Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-04
SEVENTY FOOT WHALE
FLOATS IN AT ANGLESEA
Crowds of People Visit Cham
payne Island Sunday and
Monday 10 see the Dead
Mammal
N. E. CHURCH MORTGAGE TO Be BURNED


many readers the weather, which had
been very unfavorable since Tuesday
night, made up its mind to change SO
that the news could be read by sun
At Friday noon the sun burst forth
through the clouds in all his glory and
the winds which had been blowing
fiercely and continuously diminished
gradually and since then we have had
a succession of beautiful and enjoyable
days and nights. The faces of the
boatmen and of all IN the island
frightened up with the change and
instead of being housed 10 every II
that could go was VI of doors, in the
streets and on the board walk. The
change in the appearance of the whole
place was magical.
Five Mile Beach should certainly be
called lucky, for besides the change of
weather there was an incident that
came 80 unexpectedly that it might
almost be termed providential. 1t
happened at midnight between Satur-
day and Sunday. Early on Sunday
morning there was a singular rumor
that the Prince of Wales, who had in
July been at Quebec to celebrate its
ter-centennial, had made up his mind
to visit his grandmother's once loyal
subject, Chas. Mace, at the appropri-
ately named Hotel Royal and that he
was at Champagne island In full
sight of Mace's pier. The rumor
spread and soon many hurried to get
a glimpse of his royal highness, but
were soon aware that not the Prince of
Wales, but a whale, and a big n at
that, but not dangerous, for he was
dead, had visited rs. Twas mid
night. James Chad wick was guard
ing the pier and the fishing boats, 30
that no one would make way with
them. All at once in the distance he
saw a singular looking object slowly
approaching. Could it be that after
all this peace talk that the Japanese
were sending a torpedo boat to destroy
our fishing feet? The object bumped
against the Guyasuta and bounced at
the Barbara. Undaunted, the guard
leaped on the boat with q lantern and
grasped at the object; its sides were
soft and perfumed, but not with Eau
de Cologne; he held his breath; he
knew at once instinctively that 1t was
a whale and must be If not driven at
least hauled away. He at once aroused
the Royal household who were aston
ished at his report of the arrival Of the
monster of the deep. Now, 1t was here
that Five Mile Beach earns the title Of
1.-THE Lucky" for had the whale come
in during the stormy week the novelty
would soon have worn off and but few
would have ventured to come and view
1t. But 1t just came in when the
crowds were here and no sooner had
the news been communicated to the
other parts of the island the trolleys
and paths brought crowds of anxious
sightseers and it kept up until it was
pitch dark. Never since its construc-
ton has the long pier been occupied by
such a big number Of people and the
boats were kept busy to take them over
to Champagne island, whittier it had
been towed before the crowds came
who wished to see it at close quarters.
1t was a boon to the boatmen, who
very sensibly did not ask an exorbi-
tant price for the round trip to the
whale and back 10, Is and 25 cents)
and men, women and children enjoy
ed the sight of the whale and a sail.
The Evening Bulletin was the first
Philadelphia paper to have an account
on Monday of the seventy foot whale
towed to its present quarters by MI.
Mace and nephew, Andy Reeder, Mr..
Openshaw and Mr.. Chad wick in MI.
Mace's motor boat Hippo. Mr.. Mace
secured some of the jaw bones as curios
and a number of kodak owners soon
were busy taking pictures of the big
fish. Capt. Mathews and VIM.
Streaker assisted Mr.. Mace in the
towing.
There was no protest against shut
ting down the lid on Sunday here, as
there never was any violent Or open
defiance of the law prohibiting the sale
of liquor here, and the cases of drunk
enness were very few, and these were
caused by parties bringing the intox-
icating stuff with them. The police
officers are watchful and strict and the
hotel and saloon keepers are not 80 be-
set on making money as to wish to
gain it by illegal acts; 80 there was not
the least excitement or discussion of
the subject, there being plenty of at
fractions besides imbibing or drinking.
Tho sfreota from First tn Sixth he.