The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-22
I|POT A Shocking SHARK.
Mid to Audacity, on MASKING Bent,
He Flirted with a Lying Pic
ture and Met His Fate.
E A SHOVEL NOSE; she A VISION,
Happened in the East River on Wool
soy's Point, and Sturdy Cham
pion Saved Fer Life.

MISC Catherine L. Beach. of No. Il
vest twenty eighth street, is one of
,be new living pictures at Roster d
plars Sne displays many attractive
,sys,cai charms in that role. That she
fuily az charming IN a bathing Co.'S
anne this story goes to SHOW. Miss
| Bsacn, VINO rs very iond of the water ana
an expert swimmer, has been In the
E,ob,t during the summer of going UP TO
3uu Rock cottage, Mt the foot of East
yinety second street, rowing across to
Woolseys Point and taking u dip in
the river.
Miss iScach went up there yesterday
,fternoon. She met her friend. Robert
Rusoea of NO. Dos East Engnty-tnlrd
street. and the couple climbed into "A
bo,t and pulled over to the swimming
mint, Mr. Russell is n PROFESSIONAL
liver. and big, handsome six-tooter.
rney dressed appropriately and plunged
INTO tIe water. Alter swimming around
/ Tor ABOUT ion minutes Russell became
| ured ana CIlmbed mo MS boat ana be-
.an To row mp Str.am, ms 1aIr COM
pan.on swimming easny after him
| mort distance IN the rear.
| IL 50 happened mat II young, slate
eoored, snuvel-noscd shark, Just big
| (lJukl 10 80 Oll oll IL iil'tSuahS lOuI, idtt
! lnya1ed hcI cate waCers yesterday "
| zee what ne could PICK up. Dung
women with charms more or Tess seuuc-
tive dsported themselves ABOUT han All
the al ternUOn, out none OF tnGm was
|pp TO ms aesthetic STANDARD.
He was ABOUT 90 take nimself away in
disgust, Wncn visIon OF artistic beauty
IN the form of hv.nS picture nasned
before nIm. TniS Snark mad seen nutn-
| ling ike it before, but he decided on the
instant tnaL ne nad met n4o in.v, ana .r
auntcreu Sayly up TO the piece OF am
mated art
aer piuy iuliy Oh the foot with his tail
when sue Snrleked, anu maze great
pur forward. But this dude shark
vas not easily abasncd. He followed
Der up despite her cries for help. Mr..
Bgussen immediately went to the ASSIST
klnCe of the endangered living picture
ind quickly yankeu ner into the boat.
lIs nervy snarhsnIp WAS rlsnt after
thO young woman, ana acted as though
he proposed to cilmD into the GOAT also,
but Mr.. Russell whacked HIM vigorously
over the mead ana stunned nm. The
diver, who had been thoroughly fanliiiar
with the waters fer twenty years. but
VINO hGu neN er run across Il shoVel-noscd
snark before, let aiOne one III the ues-
3perate pursuit OF living picture,
pounded the enchanted river monster
Iwth the oar.
Alex Meffort, who runs Mill Rock
Cottage, and Dennis Ryan, Il poatman.
SEEING the persistence of the MASKING
fsh, and being anxious to be In at the
iea tn, went to the rescue. AS soon as
Aenort got near the shark he pulled out
bis revolver and blazed away at 1t three
times, Two of the shots were effective,
and the water about the injured shark
was soon crimson with his expiring
hood
In a few minutes the monster straight
euei out stiff ami dead, and then he was
pulled into the boat and taken over To
Mill Rock Cottage, where he was on eX-
hlbition last night. He is just feet in