Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-09-10
A THRILLING SIGHE
CATCHING AND KILLING TIE 0uEs
STER FUNNY FISH.
They Are First Driven Int EWs-
mous Nets In the MediterxsArGa
Sea and Are Then stabbed aAAf.
Slaxhed 70 Death with SpearA

Slaxhed TO Death with SpearA
One Of the most thrilling ard xxGa-
| derful sights In the world is thai ~ ssG
| funny fisheries of the Medterra0a.nn
sea. The pursuit Of these great sxka
| swift fishes is not a mere tame opec;S1s3E4
| Of netting 1t is q tight betwe4r xsxxa
and sea creatures such as is dupG,sAe4
| nowhere except In the whale tslsariaR-
| The funny Is "a huge mackerel. He t.ss
| predaceous fish. and his course tlA-nu&.
| the seas is that of Il destroyer wAlGx.s
parallel So deadly is the funny IN uAE
schools Of herring and simiar csaa4
fishes that he is called the herricr ICY.
In our waters he is known Lln.@ -s.s
orally as the horse mackerel.
The funny fisheries are uistin@1F .sszs
ropean. and they are the oldest iGsLas
try that is kpYwn in the Mediter'sAs@sca
sea. TO capl1 them men NUS tSy&I
themselves together in large bjt.s-
for fishermen singly could do rag1aLzE
with these fishes, which grow to q kgysa,.
OF ten feet and weigh over half l.. 4sz
sometimes. Therefore there is 4 tgye
TEN Of cooperation on the coassK f,lx4:'
are visited by the funny. q sraseA2
which dates back to the PhGuicassx-.
who We're great funny catchers in s*.ss
time.
The perfection of this system Is ssEsi
among other things, to the faci ,,sx1.
the big fishes have absolU-S- Fess1x.-
habits. In normal times they czG ~
tn Ia no a r.1t, a L
certain periods almost to the Ml,Hzsg
When they come, it is in huge slasssBx.
that can be seen afar, for they sy.Eax.
the waters like ships Of war. ana stes.r
.eapings Of their prey and the leats-12rw
of their own bulky bodies beaG 1a2s
deep into white foam and lather.
Since they are so exact liz thelr &Wxa
its. the fishermen prepare for tls311 81
ways before they arrive. AT soh@s SEES
ignateu spot are spread enormous assa4-
exceedingly deep and made 81 s.Ea
strongest Of line These are lsN asa
signed to catch the tunnies. They 81
spread out niereiy to force the 6shs.9.,s
edge i'll and III until they are led III .-ss
real prison net, which is VAST CAM
trivance set in an immense squatt asH.
powerful enough to defy anything l.l-s:
SWims.
AS soon as the last of the scbous Uxeas
entered this DoXlike Enclosure the SsASs.3
of the great net are raised at a si1rHsI
At first the imprisoned fishes d.. gxss
show any signs OF alarm, but IL esss
net rises, inch by inch. from the w.z1x.
depths cleaning. swOrdlike backs :Kg,-
pear here and there above the surGzx1,
darling with incredible swiftneSs GaM,
side to side of the net. Each ina.sMa
more Of these living blades aQpx.R.
above the surface.
Then the fishes begin to leap. 7&cGs
one launches himself straight out At z1xa
water-5OO pounds Of glorious uke--A-
ward the sky, to crash back in1x s3Ms
sea with a haillike blow Of sides 2as
tail that makes the ocean echo. .nA
other and another rises and falls iisk9ss-
Soon the scene Is as II the abyss.s Il.
the sea were spouting their iuhahas-
ants. for hundreds Of immense s5aTaR
flashing fishes rise everywhere ar sisaRs
within the net.
But now new element eEsfHt.
Long. narrow fishing boats push safKs
the Enclosure. In them stand Aiasz--
men with lances and spears an6 'sSxs
knives dashed to poles. Then lsagixH "a
fight that is terrible to see. The .,sxs1
thrust madly into the struggling ni;tsx-
es Of fishes. The fishes leap and rallA ,zzF
dive and leap again, hammerins nks
sea with tails that churn like THar
screws Of steamships and whin4 t4ha
waves with foam. Before many G1s-
utes boats and men are drenchea WIFI
bloody water. The surface a. -
spray peer faces now and then lhAE rss,
dabhled with blood till they aAss
scarcely human.
Now and then a man slips and nm
among the harried fishes Tbeu tln@NN
are loud screams from his comparNss'
and cries of supplication from bi1g sas
he calls to his patron saint. for i "a ",
joke to fall among those mighty 'siesa9R
that are dashing around in their ,a1ts
throes.
So the fight continues till in that ~
closed space Of sea there is not 5aa3s
alive. Every boat is half full OF VITAE.
and loaded down with living sssvw.s
where the slim, piratical bodies of Sas
beautiful fishes lie. The inhabtaDgx ~
the towns near the scene Of this Gsfyarf
make fete day Of the arrival " I'm
funny. for it means food and elrxa4.-
ment for many hundreds Of meE. zz1s~
en- and children. The fish Is farm.t<
article of food. especially when saarssGt
and the roe Is great delicacy, usaass
brings fancy prices. The tunnies s:ssz'
are caught off the Italian coasts Ggssxas
to be passed through the custom isygss<
when they are landed. like any as1scs
merchandise. and the streets there Yrs.
sent a strange appearance then. for o.
all sides are wheelbarrows full 81 Ens
shapely. monstrous creatues..-Xs@e
York Press
Red Paint In New England.
AS one drives through the cawrxx~