Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12

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was still fast and the whale rushed of
at railroad speed. The first mates boat
managed to get a harpoon into him as he
went by and and as it began to tow, the
damaged boat cut loose and reached the
ship. Then the captain set his boat s]teerer's
arm, while the first mate fought the whale.
For five hours the wicked creature battled,
trying again and again to crush the little
wasp that was singing him. 1t was mid
night 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.
Another day there were "whitewaters all
around. Whitewaters are the foamy
patches made by the whales. The star
board and larboard boats lowered. The
starboard boat struck a male whale, only
seven barrels. The larboard boat struck a
big fellow and while towing, the line was
suddenly parted by being cut by one OF the
keen killing-lances. Mate Sylvia lowered
a boat, struck him and got smashed by the
maddened whale almost at once, The star
board boat then struck a small whale and
got him. That day there were many small
whale (blackfsh) around the boat, and a
great many of the swift killer whales that
attack the huge right whales with more
ferocity than sharks.
A few days afterward there came another
"uneventful day" The bark lowered four
boats to chase. The starboard boat struck
a very 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 his
flukes and was badly smashed up. The log
gives a line to the episode and remarks
mournfully, with a picture of a iuke, lost
whale"
Six days afterward the bark lowered at
500 a. m. and chased a lone whale until
1920 p. m. without getting near enough to
strike, The boats then started in with the
crews disguised, when they found them
selves 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 p. m.
The next day the bark got four big
whales, each boat fastening to one.
A long days work was when the look
cut raised a huge whale at 6 a. m. one day.
The boats were lowered at 7 a. m, the lar
board boat struck at $50 a. m, the whale
was In the furry by 9 a. m, he was along
side and chained by his tail and fast to
blocks and falls by 10 a. m, by II a. m. the
cutting stages were rugged and the "cut-
ting-in" was begun, at 7 p. m. the last strip
OF blubber had been ripped off with the
tackle and the case had been cut out,
and at II p. m. the fires had been haring
under the try works amidship. But no
one kicked at the labor, for this whale was
the whaler's prize, a hundred barrel fish,
On February 6 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 a later
entry in the log records that he enjoyed an
other serene and placid day by striking n
whale in the morning and getting capsized
on the whales back. The second mates
boat took the line and killed the fish. The
third mate tried to return the favor after
ward by taking the line from the second
mate when that mans boat struck a whale
and got badly stove" But the line parted.
Seeing the whale escaping, the captain him
self lowered, but the beast got clear before
the boat reached him. The literary mate
ornamented this entry in the log with an
extra large picture OF a fuke.
The third mate had another piece OF
hard luck when he struck a very large
whale and killed him almost at once, the
big fellow taking the harpoons and the