The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08

sey to get a grip on Reed, but not sue
ceeding, it took fresh hold on Massey
in a fresh place on his arm. His screams
of agony and fear were frightful to hear
and we gave him up for lost. By this
time, however, one of the other boats
had come up and one of the men in it
made crack at the creatures head with
a heavy Ratchet. He struck it a glanc-
ing blow, and instantly it let go of Mas
sey and turned on the men in the other
boat, throwing it's body, which was fully
three feet in length, nearly over the side
of the boat. AS it did this it also gr2sped
the side of the boat between the jaws
of one of its nippers and broke 1t out IKE
paper. But it did not succeed in Selling
boat as the moment it let go of Massey,
Reed seized a pike and gave it ter
rible jab in the back of the neck. 1t let
and sank out of sight before a harpoon
could be struck into it.
The wounded man was at once taken
on board of-the smack, which sailed for
home that night, and his arms set, and
wounds dressed. The bone was found to
be snapped short off just above the wrist,
and the flesh and muscles terribly lacera-
such relief as could be given on board
of fishing smack, but suffered great
pain until he reached home and secured
the services Of a regular surgeon.
Reed, who was not injured, told the
story of the appearance of the monster.
He said they were hauling in steady
they had landed that day day was Hoped
over the side Of the boat by Massey.
Following the fish out of the water rose
the horrid apparition of this monster of
which they had never seen the like be-
fore. They both recoiled in horror as
it waved its long tentacles in their
faces and turned its great green eyes,
which seemd to be set in the end of
long tubes, at them. They both screamed
that it was the devil, and that was the
scream that attracted our attention to the
smack. The creature seemed enraged, and
tried to climb into the dory. Reed says he
made crack at it with short billet of
wood, which lay handy, and that in re-
turn it made a snap at him with its nip
pers which sounded like the crack of
rifle. Suddenly, and without turning it's
eyes off him, 1t seized Massey's right arm
in the jaws of its left claw. Then he
seized the oar, and the battle for life be-
gan in dead earnest. They screamed for
help, and poor Massey cried out that he
couldn't hold out any longer and must
let go and be dragged out of the boat.
Reed kept fighting with the oar and en-
couraging Massey to hold fast the thWartS
and h2!n would come in a moment. Just
as it did come, and the creature let go its
hold on him, he fell over in the bottom of
the boat, and tainted with fright and
pain. Had not help come at that very
moment, he would have gone down to the
bottom with the monster, and doubtless
furnished a great banquet for it and its
kind He would not be down in Pictou
now recovering from his injuries
Reed said that his impression was that
the monster lobster was following the cap
tive fish on Massey's line when it Topped
into the boat, and that it was just as much
surprised at the position it found itself
in as he and his comrade were, but, with
the nature of a crustacean to fight. il at
tackled them at once. He says that he has
always Scoffed at the stories of the giant
Holsters of the maritime province waters,
and particularly the stories told by the
Micmacs, as they looked too much like
fairy tales. He now fully believes them,
and does not think they are overdrawn.
In describing the monster, Reed who
was also seen by the reporter, said that as
he had never seen his Satanic majesty, he
cannot give an opinion how he looks but
If the devil is a more horrid thing than
the monster lobster. he hopes 10 be deliy-
cred the necessity of seeing him. He said:
Imagine the sight of such a horrible
thing as that of a lobster with body be-
tween three and four feet in length and
claws armed with mailed nippers fully as
long, climbing over the side OF the boat 10
keep you company. when two men are out
IN a small boat on the ocean. away from
holp. and then you know what we saw
Then continuing he said: j think ] never
saw such a frightful sight before as the
creatures eyes. They seemed 10 be drawn
away Up into It's head when suddenly they
would spring out fully eight incaos from
that same head like "a plpestem. and gccm-
ed 20 be 10 the end Of pair or long tubes
They snapped and blazed like fire. aud
sWayed from side 20 side with h0ffii
movement, as N one Of them were placed
on me and the other watching Tom Mas
sey. And then those terrible claws. shut