The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-05
THE KILLER WHALE
A BloOd-Thirsty Monster no
North Sea. '~
Submarine butcher Who Ds,.ur
ber, 81 sheir own Taui.ir. ,'A-
Regard "a MHn "a. TYa.b
some Nor.ei.

The shark Of the lower Ia....r
still often honorcd with a.l ...-
the sea tiger or the .r.r..-
ocean The Spitzbcrgcu a.a.-
would find a more approgrt.r.r...
the latter cpithet. seal. p.u......
even white whales have been .....
spring ont Of the water and rrr. ....
10 avoid the attacll5 Of -,..
which. in proportion % f. ..
taiulv the most vOraei8ue .t 3D.. ...
beasts OF prey. IT t. the ol. a .-..
whale, lor-a gladiator. q aI...
of the dolphinidT, bu, as ....-
strength 10 the southern pom.
vva.rus e. 10 seal. Tho ORA ...
length Of twenty-five feet. a.# ... s.
are bristiing with teeth from f.-
six inches long and as % sharp .. ....
knife. Single specimens has. U......
Of thirty capt. Rr-a sar. r..r-...
feet. and fully able o. lcyagr a..
with o few quick snaps.
IT. digestive power, says o.. D...
Herald, is proportiouod e. Oh. trr..
dOus efficacy of its jaws. Pr. .-..
examined a specimen thai .a.
killed in shallow water, au. ..r.
its stomach thirteen porpri a, ...
teen seals. and the '-atrooi... r.....
hc adds. seemed to have -.. ..
the attempt 10 swallow
since It's guIlct proved 10 h..u..-....
bv an iutcrtwisted mass oi ..a. rr..
Capt. Wicks Describes the .r...
tween a lgalccn whale and % swarm.
Crcas that jcrlzcd the big mal-.era....
a. Il pack Of dogs would H.r.. . t..
SOW. They few at IL, tala.. -a.-..
big pieces out of lis lips. and a.
hauled il under. while a surge. .. ...
stained foam bespoke the cpu-umma,
OF the submarine butchcrE.
These demons will pur.r. ra-
largest relatives and pur-Io them -
raging hounds" SAYS Dr. JaTl.- Stun.
who founds his study Of the halle f....
lily on years Of personal un-ewarir
In one instance they assaulted % D...
fornia gray whale and her y.uus u.
orcas killed the latter aDo -araug D.
the mother. tearing away r-. r.r...
which ihey grccdily dsvuur-a. Dr
have been known 10 arta... % r.Ir-
painted herring boat. mt-ta..ng f. f.-
bclugu. and they wiI r.t hesitate
lay hold of harpooGr# whales and .r.-
them perfJrce under water
The orca j. also known a- the Green.
land grampus. and good deal u. ....
trovcrsv about its I4ar..r.n- nrul.-..
ties has been caused hv the fact tI..
some writer's have caut.uuu.. .t ....
its small relative, known a- a,
grampus lphoccua Eri-ea.. e.an.--
lively harmless creature. t.ul. along
the east shores OF the AraurI.. ir.u>
Helena to Scotland. Will. ia. 0r.
seldom seen south Of the furri.'a g.,.
allel. and i found in shoals a., ra.-
Spitzbcrgcn and the east a-t.t
Greenland.
Compared with that marin, werewolf
even the shark is "a rather -u--
brute. though he is APT toof~et bis lax
OF speed by cunning and patience Ia-
white shark Of the trapi.- viii hang
about wharvcs for days and haunt bath.
ing places, rarely betraEiag DIS pres
cncc 10y premature Camba.~. Near >-.
gapore boats manned with lancer. l1-
kettlcdruIns cruise about the dock, H-
fore bathcrS venture 10 eur.rtae water
and IN thc harbor OF Havana man a-,
uippcd up a year ago under e.-rz.
| stances which seem 10 prove that 0r..
/ nary precautions do not always avail
against the cunning of veteran l4-
! cater
4 stout mestizo, employed In O a.w
town livery stable, came 90 the lea-
with a couple Of horses. and after .-
| ting them splash about In the shallow
water for a minute or taa rode -
! deeper TO give them chance O. oo.. .E
| \ number Of promenader~ on the drl
were watching the horses. when sud.
| denly. 10 their horror, they SAWS Dig
shark rise out of the water. seize ta.r..
er's leg and draw him down before B.
had time TO utter more than % -.--.
| sllrick The water near the seen.
| the tragedy was not more than HaE
! deep, but the whole thing was DION.
| quickly that attempts ar rn~.ae w-
uuavaiiinE. though the wirue-- E
stantly rushed into the water swing
their sticks and yelling away will
might and main.
Like most sluggish creature -aa--
are extremely tenacious ~ --l.. l=
| toises Of several species VIII live .-
hours after being bchgaaya. Hu- .l "
the effects of the operation Is
almost perfectly still or slowly
| their forelogs as if trying O.. wa- .
an unseen foe. Deoapitatra -..r-
the other hand, viii coutiuu. fl. Use +.
| their tail muscles with a.-rrl.'H
force. and in the water hage n-
| known 10 swim about a. ii nothing W
] rraT4.1 1.4.f I.r.F,.r..I rrrIrfI |.....
became exhausted by loss of 0...
Sir Emerson Tenant describes
rather iuhuman experiment l ,'-
sort in he otiing uf Tr!ur0ma.a q"
! Ion. where crew Uf eurarua -a
! laahcd a white sharl, t1 the -u.Ha
amputated its head and tiuug .- "'@
board
The water was perfectly clear an
not very deep. and the headle-~ rN-
| mcr was seen to swim slowly .h-
for nearly two hours, when IT. u.
ments gradually became impcrrcpil.
and IL settled ou the grayvlIE noi'.
it, tail imp ur stirred only 10y thy r'.
ing Of the breakers.
\ large shark can snap of the .'-.
a horse as easily as "a carrot. lis h.-
apparatus being entirely dfilrrpa, i...
that Of a wolf or crocodile. It'd" ".
shark of the Indian ocean. for .H-'1-,
has six rows OF teeth in the upper .~
and five in the lower. each to"'H a'..
two inches wide n the base ane ja--
along the edges like a triau- a.aI ~
Besides being aS flexible a~ ia' '
steel. these teeth are alway- sharp.
the same reason that a Cat.~ claws
sharper than those 81 Go.s
Fine Distinction.
! Doubtless our unlcttcred FRIENDS ..-
fra 1is-i,.ti.,,, -, ,1,..., 49,. . r...r. .- .