The sun., 1893-08-20
VERY LIKE A SEA SERPENT.
a MONSTER SAID TO HAVE BEEN SEEN
OFF sODUy POINT IN LAKE ONTARIO.

Tho Captain OF Tug, - Party OF Ezcur-
e,oni-t-, . Party OF Fishcrner. and Dnn
KIump OF the Lakeview House Say They
saw u-A Head Like . Horses snd
Eyes ns Big n. Snucer-, ms Usual.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 1a.-Yesterday morning
Superintendent Mead and a number OF tho
officials OF the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany. who were visiting Sodus Point went UP
Lake Ontario on n fishing expedition. The
steam tug Corhelia took tho party up the lake
as far Ms Chimney Blufls. and then started on
the return trip to tho Point. When ehort dis
tance of Sprongs BLUM. Capt. Buys. who was
standing in the front part OF the boat leaning
over the starboard rail. felt the boat roll.
A sudden lurch caused him to look seaward.
and then he saw huge object moving in the
same direction as the tug. at speed about
half as fast rs the steamer was going. Ho rang
the bell for the engineer to slow up. SO that he
could get better view of the monster. Then
it suddenly dived into tho water. which was
between forty and nifty fathoms deep. He
didn't seem to doubt what he said when he
told the story.
Atabout noon n northeast wind sprang up.
and by o'clock this water was washing over
the piers. causing strong current to flow in
from the lake. Between 8 and o'clock a party
OF excursionists. who Ind been spending the
day on EnGIa Island in sodus Bay. noticed
nrates the lake from the hay. which look cd like
u huge log. only IT seemed to- he moving
ing toward tho lake biufI. FILLED with
curiosity at the strange sight; and thinking
n few weeks ago. they got u rnwboat and
started over toward lie ioy's Island. where
eS meSstep eached Shallow hs
hluff on the island 1t began to dive and floun-
der around in the water as though in pursuit
truthful party Ss EHtohsa 1. its ns.I an,Ss for
s%" House. nom on the G Bun also Noticed tho Semmo-
tion in the water. tpt didn't know what to
prietor out to see It. Dan got his rifle. which
has has Ieic teesGope attached to the barrel and
shs ds gaa M to- whsher 'Ro wAs
and finding i empty he started up stairs M after
quickly Sti By one of the nshermen. William T.
Hecox Of Bnghamton. who. on getting tho
others, quickly got into two rowboats, and
disturb the monster m until they got within three
hundred feet Of it. Hecox never tells lie.
though f in sS and p'f fhrsshns a
bay into lather. As soon as the monster OBJ;
the e the 1t
part of the time near the top OF the winter.
and making great wave. >,
moved away. About the head 1t ressmb bled u
horse. and about tho body an African crocodile.
Its teeth were In the lower Jaw. showing that
Klump says that he had the best view Of the
monster as he was looking straight at it
through his glass. He says that its eyes
seemed to be larger than saucers and slightly
oblique.
Between o and Z o'clock tho same evening
DR.. d. s. Chamberlain anc n party from Bing-
hamton. who are occupying cottage at the
mouth Of Third Creek. on the bay. saw COM
motion in the water in front Of the boat house
and several ducks. owned by a family living
near by. disappeared under the water. The
ducks are still missing.
Before they could get steam up In their
yacht. the Sigma, the monster had disap-