The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-07-22
DUEL BETWEEN SEA MONSTERS.
a Huge yFhaIs KuIsa or the California
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a Huge Whale zmoa or the California
Coast by O 51-1rlisl-
visitors 70 Monterey were entertained
recently by the sight OF a duel between
au immense whale and o. svvordhsh-
which ended fatally for che larger uut
more daleuzel5ss monster of the deep
ihe whale was first seen by q party OF
patherz one pleasant afternoon aud APP
Peared to 5e enjoying himself 10y lastly
swimming about the bay and occa=iofi-
ally sending O. shower of spray Elof5
-E-e L-Lill thrown 10y q powerful l5uut-
ain The presence OF the whale or some
other cause seemed TO Brighten the small
hsh that abound iu these waters and
great schools pressed closely iush1re,
the water Ina places near the beach be-
ing fairly alive with lhel, while the
surface was kept aEitated by their leap
ing into the air as though seeking 90 es-
cape Irum some invisible enemy.
The whale followed the schools of ush
iushore, when suddenly there was
tremendous splashIug of the water the
great mammal was observed 10 move
hurriedly hither and thither. while cone
torttous of his body and his strange ac-
lions convinced the observers that he
was engaged iu deadly combat with
some other monster OF the deep Tt was
a singular duel and lasted for some
time. Nothing but the whale was Wis
lolc- his enemy never coming 20 the
surface or within the range OF those
who were watching the scene FINALLY
the thrcshiug ceuseds the water became
calm and then the whale was seen lying
fuotioulcss upon the surface of the bay
as if dead This continued EuE some
time but after about an hour he seemed
TO revive and after llshiug the water
for some 5ime with his tail he headed
for the outer bay. whore he was subse-
gucutly seen 10y the aid of glass to
H.ra g.. . inn
The following morning several per
sons searched the beach to see if Lhey
could find any trace of the previous
days com bat and they were rewarded
by finding the dead body of the whale
high and dry on the rocks only "a short
distance from Monterey Some old
Vhalcrs who were among the party of
. discovery were struck with the peculiar
manner iu which the mammal was Iy-
. ing. The body was considerably above
/ loyv-wabar mark and the fins were eE
I tended, giving the impression that the
/ whale had come ashore himself aud
. after,vard died. 1t appears, according
/ TO the testimony of those versed in such
/ matters, that "a whale dying in the
/ water has mis- fins close to his sides, and
/ the position i'm which they We're found
/ lends color to the belief that the mon,
/ ster was still alive when IT. came ashore
. An examination of the body revealed
/ the existence of several wounds on tho
I under side, which were of a character
/ such as could only have been inflicted
+ by a sw0rddsb and are conclusive proc
/ that 10 was "a duel between these two
/ denizens of the deep that had been wit
. messed the previous afternoon. The
/ carcass measured seveuLy-ive feet ir
I length, and the bLubbcr was removed
. and fried out For several days the
. stranded whale was the center OF at
teutiou for the entire country round
about, and many hundreds of residents
and tourists visited iL-Sau FranciscJ
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