Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04

whale. As quickly as he struck, the nrst
mate cut his line and got clear, ana DON
whales were killed and brougat alon t
ty-five barrels and the other thirty parTeis:
I, the mix-up the first mate got his wrist
badly cut by sharp lance that was SUCK.
ing out of one of the boats. The captain,
saws the log briefly. stitched the wound"
The captain had more severe surgery than
that to perform before the voyage was enc.
ed One day sperm whales were RAISED
at 80 a m. The first, secon1 and tnlro
mates boats were lowered at once and
they chased the big fellows all day long
1t was hard work. for the whales were shy
and hard to get at.
A Fighting Whale.
Hours passed, and it was g pm. before
the third mate managed at last to strike
He got his harpoon into mighty one. The
instant the iron entered the black monster
turned with the wallowing of a warship
and dashed at the boat. Before 1t could
back away the whale had thrown hlmSeif
over on his side and sent his immense flip
per- bigger by far than the whole whale
beat, crashing down.
BY the narrowest of chances, just now
no man aboard could tell, the crew man.
aged to get the boat far enough out OF
reach so that the huge mass of gristle
pounded the sea instead. The shock or
that blow sent the boat spinning dizzily as
if it were in whirlpool. When the men
could see again for spray and water they
found the boat steerer sitting in the bottom
with his arm broken in two places. Some
how the flipper had caught him. The boat'
though somewhat injured in the nsht, was
still fast and the whale rushed off at rail-
road speed. The first mates boat man
aged to get a harpoon into him he went
by and as it began to tow, the damaged
boat cut loose and reached the ship. Ihen
the captain set his boat steerers arm wnlle
the first mate fought the whale. For hVe
yx-in
again and again to crush the little wasp
that was singing him. 1t was mldnlght
before his brave heart failed him and the
mate could bring his boat near enough TO
thrust the long lance into the 'life,' the
place near the middle of the huge mass
where the vital organs are.
An "Uneventful Day"
Another dav there were ''whitewaters" all
around. Whitewaters are the foamy patches
made by the whales. The starboard and
larboard boats lowered. The starboard boat
struck a male whale, only seven barrels.
The larboard boat struck big fellow, and
while towing the line was suddenly parted
by being cut by one of the Keen Killing
lances Mate Silvia lowered a BOAT, struck
him and got smashed by the maddeneo
whale almost at once. The starboard poat
then struck a small whale and got him.
That day there were many small Whale
(backfish) around the boat, and great
many of the fierce swift killer whales That
attack the huge right whales with more
ferocity than sharks.
few days afterward there came anotner
"uneventful day" The bark lowered TOUR
boats to chase. The starboard boat struck
a "yerv small whale and capsized.' The
next boat darted in and fastened to the
whale and got him. The larboard boat
struck another whale. got caught by ms
fukes and was badly smashed up. Inc log
gives a line to the episode and remarks
f,,1ly with a a
whale.
Six DAYS afterward the bark lowered at
$40 a m. and chased a lone whale until 80
pm. without getting near enough TO strike.
The boats then started in with the crews
disguised, when they found themselves sud-
denly in the midst of a school of big sperm
whale. The starboard boat at once struck
a large bull. The larboard boat struck a
COW Both whale were fastened alongside
by s pm.
The next day the bark got four big
whales. each boat fastening to one.
The Hundred Barrel Fish.
A long days work was when the lookout
raised a huge whale at a. m. one day. The
boats were lowered at Z am. the larboard
boat struck at $50 am, the whale was In
his furry by o am, he was alongside and
chained by his tail and fast to blocks and
falls by 10 am, by II am. the cutting stages
were rugged and the ''cutting-in'' was be-
gun, at Z pm. the last strip of blubber had
been ripped off. with the tackle and the
case" had been cut out, and at IL pm
the fires were faring under the try-works
amidshp. But one kicked at the labor
for this whale was the whaler'S prize a
hundred barrel fish.
on February the log briefly describes
another uneventful day by saying, Lost
whale by third mate getting kicked over
board They got three others that day
The third mate apparently survived his
rude treatment by the whale for la ter
entry in the log records that he enjoyed
another serene and placid day by striking
a whale in the morning and getting cap
sized the whales back. The second