The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-19
EMIL UHLBRECHTS REMAINS ARE
FOUND IN THE BODY Of A SHARK
HoRRIDLE FATE OF THE UNFORTUNATE
GRUEsoME DISCOVERY MORNING

Part of the remains of human being
were found this morning in the stom-
ach of a huge shark which was caught
at midnight by South Sea Islander,
John Poai who was fishing near
the mouth of the channel. There were
the hip bones, a right thigh and right
foot, the latter in a good state of pres
ervation. The hip and thigh bones had
no flesh on them at all. The police were
notified of the CHASTITY discovery early
this morning, and Captain Parker vis-
tied the scene and left an officer in
charge. Later High Sheriff Brown went
to where the opened body of the sea
monster was lying, on the shore at Ka-
kaako, and had the human remains
brought to the city, where Mrs. Uhl-
brecht whose husband was drowned
last Sunday was given an opportunity
TO identify them. 1t was at once sur
missed that the remains were those of
the unfortunate young man.
The fisherman was preparing the
shark for the market when he made his
grewsome discovery. He cut off the
tail and cut the fish in half. Then he
found the bones and yelled to compan-
ions. There is quite colony of South
Sea island fishermen at Kakaako, and
soon John was surrounded by an ex-
cited crowd of them. He laid the bones
and the foot aside, and the police were
sent for. The foot is remarkably pre-
served. There are a few scratches up
on it, but the flesh and skin are all
there. In view of the bare condition
of the other bones, this is something Of
a puzzle to all who have seen the re-
mains.
Careful search was made for some
shreds of clothing, but none were found.
The condition of the remains indicates
that the shark must have had several
col
The only theory to account for the sep
aration of the pieces is that several of
the monsters attacked the body at once
and fought over it, tearing 1t limb from
. limb. The shark is large enough to
have eaten a man whole. Its length is
about fourteen feet. Its mouth meas
ures over a foot and a half from end to
end, and rows of sharp teeth show how
fearful was it's grasp. 1t had great
square head shaped like that of cat
fish, and in the lower jaw Johns large
hook had caught with a grip that not
even the giants struggles could loosen.
The South Sea islander who hooked
, the shark goes by the name of John.
He started out early last night for a
nights fishing, and at half past eleven
one of his lines was seized by a huge
shark. The latter weighs about 500
pounds, and it started away with John
and his lines, boat and ALL as if it were
whale towing llteDOat. John had
plenty of line, however, and he comes
of race that knows no fear of any
sort of fish. He prepared for a long
battle. The shark swan furiously about
in the depths, taking the little boat now
one way and now another, while John
played with it, knowing that once
hooked the great fish would fight for
freedom until it became exhausted. For
an hour the fish had its own way. Then
it's strength began to give out and
Johns turn came. AS the monster grew
weaker he drew it in closer and after
a fight of an hour and a half he landed
it ashore at Kakaako, near the old rifle
range John was delighted with his
catch, which he thought would net
good sum of money, little dreaming of
the discovery that was to be made in
the morning. Instead of being sold for
food the shark lies on the rocks and
sand, as it lay when Johns work of cut