St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26
NOURIsHED by A SHARK
The Strange Parasites which Fatteu
On the FLanE1s OF RIan.Eatars

Oha tne EA1nkS OF RIan.EaferS
Correspondence New York Evening Post
one vicious, eXpresSionless eve was cast
snShty upward and as the shark moved
slowly along his entire form was visible
About the head swan several of the famona
pilot fishes (Naucrates). They We're CON
tlnually darling at objects on the surface "a
the water, then running nimblv after tboir
great friend, as if to tell the news. and taI--
gills. ~ 0''0 u inc
Inc skipper had baited the hook with q
tWeiVe-pOund grOupeT, and making it fast to
d piece OF wood that would allow the halt
W uIOp Ten Ieet from the surface. tossed if
over. The shark had disappeared bnt in
| ten minutes he was seen swimming toward
the smack again and finally ran fonI off the
oalt and distinctly saw him take il. There
was no turning on the back; he seemed IN
SINK below 1t and took it without turning in
the slightest and moved Off with The sama
measured swing
The skipper Stacked out the line gradualIv
until about thirty feet had gone: then taliinG
a brace against the rail, he allowed it to be,
come taunt and jerked the hook into the
thiet. Luckily he dropped the line, as the
Jerk that came in response to this wOuId
NNNN- WI etAi OAs St4itl Tic IIllG went Hiss
ing over the rail so fast that it could not be
followed by the eye. LET him have all he
wants, said the skipper; 1.-THE more line
the quicker I'll down him.
linen ensued a struggle that wOuId have
hlade some OF the hand-liners of the North
efh Ishing banks open their ewes. When
the line (0r rope) had gone out nearly two
thlruS OF Its length, the fisherman skiiIfuIIv
| caught it with a Delaying pin. and so Cradn-
| uaIly reduced the speed of the fish. Finally
| throwing OFF the pin. he seized the line in
his hand and ran forward, then aft. taking
III the slack so gained. Then the shark
would go straight away, taking him to the
rail-, and the Delaying pin would be adopted
again as soother. -Four or five such PUSHES
as this evidently had decided effect on the
great fish.
The shark gave some terrific lunges as his
head was hauled out of water, and at nv
request block and tackle was rugged and
ne was hauled ON deck and dispatched by a
blow on the head. [ watched particularly
for the pilot fishes as he came up. The If
tie striped creatures darted wildly about as
II DeWildered, and then disappeared beneath
the bottom of the smack, evidently thinking
they had found another companion. There
were other attendants of the shark that did
not desert 1t. L noticed them about in the
water, long black snake-like creatures about
foot IN length, and when the shark was
hauled from its native element they came
with it, adhering to its sides and presenting
strange contrast. The fishes were
Remoras, the Echeneinus of the naturalist.
They may be termed boarders to certain
extent, as they live about the body of a
shark. and [ have seen them on a large
porgy and also clinging to a turtle They
have upon the upper side of the heada re-
markable sucker, composed of parallel
plates, so that they can attach themselves
at any time. So firm hold did they take
that it was with difficulty that Ipulled them
OFF, using considerable force