The evening times., 1899-10-10
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The story created so much interest that
several of the gentlemen decided to test
it and agreed to take turns in watching
the piles oof a certain wharf. They were
finally rewarded by seeing vampire swim
up, clasp the pile in its claspers, and,
after creating great commotion, bring it
down into the water. Why should it do
it? Well that's what puzzled the people
for a long time Some thought it was oIt
of pure deviltry; others that the fish ran
against ii by accident and didn't know
enough TO back off. but neither of these
was the right explanation. Examination
of the broken and torn-up piles showed
that they had been cleaned OF mussels, oys-
ters and the coating of worms that in
variably formed on them, had been re-
moved, and these objects were sought by
the vampires. They feed on oysters and
she'll fish partly, and finding that these
dainties grew on the piles they swan up
to them and holding on by their tentacles,
ate off the shells, and in the struggles
sometimes pulled the pile down.
Few people will believe such fish
story, but ii is a well-established fact, and
when you consider that the vampire some
lines weighs several tons, it is not so re-
marka5le. | never knew any human beins g
to be killed By one but many men have
been frightened half TO death by them.
ToNed OFF a Vessel.
I'm Charleston Harbor some years ago
big three masted schooner was lying.
The crew had gone ashore and there was
no one aboard but a darkey. The men
were just coming aboard with the first
mate when TO their surprise they saw the
vessel moving slowly down the river. the
darkey on the fore deck waving his hat and
gesticulating as though mad. There was
no wind in fact the sails were furled yet
she was gliding along almost as fast as
though behind tug. The cook was fran
tic with fear, and CONSERVATION sat upon
the faces of the men as they neared the
vessel and saw that she was mySterlously
going out to sea. The men managed to get
alongside and climbed aboard. The darkey
cook told them that vessel was bewtched
and that the devil was towing her off; he
said that he had felt kind OF thrill and
off she started.
THE men knew that their heaviest an
chor was out, and altogether it was mys-
terry The mate ordered them to the cap
stan. and they started the anchor. When
they got il nearly up the schooner stopped
and they found that sea vampire had
become impaled on it. In swimming along
it had struck the anchor, and instinctively
had clasped 1t in vice-like embrace, and
moved ahead after its fashion. AS a result
when the anchor was lifted, one fiuke en-
| tered it's huge mouth and, impaled on
this gigantic hook, the vampire had swan
away with it, towing the vessel, to the as
tonishment of all beholders.
81 we'll remember one hunt when vam>
pire turned quickly and came at the boat
with such a rush that the harpooner fell
directly on the back of the fish. For mo-
ment we were afraid he would be clasped
| and held but he struck fairly and came UP
smiling. as they say, leaping from the
| fish into the sea. The big creature had its
| uses the oil from its liver was used for
various purposes, and the flesh was in great
demand by planters to enrich the soil. -
New York Sun.