The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-09
A SlXTy-F!vE FOOT WHALE,
KILLED WITH A COMPLIANCE AT PROV
INCETowN AND TowED TO AN EAST RIVER
DOCK.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
A small specimen of bull whale of the
finbaok species; 65 feet long, arrived in
this city yesterday ola Long Island Sound.
He did not swim, but was towed at the
stern of the tugboat Curtis, the owners Of
which received $400 for towing him from
Proyincetown, Mass, in which harbor he
was captured a short time ago by Robert
Lavender, o citizen of that town. Laven-
der is professional fisherman, but has for
some time been employed by the inventor
and proprietor of an improved bomb lance
for killing whales, aud has lost no cnance
Of shooting the weapon iuto porpoises,
grampuses, bump-backed and fn-backed
whales or any ether leviathans that hap
pened to cross the bow of his boat, where
the patent bomb lance was constantly
ready for propulsion by light bow howit-
zer. Last Thursday Mr.. Lavender was Pc
culiarly lucky. He killed two finbacked
whales, measuring respectively 45 and 65
feet. In view of the prospective meeting
of the Fish Cultural Association in this
city shortly, William Mathewson and i. s.
Swift, two citizens Of Provincetown, after
correspondence with some of the Fulton
market fish dealers, concluded that Ii would
bs profitable to bring the 65-foot whale to
this city. Lavender was glad was glad to
dispose of him for about what he could
realize from the sale of the oil and whale
bone, say about 81 200, which, added to
the price of towing and other expenses
since arriving here, will make the whales
cost in Fulton market slip this morning
about $4,000. The tow arrived here early
yesterday, and the owners Of the whale
chartered one Of the small balance docks
to exhibit him on. A derrick was rugged
on the dock, and with much difficulty the
whale was hoisted out of the water and
stretched at length on the dock which was
moored to the bulkhead between Rivington
and Stanton streets, East river. The news
Of the distinguished arrival spread and the
adjacent dock and piers became crowded
with people. Tho whale stood most In need
of deodorization, but the first process was
to disembowel him. Part Of the contents
of bis stomach was ten barrels OF behring's.
Disiafectants were copiously used In the
stomach, aud the animal was then turned
over or to his belly and derrick was rig
ged over his head so that his upper jaw
might be raised with tackle and the i'm
purities eliminated from Its mouth.
An accurate measurement OF him at this
time gave the following figures Extreme
lengsh, 65 feet; largest diameter, 10 feet,
spread of tail, is feet; lower jaw, Ia feet;
upper jaw, 90 feet; eyes. . inches; ears. IA
inches estimated amount OF oil, 40 barrels
The press to see the whale became 30 great
that . platoon Of police had to DO called
to keep ths wharf clear. At aboat noon
the proprietors of the whale erected tent
over him, but the anxiety Of the crowd
to attempt TO see was 30 great that from two
10 three thousand people braved the March
gallo and tho binding dust merely 70 look
At the Tapping canvas. To-day he viii
be on exhibition. to more senses than one
Il the Fulton Market slip.