The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
TACOMA HAS WHALE
As an Offset TO Her Legal and
Financial Troubles.
HUNTERS GET GOOD SPORT
His whaleship Has Been Towing Them
About tho Upper sound since
Tuesday.

Tacoma. Sept. 3.-Special-T. pursuit
of whale hunting has heretofore been re-
siricted largely 20 northern waters, as far
as this part OF the world IL concerned.
For the past three weeks, however. a
giant whale has been growing rat on the
squid and jelly fish Of Puget sound 3n the
vicinity Of Henderson bay and Fox islaut.
Numerous attempts 10 capture the blg
mammal have been made, resulting IN
failure until last Monday Capt II. "a.
Alger and a party Of four adventurous
men went cunning FOR the whale with All
the latest weapons used ny whale hunters.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday night the
Marty which had been following the Whale
about persistently for more than twenty
four hours succeeded in landing a. hif-
poon hard and fast IN the thick OF the
leyiathsn The monster gave a snort or
rage and carried the hunters in their frau
boat at a rapid rate through the waters or
the bay Attached - tho hsrpoon was 90
fathons OF good, stout rope. TO the end
OF which was fastened a large cask. TIL
early morning the whale dashed the blue
waters into a white foam. carrying the
piucky hunters TO and fro. sometimes AT a
gait that made esch Individual hair on
the heads OF the men in the boat stand
on end A. o'clock yesterday morning
the hunters managed 20 land a second
harpoon, au1 10 is expected that by to-
night they Viii be able 10 end the career
Of the monster and tow the huge carcass
10 she city
In the party are: Capt II. II. AIger.
Charles Aiger. Cart Evans and =. y.
Purple They lea here Monday By steam
er for the whale pastures. their boats
loaded with the outfit being lowed by nc
steamer This was Capt. Ayers second
trim he having returned 20 the city sal
urday FOR supplies and new harpoons
The first news OF the capture ~ The whale
was brought bv a. y. Jordan and :. Il
PslkwuL OF .his clty. who have beep rus
floating at pelano beach. and wac re-
turned % the city jbss morning on 'he
steamer Typhoon Nr. Ea.kWid bad me
novel pleasure OF being t3Wed in hshing
boat several nile hy tae whaie- la
company Nth William fraser - tilta fits /.
Mr.. Ra'kw(fI was rsain~ .u tne vicinity ~
Fox island Yesterday. They sighted the
Aige~ uartv with a iine siTanE from ths
huge black BODY iu the water. Iney ro"ea
over n the whale hunters. and fhFF DasI
was attached - fhat 81 the hunters ~
Tine For several hours they enjoyed ne
Snort OF being toned about the sound MIA
a harDoone1 whale furnishing me MOTOR
power.
Abogt o'clock yesterday afternoon. "a
1a~4a u..z mt Into tine whale. and blood
snurfea several feet above the water me
7,isn o. the whale killers Is 20 wear thfir
ureY aut. and bleed aim as often az posi-
BE When they ger close ei4okn ti4s5
~ finish aim attn their gIus. THIS ac-
ramoHsnea they niu bring the carcass 10
,eis civ. ard place it ou e1aiottt3r-
~-ha veasIe has beeu YartCusty estiu3ts3
asto size. Two weeks ago. wAea th@ arst
attempts wsFe made 30 capture the mon
SER ( party. including isaac " Ander~
am charles Reeves. Theodore Ho~fnF 2.
4, Tfrekapr and Paet MASTER A. p Case.
rns~-e-ed Il steam launch and aceompa-
r.a8 rne hunters in fheir pursuit o. me
leylathan. The gentlemen in. tails parry
sava furnished ihe largest estimates -
re s,ee ~ the whale. Funu1rE from Jog
20 ~ fret Iu length. The variance I'D tfes9
ggft~es IS said 90 b. due 20 me f4rL mat
- launch was provislened "lih aA ne
1tsvgrseu - etah Ufa ans or me second
dsv out. fhe " hale. Ten1etrktble 70 Fsi.l2+.
seuale-a ID size--a1 least 80 -f appeared 70
thn marty o. spectators ta enc iaafl-n- pr
Ygesrner had charge 81 the CON ~ ssarY.
and ne perhaps couie a1coant ioE 1e5A y
rssfia~ ri9enoraenon. The usost reliable re-
LIS giye the mammals lengtA as sl1ty
/ feet