Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-17
BIG FISH PLAYS IN THE SURF
Unique Efforts Of Party to Catch the
Man-Eater.
CAP'N DIEDERICK's EXPERIENCE
Says He Trained School of Them to
Eat Out Of His Hand-To-
days Official News.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
OYSTER BAY, L. l.. July 1.-THE
story that a big shark was seen off Ship
Point here yesterday has caused feeling
of uneasiness among the summer colony
who that portion of the beach for bath
ing. Doc Summers says he saw the shark
plainly. 1t was about 100 yards from the
land, playing in the surf. AS Doc Sum-
mers Is authority on sharks, no one
disputes his statement. The news that a
shark was in the bay spread rapidly, and
an effort was made to capture 1t. Under
the direction Of Mr.. Summers a party
cruised all afternoon in a rowboat, but the
big fish was not visible second time.
Shark fishing is new sport here, and a
crowd watched the proceedings until night
fall.
The manner of fishing was unique. big
piece of salt pork was the bait. 1t was
fastened to piece of chain about ten feet
long, which in turn was tied TO the end
of long rope. At the other end of the
rope was fastened a long plank. The chain
was used SO that the shark could not bite
1t in two With a similar tackle a shark
years ago AS soon AS the shark seized the
bait 1t started to drag lie plank rapidly out
to the deep waters of the sound.
Killed Shark With Jackknives.
A party headed by Doc Summers put out
after it, and when they reached tie fish
they suddenly remembered that they had
brought nothing to dispatch 1t with. The
pursuers then tied their jackknives to the
end of the oars and jabbed 1t every time
1t to the surface In this manner they
literally hacked it to pieces.
An interested spectator of yesterday 8
pursuit was old Capt. Diederick. He has
sailed around the world half dozen times,
and once. he says, he trained school of
sharks to eat out of his hand. Sharks
are very affectionate,' he said They will
not attack man unless they are very hun
cry. l used to swim every day with the
school had trained in Florida waters two
years ago. AT that time about fifty Of
them used to frequent the bay near where
lived. In the mouth of a river a short
distance away there were number of big
alligators One day the sharks all went
over to the river where the alligators were
and bit off their tails.
"A few days later the alligators retau
! ated by coming to where the sharks were
and biting off their appendages This nade
1t impossible for the sharks to swim very
| far, and thereafter they kept very close 70
| the bay. used to carry them food, and
thus got their confidence. So far as 7
know they are still down there
The captain Indignantly denies that he is
a nature faker and says he wants to meet
the President and tell him some real stories.
Callers at Sycamore Today.
BY Associated Press.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July 17.-Gen Nor
teza, the Persian minister TO the United
States, today performed the duties for
which he has been made a special ambassa-
dor by personally notifying President Roose-
welt of the accession to the Persian throne
| of Mohammed Ali. shah. Gen. MorteZa
was taken to Sycamore Hin in the govern
ment automobile. His mission occupied but
a short time, enabling him to leave Oyster