, 1879-01-02
CAPT. D0YTON.
Desperate lsnconntcr with n Hhnrk In tho
5trnit Of l1cnsinu-AttNckrl BY Street Huf.
Nuuu In pnr}x,

Desperate Encounter with a Hhnrk In tic
strnit Of 1Icnsinu-AttNckcab BY Street Ituf.
Nnus In Paris.
Neto rark Grapafe.
"MY time has been prctty we'll taken up
sinco my ARRIVAL" said Capt, Paul Boytop, rs
ho sat In hts apartment In tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel convcrsing with Graphic reporter, "nnu
expect to ba on tho 'go' during tho remainder
OF my stay in the country" The adventurous
young Amurican-ho IL but 81 Years Of ngo-is
about flxc fcot eight Inches In hight, will.
broad chest, strong, brawny nFms, and gen
ctnl pbystqup that wouhl elicit pEaIsa from
pugtllst. Ills well.forn,cd 'Loal, ic!oseIr.cnt
r,,ddy face, aud mild bluu eyes would lead ono
to aupposo hiM to be native of Germany, but
few minutes talk wouii 1tspcl TIC Illusion ns
tho strongly marked accent of tho thorough
Wcsterner crecpa ont In Ills conversation.
"Wiat DO You PROPOSE doiug In this
couBtrygn
III shall remain IN this clty short time and
tae1,, II oil llsolhood. tahc run ont to Kansae
Is MY Intention to don sDy nr1lor and make
voyage on the Missouri River. ilow long 1t will
be mn ns yet unable 10 eay. The current OF
s eat M" w ~ yGa inoT osca tts IT, sr
waris may visit other parts of the country,
md. after .AnIahing my launta, will return to
sanso and : rssan'e ny duties IN tlle F!enei!
tax ppd na
csca'cs whte testing my arn.or IL tho waters 0f
Europe, but" he haIl lntNIcstiy. II dnn't lmag-
the II wUnltf bo us muel. interest now to yor
American rcaaefs tu recount them, asthcy linyo
smother: Sly encounter with shark. how
over, whilo cr0sstnE tho Strait OF Mcsslna
In 1877. will long bs remembered BY fHc md
those who acctInlpanfctl ino un thnt 0veHtful
tr,p. don't bclIcva would haye undertaken
tho trip bad IL not been far tile rumors TINT
wcrs IN circulation that darc not try It.. Thu
watrrs of this famous stfait arc alive with shark
Of tho terccst description at almost plt seasons
Ut the ycar, mud, 6cfoTs my venture. It VIVA said
that but one man bud ever su&xccIctt In crossing
it altyc, and this was nn lcss parsonage thnn
Balnt Francisco. who, as the legend haatt, threw
Off Ills cloak ana passed over dry.sho4. When
II was given out that was to MAKE the attc,l.pt
to sslm oscs in my arlnur, old tlsheEtnell nnd
tho uatfyes gaye mo up as either trsano nr nun
IN an nlinucu with tho devil. Whca Ill my ar:
rangemcnts wcro perfected on tho 18th OF
March last your, eatcrs.l tho water tluf!ng tho
morning, accompanied by two boats hllfd with
members Of thu Itataan press, oflecFs Of
the Murine Department, and nthcrs, each nf
whom was thoroughly armed to protect inc Il,
txsc was uttarkcd by tlu 'nan-cators'' as tho
sE.arks Of tho straits gre justly 'csrnrd. The
wafer was somewhat rough and The current fcat.
fully strung and hard to buttIo agalnst, tut
ceedrd IN making tho middle Of tho strait with:
out accident Ut enes,uutering any Of my ycxpcctcd
toes, although tho peopio lH the boats sighted
several aus shouted to tne to bo on my guard.
Al at o,'ce. when near cFestcd waye, saw
dark object shooting untcr the water t0WatlA
| INC, aud knew that II was q shafk. raiseta my
| head and thu upper gsFt Of nv hody from tho
water, aud, drawing my long and sharp knlie
7 wi'icts usually carry. awaited his coming.
had to wRit but o sccopd, ~ tho
monster was then on 10 me. ssw
him turn. On Ills back and open hts Jaws,
and then made lungs fur his whitn belly M I!
! q short distance from the mouth, and ~ soon
as the shark felt II lle made turn with light
utug-IIku rapidlty mud hit INC fearful blow ou
still retained NY hotd IN thu handle Of the
knlfe, resolved not tu lose 1t, anA .as drawn
under thu water BY The shark. When arose 10
| the aurfacc tnv antagonist was not 10 be seen,
I'd. was not 1rghscned III tho leaAt by the
tsh, hut | confess had considerable fear Ut tho
H,en III the boats a. ihsy tlred ~lllly ht the
shark, aud narrowly cseape1 Tue bullets il,-
tended for hn. Wen, 70 mass 1 ~ 'onF o r; as
Tho hsheSmen Dad never heard ol such tang
before. mud dubbed ne saint something sud
| looked upon tue with awe.
rabt,ers tu the atreets ot tarts last suMancrf'
| "fes," he answered. "Bn1 uluat eohteas
that it was lively atgair at4 4cutuc ntar scs1!t'
lug dlssttrously to me and Others who aesoia-
ysnled ~e There Wefy sfhs o. , ~ ~ ."Se,hen, Mxf,
enslcAyorfGx to reach point Nlere We coale
got ronysyauce tu our quarters lt tho central
pass of The city uaackily ior u. We entered
by the BelleviIto quarter, the honie o. you Know
oi thu S!iest sna most desperate character. y
The French Capital. As We walked xlop. the Ill
paved NATION streets spoke 10 ons of H.y
irics,Js ty tny stue who. ~ the war, carried n
vaIlse tl,otut!u9 10 small gFcgn eaE) with Avn
francs tn It, aud told htm what olu section w
were 10. Ihaa seurcely ceased speaking when .
tlcrca-iookiny fellow cau;ht mo By tue urn mt
nruouuara III frtuci, THAT shaulA treat, saSlu2
that uu persous Ut MS rat Wcru allowed To- l.l'
wlihou. doing this. told HUI iosuoHe oil, h'!l
Instead hu turned suddenly uud dealt iNc bio"
un The lett 4tie Of my head. knockt'v lns 1o"n
Al 1ell / noticed that suy eight eompaulou'
were tnrrouudco, auu That they we're hsntsng
| 4haaA ataa.l L. fEonf of ln.x caff. Rpl a