New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-01
THE TALE OF A BIG WHALE.
ROW A PIrCKY CAPTAIN LOST A VALUABLE
PRIZE.
. MARINE CURIOSITY AT ANCHOR OFF oLifloN'
S. 1.-THE CHARLES II. HopUpo'


She was not much to look at Jns' ah 49, c,"
nary whaling schooner from Ncw-bedioru' i.."
vsara 400 she would have attracted little a''eh-
ton, but in these DAYS whaler IS no' o',' ,,s
in the harbor of New-York Inc VI" ~
chucklcd when they saw her YESTERDAY ai'e,
living off Clifton, Staten Island ohe was o|D'S
h.t,ered nv IN, storm off IIattcras; she hau
Loaf q boat or two: some Of the davlts were gohe'
and shc WAS soaked with whale oil from e'e,n "
.,ern and redolent with the odors OF stale o'u"o1
Her decks did not shine like tn" top oil ",n.
.ooured kitchen table and her sails were yeho"
and dingy >, ,,oau,., had
.,r.d the seas in search of whales ana ha' ~ /, no'
b.ep for bad hck and squalls she woulo SUN ",
n.trolling the HattcroS cruising gronhus in'.c"'
OF living Of Clifton for repairs Nhe ''"''''
,.os..rdav morning The Hodgdon was not so
prettv as Columbus caiaNci or as P'V'".'p
n. viking shin. but 20 the greater part oi '"o
80. 80 vo,, yorl, she is ~ much Of a curiosity.
Thsre was whaling schooner at QUARANTINE a"o''
; ,.,rs 400 That il ancient history, 'nous"
Ths Uodg,on came here n got some 'oph"s'e'
aav,,s boats and 4 few other little 'rink'ts WHi'''
s,e p'edged 70 Davy Jones IN her an\'eN u XIV
AWAY from storm tossed latt"raS
las. Monday she captured a whale and loN'
tim 7, was IN latitude - and Longitude ~
Early that morning the man at the maS'u'''
saw a biz black whale we'll ont Of the water all"
,ending up a buhbhns fountain OF spray l"'',
vaa a scrambling about on deck inc men I"""'"
the sIecp out Of thor eyes and swung ''' We
,.h.,. bo.,s from, the daviis That whale was =
Rig. hardy fellow. and mad" mss over o''"-
harpooncd vet before M the crew had h"'
rim slonqsdc They were preparing 10 i's''h
him securely when. ~ 81 m 'rem'hu'"'
.,,or from the south-southcast swept down upon
.h.,o 1Y,e body Of ,hc big whale thnmpcd an"
hvrc.a aeain., tho sides Of the schooner Inc
t,,is vessel onivercd ia timber vel sh" ro"'
,hc waves and the whale kept mp ALONGSIDE
Tna car,ain W.. determined q saN" that OLE
nainous leviaihan. The cr"'tnrc war g''' ~"
.svcn,y.nve barrels Of Ok any day IN the week
Tn. crow tried ~ huke" the wha" am -''Nf'
the fss'enings.
The ws~el rolled snd pitched 'ho w'n J.
siricked throuYh the bare rigging. Va" s'.'n
r.,c,. hea, tho sides Of tho schooner. and We
,.s.,, foam leopei over tho howsprit The hi
copp~r hluhber boiler almost m"k' ahrii' am
,hs .,.W expec,ed 20 hear the rolling an1 'hnmp
,,s - the b,e casss below Those seventy hN'
he,,el. n, whale OIL alongside hal No effect upon
,ho ,,,v ~ the storm ricn thr schooner tpP
,o one side. there snapina OF t"i"', "'
,h. his black body of the Whale won't down ll"' %
shot
v.hhe he shvered his tmhcr.," snil Captain
Smith. tho master ~ the llodgion or har' lc u 'l
Jonah on board Anyhow. "" mover ~" nv
,sin Serry. too Think Of them ~"v'n'N-h'
,s,,t. and Of tho whalcbone and teeth
The Charles II Hodsdpn has had many al
,...,,.,.. IN lef long cruise nni h"r first MAJ >
.,,,,to gofr..a T. 'le man - t"ll a'"n' ~. w
4. , .,uro, pofineue.e with coal h'a'N bear u
sr oliv. skIn aad owes which spnrld" When IT,
tells Whaling stories
~ris sr.s, life. BE- said spcc lv when man
hs. tsnt. nftef ~ Short tm" mior We "l
ias, whale 500 hlg fellow two uni" to i""'l'
t,p,sln ha have great confidence 10 i' J."
ssk mo go e. ~ vhul" wns sick IVA
,hennnt,sm. Coulln hariN mo'" arm We W.
,,ll -spisin that sick Pei -o SIN e"u" h'i','
crawl ln ti,. boat Ihon ! ~ The big wh''
80, .nd ehn,n sstet g.t nli oNciicl s"
Lnnks anI / lump up aui & rF'i th'Nmi'iNh "''
wata arms S.. hnipIuN w.nt" lit ''., W'
Iarc ha{,e .o' ,.h ,i.,h'"''ii,o m,. IA. ,hr,@ milc
"A. hold on Cot uuf oi -iahf of schooner an.
We siil there Whale .'rm ur'i unf "" pe,l
N lue Then b. 'nn 1901, 'n.. nr [ .n 'o, n,no '' :.
iaIn Feel thii mn,t nI whale ~ drown We
srk and faint arm hult nnd ] n"plN W '' .
sol mon row cosof hen shoot him fiiN D.
d,inu h. ,iave m train with lns bond ana 'oi
plposi .int lnt oi Nnh 2 n.,' '',,
tslr. und mr pf"iiV neaf 'rn' NJ "''' 'p'''
Sos have hnnks zoo h.ll what i'n
1, ans ,ttir lnsf ~nruHr. %. WHir slli N"si'
a., ,t,st ~. et., sf fIf UUlgd0n Killed hi
whale An Amefrnn brig pH.. rod n"l ~fh,'
of vLsl.. which fhe schooner hnd -ifhf"l ll'
ma r,rngntr ~ tho thHlu. schooner hf h'f o.
.aorsod Esf fsrL 4ri fnf uuf ul tnr NnA llN
eshonnef signan,d lrf fhHnk tp ih" hils 'l
lllL,d tho whale ~lurn 90" NnIsdNn l'li N'N
I,1f,,d she isa occurred f'cHfi eiN wN1l"s hn'
killed @.yefnl moro Nhich sl' c"nld n"i k~l
ninrrsile Size hns sn'hci'" NN'l' ~" "'N
N q ooo mos, Of which he hu' alicaai ...h1l R'
n, 4aufl0rf pas's sIU r0f lls 1890 lAf' 'I@ n
en on hnstd Wieu shc earn" lu'' nnt' r""i"fl -
she hoiirra boz ehNi ih' oil B. m a." W'it lnl
a. artsp tduhff-" fir hnffHonf nnl lnu"r
sfill irsf ruaflfs oi wnfiete md every h"ht WI
,.,it ~ hr iaunehad in Nr ln so1f'h. oi Nhnlr'
Tic wip pef viii 'enhiu letc ioi several dn'"'