The sun., 1907-08-20
DALZELLINE A.EHALING GOES
ny THE JERSEY BEACHES; FINDS
WHALE THAT GAILY BLOWS,

Then wlnks Her Eye and Breaches Tho
Cruiser Bore q Poet Hale, VINO Saw
Her Joyful Capers. 40 Thst 10 How the
Little Tale Gets Rhymcd Into the Papers
The customs cruiser Dalselline. which
has been making the shippers Of motor
craft hereabouts be good, may ship an
Amasansett crew this week and 60 into the
whaling business. She had a time Of II
on Sunday afternoon pursuing big whale
which was having sport among the fisher
men OF tho Scotland hghtshlp.
Gen. Clsrkson. Surveyor Of the Port.
Vice-Admirsl Matt Coneys and Deputy
Surveyor Alexander MoKeon we're all
aboard the Dslselline and may, II they
please, certify to the facts herein set
forth. W. J. Hampton was a guest Of the
Surveyor and went along chiefly to get
material for an epic in slantendicular
meter on the theme Of the ocean, which has
been treated by others perhaps with less
recklessness than Mr.. hampton may mani
fest.
Before encountering the whale the Dali
selline had held up the motor boat Elsie
May Of Jersey City, Capt. Andy johnson,
and found that she had no license. Other
wise, she was properly equipped. Capt.
johnson said that he supposed his measure
ment papers entitled him 20 all the prlvi-
leges of a passenger carrying motor boat.
He was told to report to the Surveyors
Office. As he seemed to be anxious to
obey the law it is likely that he will be lot
OF with light fine and be permitted to
get a license.
After leaving the ElAie May Jimmie
Smith, who is attached to the Surveyors
staff, saw a low lying, rakish craft OIL the
starboard bow, apparently trying to get
away from the cruiser. The pilot gave
the engineer the jingle bell and Oh went
the Dalzelline after the runaway.
She's using steam, said Jimmie. "Look!"
That's the way it appeared asa jet of
vapor rose from her forward. When the
Dalzelline was within about an eighth Of
a mile Of her she turned and headed di-
rectly for the tug, spouting twice,
shes going to pass us to starboard,
said the skipper and mechanically pulled
the whistle cord twice.
As she drew nearer to the Dalzelline Mr..
Hampton noted that she was a whale too
long for truthful man to risk his reputa-
ton in describing. She preached so pom
derously that the Dalzelline rocked in the
ferment as if in the wash of the steamboat
Asbury Park. She also waved her fukes
in derision, as she would not have dared TO
do Of Amagansett. She came up again on
the other side Of the cruiser and was seen
distinctly to wink her port eye.
Mr.. Hampton Immediately dashed of a
few lines entitled The Winking Whale"
as the cetacean dived again, coming up
on the other side OF the boat. Rear Admiral
Coneys said she dved six times Jimmie
Smith says this is an underestimate. Jimmie
Smith is credited with the declaration that
in addition 10 the six times she dived under
the ting five times scraping OFT some OF her
skin in tho final plunge. She seemed to
have hurt herself a bit, and after blowing
wildly she headed for the open sea, rushing
past and rear the feet of motor boats.
soaring some Of the women aboard almost
into fits.
When vice-Admiral Coneys got to his
quarters in the Barge Office yesterday the
postman handed him a letter. He opened
the envelope and found the following un-
signed effusion. He suspects Mr.. Hampton:
Thar she blows and thar she breacacsI
Landlords on the Jersey beaches
Would give things 10 have her now
fancy she's a COW
That jlngleS anyhow
For only cetacean OF gender feminine
Would come from depths OF brine
To see such customs sailors
Coh. would tha, some were whaers9,
As handsome men and 1ne
As ever trod the decks
OF brave ships OF the line.
With gilt galore.
Which heretofore
As now attracts the sex
WHAT'S that on the starboard quarter
Eyes as big as ancient ssucers
Names Ike frayed and twisted hswsers'
sea serpents' Well. that's cool of them
and throw open wide the throttle
Before | a school them