The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-21
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! FIGHTING SHARKS,
i il ANDK|LLS THREE!
Capt. Clarke of Liner Advance
Brings Remarkable Story
Of Fight for Life.
ALONE IN LIMON BAY.
Boat Capsizes and He Is
Thrown Into Water Among
School of Maneaters.
ALONE IN LlMON BAY.

s S1oos students OF natural history Who
saa1a that . shark will not attack a
man should hold converse with Capt.
JAmss 8 Clarke OF the Panama liner
Advance. which reached New York to-
DAY from Cristobai. the Government
town In the Canal Zone adjoining Colon.
sCApA Clarke. whose reputation for truth
and veracity II white a. the driven
.show. and whose courage and resource.
fumes have been tested In many .
tight place at sen, declares that he was
oct only attacked by sharks . few
days aso. but that he killed three OF
thsn with . jackknifs and wounded
others.
II was . week ago last Friday whom
Capt Clarke. whose ship was lying at
he Government dock at Cristobal. hav-
iag littis spare time on his hands.
dstsrmiasd on Q sail In Limon BE-. He
got . smaii boat and nut out from Girls.
tobai. heading for the new breakwater
which 70 70 protect the Atlantic on.
trance 20 the Panama Canal.
H.s ooAr OVERTURNED ~ A
s SUDDEN sovALL.
Thsre was . stlff breess and . heavy
swsli. The Wind died down momsn-
sArily. anA Capt. Clarke allowed his At.
tsntion 70 b diverted from the sail.
Along came . squall. the boat siid down
4twavS md capsissd and Capt Clarke
IVES thrown into the watsr among .
,pchool Of sharks.
Naturally he made . lot Of noise a.
b. splashsd IN the water And this at
aAs nrst thing ~ knew he saw the
naO e Tie sharks cutting the surface
oS he water In al Directions and they
wses Ill coming his way.
II was . mile from SHORE" said
CAST Clarhe to-day. and there wsrs
- ethse saiitoaAs nsa@. Ny clothes
W>s> lighs aad DIDN'T bother me much.
70 bees haA driftsd out Of my reach
ead there was nothing to do but try
Soe shore By swimming. And the
Shasks were closing In.
In my trousers pocket I had Jack
tniss. got this out end epsasd t'whils
treAdlns water.
sLAeHes FIRST SHARK A. ne
PAesES.
Asons of the shares paused 20 cioss he
lDmost coAidsd with M. lie was half
turned over. reached out and s,it him
tvlth my big jacis1nNs a. he went BY.
No water turned rcd ana the shark.
11A terrific switch Of his sail made
~. leaving . Opry stssAk behind him
eaAonssusA ~ ethsra
49, vsaAy - bitA I deassd that one
IA stahbel I'm. TIi tell yeu there
vneA les4ef snsitsnsAt thsss about that
SjaA TAie iase SAask vas immsdiats,y
ettanksa ~ ~ companions. They
threaAs1 the water into . feAa oil
sssusl - ana one FOXY fellow took
oAvaa1aSs g the soafas,on to make q
aaak q NJ He was big shark end
nAvSo - ~ AaA expeeienoA A. any
satA b. was saaneeuvrinS around for
. AasA visa ! 90 stght q him. and
$4,000 q swing him . chance 70 ooms
g n WENT at him IN . head LONG
divN' NTH ~ 3ao,dEx1ss straight out Il
oSOS0oVo SosVooOA 0Ut osH' IA
sVaAsln mot1ea ana juse siopsd hin
10ea. The 80 was 0ary ~ mat tim
.an1'y <heooAt that I'll the shAFiGs Il
~ onsebeeaa were In my immediate
V1d1nily. Z kspt slashing out with m,
kA1lo "a I think I mus have Stable,
.Ueo4~ Apas more-maybe half . dossu
3ust seyuck sway end didn't pay muol
0o1na11oo "a where ! Was striking ate
9 - 0l1eA the third shast. but
Gpu1A ~ Whsa struck sonsthihg.
'Tostma1sly an Indian In Q oayuoa
. - Ou6out eanoA who was nshins abou
Aalk Q nile 90 GAore he'd sssn my call
ecot - over and hAA padded towar
M ] aohte1 him whom ] got clear Q
The, sharks and no came alongside
MOAN RgscUER pjscARDs o.
ThGoRiGS.
'Thoss cayucas are about % stab
In the water - Q round log. wsls
~ pounds and ] knew ] would ups,
the eraft u tried TO climb aboar
The Indian didn't want me 70 Try sithe
These V . theory down there that
shask won't bite . negro or an India
but this Indian dadn't believe In thsoris
~ ~ - ssse Oe~V0 eno NJ WeoSs
" 0tay thsrA
u t1sdhsd on Astsn With one IN,
an he toWed me to shore.
Capt Clarke was In command Of 4
Hanama liner Colon when she W,
caught In the heart Of . hurricane
the Caribbean IN September. 1905. WI
more than one hundred passenger
Everybody on board except the cspts
thought the end had come. But the CO
tein pulled his ship through. Later
hA navigated tho Advance through
severe hurricane and took her In
christoba. under own steam and safe
decked hor against the advice Of
o0esrs who wanted to accept offers
hSla
4t why DOggts Died.