, 1880-01-24
MAMMOTH GAME.
Whaling In Charleston lHnrboT.
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ANNOUNCED. Whcthor driven hero BY stress Of
weather, seeking tnlsAnthropio accst,tion from
Ills kind, or or an exploring expedition. will
mover be known, but hEa presence wns huge.
black verify, scvoral tml and Intellectual at
tempts hntl bccn Undo to effect his capture or
destruction, But all were futile until q, regular
hunt WIS organized yesterday. Mr.. Armstrong
Hail, engineer. and Capt. Smith, Of the tug
Royal Arch, leading Il. Tho attacking forco
originally consisted Of Two OF bfcssrs. Bangs
Il Dolby's row-boats, cnch manned by three
onrs1ncn, mn experienced and trustworthy
coxswntn, md n man In tho how Of cnch nr1ncd
with d harpnou. Other boRts With their crows
1oincl In the chase, however, when the whnio
was seen near Fort Sumter Mt about 0A5 a. m.
1Ia had been first mot md struck on tho bar,
however, by the bonts at,nro mentioned at Ahout
8 o'clock, II harp0on 0nh line being tnade fast IN
his body ncnr tho tlll. Pursuit WIS continued,
ono of tho bonts tHwing after tho whnle by tho
inc, md the otcr bcIng rowcd To within short
distance of him as ho would rise 10 blow, and tho
h4rpuons being launched Mt hin whenever q
favorable opportunity offered. During tho chase
he had been working his way landward. md
soon got In tho shonl wator near Fprt
johnson, on James 1slund. In his struggles
ho became cntang1cd In tho stout line attachcd
to tho harpoon, and wound himself In
It no TINT It held him firmly. 1fo remained In
tho shoaf water during tho morning, tho limo
having been cut to save tho boat during =
furry" a1t IN tho afternoon, ut about 1:@ 70
O'Clock, ntl attempt was 1nAdD to secure him.
Four stenm-tuEs-tnc Morgan, tue ltcpnblc, tho
Wade Hampton, md tho I!Syal Arch-wcrc prcs-
snf GesSs rc s,u sany aiy or e'1'S
Tic nows u tho cSptHre had spread !, rapidly,
and quite crowd, Including number Of ladies'.
gio that onsucl. Tlle ln0 was tnken nbolrd md
"d9 s ,o 70 Ss s e hs 9 FL wfn ill., I'D
Htnu t.4,vt MI tf, hnt tkr1 yt1hu urIv Trr ha
n,'asu 1ino Wus fnaliy snappoa pieee Of ent1sder.
worn cn trnlnc Then ensilcti 4 series Of e1cit-
IN turn na opportunty offered, ind tlioso ,tboard
moro ar less oiTcct, or attrnipt to throw grcnt
running nooses 0yor tho iilikcs Of his tall rs
they wcln th1,at above tho surface In tho
tho n,ost extraordinary gy1anastIc performances,
tnfnInE complete so1nefsanIts, and occasionally
moments, With from two Il ak feet OF Ills tail
projecting nb0vo tho water.
Meanlitnc, tnIny of. the .sninll boats, were
Time and nrn,n barbcd harpool,s and the long
kG nn2s Of S eS Pnsd 9gn ao tsS ss
mi 10 hold, being dr1.wn buuk by the lines Of
their ownors liz wins slowly hit surely scuf-
Wg Wee aa s sesn tsnps S %f @ heaa aaoss 0 s ss
acrOss Tic ARhey Kly0r tnwnrl White Point
uar1Sn, tho centre Of a,l cver-saryins circlc II
on ons srs IN II, prosss he r n1 Under M s tho low It
tlo schooner Minnehaln. where earnest efforts
stern. iio struck several blows Upon her jl6-
ging % thcrcaSoue ] being 6adly torn. ne p would
iasf is the water With tho lukGs Of Ills tail, muK.
iuE reports llkc tLo discharge of u muskcs, and
to the surface frequently to blow,
which he tlil with q nHIso resembling
tnnt made by The blowing oat q steam from
nostrils At one limo he Kot beneath the bow Of
one OF tho tugs, lifttnr il utmost clonr Of tho
Of The caGin s!oors that Stood open. it Is In
possible t., describe, and almost impossible to
lmuFine, The tremendous force Of ono q these
lsi WIS put It' iort tiM: IN tcn ' 'nn'0ns' s"s
psse ge q 5 aaa VIZ III 1ysc n aa,e az Elm hs
I!eeding back Us he iicxt roso. Tic lino hai
skin near the tail being pOrceptibIy raw from
| it, ii nppcnrcd about fh{s time as Ii he was
almost exhauste1. Ile would now and then
is "a'Ge SesnR opscrvers oold Utmost
snnEta cnn 1i II noR Su acecssn n % seemed 10
motions, tSp. wcrG slower and Moro lanK1ltfl, rs
str,yos ~ sa ana as die. ~ 'oNDio''A wv 'A'9""'
ali his ti,no tho two boats that had origt-
| natcd tho chase hadsteady followed him up,t tho
Xiv botIy near wharo tl,oir uxncrlenco taught
tIcm Wns n vttni noint. Slit,i}nnly fhoro VIVA a
rattan AZ cioso On an lin thnt tha remainder OF
| fhH llne hnnrinr tm hin was necurc{I nv
| a boat hook, and quickly spllccd to m
oInSh oInSinr III I on foa vnon the % line ~ Which had
bcS1, ISL Stranded arsi,aliy. nKaI parted. Halt