The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-02

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also ten monkeys that we're In the hold
with him He forced the hars ~ he hoS
and started up the adder ~ tho main hatch
after eight ~ the chatterinE monkey that
also had ESCAPED.
One ~ the monkeys was pur-ued 10y the
serpent and fled 10 the rail with the python
close astern. The monkey decided that the
sea was u safer place than the cavernous
jaws Of the python and jumped overboard,
The python wriggled up on the bridge
and the man at the wheel went down the
CompanionwaY to the forward deck
Second Officer L0hrs, who was in charge
Of the bridge, ran into the chart room and
slammed the door after him. Chief steward
Bnttner. who r. an expert on sea aerpents
and pythons, was coming Onward 10 go 70
the bridge. He summoned half u dozen
white men Of the crew. the ia vanrse. Las
cars, JaTs and Cinnamon having sought
shelter, and they tackled the snake, laying
hold as il he were a heavy hawser.
Several men were knocked 10 wn in the
first onslaught by the sweeps Of the py-
thon's tail. Second Officer Luhrs came out
and helped In the struggle and rome of the
bravest Japs also lent a hand. II took
twenty men to carry the python below and
put him back IN his box, and all the crew
were kept busy several hours gathering
up the monkeys,
The python escaped again from the box
after the Verona got ont in the Atlantic
and the skipper devised a whistle signal
to call all hands to stow python.
The snake got ont twice again, but was
40 sluggish that he was easily captured,
after he had been located in the cargo. II
was necessary to turn over much of the
cargo to find him, as he got as close to the
bottom Of the keel as il was possible 70 get.
The skipper thinks that as the python Il
the biggest ever seen in America he ought
to get a big price for him.