The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

discovery made by some fishermen on tho
shores of Indel Inlet, near Sturgun. The fish
crmen going down to put Oft in their boats
plainly saw the monster, serpent Mt least $50
feet long, with n head like an elk, lying some
times in plain view, only little way Off shore.
surging about at times with frightful swiftncss.
the undulations OF his body always Indicating
his whole length. The discoveries set up shouts OF
alarm and villagers came running some with
axes, to kill the monster. for they believed that t
the strange and awful visitor which had
killed the fish In the lake. But before an
Disappeared and left no tracks" adds the
delightful Jcmtldnds Post.
But though he left no tracks, neither did no
leave any doubts Of his reality. lie had been
plainly seen, and for n long time, by scores of
witnesses who saw that his head was IKE an
elk, his skin n dark yellow. and that there were
no fins on his body, which was at least $50 feet
long.
story headed Now lie Has Left tho Great
Sea" the local name for Storsg Lake. Tho
gone To the bottom OF the lake. which is 900
feet deep, and expresses no doubt that the Sea
viii succeed in is eHcpns purpose purpose
The Jemtldnds Post gives some interesting par
ticulars about this company; IT'S purRsse, , Is to
some OF which are being constructed 80 as to les
sunk in the lake, thus revealing the monster in
Up to sept. IL the company had not found tho
serpent, but this causes impatience IN only ono
HeLsinOborD Pot. That paper heads It's sea
serpent department of that date Now What
already at war as TO the best way TO catch a sea
serpent, and the HelsinOb0rg Post advises tho
20 hblsge al the
are and stretch a net across the lake 10 head on
the serpent, because OF course 1he anmmI
connection, and 20 To America where Barnum's
heirs will give IL warm reception"
hppant remark In connection with the serpent.
and was probably inspired by the editors petu-
against the serpent But there is a valuable
point disclosed In tho remark; the belief In an
and the North Atlantic. that has an important
bearing on the story: accounting for the same
seTPen, later hs 500 miles further
nectiOn with Storsg Lake and possibly account
ing. also. for the loss Of his horns.
1t Is peasant O to pursue further investisstions Il
the serious columns OF the GStersiird Post. which
il naturally better informed. as it is also more
interested, being the paper nearest TO Indel In
let by Sturgun, where the serpent was manifest
been said are the Yankees OF Sweden, and
their public journal Is therefore more concerned
se pSsTy Of 6s the
serpent were being made early in September.
the evidence Of their own eyes that IL Is not .
shark they are paying assessments 70 capture
beach OF 0stersund is a pier. From the end OF
this pier an extension has been built, and on the
emu vi rAlcHblOn 10 u Chulu hLeIo INC Ceh
Serpent Catching Company has It's operating
headquarters. There an electric plant has been
ana " There Is s ~ s Sda1 OF Inc
company sent 10 Norway for some particularly
lHrse and ugly h9Tpoons and some expert
ST forth, aud 4 is Just as well, per-
haps, IL is really too dreadful even
sea serpent hunting expedition. To face such
"a monster on the surface OF the water is bad
calling one 800 feet deep. even cheered by
the presence Of submarine slectrie light, Is a
ers practise with their imported haTpOOns and
the electricians practise with their volts and
the rxpeslitiUn and the company 5 shares boom
la the bouTse Of Ostersund.
l. simply described la the following CONDENSED
story Of the full accounts printed 10 the Nm
mdrkpoStcH, and IL will be seen that when the
and company, no doubt The story was sent out
The FTImdrkp nstsn has collected and pub
lished an accOun! from several completely trust:
every Kind OF s.Sanimal, wherein these persons
tC~tify that, vi rn the sea here was at a quite
hs ~ Ihsy hnG
AIDED fishing village Ia Eryiken, three-quAT-
ters ~ a mile from this town. and during that
DAY within a gGnshot distance FROM the shore,
IL was noticed by seven trustworthy witnesses
sta or set out In a boat to Ilanmerfest In order
Ia grt a whaler sent out. The sea serpent WAS
OF a dark yellow color with "a round body al leAsf
1850 feet long. IL moved with serpentins
windiaLs through the water at q great speed.
The herd was about The size Of "a barrel. but
NOR pointed In front and immedi-
ately behind the head the creature had thiCk
ring Intervening bctween the head and the body,
" hlch latter was smooth and without fns Tho
sea serpent Wa also seen AZ twrnty-four feet
distance hy a boats crew from this town; alsp
The same day By two other boats crews. one be-
longing 10 HammcTfest and the other 10 a
parish. The reason for not pub
fishing this Information until now Is that II was
wished 10 obtain full attcstation from several
credible and truthful men"
Surely, the man who now doubts the eX-
istence 81 sea serpcnts would want more evil
dence than hg nov has VI the existence o. tie
moss on his own face,