New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
MONSTERS OF THE DEEP
THE DANGERS OF "DEV1L-FlsHlNG"- De
sTRUCTION OF CARELESS WiIALEI;S.

From The Cornhl Magazin"
when a younGs.er / was honcwari bount
from Sa1t Ana with n cargo q mahogany. ana
when Of Cap Cam; was on" calm ai'''-
noon lcaniag over the tanrah looking down
into the blue profound oU tn watch Tor hSh.
4 gloomy shad" came over the bright WA'I'
ana UP rose "a fcarsofn' monster some cighiceh
feet across and IN general outline more IKE
skate or ray than anything else, all ehcrpi IN"
head There, what appeared 10 u" TWO cufIhs
horns about three feet apart ros" one on cach
side If the most horrible pair Of eyes lUaSinhbIe.
4 sharks eyes as he turns sideways under your
vessels counter and looks W 20 see u any one
Is coming are ehastiy green ana cruel pu' 'his
things eyes we're all ihes" and much moro
fe.t that the Book If Revelations was incon-
plcte without him. ana his gaze haunts me YET,
Although quite SICK and glddy al Inc sISH' ~,
such a DOGGY could not move unth the h"iuI
IN .ng suddenly waving what seemed like WiShty
wings. SCARED up out ~ the water s"uhdiessS
10 "A height OF about six feet. falling again WIN
"A thunderous splash that might nave beth hcatu
for miles | must have tainted with fright. Tor
the next thing ! was conscious OF was a"dhch-
ing under the rough doctoring of my shiprIhtes
Since then have never seen one reap upward
In the DAYTIME. At night when there IL no
wind the sonorous splash is constantly 10 De
heard although why they make that bat-hke
leap out OF their proper element rs MOI easy W
understand. 1t does not seem possible 10 De-
lieve such awe-inspirine horrors capable OF play
full gamboiiing. -,
Al another time. while mate OF bark load
ing in the TOnala River, one OF the MehicAh
mahogany ports ] was fishing one evening from
the vessels deck with very stout line and hook
for large FISH. .
A prowlng devil fish picked up my bait, and
feeling tie hook. as ] suppose. sprang OUT Oh
water with it, ] almost ashamed 10 say
that | made no attempt To secure the thing
which was a comparatively small Specimen. but
allowed II TO amuse itself. until. TO my great
relief the hook broke and ! recovered the use
Of nv line my evenings sport quite spoiled
Another widely known and feared devil hsh
has its HEADQUARTERS in the Northern Pacihc,
mostly along the American coast. especially
affecting the Gulf of California This huge
creature Is a mammal. one Of the great whaie
family really a rorqual Of medium size ana
moderate yield OF OIL Like the rest OF ths
much-dctcsted and feared tamong whalers)
branch of the CetaCca II carries but a tihs
fringe Of valuclcss whalebone, and, therefore, as
compared with the sperm and 'rlght whalcs ;:
IT'S value is small Yet at certain seasons OF
Inc wear the American whalcships often THINK
Il worth their while to spend "A month OF 50
bay-whaling In some quiet inlet unknown TO-
and uncared for by, the busting mcrchahthah
Only the elite Of the Yankee Wha-enIeh deN
,erous and daring as are all the tribe, can nope
tn get TO windward Of the diabolcally culiIlh,
riants whom they abuse with such ilu"nt ana
frequent flow Of picturesque profanity IL II a
nccullar characteristic Of this animal th't u
seems ever on the alert scarcely exposing loi
| ono moment its broad back above the sca-sur
face when rising 20 spout, ana gehciaHS udN'i'
Ling. unlike all its coDgcneTs, not upoh' pu'