The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
PRICE FIVE GENTS
Denizens of the Sea as Yet Unknown-s
Strange Sea Monsters.

creature was o serpent), was seen by Captain
Austin Cooper andthe officers and crew Of the
Carlisle Castle, then bound for Melbourne.
A description and sketch of the monster aps
peared in the Argus:
On September IL, at 1890 q. M, the third
officer of the British steamship Nestor, then
in the Malacca straits, announced o shoal,
Surprised to find shoal in well known
track, Captain Webster watched the object,
and foundthat IL was in motion, keeping up
tho same speed as the ship, and retaining about
the same distance rs when first seen. "Ths
shape of the creature" said the captain lin an
affidavit before Donald Spence, acting law sec.
rotary TO the Danish supreme court at Shan
ShaO, II would compare to that of gigantic
frog. Tho head, of pale, yellowsh color.
was about twelve feet In length, and six feet OF
the crown was above the water / tried in vain
to make out the mouth" he proceeds, "but
the mouth may have been below water. The
head was Immediately connected with the
body without Any indication of q neck. The
body was about forty-hye or fifty feet long,
and of an oval shape, perfectly smooth, but
there may have been slight ridge along tho
spine. The back rose some five feet above the
surface. An immense tail, fully 100 feet in
length, rose few inches above tho water.
This tail / saw distinctly from its junction
with the body to its extremity. 1t aeemed CYL
indrical, with very slight taper, and estints
ate It's diameter at four feet. The body and
tail were marked with alternate bands 81
stripes, black and pale yellow iii color. The
stripes were distinct to the very extremity Of
the tail. cannot say whether the tail terA
minated in fin or not. The creature possessed
no fins or paddles so far as we could perceive.
/ cannot say il ithad legs. 1t appeared to pro.
gross by means Of an uudulatogy motion Of the
tail in vertical plane"
1t may be remembered that in 1873 n mon
strous cuttlefsh was encountered by two iisi~ I
ermen in Conception bay, Newfoundland,
When attacked the creature threw its long
arms across the tshermen's boat. which 1t app
peared to regard as veritable object of preys
but one of the fishermen cut oil the tentacla
with an axe, on which the cephaioped with
crew, apparently regarding the mans action
as unfair. This tcntacle was twenty-five feet
in length, and as the fisherman considered that
1t was cut off fully ten feet from the body, the
entire length Of the tentacle must have hecn
about thirty-fve feet. They estimated the
body at sixty feet In length. and fiyo feet In
diameter.
In 1864 the French war steamer Aiector en-
countered q monster cutie ut sea about one
hundred and twenty miles northeast of Tens
eritfe The crew got moose around the body,
but unfortunately IL slipped to the tail, which
itpulled of The weight Of this little bit Of
the creature was found to be over forty
pounds. twas estimated, that tho body was
fifty feet long and the weight not less than
1000 pounds,
The most remarkable account OF a sea nao1l.
ster OF this kind was that given by the captain
and officers OF the Pauline. 1t was sworn TO
on oath by George DFeyar, tho captain Ho-
ratio Thompson, chief mate; John Landeils,
second mate, and by tho steward and .
seaman.
On July we observed three large sperm
whales, one Of which was Clipped round the
body by two turns Of what appeared to be q
huge serpent. The head and tail appeared to
have length beyond the coils Of about thirty
feet, and girth OF eight or nine feet. The
creature whirled the whale round and round
for about fifteen minutes, and then suddenly
dragged it to the bottom, head first.
Fivcdayslater the same creature, or SINH
lar one, was seen about two hundred yards
from the ship, darting along tho surface, head
and neck being out OF the water. Only Cap
tain Drevar aud an ordinary seaman saw this.
But a few minutes later the captain, first mate
aud two soarnen saw the monster raise its neck
anu head above the water 20 q height which
they estimated at sixty feet.
Some ten years ago Commandant Villeneuvo
and the officers of the French man-of-war the
Lendfe saw creature corresponding in ap-
pearanee with tho sea serpent travelling rapid.
ly along. the head slightly raised above the
water, and with q sort OF mane streaming
backward, while the back Of a long body could
be eeen under the water. creature exactly
answering to this description was seen by Ma
jor James Harding, then an officer in the King
f'Vigis' army, passing within a few yards Of
his canoe, and swimming toward a small island
outside Suva bay, known as the home Of tho
big snake. Captain the Hon. George Hope, OF
the British ship Fly when in the Gulf Of Cal.
ifornia, the sea being unusually calm and
transparent, saw at the bottom large marine
animal with tho head and general figure of an
alligator, but the hood much larger, and with
four large paddles instead of legs
suporstitious Negro.
From the Texas Sftlngs.
Jim Webster, a colored citizen Of Austin,
Tex, was recently tried for stealing chickens from
Colonel Percy YeFger. Webster was convicted and
sentenced to u short term Of Imprisonment. Before
the culprit was removed Colonel Yerger by cours
tesy Of the deputy sheriff, was permitted to con.
verse with him.
''see pere, jim, I'd like 10 know how many ofmy
chickens you have stolen at one time and another"
said Colonel Yerger
"Ht seems to me you has got heap oh curiosity.
amt gwine ter tell you nuifn." replied jim.
sulkily.
"Jim here is half dollar for you if you viii tell
me how many you stole on your last raid"
40. sah; amt gsIne TO tell you muffin for half
a dollar. knows dc number perzackly. but aims
gwine ter tell se for no half dollar"
"Pd like to know the truth about It,"
"You wants ter know dc whole troofr'
lido"
~ amt gwinc ter tell yer do whole tfoof for half
niggah."
at seems TO me that If you are willing to tell the
whole truth for a dollar you can afford to tell half
the truth for half dollar
"What you mean by dat arp
"Ill give you halt dollar and you tell me half
the number Of chickens you stole. Here's tho half
dollar. Row tell mo half the number Of rooster
you stole"
'IAmmo zee. Half dc roostersam fve."
'Then you stole ton roosters.'
ape Lori How de debbe you find out dat arr"
'fWhats half the number Of hens2"
"Haf de number Of dc hens am Jour-
$50 you got away with eight hens"
"Dat gets mol Look heah, white man, you's dan
gerous, you is. Oars some hocuspoeus about YOU
whats half the number of young puilets You
tookT'
"IIuhi Igot you dar. Can't split pullet In two.
kin yer when you counts em2 Half dc puilets am
six and one pullet ober Now, how's yer gwine tss
find out how many pullcts dar wasp
$50 you took thirteen pullois2"
'wall. declarl You must hRb been dar yersev
end counted em. Oars sumin crooked Gbout dis
transacshun. Heah, mister jess take me and lock
me up In dc jail. don't feel safe out heah wild dis
heah negronAncer" and Jim was led OH IN dazed
condition.
But VIII He BE Able to Saw IL orr ,
From tho Detroit Free Prces.