The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31

Everything had passed so swiftly that we
could not at once realize what had happened.
When we did understand the situation the
surviving brother was 50 determined on going
overheard to search for hts brother that It
took four or five mon to hold him. Heraved
like crazy man. and for the next week he
had to be closely watched to guard against
suicide. He was as badly broken up as q man
who had lost wife and children. The loss Of
his brother under such distressing circum-
stances developed q singular mania knew
nothing Of 1t until We reached Cape Town. Jo-
seph had determined to revenge his brothers
death. He ended his voyage at the Cape.
bought an American brig. which had been
picked up as o derelict and towed In. and the
first knew Of his plans was when the Captain
offered to release me to let mo take the posi-
ton Of second mate on the brig. wish to
give you some OF the particulars Of our outfit
ting. because believe The Revenge. as JOS
eph renamed the brig. was the only vessel ever
fitted out for such voyage. When I reported
on bonrd he detailed his plans. They were
very simple We were to cruise for sharks.
and to destroy as many as possible until his
desire for revenge was satlated.
The brig had to be pretty thoroughly over
hauled. and 1t was six weeks before we got
away. During this time Joseph sought to post
himself in every possible way. and We had
chemists. electricians. carpenters. and ma
chinists aboard Of US every day. One Of his
ideas was to use an electric battery but the
scheme could not be made to work satisfac-
toriy. We had a furnace built for heating
brick. and we took 5000 bricks into tho hold
A part OF the bulwarks on each quarter was
arranged 80 that it could be taken out at will
Under my personal supervision q blacksmith
made 100 shark hooks. and Joseph purchased
thirty ha rra1u ~ pork M othar
shark bait He provided the brig with four
lances and as many harpoons. and he bought
UP every kind OF poison that the drug stores
had in stock A false deck OF heavy planks
was laid. a capstan set in the deck Just abaft
the mainmast. and. in addition to a full crew
to work the brig. three big Cape canoemen
had fully $50. 900 invested when ' We SGT sail ''
Sharks are. Of course to be found in every
men and had determined on making for the
sunds Islands first. The group, includes Su-;
mStra and = java and from the beEinnng; at
distance Of 1000 miles To the south Of these
Islands two hundred or more altogether. rolls
day. after a voyage of weeks. we spoke
1hSsensh mefchsntman that had loaded at
We we're wers told That thsse wers
sharks enough in the surrounding waters to
later we came to Anchor on tie SOUTH side dssi
the larger Of the four islands. which is called
tT0 broad None Of The others is more than
he n s' Of sed
sharks were cutting the water around US.
We came t. anchor about 10 o'clock in the
came on to US in a sampan. When informed
that they had lost three OF their number
through the Voraeiousness OF the monsters
sainE aG9at They shing in the
iell upon the eunwale Of the, sampan and
the beach. Tho natives remained With us an IN
n sh yhs 1Ssdy ct
that we lowered a boat and rowed them ashore.
During the forenoon We cleared up the decks
With nth the There was no nssi
the Sharks With striinn stauee 0TGhhS S
thraw Of IN maS r on the rail acted like magic
aoe h. see eovntea ten ro ne
the first flow Of blood to the rush Of his fellows
TO seTs h Ina s biz sHw and tic
inside Of sixty seconds. the same fato await.
rushing and swirinS that our decks w s"s Wet
with the spray thrown on board. 1t was two
honrs before the school got enough Of it, and
~ tnat time ! believe wo caused the death Of
been ate ther fiji and i left M dons sa
W sirco and nd saw him smile for tho first time
:, When turned out on the second morning
sight Before breakfast had been despatched
mace for heating bricks was Iighted and about
gf oschS we were ready to give surprise.
cloth at the Cape. 1t was cut into pieces
about twc feet square and put to soak. About
hot as fire could make them they were lifted
out with tongs. the wet cloth wrapped around
sna h wSs 9 the a qa su
brick caught before il. touched the water: In
once dozen bricks had been 'i guIped down w
before We witnessed ANY results, and then
lowed by a shark, about twelve, feet long. lie
suddenly jumped almost his full length out of
the %ost san ten Meat in
ID II. SsH.s s S"s by %
sirSlss Of which Tho brig Was To csntro. and ii
failed to got one OF tho bricks became alarmed
and ant we AHA not sec another
happened to glance over the port quarter. /
saw y hammerheni about two foet below the
sf ;Gan SR !hs his wte + nSf
is the most repulsive iisn of the sea. No Old
sailor can look at him even from tho
When I had reporiel the presence
capture him and havs him ON deck. A
hook was lated; the section of pulwnr;ks re-
on the instant. ANA n sharp pull at tho rope
fastened tho hook in his NAV. Tho strength
OF the fellow WAS amazing. and II WAS nearly
an hour before We had him on deck, Afler no
had been killed his stomach WAS examined.
and among other articles discovered was an
old pistol. which perhaps tho fironch captain
shark was 10 feet inches. His jaws had u
spread OF three feet and more. and he could
have bOlted "a nail key as easily as a man
could swallow u kernel OF corn.
We remained Mt the Cocos for twenty-five
days. and each day for the first two weeks wa
slaughtered sharks. but during the last two
days We did not sec shark though we sailed
around the islsnds Jo7eph kept the tally
mas Island. which was directly in our path to
the Java coast he figured NJ something Ike