The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-02
SOUTHAMPTON rHRMEsr.

Long lSianu.' The seaside village WAS
in hubbub. The church bells tolled
their refrain as peacefully and religi
giously as ever. The devout went trudr-
ing or rolling in old-time vehicles over
the rough roads TO the meeting-houses,
and every indication of business in the
one thoroughtare OF the place was shnt
from sight; yet there was a stir anon,
the lew people who gathered out OF
doors, and an air of excitement that
showed that something big was going
on.
And there was a sensatiou-one that
aroused even the old whalers, whose
strange sea-faring experiences, told and
retold over the stove of the local grocery
store, had made the youth of the vii
iage open their mouths and forget TO
shut them. They began to sharpen up
the harpO0ns which long were held az
relics, and assume their sea-dog airs
ana profanity. Juvenile SOUTHAMPTON
was agog with excitement, ana gapiug
country folk far and near made q Won
der of what had occurred, and then
started for the beach.
There the cause of il all was soon ex-
pialned. southampton had caught a
whale. Not mere hoyden of a fish
that had frisked about the coast and in
us childish innocence had come ashore
but big veteran whale that Law on the
beach like stranded vessel and ex-
posed more cubic feet of solid blubber
than most Of the denizens had ever
seen or dreamed of. 1t was not cheap
whale either, good for heeting show
only ana WIN no steady income at
tached to it. This was a right whale
with more gallons OF oil in it Than the
best mathematician of the place could
figure to a nicely.
NO wonder there was hustle in South
ampton, for whales are not caught every
day, and the rumor that there were lots
of them somewhere within boat.rearb
seward held promise of rich returns
for successful hunters.
CROWD OF VISITORS,
"hen the only train that is permitted
10 stop at Southampton SUNDAYS
Ieacneu that place yesterday, great
many people alighted to see the whale.
They had come from neighborinr vii,
lagos, where the news of the event had
travelled. No sooner had they struck
the platform than the subject of the
whale was introduced. Where was IL
and how 10 get there, were the Oues-
tons put at once. Not a momenl was
TO be lost. Every one was so full of The
story OF the whale that it dubbed nm
the moment the subject was mentioned,
Stages, carryalls and carts were soon
filled and started OFF for the coast,
me sky was clear, the sun shone
orlghI, ana the air was crisp and brac-
ing. Muftied up in warm wrans and
comforters, men and women hnddled
together as the jolting vehicle rumbled
over the rough road. They all talked
whale. Most OF them had never seen q
whale. Others saw such small ones that
they didn't count. AS the vehicles
pounded along others were met coming
back.
"How is the whale?" the drivers would
shout in chorus.
"BullyW came the reply; "but you'd
better hurry up"
"Why?" returned the new corners.
cause, thar cuttin' Ter up.p
The whip was then piled more vieor-
ousiy than ever. Pretty soon the life
saving station at SOUTHAMPTON Point
was reached. Capt. Nelson Burnet came
out of the station and waved his
nat. This was a signal for the re-
pressed enthusiasm, and up went three
cheers for the whale. The sand on the
beach had not frozen, and was difficult
TO travel on. The wheels of the wagons
sank deep, and the bony cattle drew
their loads with difficulty. As far as
the eye reached no whale was visible.
and many in the party began to fear that
~ was all hoax. There was silence
that was almost painful for many min
utes. Could it be possible that they had
been coaxed out to freeze their noses
and toes only to be duped?
WHATS that thar black out thar yon-
derY" shouted the small boy, without
whom no searching party is complete,
lie stretched his frecked fipger to-
ward point about two miles distant.
where forms could be seen fitting
about.
"Thars it, by gum,' shouted the
driver, and he whipped his horses with
renewed vigor.
Ten minutes later, as the vehicles
were getting closer and closer to the
dark objects, there came floating on the
air q smell that riYalled the greatest
efforts of Hunters Point and Barren
island.
THE WHALE.
"'Tis the whale" cried the driver
gleefully. The female portion of the
community drew forth handkerchief
and tried To shut out the smell. There
was not so much jubilation, and whale
stock dropped 40 per cent. at once.
Presently the party reached the huge
carcass, and getting to windward as
soon as possible drew in long draughts
of pure air from the sea. Ii was a Curl
Gus sight. Men in tarpaulin suits with
axes and knives, were tearing away
huge chunks of blubber from the sea
monster. As each chunk was removed
IN square lots from the whale others
carried the stun to wagons close by
which conveyed it TO the rendering fac
tory.
Among those engaged in the latter
feat was Deacon Haven. To see the
good man thus engaged on the Sab
bath caused thrill To pass through the
spectators. 1t was known that the dea-
con only short time ago put pad
lock upon his stable door and said IL
would never more be removed on sun
day. He attended the revival meetings
and was loud in denouncing the sab
bath Decorators. But the whale did &,
No such prosperity could be overlooked,
He handled the blubber teuderly, aud
deposited It IN the cart with as much
care as one would handle an infant.
And there We're others too, who looked
rs though they had gone wrong. They
actually smelled of liquor. This was
all the more dreadful, because none of
the vile stuff" is permitted to enter
southampton provided it is found out.
But IL was claimed yesterday that the
men so affected were not Southampton
men, but belonged to an adjoining viii
lage called Amagansett. To the latter
place really belongs the credit of cap
turing the whale, and it was the men of
Amaganselt upon whom devolved the
DUTY OF cutting up the whale. over a
dozen men were engaged in this task
yesterday, aud before night set in, there
was but little left of the whale.
OLD TIMES REgAIIEp
The monster was said 10 i've about fifty
feet long. IL is expected that about
sixty barrels of oil will he extracted,
which, with the bone, will make the
haul net the captors over $1,000.
AT Bridgehampton, eight miles from
where the whale was harpooned, an
other monster was captured last week.
He is supposed to belong to the same
school, but is much smaller than the
one found of Southampton. Men were