Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-21
Duel nErwEEN ssA MoNsIEas.
A Hugo whale WIilod on tho California
Coast NV a swordnsh.

| A Hugo whale Klitcd or tho California
Coast By Swordnsh.
Visitors 10 Monterey werc entertained
recently by the sight OF duel between
an immense whale and % swordfish,
which ended fatally for the larger but
moro dsfcnsclcss monster of the deep
The whale was first seen by party of
bathcrs one pleasant afternoon aud APP
peared TO be enjoying himself by lnzlly
swimming about the bay and OCCASION
ally sending a shower of spray aloft
Hike that thrcwn by powerful fount-
ain. The presence Of the whale or some
other cause seemed TO frighten the small
Ash that abound in these waters, and
great schools pressed closely inshorc,
the water in places near the beach be-
ing fairly alive with them, while the
surface was kept ngitatcd by their leap
ing into the air as though seeking to es-
cape from some invisible enemy.
Tho whale followed the schoolso of flsh
inshorc, when suddenly there was n
tremendous splashlng OF the water, the
great mammal was observed To move
hurriedly hithcr and thithcr, while con-
tortions OF his body and his strange ac-
tions convinced the observers that he
was engaged In deadly combat with
some other monster of the deep. II was
singular duel and lasted for some
time. Nothing but the whale was Wis
ible, his enemy never coming TO the
surface or within the range OF those
who were watching the scene. Finally
the thrcshing ceased, the water became
calm and then the whale was seen lying
motioulcss upon the surface of the bay
MS IL dead. This continued for some
time, Int after about an hour he seemed
10 revive, and after lashing the water
for some time with his tail he headed
for the outer bay. where he was subsc-
quently seen by the aid of glass TO
have resumed his motionlcss condition.
Tho following morning several per-
sons searched the beach to see II they
could find any trace of the previous
days combat, and they were rewarded
by finding the dead body of the whale
high and dry on the rocks only short
distance from Monterey. Some old
whalcrs who were among the party Of
discovery were struck with the peculiar
manner in which the mammal was "
Ing. The body was considerably above
low-water mark and the fins were ex-
tended. giving the impression that the
whale had come ashore himself and
afterward died 1t appears, according
TO the testimony OF those versed in such
matters, that whale dying iu the
water has his fins close 10 his sides, and
the position in which they were found
lends color TO the belief that tho mon.
stcr was still alive wheE IL came ashore.
An examination of the body revealed
the existence of several wounds on the
under side, which were of character
such as could only have been inflic ted
BY n swJrdfis'' md arc conclusive proof
that Il was duel between these two
denizens of the deepth that had been wit
messed the previous afternoon. The
carcass measured sevcnty-fve feet Il.
length, and the blubber was removed
and fried out For several days the
stranded whale was the center of at
tention for the entire country round
about, and many hundreds of residents
and tourists visited it-San Francisco
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