The morning call., 1891-09-13
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Capture in the Bay of Monster
Nan Eating Shark.
A New Pilot-Boat-Bell-Buoy Adrift-sheds
for the Belt Road-Reported Move
ments and Charters.

There was large crowd on Fishermen's
Wharf yesterday afternoon, aud the object
that attracted attention was monster
shark. The tiger of the sea" measured a
trihe over fifteen feet in length, and was
fully seven feet in circumference, weighing
nearly two tons.
1t is one of the largest ever captured in
the bay and made terrible fight before it
was secured. The story Of its capture was
told reporter by Peter COrnelia, an Italian
fisherman, who said that he and Jesus
Morelo. his assistant. left the fshing-dock
on Friday night and went over near Angel
Island to fish for sturgeon, toothsome fish
known in the restaurants as 'sea bass"
The nets are very strong, as the sturgeon
are hard fighters and often tear them badly
before they are killed. Early yesterday
morning they finished their breakfast and
then started to haul in the net. They soon
discovered that some fish a good deal
stronger than a sturgeon was entangled in
the net. 1t took them a long time to haul
in even the slack, and then, pull as they
might not another fathOm more could they
haul into the boat. Up to this time the big
shark had not done any fighting, but see med
to be resting in the bag OF the net.
MIR. SHARK APPEARS.
AS the boat hauled up close TO him he
woke up and shot out of the water not three
feet from the bow of the boat and the fish
ermen then saw what they had In the net.
As the shark again sank he almost capslZed
the boat aud MOrelO wanted to tut away
the net and let the monster escape. Pete
would not listen to this but how to free
the shark out of the net before he toresit all
tc pieces was problem.
Not far away was another fishing boat
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boat had a shark-h00k and whale-lance;
but as the big fish was under water they
could not be used. For some time the shark
remained quiet and then made another
break for liberty and for nearly half an
hour he lowed both boats around in a circle
in spite of the fact that he was wound up
in the net.
Then he rose to the surface and churned
the water into foam by rapid strikes of his
immense tail, at the same time swapping
viciously at the boats on each side OF him.
The lance was now brought into play and
driven several times into the sharks body,
but instead of killing him the cold steel
only stirred him to greater efforts to escape
DETERMINED ON BOTH SIDES.
The more the brute fought the more de-
termined the fishermen were to capture him.
and in order to dispatch him as soon as pos
sible the lance was again thrust into his
body while Pete had in hand the big shark
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watching his chance to hook it in the
sharks mouth, which opened wide enough
to take in a beer keg easily.
While he was watching thus to hook the
shark the boat gave heavy iurch and Pete
took header into the sea not three feet
from the sea monster. In an instant all
were frantic with excitement but fortu-
nately kept their hold on the net, thus pre-
venting the big fish from taking his would
be captor in out of the wet. As fast as he
could Pete swan around to the other side OF
the boat and was dragged on board.
The terrible wounds inflicted on the shark
now began to weaken him. and the big hook
was soon secure In his jaws. A rope was
made fast to the tail and then the net was
cut away, ss it was found impossible to
clear 1t in any other manner. After secur-
ing the monster to the side of the boat a
start was made for Fishermen IS Wharf. The
capture is known as white shark" and is
genuine man-eater. Its mouth Is nearly
two feet wide. and is armed with three
rows of terrible teeth.
CAUGHT IN GALE.
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