The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-20
NOW rs THIS. MIR. oELRrCHs,
It Looks as ir THIS Man Had Actually
Been Bitten by y shark.

It Looks as ir THIS Man Had Actually
Been Bitten by shark.
II Mr.. Herman Oelrichs will go to Robin
ston, Me-. a little village on Passamaduoddy
Bay, at the mouth Of tho st. Croix River. ten
miles southeast from Calais aud thirty miles
south by southeast from Eastport. he will
probably find among the 1000 inhabitants
one Peter johnson. now about 43 years OF age.
with waist SO small the women envy him.
Mr.. johnson. in the summer Of 1885. was
bitten by shark. Not only was he bitten. but
he was ripped up the back and down the front
His arms and legs were chewed. piece from
his breast was torn out and altogether he was
so friRhtfully manglcd that the doctors who
attended couldn't sew him up. They had to
buy ball OF wire and tie him together.
On Nov. THE Sun printed letter signed
"H. A. p" The writer took Mr.. Herman
Oelrichs to task for asserting that sharks inshis
latitude didn't bite. He said: In the sum-
mer Of IS had occasion to call on Brooklyn
physician who was summering Mt Greenport.
Long Island. was Obliged to wait for him.
rs he was out attending a patient On his re-
turn he told me that he had been dressing the
wounds Of n man who had been bitten by q
R Mheh haT in the
Sound on .Greenport. He had taken advan-
tage 81 this circumstance to 60 In Swimming
The physician is res resident q Brooklyn. and
Sgs SSHf Ss ss
clan. DR.. Melville Bryant Of q Greene avenue.
Brookyn He remembered ems a re- Peter JohPson as
.Sna f0fy
"'S Vat about A. II. Of Sunday last the schocn-
er Catherine Wilcox of L,ibec Me-. was PRO:
eeedins down ES,, Sound. and WHILE beGalmeS
of age named Peter Johnson, belonging at
Was now WORKING ' lis passase home. str Stripped
off their clothing and jumped overheard FOR
sSsse 70 sG fey ssds wo o% h
been fourteen or fifteen feet long. darted
lin aoSn as s'ihn e says. about Thirty feet
enous monster. iearfaliy decorating Ills right
gran tSe sSs!E he
IN wrestling himself free He then swan to the
man. Of remarkabfe physical strength and
pluck he finally succeeded in driving him of.
got 81 the
overheard. but not until the terrible teeth had
left their mark in many ghssty wound on his
abdomen. groin; thighs. and legs. SO that he
The mate and one OF the crew took him in
Wsenes he Ia
to the re der Of Dr Skinner Drs
nearly an hour: during which time he was Iept
under the influence Of chloroform. There
son. The abdomen and groin Of. the right
side were feariully mangled. the flesh being
Of and left Py the s6 only
completely exposed. On the left side. Of the alb
domen was anot herwound similar in character
very badly. torn and gashed. Nothing but his
courage and physical vigor en-
aea him to sssrness u atenon Of
fact that the shark must have been OF the
species known as man.eIter.' which are COM |
q our waters seldom II ever attacks mankind.
his ultimate recovery"
Mr. Peter Johnson did recover" said the
believe he Is stiI alive and il robust health at
was thinking Of him Just the other day and
how he WIS Y q getting along"
looked at him" he continued. MY man.
said p; lean do nothing for you. It's miracle
ment and exclaimed: We'll. for Gods sake.
GSnHE to eys nck
It We'll see what We can do for YOU
II didn't suppose then that the man had ten
was out OF the question. so sent down to the
in shop and got ball OF iron wire such as
wire around and around the body and tied the
, and together in front and got him into bed.
ted him again. and. tom to my SURPRISE he was
IT'LL alive. Again at 8 O'Clock saw him, and
10 still lived. i said there was no possibility
II his living till morning. When saw him In
he morning he was quite ehipper. I asked
iim how he felt, He said he felt all right.
Ible to sit up In six weeks. and in three months
10 was entirely we'll and went home. He was
3 good man as he had ever been. except for