New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
KILL SEA SERPENT."
Tzcelve Foot Animal Has Lon,
Fight zcith Fishermen.

Atlantic City. July n (SpeciaD--After despe-a,,
battle of half an hour. Edward Giberson and Har-p
Jeffreys. two fishermen employed by YOung's Pis-
succeeded in killing monster Of the deep. the sos
cies of which is not known. The animal can
scarcely be called fish. and comes to beinv
the genuine sea serpent than anything of its kin
that has ever been known in this city.
The serpent was killed five miles out al SEA
dawn this morning. Giberson and Jeffreys a,
they approached their nets. noticed that thor,
great cOmmotion In the water. Sudds,
" the boat they were in was struck by an I'm
seen object. and shook from bow to stern Tia
men imagined that eating shark had gor
into the nets. and they got ready the long spear,
they carry with them, and prepared to give battle
All was quiet. however and il soon Hight
enough for the fishermen to begin their WORK
~effreys was busily engaged in hauling The fish n,
when. tangled IN the net. was observed a lon
green animal The men familiar with an
kinds of deep sea swimmers but this was a new
one to them AS they commenced drawing in tba
net the long, snaksIike body dashed the water uto
white foam, freed itself from the meshes OF N.
net and darted into deeper water
The two fishermen hauled in the net with all
possible speed, and it only few moments til
the queer object was again close to the boat Ciib
erson aimed his spear its body and let fly. The
aim was true, and. maddened by the intense pain
the blow caused. the serpent made a dart for tbs
boat 1t raised itself out of the water. and TIA.
men declare. tried to board their craft. An ugier
looking sight, they say. they never looked ON
With blood pouring from its wound. the fish fought
f0r its life.
railing TO board the boat the sea serpent dfvss
under the craft and struck the bottom a blow with
It's body that made the boat CULVER. II appeared A
moment later on the opposite side when Csiher5or
again sent his spear after it, This time, the aim,
was bad. and the spear slipped from his hand into
the ocean The man reached over the side of tbs
boat 70 recover it. when. quick as a fash the ~se.
serpent turned and sunk its teeth in Csihe~sopf a
right hand Jefreys. however got in several
TRUSTS that disposed OF the animal
tii5ersons hand had swollen 10 near twice a.,
natural Size. and he was taken to the offre Of Dr.
BeGkWith; the beach physician. who immediately
VfueIeu the wound caUter.zed. fearing thai blood
poisoning would set in This was done bur Cher
son suffered agony couple of hours later
80 muttlatsd was the body Of the sea ssrre,+
tnat IL was Impossible 10 preserve it. IL was
Sklnned, however. and the skeleton placed on -
mhition IN the aquarium OF Young's Pier vbera
1t was viewed by hundreds to-day The atterfto0
OF the United States Fish Commission which -
meeting in this cit. and also the American Fisb
or the eel or halr fish. and both Organfzarions an
pointed "a committee 70 determine its correct sns-
C1es and name 1t was twelve feet in Iensft,
ana the body was covered with scales which -
over one another. Its general color was sIss,
Inc mead was mass of bone. and two long fangs
protruded from the upper Jaw Both Prssid'aTs
LARK and Secretary Peabody of the American
FIshereS society were OF the opinion that IN ~
specimen of the eel. but one that * y-ery -
fish ''-'-9 'i u"e halE