The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
AN OPINION ABOUT SHARKS.
MN. HERMAN oELRrcns sAFs 7HKr
DO NOT BITE MEN.

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| n. WIN es,vs eJoe for Prsor 20 the Goa.
| srary-lais Daring Plunge :. Front OF -
shark 70 Prove His Theory-hs Stands.
wbere n man advances an opinion which is
| IN direct conflict with the convictions Of the
| ,vorid M Ia roe bo must expect to DO derided.
Tbnt ia nerfectly plain. A number OF men who
hnyo heen lannon's in the worlds history have
| haon mora or less wounded I'm their tenderest
| fee,inus. md some have even been prosecuted
| IN horrible WAYS because they tried to set up
| new.fapcled ideas on their own hook. When.
thercfore. Mr. Herman Oeirichs. the mil
| lionaire. clubman, and athlete advanced a
new and startling theory, which disturbed the
settled conviction OF humanity upon an inter-
eating subject a conviction that has existed
since Adam tlrst learned wisdom. It was only
natural that he was looked upon with sus-
pciop. The wise men of Spain who first heard
Columbus say TINT the earth was round were
not moro nstonished than was the select cir
Gle Of the Waywayanda Club to which Mr..
Oelrichs first declared that sharks don't bite.
Whom one thinks Of the thousands OF men
and women OF irreproachab!e character who
have given evidence since the creation Of the
world TINT sharks do bite, when one recalls tho
MYRIAD heroes OF youthful romances who have
rescued beautiful maidens from sharks jaws.
when one reads so frequently Of individuals
who have suffered disaster through the man
eating proponsties OF sharks. 1t seems impos-
sSe ina. MI i Gun 1S and ,onaor
o.. WI ioi !"'' ~" i'nue 80
over inc nam'es o, to tbs
newspapers. Iry, ana Msare UP .ns Average Snaa y.
n I'M
rather ourau tosa can it be true that
nll these IRE creatures OF the imaRinati on:
that man eatlng sharks must he classed with
the doubtful sea serpent, and TINT these myriad
tales arc so many lies to be placed at the doors
Of dead and living?
AS the represehta.,ve OK one o. sIe ieauln x
German steamship lines. Mr.. oeirtchs Is well
acquainted with the sea no has n srossea the
Yachting matters. splendid swimmer and
clever ,ea 81 snnr. nd tho star+,n~ dctnm
quoted S at the opening Of this article was not
the idle passing remark of rattle. Drained
p pens" vs' nuns 1%S s reasction IN ' "N
erinc Of the choice spirits Of the waywayanda
throughout Now York State. Is members are
and conamercial circles Many 81 the head ,l.
list. Sheriff FIaek. whose political fortune:
were so suddenly checked ~ the exposure Of
M t TIME 81 his
fall The CLUB house md grounds are located
on Fire Island Inlet. one q the best places on
and sail. ~ ,. ,,--.-,.
On this particular occasion H there was a a Pig
Mr oelrichs. sat such Veil; known Nov YORK.
ers rs Judge Ganey 91bGe Haa yck lake d
keSard Paaes
were, out fishing. 1t was hot. and tho glare on
ans otber SIT IN
sharks has been forgotten by those present;
been good many sharks around during the
season. and i was wonder that no casualties
bat h ers'M Mr.. Uelrishs laziiy Withdrew his
Volume Of smoke to curl laziily upward before
ne . is,ai Sharks don't bite"
Then he replaced the cigar n his mouth and
pnfied cSntemplatiyey bis iasteners lo Tk
one 81 them said:
ME- ssfdH&f NJ. 5 osf9,cks herman
Do-you- mean -to-ssy-ln- sober that;
tia s5kea
bis official position. ,vv,uo-,
That's just what mean" replied Mr.; Gel;
q, study, and know, that no shark has ever |
bttSn aamsn ssans everybody at once and
who had seen sharks bite, of the limbs Of un;
fortunates. some 2f whom had afterwerd
recovered and were living evidences OF the in
close Of their remarks Mr. Oelrichs said
1 viii bet $3.50 that there is not single an::
thentic INSTANCE ot man; woman. or ch!ld