, 1880-08-06
TWO ACRES or SHARKS.
New York Hay Tu1l OF NInn-Eatcrs-a
Ffsflcrtf,as,s1 Exciting Adventure.

Fisttcrtnatts4 Exciting Adventure.
Nt,e FORK SHn..
4 few days ngo Capt. john Sanford, Of
Clifton. S. l., took party ont blucilsl'tng iii
nis little yucl.t, tho Fisl,-lIawk. About tI,rec-
quarters nf Il milo Off the point Of Sandy
1ionl; o.sc Of the party shouted, "Look out
for tile rocks, Jnc;r' Sanford, who has
followed tho water for grcnt many years.
was surprised to hcnr nl,ybotiy talk
linz about rueks of tho Hook, hit lie
! was, struck dumb when lle saw just III
| front of hin what appeared tn be m Island.
nl,nut coupla ut sares In extent, and conl-
ptutuly covered with sharp rocks. Tho bout
was travelling slowly, and on comlIiy up to
tho slipposual island 1t was discovered tlat 1t
was III, immense school OF SHARKS, whose hE
haek fins oxsr water loolse,l is Eocks n n IT, tfo
monsters, sumo OF them uf enormous size,
| and iii OF yraytsh color. They moved nloEE
| slowly, without seeming 70 tninh tho bont,
av water ~ tr s,ys WIZ @ ,'aSar Ms sa 'e
n convention before, nln! lnucs ht never VIII
! ngttt. Ito thinks that tho itollsttrA.asere
guntline ,1,a-enters, INT! tlnlt stino Of them
would n!cas,,re fron twelve to fifteen feet Ill
Nnw York lay ts now full Of .log0sli md
elurl;S, and 1t IL tho general opinion of Tug
plots and fishermen Tint they aro, attracteta
here hy Inc, contributions Of tho Street
ciSt,E ST. s!Eway, ,!' q Clifton, some tmo aso saw
wlant Ile thnugl!t WIS q drowntltg horse ont
Ills b,ats atul pulled olt to help tho animal.
When tle cum near enough llb sAw tint it
wns tho cnreass of horse nlnl thnt \ + shark
WINS tngginE at.it, sometimes pulling 1t COLL
pletely uI,lfl:r Wltcr.
.l}ati,ers arc becoming cautious.
| Fran. thr aatk pdtrr.
Can't. "Alccln Robertson. u fisherman
wllo,Is well know! to frelnsnte@rs @ of F9rt ;tt
,vita srI,nuI III s,,ar;s yest.,rtIy ufiernnt,u.
Il" fni epu o,lt wifi, Tia friends In III sill.
limit tirifiinv uIollt tho Nnrr0ws, and 1T !:
n'"incIs In ttr nftnr,,oull hail lust Tucked fut
thn Inv iiitine sh,,re. When 6ls attention be.
"s,nn III ,,fri tn II ,Inrj; stot III tho water IL
thv ,,l,uer bay. lie said that tha blncis
ses to%ar, si'iar tia ia Isiai IiMi s,Sro % Irritating liz
Mats r ft.S S'i'f'a f,n ~ lint ' eckr % IN n.r, n
3ao Tia Wntsfs snsfnce. t,s % liz saiIei rapidly
f. NY ta ~ d 'sr; Ii, IT, w:'S ssin1 ease M h
D s sH"rts silappe,t S unsriIy nj the 6ost's se,
nnd las!ed illa water l,,to ft.u,:: 0na iisl,
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