New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SHARK SHOWS ON THE PIERS.

SHARK SHOWS ON THE PIERS.
SEVEN MONSTERS OF THE DEEP WORKED FOR ALL
THEY'RE WORTH "-ATTRACrIoNs OF THE MAN
EATERS.
the entrance of the Vesey-st pier yesterday after
noon. They huskily .bawled out references to the
the air was perfumed by their gin-laden breaths.
For variety they made personal comments ora
hg b SH n
training to be runners for Coney Island boats and
they had successfully converted the usually qniet
place of excursion steamers.
Competition was the soul of it. Envious eyes had
been cast upon the well filled cigar box at the lower
end of the pier Ketchum, who catches the
sharks" and Powers who pulls em in," were no
longer to enjoy their bloated monoP9ly3
SO a small shark inopportunely dragged
from his praiseworthy search for the succuent caf
of a tender boot-black's leg was placed on eXhlb-
ton at the entrance to tho pier But its exhibitors
had reckoned without their host. Though the run
carefully passed by on the other side. For not only
sharks but waernelons were to be found at the end
becoming drug in the market, but watermelons re-
tain their pristine charm, and schooner full lay IN
tempting prox unity to Powers IL Ketchun1's sharks.
crowd stood on the pier gazing wistfuy at the
melons just beyond their reach. They were regarded
with stony hearted Indifference by several brawny
want no foon round ~Rd there Then the sailors con-
spicuously devoured tempting slices of juicy melon
Boys Wd there wa sudden dist
ance among the group which sent an excited crowd
rushing down on rumoI that anothe h shark h was
down the side of the pier to reach watermelon bob
bing in the water. He did reach it amid the APP
plause OF his hungry companions but only to dis
cover that it q scooped-out rnd However, the
boys concluded that it would bear more scooping,
and tcrmeOn rnds formed a staple article of diet
through the Afternoon.
There was a large attendance at the reception
came out holding Their noses, and seemed insuIted
on being asked ii the fish were really there,
Rub your hand down the sharks back an its
An you rub it back the wrong way and its
rongher nor ile," chimod in Ketchums deep bass;
| Then they passed around the prayer-bool and
watch-casc alleged to have been found in the man
eater which has been sent to the foot OF Grand-st.
The eyes of the man-eater s quite brighter nor
IAN his mouth is a down in his stomach" piped
Powers
back to take their food" said the bass.
"An' from the pecooliar conformation of the
| mouth the most casooal observer can see as how
they abs0rbs it by suction" chanted the tenor
| The duet was interrupted by sounds outside An
| express wagon had driven mp with another shark
caught carly III the afternoon at pier just below
II was seven or eight feet long, and would weigh
! apparently 800 pounds
-Four monsters of the deep now on exhibition
| proclaimed the man at the door . Now We have
one live one, just caught all alive"
| But the man bed. The shark may have been
freshly caught, but he dead; in fact
| by nasal demonstration very dead Men were
Walking on his stomach, a thing which ne
alive. The crowd increased in the booth, and tho
varied senches of Cologne altar of roses Il
the atmosphere inside. Two heavy lines were on
from the extreme end Of the pier in the hope tina
the biuctsh and wcakfsh which disguised the gIca
hooks At the 49, might attract wayiarng shark
Haif-G-doZen Jealous fishermen squattcu under tar
paulingS to avoid the rain, and swapped romance
about their experiences in fishing. ne only excite
ment early in the afternoon, when thc triangu
lar dorsal fins of a school of sharks seen cut
ting the water just off the pier. Bitcs were lacking
but the fishermen proposed to hold out all night
Fishing in the daytime on week days has been Tor
hidden ON account of the crowd interfering Wit
work
At the foot of FultoV-st. tie large shark, tn
monster turtle, the "slipjack' and n small live tn
tie dweit together in harmony III a leaking bootl
and coined many dimes for their exhibitors. Some
body stated without a blush that the turtle wcighc
1000 pounds and had been sold 10 some institution
for $1,000 Captain Sullivan, who iShcd fruit
testify all Saturday night had been succeeded 10y an
other fisherman, who patiently sat on post nj tn
end Of the pier and held line end of which wa
"no signs of any blamed sharks" at o'clock; bu
he intended to cling to that line all night
The man-eater on exhibition at the foot of Grand
ST. although not weighing more than 100 pound
| attracted the attention of many curious visitor
There now seven sharks on eXhibItion-four q
the foot and ut the entrance Of the Nesey-s
pier, one at Fulton Ferry and one ut Grand-st. A
well patrunizCd, and, of the eNhi bior, r.
marked, There's money III EN- and were payil
| 'em for all thcy'r WORTH