Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-07
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German seamen Tell Of e,.o,u
With Hidsous Mo,.... 'o'"'sf

When Chief Encinear ,r
s,ennsh anu uit steamship Bradford
dnnls - ashore today at the banana
. w." -, ne .ried to hide himself amona
sn,,i, ~ cases and huge buoches -
!. ~. ~ me Bradford Hun,ina 60, ~
inc Sociai organization nm 49, .'up'
Trim codstwise steamer woe ''a ..,, 'ie
session bat Mr.. Tunnel, haa a'li' N
II before Adjournment, ''au deserted
WIS AFRAID to begin the s,o
otr adventures on this yo,,,s oI
tiie chlef. I'VE have hoa sdio
strange adventures, but those tha, ms
l'e' curing our last visit to Mon,o ~
ray capped the climax. Being afra5a
'iia' what we would say would ha -
yoi'd ofiiei, l thought l would escano
"a. ,,arrauon Of the story this tim.
we landed in Monteeo Raw
,e.' .,"ay morning and the skipper, Cant
~ MIS- Thomson, Mrs. Tunnen
"eh' on our regular exploring
','ui .; me vicinity. We went alo,e
9'ioi wine the tide was low. CATHERINE
80 SHELLS and starfsh on the rocLr
oecil'itics. The Bradford Was ~ -
main AZ the harbor two DAYS co VIA
'housht we'd make an extended ,r;r
ana see II we could not discover son,a
thing unusual. 1t was not long no
fore we did, We.
..The ~ ~
by - dozen yards when Mrs Thor, ~
sa'e httie scream and said she saw
strange animal on the shore ahead
OF u.s. which the ladies were afraid "a
pass. 1t looked like a cross between !.
cat and lizard and had tremendous,
long legs ike huge grasshopper.
capt. Thomson and T threw evan
stones ana shells at the strange crea.
tire with the idea of soaring him. or
her, or 1t away. She, or he, or il wonld
not ne scared away. however. and Nc
held council of war as to what No
should best do.
| am not believer in sea serpent.3
but this thing looked as if it might he
a miniature sea monster that had beerS
cast ashore at high water and Ma
there by the receding tide. AA
I'VE finally decided that we sinn5
had to pass the creature whatevrE
| was, SO Capt. Thomson and e took a.
lead, with the women following. WAa
Capt. Thomson and JEDr close AOStie
animal we looked itrover. Its Sbau
of maltese hue and Its head -
just like that Of a. cat From theE a
aft it looked like "a lizarSl, OF ffAs a.
ander variety. andswfile It's II rs
were like those Of aEat, being ha3Sy nd
Very short, its, lind 1eHs wers afa3ss
three times as long and wrinkled L
those of Il big hard. Its eyes N L
CLASSY and exEsessioniess and cIose
animation seemed to shaw there rs
TO life in it, sssssSkS IS '
LAS neither Capt Thomson NOR ~
a stick with W thesskipper decided than
we'd PASS bNanaTleav ea the creaturA
alone. AS the skipper stepped forward
however, helcqsehed a stone and thd
stone rolled~sgainst the strange NOM
ster. In Il twMldins. without utterint
q sounI. ii 4tlisa ppeared. going upp
perpendicular cliff5as smooth as glass
without the slightest effort. 4
IF | had been alone and had report
ed my discovery, not a soul would have
believed NE. But here are four Of US
VINO saw it, and You can join the wo.,
men on the bridge deck and ask them
! about it if you like
Frau Thomson, sitting in a hammock
that was stretched from the captains
quarters to the port rail. smiled waeF
size was asked about the incident
I'VE have had so many stranges
things happen 20 us on our visits to-
Montego Bay" said the captains wifes
that / am afraid we are beginning ia
see things. Yes, l certainly saw MrN
Tunnels monster. None Of US know
what it was. l thought it was dead
when it suddenly leaped into the aim
ard quicker than it takes to say BRADY
ford it had gone up the smooth sig
Of the cliff l have been nervous evef
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