The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08
FISH STORIES FROM FLORIDA
DR. L4WTON TELLS OF I THIR-
TEEN FOOT SAWFISH.
Caught win a - 0Haes ned After =
Lively ht-HnFpsOnsd At Foriy
HardN BY Capt. Pine Dragged the
beat TIVE Miles Brfore He Weakened.

NAught WIN q - Uaace Aou Alter
Lively Fight HnFpsOnsd a. FOrty
Yards BY Capt. Pine-IDraEEed the
Beat TIVE Miles Ilcfore Ile Weakened.
DR.. II. A. LAwton who is a speoa list
on catching big fish and on stories that
pertain 10 them and whose home h near
Cleveland. Ohio. when Il iSnt at Miami,
Fla. arrived at tho WOlcott yesterday
and told about a mammoth Sawfish he
reOsntly added to his collection.
The dOctOr was hobblng abOu, on
crutches yesterday morning. but he
hastily explained that the iiah had not
done him up TO that extent. though little
twinEe of the govt had But he had a
narrow escape, from having his night
hand sawed % when hs was trying 10
yank the sawtish near enough 60 his boat
30 that Capt. Jimmie Pine could hit the
creature over the head The prize, ac-
cOrting 70 Dr.. IAwtOn's diary. measured
IS feet inch from the point of his saw
TO the tip Of his tail
DIR. Bolton II the New York Hospital.
who had party with him. started on this
pa rticular fishing cruise in his yacht
Stranger at the sans time | started
with a party IN my hOtIsebOat SabOna
with thres anal yachts. said Dr LaWton
Yesterday. We went 10 Key largo
and spent . while booking for both bottom
and large nah. and thsn. a. Dr. Bolton
was AnxiOym 20 make a record for bone
ilsh and e. 7 wanted 20 add a Whipper
ray and q aAwiinh 20 my collection, We
separated.
we cr'Iised about for three days look
inE for a sawtlsh going a. far down a.
Indian Key and hack end then, on the
morning Of the fourth day, a. the mouth
Of Jewish Greek, ] succeeded In hooking
a $50 FOUNDER. When you realize that
the line used was = tventysODe ply one
and the rod only weighed twenty ounces
you can guess that a combat with tfsh
o { that size requires great dexterity and
skill.
Not that take the credit 20 myself
the doctor added nOdestly. FOR 70 tell
the truth. owe the landing Of that saw
hah ma inly to the marvellous dexter1ty
with which Capt Jimmie Pine can Wteld
a harpOOn. Capt. Jimmie 10 an expert
fisherman. and he 10 a pretty good man
70 have along on a party like that.
1T was about 1870 A. VI. when reallzed
had the monster ! was looking for At
the end II my line. The inst sensation
was as II had snaGged Romething Then
felt a gradual steady pull which took
every ounce o. strength in the hook and
line. II was up % me 10 land him.
Well str there wasn't q gan IN the
boat. but fortunately there was a har-
pooh. with q coil % rope, ready to be
used Il looked TO me a. u Mr.. Sawfsh
was going 10 get away from us. when up
rose Cap'n jimmie. with ne haTpOon
IN bis hand Well I raised the tsh grad.
uanlly 20 the surface. and found ] had
hooked him in the SCISSORS. When the
big saw emerged from the water, C1pn
jimmie poised himself and cast the
harpOon The way that weapon went
through the air and came down vas
"A marvel The FISH was AZ a distance
away that I wouldn't dare to give. for
fear ~ being dishelieved. but Il was all 81
the distance from where We are sitting
10 the other SIDE ot the street. u was
a matter of appro ximately forty yards
from the sat IN the lobby 81 the WOlcott
10 the other SIDE % ThiFty-flnst street.
-Such a thing couldn't he done by the
captain or anybody else in a hundred
trialE.' Or laWton continued We'll.
as som az the iiHh felt the harpOon. aWav
he started with ~ in tow. He dragged
"a out INTO me ANAuNtu luf auHNN W.
milea before he lean 20 SHOW signs Of
giving out
~ u q mighty fortunate bis 81 luck
that retain both hands, Tor IN the cy-
citeInent Of getting the fish near enough
70 the boat 10 kill him. | reached over
the side II the boat, not realiying that
the creature had still a lot Of life left Ia
him lie had 10 bc killed with a hammer
and as Capn jimmie stood with this Ia
his hand ! thought ! could help. Rut
the moment ! went to reach out that
fish iabl,ed hls saw terociously a few
times from side ~ side. and Il Pine hadn't
struck down my hands. they would both
have l-een taken IN