The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
CAPT GHEMN mann SAID TT.
A Hnnd-to-hnnd Encounter OF Hnttcrns
with Long.nrmed MarIne Mnn.lers.

| with LonG-nrmed Marine Mnn-icr~.
| From he Pht'dI,ptiI Tam,E
| Capt. Gheen OF the schooner Abby Gheen
| now lying at Bulson street wlnrf Cam len. saw
| strange things of Cape Hu,tcrus on hi, voyage
| TO this port, lie does not claim to have seen
| the sea serpent, but he did see number %
monsters OF tho deep that put all wcll-credted
sea stories In the shade. The Captain il Il
man whose veraciy is not doubel. III" Cap
! tain brought his vessel from lilo De 'ancro
and it was when twenty miles off Cane Hat
| teras that he ran into Il school Of sen monsters
| such as he had never before eecn.
The monsters were sighted by one OF tie
| crew. They were nearly n hundred yards
| ahead of the vessel and we're apparently rush
| ing toward her. When first seen by the sailors
they thought the ship WAS running into float
| ing island. some OF which are often seen at
| sea. They soon changed their minds however
! when they got closer and saw a school Of big
| fish that no one on board could recognize as
having seen before The school opened to lot
me shin pass and then at once closed IN an
followed her They iIoaled all around her aud
| greatly lint eded her progress.
| Although the vessel was gong at n speed Of
eeven knots an hour the monsters followed
| ones seemed to clutch hold Of the vessels sid.
and let themselves be carried along After thew
crew began to grow uneasy as to their safety
and cal ed upon the Cnptain. who heretofore
| uhu not Deen aware OF tho chase.
lie sent for his glass, md. going aft. made
| survey of the school. which ne describe re-
sembltng low. rocky Island. lie sal they
were larger than the 8vorago-siHe sharks te-
| ing about ten feet in length and VARYING rom
the size OF u bucket to a tub in circum!erenro.
| having great battle among themselves.
al They ne had tour long arms On tie ond' Of
| which were claws that reSembloi the hands OF
an APE, Those arm ike things eNtenIod from
| each side OF the body. Discovering that ther
communicated the fact to The first mate VITA
orders to try ana capture some o. the s'rnn&e
The mate gave orders to the crew, who we,s
more or less frightened. but were whiting tue
chance to skeer - the hrutes, aud whtH irrT
| jumped out of their shoes. The boat Was
s SEARCHED vi i9r HWeanons an soon the d"c
catching fish.
tempt tooatch the fish. butunsurce,s iuli.. lno
hsh seemed to know what was needed Of ON.
and they used their hands to protect tHo.U;
selves from bsing caught GROUPS i Two and
three OF the monsters would VraL the ,ui u
he ne o3at n, hook and null 1t away. sight "t
arms OF the fish were about sin feet long e'A!
The sailors became alarmed, thinkng that
some i'll omen had caused the serpent, 10 ',.
low the snip. and they thought tho, wsrs
they thought tie ship woHli never 70 '@H i lor-.
Some rushed to tho foeca5to and oDhpf- 70
the Captsins cabin IL their eudaayors 10 U.s.
BY this time the lIsh had become more dur;
my, anu would swim alongside the roHt "ni
CAPTAIN became so eXasperated al tho men
that he ordered them to cast the nnrs winch
me crew reluctantly did. The lines wrrt
o oSlIed b WIN huge pieces Of e9diisn and fast
the same as they handled the bouthook, lhey
w r9 to IRA sTa9 me Line with their hanis ana
ecss 70 I1S wo 'a aS npaTt ahd II one wa not sue
of them he s umG tSs were tynE to SHPHF @no
coyote. AT last the men were sn ttc They
had had indeed. caught ono Of tho fish AMI the,
fish say their captured Brother tltcy ma!o
great t, elorts to rescue him. They grahbed 1T
tho side Of the. boat, and once or Twice one u
iofs r sicceSa9d II SetinG H. claws oyer NE
such hilarious ye as The "t crew W. gave out *
ng ind happX moment and the scene ON tho deck
;, The captured monster Aoundorel al over
stopPed by the use Of an axe We soon cut his
more OF the huge monsters. but these mu-t
d daVe 6een young ones. a. thoy. wore great
did not know how to evado the hook, 49,,
Cham rhiS %1s ha 6 strange monstor 5aii c4p,;
size, OF small barrel. and the back was COS.
era Et ai9k w sSsaeI tb5 seSems4e p Ss
large as an ordinary sized bucket, and was hol-
ritying e gaze upon. Tho eyes were us large
as dollar. ana greenish In color IGey MA.J
my blood run cold when saw them
We all held u consultation and decide .
nave tho lsh cooked. ono Of them was ea.e;
July cleaned and cut into huge chunks, auI
ordered the cook 10 prepare II for SUM- r
thought that they would not ho 1T 10 cat M!
ordered tho Others thrown overheard whoa
was done. But they weren't IN the water ten
seconds before tho others which were ~ y
lowing US began battle over which sh.ll
pave the feast They grabbed Them with her
hands and In tho battle Q numhUF OF oih9's
were killed; and In their wild Ritempt 20 gel =
meal they chased after ono OF heir dead l. n.
bor. and they were lost from orr view ~
SNORT snort Time and We continued our voyage M
", But to go back to the eating Of tie fen.
Mhy; whep the pot stew was soUod VI no 'L2
could tell II from mess OF boiled e ii ia, hLu
when boiled by itself 1t taste he shall
IapL Lehman axe, wru for 70 n'a. Grq'
Elkns OF Tho 1flnnlis ~ ~. .L--nLAn-.