The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-20
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A SHARK
Emil IJhlbreCht'S Foot
identified.
WIDOW RECOGNIZES It
Human Remains Are Found IL It.
Stomach Of "a Monster
Sslachian.

In ~ cyutents 81 tfa stomach OF "a
shark killed at --aka0ko yesterday a
distracted v.fc recognized part ef the
body 81 nor husband WHO was drowned a
few dsys AGO. The ldenuacation took
place at tn police station. Mrz Emil
Uhibrsrht. tine unfortunate woman. SUM-
moned by riimors that human remains
had been rescued from the sea. FASTENED
To the station and demanded 10 nee them.
The police wore 10th 10 comply. but die
30 finally under pressure OF her grief. The
wife looked bat an instant. when she fell
back fSinting.
1T IA he" che cried. Mrs. Uhlorccht
was certain az her iderN acation.
The SHARK Evas captured wednesday
night by John tlinipeki. a fisherman born
IN the south Sea Islands. lie went ou; In
his canos early In the evening in hopes OF
getting . shark on his hook. and roWed
to n spot midway between the lighthouse
and the spar buoy. lie had an especially
stroug hook wound with wire where Il
joined the line and was prepared for big
game
1t was about n O'Clock" says Kini-
~ ~. when I fcl' the line go through my
myers with lightning rapidly. Fortu-
safely. 7 had brought along enough. and
4 soon found that the shark was weaken
lrE. n was hard work for ere man. but
IN an hours time. during which my ca
noe was puliad about IN all directions, I
found that thu fiau was almost exhausted.
A little While longer and 7 had a huge
shark beside my canoe. The Death blow
was soon delivered and towed my prize
ashore"
Early yesterday morning Kinipeki and
his friends cut open che Stark In antici-
patton OF selling Its lesh and oil. They
we-e horrined % find IN the stomach a
human foot with skin and flesh intact
and two other bones totally denuded OF
nesh They we're about 20 throw the re-
mains into the sea when John Poai, a
native spectator. urged them to communi-
cate with the police. as there might be
some importance attached to the find.
Word vas sent 20 Captain Parker, who
with another policeman hastened to Ka-
kaak0. where the natives live. Already
news OF the happen ng had spread AL
over the city and crowds hastsned to the
place 90 see the man-cater.
| High Gscrin B'own and Dr. Garvin
WfEf uniiNNN huN tokethfr fe4ltr an eN-
animation. Dr. Garvin pronounced the
bones thoss 81 the pelvis and right femur
On white man. while the foot, which
was severed al the ankle. was proof even
| o. ayman Of its having been very re-
l Gently attached 20 a body.
I =. W. Mcdonald. who lives next to the
home Of Emil UhlbreCht. who was drown
ed sunday AZ Makapuu Point. asserted his
belief that the foot was Uhlbrechrs, and
n HF 80 49,
% the latter had been found in a shark
Meanwhile the human remnants were TAX
en- 90 the station IN bag and here late
Ia the afternoon they were seen by the
widow Of Uhlbrecht
She arrived at the station In n high
p.tch OF excitement and begged Deputy
sheriff Chillin gwo rth TO be permitted q
sec the remains. The Deputy attempted
/ 70 Ircvail on her not TO Insist on her er.
rand. but nothing could dissuade her she
described the peculiarities Of her hus.
band'H feet. and Chuungworth found tho
mark she spoke OF. When Informed OF
this, her agony became so great that the
foot was shown her. She said that II
was that Of her husband. and she pointed
cut that one % the toes had an ingrowr
nail. as had his.
She was ahsolu .eiy sura % her ldentin
cation and broke down utterly when sh,
had finished the dreadful task. Mrs. Uhl
brecht was tendcrly cared for by AIR
ChiliingwOrth and sent TO her home afte
she had stated her intention OF buryin,
the remains today.
The majority Of those who examine,
the bones believe that the foot did not hc
long 20 the same person as did the femu
and pelvic bone. They noted that IN
! bones we're hlacter and entirely strip,
Of flesh. while the foot was still In a fai
state % preservation. They think tina
the bones are those OF some Chinese fish
erman lost overheard IN the harbor, an
recall that several Chinese have bee
drowned In the past few months. A curl
y Gus point n that the foot was unclothed
= while Uhlbrecht when drowned had o.
shoes Uhlhrecht. u will be remembered
was drowned while hunting sea shells OF
q Makapuu Point last sunday lie was wit
companions. one OF whom entered the wa
ter with him. The breakers were stron
and carried Uhlhrecht 10 sea, the othe
being atie 70 reach a place OF safety
thorough search was made for the bod
Tor several days. Sheriff Brown sal
: that the body would wash up on IN
r waikiki beach and now the reason for a
, non-appearanCe II made almost C-rtair
Z For DAYS n big shark. undoubtedly IN
+. one caught by kinpeki. has been see
disport ng about the hell buoy Oarsme
and yachtsmen saw the monster on sat
= urday and two Advertiser reporters. VIII
went out TO meet the Nippon Maru Tues
day morning before dawn watched hir
narrowly when they neared the bell buol
as they we're IN a ieaky boat. The shar
hooked by Kinipeki measured eleven fes
7, nine inches In length and had a very iarR
: mouth. 10 could easily have swallowe
man whole The South Sea ISLANDER
? would not eat the big FISH IA they IA
intended. but boiled the liver and secure
!. three quarts OF oil. The skeleton VII \
= preserved az memento and may
mounted Tor the Bishop Museum. tn
capture " the shark and the Identifies
ton % lie stomach's contents ny Mr.
Uhlhrecht created an intense sensation
IHonolulu and was almost the sole top