The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-15
An italian Bark Ashore at the n. Y.
?. g. n. Dock.
A HUGE MARINE MONSTER CAPTURED
Tremendous Scn.tnnd or GrnnlpLJ.
with Remarkably Nun,nn Like
Hands With Fingers or Exhibit
ut the D"cka-New Propeller for q
Hay Liucr--Oihcr Notes

The Italian bark Fortuna. from sor-
ehto, loaded with salt, was ashore yee-
| aerday ut the New York. Philadelphia
| and Norfolk dock. She draws sixteen
feet OF water and went aground at low
water in the morning. She attracted u
great deal OF attention, showing, as she
lay nbcdded III the mud, four feet Of
| moss covered bot tom
inc appearance or the craft Is odd
The hull Is built OF hcwn timbers OF
African oak The marks or the broad
axe arc still visible to the trained eye
oL an expert in naval architecture
Ihere IS q generally strange appear
ance about the craft, which, to n sea-
mans eyes. Is at once noticeable as in
dlcating that she was not Of American
on English build. The most noticeable OF
these are the jibboom net. the wind
mlli Tor pumping blge water and the
double, topsails. The jib Is tointed with
collar on the stationary stub into
which the movable point drops and then
SetS as The jibboom proper. Under this
IS Il sltong net for catching the sailors
or sails. 1I
She was safely noated ut O'Clock last
Gvnnii.E ana Is now moored to the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk wharf.
a MARINE MONSTROSITY.
There was on exhibition at Fcures tein
* cos iish packing establishment yes.
terday Il mammoth fish which was cap
tured in pound net ut New Point Mat
Ihe monster was brought here By Capt.
Taylor. of the bugeye ELLA ana Nora.
II fesembled huge tond. and with it's
huge mouth could easily have swallowed
n -year-old child The fish, which was
four feet long by twenty-five inches
wide. had distinct ribs and seal-likc
filppers and also Two "hands," ca ch with
hVe clearly defined fingers The re-
| pulsivc looking head was capped With
az par OF HORNS. Opinion was divided as
Il TSn< 80,
Srampas" or sea toad or n ''lottie."
THE WARD AFLOAT.
Yesterdays Baltimore Sun says: y.
complete set or Hyde bronze propeller
blades arrived yesterday from The Bath
IRON Works, Maine, for the Merchants
and Miners steamer Fairfax, which will
be docked to-day ut the Columbian Iron
Works. While in dock the Fairfax's hull
Will be relrainted
April 7th, 1897 :, gas buoy, painted
black, numberei 3 and showing q fixed
white light, was substituted for the
hrst-class buoy on the edge Of the shoai
making out from Ragged Point, Va,
southerly side OF the Potomac river
The Old Bay Line steamer CASTOR
Is fbt the Columbian Iron Works for
overhauling. painting and docking
The tugs e. v. NIcCauley and J. A1ya
Clark succeeded In floating the schooner.
Sarah c. Roper, which was ashore at
Willoughby Spit Tuesday. She was
towed to the Berkeley fats and anchored.
The schooner Matte Newman is on
Coionna's ways for repairs.
The work OF driving spilcs for the new
wharf at the TideWater Terminal COM
pany's property in Berillcy was begun
yesterday.
The barge Susie Hitch is on Graves
ways for repairs.
The Merritt's steamer Coley ilas re-
turned to Chintoteague for orders
AXtcl Nelson, Il White sailor on the
fishing schooner Marion Grimes, while
Off Hatteras q couple OF days ago, had
one of his fingers nearly bitten off by q
bluefish. The wound was dressed yes
terday by the United States Marine
Hospital surgeon in this city