The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
SS1RKS JNDEEDI
Mr.. oe,r,eh. Expresses HI. View.

| Mr.. Oeirichs Expresses His Views Frankie.
TO THE EDITOR OF The Sux-Sw. In la,s
Sundays edition OF THE Sun there anpear.d
| the most preposterous fairy tale in the shank
| OF shark story that ever was printed one
| that would make my good friend Tom Ochil-
| tree turn green with envy: and over this
| article you ask. " How Is this Mr.. Oclrichs =,
| Now will tell you how 1t is. 1t is time for
me to take hand in this shark business.
There Is limit beyond which patience ceases
| to be virtue and It Is well-known fact that
| the trodden worm will turn. Is it possible
| that any one could have rcnd this article 10.
fore it appeared In your columns2 | can
hardly believe 1t is. Just take 1t into Your
| sanotum sanctorum. and read 1t over carefully.
and I think you will agree with me. Just
fancy the accommodating character of that
shark. who merely pared Mr.. Johnson's eXtc-
rior surface down to snch a degree that he has
now "a waist 30 small that the women envy
hml" That waist, like tho story, is too thin.
Imagine Mr.. johnson having boon dragged
down thirty feet by the monster. dealing him
powerful blows. and RouginR out ono OF his
eyes," and all OF this thirty feet under water.
Shades OF McGinty protect us II Mr.. john
son could thump shark at that depth. 10
might just as well have bitten of u fin. I
think can see the shark wink the other eye.
Now. II tho shark had removed Mr.. Johnsons
suporfluous avoirdupois on the surface ef The
water. Mr.. Johnson's rcnrisal in gouging out
the sharks eye would have had corroborative
evidence on the part Of tho ships crew.
would like to make small bet that neither
Mr.. johnson nor your correspondent. II. A.
p" nor DR.. Skinner nor DR.. Melville Bryant nor
DR.. Kendall nor any ordinary man can grasp
u shark by the head and gouge out ono OF his
eyes," even IL the shark is dead and his hoad
Is cut off, And yet johnson did this thirty feet
under water with very much alive shark. on
gagged in removing portions OF his anatomy.
Then. after the shark had finished sampling
Mr.. johnson. no and Mr.. johnson engaged in
u swimming match with the foretopmast
clewline for the finish. which Mr.. Johnson
reached first and. in spite Of the "ghastly
wounds on his abdomen. groin. thighs. legs.
and arms, which were fearfully mangled. the
flcsh being torn off and left hanging by the
skin only. tho femoral vessels laid bare. and
up up by the Aforesaid foretopsai! cIswiine to a
KY ss Ths Bsss @ H Mas s M sssHss
tS o Skinner IN b 'hs Bryant
Bat DE- Bryant
minded before he finishes the story. as he
got q bali Of iron, wire. such as they use to hold
in front and got him into bed" These stAte-
ments do not agree. and. rs this miracle is
at about that time somebody must have gone
out in tho heat without his hat.
But that shark would not swallow Mr..
Johnson. and won't swallow that story. John:
and tired.
Now want to say something to you away
shark. No paper with the circulation and in-
fuence of THE SUN should put up o Job on q.
fellow citizen; rs has your fish editor. ON
az! az Il shs SS%s nS 'hss
been deluged with letters from every sea-
TN sand
wch Islands,, Brazil Central America, and
New Jersey. Down town my steps are logged
BY apcent Mariners who "k Inc cH, man whose
and 50 on. want TO give you fair warm
plating suing The Sun, for damages. and
s not yet 90 snors ne 80
state st s Of mind. This persecution must cease.
or II you intend to remain In the shark
business then why dent you be enterprising
Maine Of which, you seem to. have the goo:
graphical lay in the article referred to. and u
you can produce Peter johnson will produQP
upon by Mr. Eugene q. Blackiord and .yoursela
II you can FIND johnson, and he in turn will
produce the wire with which Dr. Melville Bryf
cera, will produce the eye Of the shark tha0
was gouged. Now this seems to me to be
fair offer. and should like to hear from YOU
Without more. beg to subscribe myself. re-
Hermann OELRIcHs.