Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-10
BIG FISH WITH HANDS.
AN ENCOUNTER OFF HATTeRAs
WITH MARINE MONSTERS.


Capt. Gheen Tells a Thrilling Yarn About
an Adv.nturs Alamo IN. c.... p..
o'"''" '" "o iaSo" ny means OF
Boathooks-One Is Finally Caught.
Cant ch.an o,.,.., .,,,c,
- o" =. '"e s.''oo"e' 1nooy "heen'
90" s'ranse Innings oh cape hatteras on
ms voyage 10 TINS port lie does not claim
to have seen the sea serpent, but he did see
number Of monsters of the deep that put
all well credited sea stories in the shade.
The captain ia n man whose veracitv ia NOT
donbted The cantain brongh, h;s vass.I
from Rio de .Janeiro. and h was when
twentv ,n;,e. oty Cane ua,,ara. ,ha, 10 ~,
IT, ..hoo, 20 ~. ..o.s.a.. 80
,n0o sonooi vi sea ino"s'ers such as ne
naa newer oeiore SEEN
The monsters were sighted by one OF the
crew. They were nearly hundred yards
ahead OF the vessel and were apparently
rusning toward her. when nrst seen by
the sailors they Thought the ship was run
ming into floating island, some OF which
are often seen at sea- They soon changed
their minds. however, when they got closer
and saw school OF big fish that no one on
10--%
fore. The school opened to let the ship
pass, and then at once closed In and foi'
lowed her. They foated all around her
and greatly impeded her progress.
Although the vessel was going at speed
Of seven knots an hour, the monsters fol-
lowed along in its wake, and several more
daring ones seemed to clutch hold OF the
vessels side and let themselves be carried
along After they had followed the boat
for several hours the crew began to grow
uneasy ~ TO their safety, ana called upon
the captain, who heretofore had not been
aware Of the chase.
SURROUNDED BY THE MONSTERS.
He sent for his glass and going aft made
n survey Of the school. which he describes
"a resembling a low. rocky island. He
said they were larger than the average
sized sharks. being about ten feet in
length and VARYING from the size of a
bucket To a tub In circumference. They
seemed to be running race and were hav-
ing great battle among themselves.
They had four long arms, on the ends OF
which were claws that resembled the hands
Of an ape. Those arm like things extended
from each side of the body. Discovering
that they were new species OF fish, he i'm.
uttlidttiN WIG ftse w sAs~
first mate with orders to try and capture
some Of the strange monsters.
The mate gave orders TO the crew, who
were more or less frightened, but wers
waiting the chance to 'skeer" the brutes
and when they were told OF the captain
orders they nearly jumped out OF theil
shoes. The boat was searched for weapons
and soon the deck was covered with har
! $1,000. boat hpnka fab hooks and Qvpr,
other kind Of implement used in catching
fish.
The boat hooks were first used in thei
attempt TO catch the fish, but unsuccess
fully. The fish seemed to know what wa
needed Of them, and they used thei
"hands" to protect themselves from heinz
caught. Groups of two and three Of tn
monsters would grab the rod Of the boa
hook and pull IL away. Eight Of thes
hooks were taken from the sailors. Tn
arms Of the fish were about six feet long
said Capt. Gheen.
FISH USE THEIR HANDS.
III. .a;iorS hacame alarmed thipk;ps
A.. go. an ovrsn had Caused the sarn.nt
=, ,oi,o,v the shin and thew tbou gbt the,
-. -. ., n. Io.t Thsv ,oId ,ha con
-. e., ,h.r ,honobt ~. .h;n ,youi,
s~..- ."..h 49,. Sons r,,shsd to H.. sors
a..s,a ana ,hsr. 10 the cantain,s cabin i,
sh.tr .,dsayars to e.cane from the s,nno.ef
"Tnas6s -
Nv this time the fish had become NOR,
daring. and would swim alongside the boa
and grab the sail lemons and traces. Al
Last the captain became so exasperated al
the men that he ordered them 20 cast thu
lines which they Use in catching drum and
.,,r,,.o,, Th;s th. rrexx rel,,ctantlv did