The Washington times., 1906-07-15
FIERY SERPENT
TERROR OF DEEP
New England Mariner Sees
Huge-Eyed, Shiny
Monster.
LOOKED BIG AS A HOUSE
; Sped Toward Ship With Great Lunges,
SpOuting Water Like Living
Geyser.

That there are Graded in the deeps of
the sea monsters infinitely more terrible
to human beings than any OF the deni-
zens OF Afriea's widest jungles is an
admitted fact That in recent years
these creatures, called sea serpents, for
lack OF q better name. have terrified
mariners and fighters. is also admitted
The sea serpent. variously described.
has been sighted off the west coast of
Africa and lately has been sighted be,
tween Cape COD and Penobscot bay.
close to the shores OF the United States.
The first view Of it was Ia 1913. The last
view was in 1906. It is not claimed that
the creature seen was the same on both
occasions. for which reason it is sup
posed that there are several kinds of
I the monsters in he ocean.
Mariner Describes Serpent.
An experienced mariner, who has
lorg piled along the New England
coast thus describes his sight OF the
sea serpent last week:
My first sight OF him was when I
noticed a commotion in the water on
the port side. He was then over a
mile from the shin. I took my glasses
and brought them TO bear on him. and
il was then that l realized that was
having my first sight OF these monsters
which have been the fable and stnl the
terror Of seafaring men for years.
He made straight for my vessel and
came toward me with incredible swift
ness, swelling and bounding and lash
ing the water. In a space OF three
minutes / could see him without my
glasses. He made straight for the
boat, and / could see his huge jaws
half open. filing with water whenever.
after a vicious lunge. his head was
momentariIy submerged. His eyes look
ed Ike balls Of hre as large as tin
plates. Every now and then he spurted
from his mouth a stream or water
twenty feet high.
Great Hump Like Camel.
There was on his back a huge hump,
giving him a ludicrous likeness TO a
camel. He was apparently worked up
10 a fury. and once he made a noise
like that Of escaping steam, putting into
the air a stream twice as high as his
earlier performances. He came so near
that I began to fear his frantic rage
would make him spring upon the deck.
II he had done so. the force OF his big
Shiny body would have broken the
woodwork TO flinders
But ! did not summon the crew from
below. where many of them We're watch
ing the creature through the portfolios
/ suppose 1 was JransftXed with aston
fshment Anyhow, / stood my ground
and waited for the monsters approach
Then. when he was scarce fifty yards
from the ship. he swerved and passed
by the stern, HIS slimy body and lashing
tail Wetting the decks with a shower OF
foam / had scarcely run TO the other
side OF the ship when he dived under
going tail first, and the last thing 1 saw
of him was his eayernous mouth and the
fiery eyes which seemed TO be wiped out
as ne sank IN the green water.
II couldn't tell you how big he was
He looked as big as a house. He was
I certainly big enough and heavy enough
to sadly cripple a small sea-gOinE ves-
4 sci II ne ever went against her. He was
the largest thing I ever saw come out
OF the sa He was the most terrifying
thing I ever saw on land or sea ]
+ never want to meet him again"
( A similar monster was seen in 1S4S