that pleasant day ofumos follows stormy
| morning
The reporter said that he thought that he
could stand water and drawing on thick over
haus and n jumper" he took his seat in the
ranch little craft. which was destitute Of or
namcnt. but notably seaworthy and the trip
vas begun. The wind was nearly dead ahead.
and frequent tackings made the six-mc trip
down the Great South Bay to the channel opuo-
site Fire Island necessarily slow. hut the fisher
mans yarns, drawn forth 10y iudicious ques-
uoning. were interesting, and listening 70 them
made tho time pass quickly.
Il Fishing in the bay amt what IL used to be.
samms said. I've followed the business for
nigh onto thirty years. and | never saw It SO
| poor ~ 1t il now There are plenty Of fish to
| be- sure but there are So many fishermen and
DO many fish sent 10 market that the prices are
way down and II IL hard work to make living.
/ hayn't averaged over 81 day this scnson and
/ did | ever maker We'll. the most over made
In one day was sisi. WAS netting and got into
l school of blucilsh. and Eot all my boats would
| carry took them right down TO the market
myself and sold 'cm. cleared over $40 10y the
| trim Had 10 pay 81 Il hundred for ice then and
that knocked the profits ofr."
II While Andrew was talking the boat swept on
i down the hav. On the loit. through the mist
that drove from the ocean could bo family seen
n lh.. ..fffh .llY q I L 81
right were tho dim outlines OF Oak Island
Beach.
3D. YOU SEQ thom poles m there. ON tho south
/ Shore - the fisherman asked. Them are tell
/ ograph poles. Tho wire crosses the hay from
That point over 10 the beach. then crosses the in-
L let o. thc end ot Oak Island Beach. and so goes
On down 90 the surf Hotel on Fire Island. They
signal steamers from the hotel and telegraph
tle unw- o. The city two hours ahead OF Sandy
II Huok time. Th"y say u pnv- Wrll'
WHAT are those bushes e the reporter ask
o. r"l ing to lin" of poles eNt.ndne our of
could r'4. b. each pole heing surmounted 10y "a
'"T6.y ar. set down 10 mark tho channel
Ih"Y t-N,t the same purpose NJ buoys. and
hr ul.l "h"1p"r'
llrh'l lr Wl.k'r. and soon his drops of rain
''4 ''uh "'W HwW %, slil. sinlHins 9t ilc ram
kr"i 'Iy the fisherman sad. ami be- ran
down hts SAIL and with IN. tllcr und hrooui
iH-uN e0h~iru'ted AN awning against which
" rN '.hi iq Nnln Aud II i,d rain. Nj iu
dfoi- tlt in sheets the water fell. y mist r..-r
9p 'rNm ihe snr4'e o. thc hay ani J'.nci the
loW Dag tihe clouds. Close ut huud th" SPAR, ut
other h-h.nE boats were secn. and others FUR
ih,r d'''"ni loomgd n dimly through ,-ecnd-
nti the thunder ratified slvagely overhead Be-
h'1tn the awning the fisherman and tho re-
Igflrrr huddled. and lpused f2r fair weather
HrM'r saldi pointing ioa h"ap of small fish
aipldshls uatsent iorth ANYTHING hut q soft
hv ar -
l. .ud ll-htrn'h a. hat They We're caught
Y-rIiav p9t are SO oly mat ihcy don't keep
AZ ooais here that make business IF catching
u,' n'n In,sy are used lait ami Tor manur"
" T"itn M mum M lnI l2ol. hilhnush ~ N" sprns
Ti 'a' II hHlh, anu HnNc u Spl'hilu HaNni
cal 4 iEcm In "A IT, ivc ,een eroat hn inadr
M Won laly io, eaten over ,3guW at qn"
b.G;n t-u 3ou,, n His ,,l CON u II irue. ney
VII M IT. tn iO,t y, in,il''.u l",, Hr ~ ~'iii
40. NY il'u, !N'lr !. .Hl7 uhl men ii"l io ~
II. II. Y,ahIs GO. M.eh {ncy max. ~ !. "a 'airl
mDn shoyg. them QW with a zap, sort oi iron
w', an9 whicb hi' i! @ i9 +, 1 us I
a. u, S, ~, rrsi"F rirr 10 'flnrn ho% is
ing parties from tne hotels. seventy -hye cents
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isel! IN The NORTH and fresh hrro7e blew from
r,,f.d "n1 thn L., ,,i,,,,,sI ,t,,r,.rrf n n
,ot IL - ii Ia,,,.i y IttNp H. i"iN, N,'iiu; W, "
"iftid, Sn"'n,is soid ana i su, @ VII
snlns WeTr had PR pretty soQd tshing m. here All
silt the 0rt - NJ, 'ttu% t,r% n,i"u Iii ~ y !,
Ial@i m. first 6siin', IL 'ntSfIa' tv, -, -
o., am ZION nnt MI 'Ii,, - go, 80 a. ~
They viii aVerHga nyn or sIx ,,nunts Win..yn
r14 r.t n siv.nnn,d huehs6 on ,r,,, iine H. :, -
INV. p6t st,,rt Tbev ara vs2y ,a,,ty M Il
49,. W. osWspt,r,' sW spt,r,' ,incS Yre NeIy saiieS ill'
a-I MAJ weighed over sixteen pounds. TGSt-
ent.ii, Io6t 1 nj e ,o,ii" "t, & my ,b ,', "I