Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-10
WHALING INDUSTRY
At LONG BEACH
IS EXCITING
Captain John D, Loop Owner
Of Pleasure Boats on Pa
cific, RecountS Sensational
Incident,

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Long Beach, Calif. June a.-Capt
John ID. Loon, the owner Of line of
pleasure boats plNing between Long
leaeh, Portuguese Bend and san Pedro
who has spent much of his spare time
ir whaling exploits around his homo
town. tells of an exciting incident that
happened ON March 26 last.
From the municipal docks al day-
break. monster humpback whale
was sighted OF Point Vincent. only
mite from shore. Photographer +. G.
strong. "a memher OF the party level
od his camera just in time Co catch
the grelt tail as the whale was in The
net ef "soundinp" or 'fluklne, a come
mon expression of the sailors. which
means going to the bottom
T1e whale sighted the craft TIE
"Camlguin. az about the same time
and seemed to note danger At once
There began a series Of hgh-elass
maneuNcrs. which lasted until about
1880 o'clock, before the first gun of
the great battle between man and
whale was fired. Many times the
whale would sound and change It's
course. hut the water was shallow
and the telltale ripple would show
TIE photographer That It would hc
perhaps better for him not to 90 any
further
Capt Loop is no Jonah and never
having slept over night in whale
submarine led chamber he thinks il
best not to bring romance into his
.toiA At amy rate when the whale
nt last appeared ON the surface Of the
water the captain made his PROPOSE
ton straight from the shoulder. and
the camera caught him just In time
20 show the manner In which nc
launched his affection upon the great
+ lady of the deep. For a few brief
moments tho huge form lay Qukermg
on the surface stiffcned hy the OK
plosiun OF the first bomb. which took
effect just back Of the lung.
1t was not intended by CAPITA n
Loop TO kin the monster by the first
shot. as a whale Killed instantly will
always sink. Int ii they struggle for
time. being warm blooded they ~ "
develop sufficient heat in their bodies
a. cause them To- float
Meanwhile the boat had dnftcd
closer to the monster, which presently
began TO flop and struggle causing
great waves to pile up like small
mountin peaks. the "Camiguln be-
ing tossed like an egg-shell
Captain Loop lost no time in get
ting 10 the wheel, and ordering th'
engineer 70 reverse ana back off and
it took all his skill To prevent the
loat from being eapszed hy the sud-
den tempest in the midst of an other
wise smooth sea.
only few minutes elapsed hefor,
the monster took TO deep water, bul
il was not dead II wns soon iorcec
TO return 10 the surface for air, an'
spout a volcano OF blood The whale
then stretched itself upon the surface
Of the water seemingly resigned 70 ~
fate
capt Mason, a member e the party
was in the cage with harpoon in hand
for it was policy to get line to th'
buoy and attached to the body, les
the monster should die ana soon sink
and the carcass be lost
With Captain Loop at The whee
the "Camiguin' was rought steadil
alongside. and Captain Mason sent tn
harpoon waizzing deep into tn
= whales body Stiffcned by The blo'
it started another rracas. striking tn
side of the boat with its great to.
and smashing It's ratings.
After the filst line had been sue
cessfuny attached, ana when the EN-
was reached and the buoy was throw
out. Captain Loop brcathed sigh q
. relief However. it was not safe
. trust $40 large whale To one line. $
two more harruons We're set and iW
/ more huoys attached in much th
q same manner The sun was just go
ing down when Captain Mason am
b The engineer went ont in the snla
4 boat TO attach the final tow-line {
& The whales under Jaw, fer the fin;
start for the inner harbor
1t took an night for the "Cami
Il gum" with it's trophy in tow to reac
Il shore. but another rrcat life had bee
H Yielded up in evidence of mnns do
NJ llIlllltl Over iblh tH' N'ttf
The whales tongue measured owe
Il thirteen feet long and six feet wid'
Y and the weight Of the tongue dloh
4 wars c-timated to be over 1000 pounds
The whale measured as feet long an
2919 feet in circumference Whic
makes it within ono foot Of being tn
largest of its kind ever captured.
d weighed over SO.000 pounds
Il Long Beach says Captain Loop.
an ideal fishing resort ana those
quest of any sort of deep sea shln
il win always find plentiful deep N
II eamo In the ocean at Long Beach.
q Aud Haven't They tscd II.
y Griggs-Lcrs see The first stat
4 in which women got "A chance at IA"
making was colorado, wasn't it,