The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23
PLRILOUS WORK THAT'S FUN.
GREAT SPORT CATCHING TIVE sword
FISH FOR NEW ENGLAND NJ iRKETs.

There I- n Large Dem md for II, Brinr.
Ing Front and Adventure to Flsher,en.
NEW LONDON. July &c. -Swordflshing 10 won
derfully oNhilarating sport like hunting bear
excellent and healthful Just so long as "the
bar don't hunt YOU" Forth from the wide
harbor Of gray old Stonington on the Sound
twice and thrice weeek speed little flock of
smacks and sailboats. bending eastward.
making for tho swordfsh grounds in the ocean
far beyond Block Island From the walled-in
little bnsin" within the granite breakwater
Mt New Shorcham village, on the lonely island.
sails "a often another feet OF doughty and
eager swo"dlishermcn. Swordnsh are We
plentiful. and tho world has lately learned to
prize their flesh. There is money In tho chase OF
that solitary prowler OF the sea who wears his
sabre in his snout 1t IL fifteen or twenty
miles southeast OF Block Island. on tho hither
edge OF tho Gull Stream, that tho fishermen
90 to do battle with the swordnsh. It 10 not
difficult to hnd him. lie is always coastinG
there unwenriedly, back and 'orth in the tepid
waters OF tho great stream. hunting all sorts
OF FISH in shoals, and even water fowl. at times,
all Of which he rips to pieces with his sword
exactly rs n woodsman deals slanting blows
with his axe and a trooper with his sabre. All
living. things that swim Grist to his mill
He is afraid Of none. He carries his black col.
ors aloft with the boldness OF any plrate-his
hack fin. which Sits the surface OF tho ocean
ne no gldes along rs the coulter Of plough
cuts the Rreensward.
But 1t is n t by any means life altogether Of
ease and inactivity. cruising for swordnsh.
The great game fish are plentiful. indeed. and
whom the sport Is on there is stress Of work
and thrilling adventure. than which there IL
none more intense. ore trying. moro intrepid,
not even that Of hunting the great right whale
or sending pilots in a storm to incoming liners.
lhese rous' anu ,ehoy. pare-arheu' reso'u.@
sport in the frs, Place but for spoils and ready
incre md avery na,nitatine ar,noJ iar,athsn
they hsnvo aboard ,heir vessel sH ' to them
so many pounds Of swordnsh cut up into 20
many steaks ats to 10 cents a pound Tho
Almost , every one knows how swordnsh arc
but desperately fascinating work to take them.
homsnr,t %, ovsrv swor, hsrn.u I tha Wy
little open s banded puIpit" w .nes the
hornooner hand as Ri. Sro,t r,d dn
40, 20 tha sida ", h,a fa.r,os. ~, . u.
"n ~ -. c o'1 - t,nn s,d ,ro, ka Wiz.
assails him; that tho harpoon is hurled into
his side or that then the monster furious
with pain ami rage. bounds away with float
ing keg attached to tho iron dart by fathoms
mos. enurS ;, OF tne ,rehh. ne vessel eSits
fox: and an, ths marine hunters have opIy 70
se,f u NJ % ,na thrnnh sha anc
Wien the thu Comes However IN may b IN
% an m n "s NAY ~ Seo ne nishin
sr"ke to the doprny Waor then Il eHe
hunter and d, game meet on fairly even termsIn
T1 ha h,,nGoneT anits tbe vesse, in v.v,
ami Win axe, OF enho OF suear puiis ne "a arais
f6s ffuG E va he no e
Is b1eathless and really exhausted and. II SO:
hos ,smrnd b 5nv ~ mn un the n no
face Of the ocean s plunge his SHARP spear into
unon e" his head. But # The biR fellow
is po only feinting there is likely to e''P bc
sssHs set mad %asy sSs @sSn
70 70 a POM nP Ph halt doSen soGs aWsy.
shnkes he istharey out Of hs pm nnd ths
t gu. 81 bs is IN n ees,
upon him like %Hirwnd Rarely " ever does
nf mss hls n ndsg anI IN nd
OF padTies a is im se to evade it. The ~sR
e!esyss tne waves WIN the speed and iary q =
enpns into the stern Of his craft hears ereat
Fssa Waters Us 81 bs e nnS
bent timbrra aha That nart 'H With the fpaaty
to Side as II the nn.e e a" aaoplee cos,
"A ,Inf 81 I 10 Jol To-
saek ma t tLeit H. ~ ~ ihGeeG toI tRS
tSn irraastiiIe etrsicht fSrmst for !, hs q, az
ne @ 81 LOT Ell, Me 30
sso as switv anI caslv as coot s te
ah an nna a r yo as ntna n h.S
chichSn. ahs ha are ~. WANING III WHICH
noatna an has IAn on NE iess speaReS
enJ hs 10y arn ~ thn s;dos ~ h;a
am hihse' I ihha nd ~ .me stnss VI hs
yaWi. Ohe BLOCK isia a n vas S,ei5 "a .nas
way oniy las. sum sun eo on ,be ntn % ~
nmu year OF .M" aHo n,tad ~ ny saSt h
marlhe swornsnam WAS sPit,ea 10 nis seat tnS
zone 9inue gong up int4 ne npd{, ana ne oled
lew Gays later vi nv m Em,,ui VA uS.
day or Two , ago IHE Dun hao a stGry OF q
on on ane hnsn bnn aa cia,t n
s g., wefanoh, WHICH went through both
as siaes and me tsro oS oarey missed r Trans
COMMON; The, ne greater w9pnder wo rs sueh
tSs me fe,riess temerty Of tie bnnters that
more men aro a9t ,er named OK san eac
t saSIh a 40 t.s nseea wpdsd
sw3rliish not rarely attacks the ssh9 ;, 3 It.
sen: am ony ieW seasons ago one Dig eiCM s