Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-23
GAyuGA LAKES MONSTER
4 sea serpent In Central New
Nork-..A Terrific struggle with the
MNnsANr
New York Eycuius Star,

New YORK Evening Star,
The most graphic, and considering
its source the most authentic, story ~
gaNling the mysterious sea serpent
that has vet found its way into the
columns ot the daily papers, was rclat.
Cd 10 one " our reporters yesterday Ivy
a gentleman, who declares that he not
only saw the rcdouhtahle submarine
mon ,cr, hut actually WAS engaged in u
terrific struggle with it, barely escaping
with his life
The gentleman in question owns
neither hotel, boarding house nor fish.
ing boat; nor has he amy interest in
putting any particular country resort
He is u salesman in broadway cloth
my house, where he is held in the
highest esteem and regarded ~ n man
of unimpeachahlc veMCity both hN his
Superiors and his tcllow.omploycS.
"Nou'll rcmrmhcr" he said toa report
CT, as prelude to the narrative,
when | left town two weeks ago
promised to send YOU II mess of fish,
The scribe nodded animativelN.
Aud you'll also remember that YOU
failed to receive them ."
Again was the rcpororial head us.
cihtcd
"WclL.l have dropped in to see why
YOU were compelled to suhSiSt upon
the cold charity ot ncighhoring lunch
counters during that fortnight, instead
ot gorglng Yourself upon tho delicious
trout Nnd the equally pahtahle pick
rrcl,
"Nou 500" he hrgan. engaged
quarters III i farm house on the shores
of Cayuga Lake, NJ here il the state,
Tho landlord Is M. enthusiastic fisher
man and when he found that Mas u
lover Of the sport and willing to pay
Literally for its enjoyment he Mas fair
| " beside himself with delight lie
fitted up his boat with every eouven-
icncc and provided the very finest kind
Of tackcl. We tried trolling for day
or two with the most successful results,
hut none of the fish were large enough
60 send homo. On the fourth dav We
tried our skill with the rod and were
equally fortunate, Floating behind the
boat were two fish cars. In one We
placed all the small fish, aud in the
other we deposited the big fellows. BY
! o'clock in the afternoon we had nine
pickcrcl, averaging five pounds, in the
| hlg car These were intended for YOU.
| had arranged To have them packed
on lee and forwarded by the midnight
train. Al this time the water vas
comparatively smooth, only n slight
ripple disturbed the surface Of the
lake. | was standing amidships care
fully playing n monstrous pickcrel that
had hooked, and Father Iish' tthntt
the farmers namcl was sitting IN the
bow sharpening ish.hooks Suddenly
the boat began swaying violently, and |
nstinctiycly turned my eyes nstern.
About six feet back of tho boat the
water was violently agitatcd hv what
seemed 20 be u whirlpool. The eur
contang the nirc pickcrcl, which Ind
been attached to the boat by twelve
feet Of rope Ind disappeared from
sight, and the rope was pulled SO taun,
Tint our gunwnlc wns down to within
an inch Of water | looked down into
the depths, but failed 10 discover amy.
thing unusual.
go Father Lish, said l, chow do YOU
account for this?"
bod burn me if ] can tell he nm
swcrcd. pccring over the side Of the
boat there's somcthin' mighty onnnt-
ural ngoin ON down there.
Suddenly the tension of the rope
ceased, the boat slowly righted itself,
the water subsidized into its previous
calm state and TINT iish-car arose Ia the
surface. Although somewhat puzzled
by the phenomenon Immediately CON
cludcd that the iish-car was in some
way connected with it, and determin.
cd To investigate it. pulled il up To
the boat, opened it, and TO my surprise
found that the fish had disappeared. .
Are you positive the door was
instcncd?' asked the reporter
"Why, yo4," he replied; Il secured
il myself with three small bolts. "
=" How wide were the openings be-
tween the slnts2'
Only nm inch and quarter; not
wide enough for the smallest Of them
a. slide through sideways
Wound don't mean 10 say that Il five.
pound fish could cscapc through m
aperture only am
"Now contour il, he replied, rather
hoty. y don't intend carrying il into
Il mathematical calculation. If YOU
want to hear the story, you have got to
keep your mouth shut.
We'll" he continued Father Lish'
was moro surprised thnn was; but
neither Of ~ were the least bit fright.
cncd
You can jest depend ont, said the
old man, that neither them fish Inns
jined together to get outn that box or
that some amhycrbus animile, that's
escaped from some tuy'ln show, has
n-takiu bord ut the bottom Of the wa
ter He's been dedicated to wait ON.
til his fodder is brought to him, nm Hi
bc ctarnally cussed of | don't think lac
struck rs just about his fcodin time
He had scarcely finished his sen
tencc before saw dark shadow com
ing up through the water and then u
hidcous head protrudcd itself above
Tho s,,rfuao Tho bnaI tpna about