The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
TWO MEN IN A BOAT.
FIGHT TO THE DEATH WITH A
MONSTER LOBSTER.

Snapped n DOry in TwO-Micmac
Fishermen Describe the Terrible
Crustacean-- Fully Six Feet In
Length-Grent TentacIes That Held
Reed as Helpless as a Child-IxiIIed
BY pike Stab.
From the Hartford Times
wierd tale was brought into Boston
by some fishermen who had returned from
Nova Scotia few days ago. II was
about a giant lobster which rose to the
surface of the water and attacked two
fishermen who were casting their lines
from a dory which elonged to the smack
Three Sisters of Pictou and which was
fishing on the Great Banks of Newfound-
land. The story, which is given further
along in this article. is a verificaton of
the tale which has been told and the be-
lief which prevails among the Indian fish
ermen in the bay of Chaleur.
The Micmac fishermen have long insist
ed that the waters of the bay of Chaleur
were inhabited by monster lobster, which
would rise to the surface of the water.
upset the dory of the fishermen, seize
one of them in his horrid claws and disap-
pear with him underneath the waves ana
carry him down into the oceans depth.
where the hugs crustacean would devour
MS unlucky victim. The monster, as de-
scribed by the Micmac fishermen, has q
BODY fully six feet in length and terrible
claws to correspond and has been seen
many times by the Indian fishermen, who
peHeVe 1t TO be the devil in the form of
,HlS huge shell fish. No white fishermen
however, had been known to have a sight
aV TINS monster, and the story was be-
o N Ind foI
rev OF the Three Sisters insist that the
80 - u the Mlcmac fishermen, which thew
Iol5ileIy scored at, is true. They have
i,au an experience with perhaps the very
t1iieqIilsler spoken of so often by the Micmac
-oltIi men, which resulted in one of the
ICN Delng severely wounded and almost
he 05seu down into the ocean caverns to
in ~ E4ouIe1 as many unlucky AIicmacs
~ tne pay of Chaleur had been on previous
TsCdsIons. 1t seems improbable however
49, 80 me monster seen by the white fish
~ 'ii ~ was the same seen by the Indians
~ Sltd!eur Day, as il was several hum
urea miles from there. But if there was
fis6o, r,ollster lobster, why not others, the
me reporter saw two members of the
Nv OF the Three Sister at +. Wharf
tb az nshermen resort. and got from
tale. He said: 80 WINS
on the faternoon of Sept. we were
Of Va. on on me Great Banks off the coast
H. newfoundland. The sun was shining
i.snOy, and all the boats were out do
is good business. as the cod were bit
ia,, lIile. rom Massey of Pietou and fell
IN" named Reed from Antigonish were out
@ uory about one hundred yards from
smack fishing Suddenly we aboard
don, hree Sisters heard a yell from the
ill., n, ana, looking that way, saw the boat
u as II some one was climbing over
SIDE. Massey was hanging on 10 the
r OF me boat for dear life, while Reed
l%%s belaboring a great green, Shiny
f59hllg thing that was a waving his long
&c, rs anout his head with an oar. At
s We shouted that devil FISH had at
,1-I the men In the boat, but at that
yileht long swell brought us near the
ibosa' , aha we saw, that the object was
5e lobster which was hanging over the
,e OF The boat and having Masssy's i1ght
,si i Iast IN one Of IT'S horrid claws
As was screaming for dear life. and
M. hanging 20 the thwarfs with HIS LEFT
Nhile the creature was trying 10
r. reed with the other claw The boat
MIN, iufehing dangerously and every
Ei LAr we expected 10 see Massey lrt 20
hpld and 80 over the side and 81 drag
f 4o~9 INTO The depths b. fhe monster
f teli hiin in rs grasp. Reed kept be.
lug NE creature with the oar. ana Il
" i9F a moment Ia itg grasp GA Ms