The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
PEEPS AT Two NRRMAIDS.
ONE ABOARD A SEA SERPENT
MAKING HER TOILET.
The Other Had Put on Her Washing TIL
saturday and Was Caught at Disad-
Nantage-These and Other Strange
Creatures Sighted OFT Jamaica Hay.

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RocKAwAY BEACH, Oct. PA heavy
northeast gale is blowing here to-day,
All the vessels in these waters are riding
safely, except the schooner Hattie Har-
per, from Patchogue for New York, which
lost her starboard anchor and chain in an
ehort to capture three sea serpents and a
mermaid sighted in latitude 400 32', longi-
tude 49, So, four miles off shore.
Capt. Zach Knowton reports having
sighted seven other sea monsters further
up the coast. opposite Fire Island light
ship.
Capt, Hank Henderson of the Virgin
no! describes marine creature which
he saw as 800 feet long and 30 feet around,
and says that it rose like mast and snapped
at the men on deck. In general form it
was serpent, with wing-like appendages
on the head, neck and back, the body being
OF dark green hue, with flame-colored
ears and long red tongue which had
seven distinct branches. The monster
swan at the surface, with its head slightly
elevated Its mode of progression APP
peared to be by means of a Jet of water
forcibly expelled from siphon, which
impaired an equab!e motion evidently
not produced by any serpen,ine bending
OF the body
Capt. Ben Sammis of the schooner Bart
ley Hope reports having seen two sea ser
penis near the Sandy Hook lightship.
lhey were not 20 large Us the one de-
scribed by Capt, Henderson aud differed
considerably from it in appearance. Ac-
cording to Capt. Summis, the first one he
met with reared itself out OF the water
he Ii satisfied that II was plesiosaurus.
The second creature, OF which he and his
crew got good glimpse, had the body
OF an alligator, long neck and six pad
dies.
Capt Abe Skidmore tells Of lno INST er seen
from one of the Barren Island lnossbunker
boats Two different aspects were re-
corded. the first being ridge about thirty
slX 1eet long, ot triangular fms, each rising
SIX to ten feet above the water, while the
second view showed Il large round fiery
head six feet in diameter, With huge happers
that seemed to move like those Of u turtle.
Riding upon the serpent's back was a
creature having the head and body of
woman Of exceeding lovelness, while below
The waist she Was fashioned like fish with
scales and fins. Her hair was long and Of u
golden hue, and SHE was combing II with one
hand while with the other she held looE-
ing glass,
Capt Carl Nelson, the owner Of NAP htha
launch, declares that he saw something
similar to the strange object seen by Capt,
Skidtnore, minus the SEA serpent. Accord
Ing to Nelson's description, she was un-
doubtedly a mermaid, but instead OF comb
ing her hair she appeared to be washing
her clothes. which. of course was salts
factory explanation OF the fact that she had
none on.
- xt,lfN
was one OF Nelson's guests aboard TIE
launch, says that after seeing the mermaid
he induced Nelson to put back into Canarsie
In time to avoid the worst of the storm.
Frederick Lemaire. Brooklyn saloon
keeper, saw the mermaid and said that her
appearance had impaired supernatural
powers to his body. He managed to empty
two kegs before leaving Canarsie, and
called attention to the fact that since seeing
the mermaid he had become possessed OF
a divine thirst
Some persons said that the mermaid
seemed to be enjoying life, while others
maintained that she never smiled. Nearly
all who saw her told Of other sea monsters
which they encountered in their haste TO
get back to Canarsie from the weaktish
grounds opposite Long Beach Several
OF the fishermen declare that they saw
African lions with fsh-like bodies. One
man goes so far as to report having seen
broken harness attached to his head
Capt. Tiernan, the proprietor of the
Windsor Hotel, states that he saw several
sea monsters which appeared TO be
dead floating upside down. He added
that two mermaids which he saw were
right side up and seemed to he drifting
toward Sandy Hook
Great excitement prevails here, and if
the scare continues the Fulton Market
fishing fleet may not put out to sea. Many
Of the old-time fishermen haven't taken
a drink since Sunday morning.
LATER Herman kenselman. whose
merryvgo- was washed out to sea
in the storm on Saturday came here today
with seven men whom he had engaged to
recover some Of the wooden figures of
fishes and animals which broke away
from the wrecked carrousel. Herr Ken
selman said that two Of his most valuable
figures were those of merlnaids carved by
hand at cost of $500 each
He added that he was in hopes of recover
ing some of the large wooden serpents
and the mermaids for the reason that there
were iron plates attached to them, which
would undoubtedly act as keels and while
preventing them from splitting would, at
the same time, keep them floating upright