The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-14
OCEAN MONSTER
HAS FOUR LEGS
and DOGS HEAD
1obodyp Il Expected to Believe
His Story, Says Discoverer
Of Serpent
|ISCOvERS NEW KIND OF
SEA DOG IN TASMANIA
len V0uching for Story Neg.
lected to Measure Footprints
Left in Sand

No one IL asked to believe this
lrn. The author Of II himself says
!. for II is about a new and alto
fther astonishing sea monster seen
the west coast OF Tasmania-a
ur-legged thing with dog-sized
Fed head, well groomed fur coat
I'd q lively bounding habit Of trav-
ing. IL disappeared In the sea. but
Begin
The story Is told by Hartwell Con.
pr. the Tasmanian state mining engi-
Per, and printed in Australian pa
prs just received In this country.
r. Gender, who is engaged in Official
respecting In the little known coun-
y between. Macquarie Harbor and
brt Davey. was SO impressed by the
ing. as wildly described to him by
70 OF his companions. that he hur-
I'd tho news along to headquarters
Ter the telegraph wires. The mon
pr, he confesses at the very start,
hs so strange that "the men who
w II and l myself anticipate quite
eerfuIly the smiles and incredulity
those who read this account" He
IDS, philosophically, mo man IL ask
TO believe It."
1.-THE animal" he proceeds to re-
be, was seen by Oscar Davies. fore
Rn prospector. and his mate, W..
hrris. who are working under my
w. l have known both of them
considerable number OF years,
ID can guarantee absolutely their
briefly intelligence and accuracy
hey were walking along the coast
Pril 20. Just before shutdown on a
I'm day, with small waves rolling
and breaking on the shore. when
a distance of about half mile
ey noticed a dark object under the
mes which surprised them by show
signs Of movement.
They advanced toward 1t, and fin-
" came within gunshot. When
|out 40 yards of 1t rose suddenly
d rushed down to the sea. After
tting out about 80 yards 1t stopped
d turned around. showing only the
|ad above Ave seconds. and then
|thdrew under the water and disap-
AIRED.
1.-THE characteristics are summer
ID as follows:
1t was Is feet long.
IT had q very small head only about
size of the head OF kangaroo
TT had thick, arched neck, pass
gradually into the barrel Of the
dy.
1T had no definite tail and no fms.
Tt was furred, the coat ir appear
n<n evAo IN ha ~ ~
cstnut color, well groomed and
ming.
TT had four distinct legs.
1t travelled by bounding--i. e.. by
ching It's back and gathering up
body, so that the footprints OF the
Fefeet were level and also those OF
hind feet.
IT made definite footprints. These
bwed circular impressions, with a
meter (measured) OF nine inches.
There was no evidence for or
hins't webbing. The creature
veled very fast. A kangaroo dog
lowed II hard In its course to the
tier, a distance Of about 20 Yards;
d In that distance gained about 80
1t. When first disturbed It reared
and turned on It's hind legs. It's
ght, standing on the four legs,
nld be from feet inches to 4
et.
Both men are quite familiar with
his and so-called sea leopards that
eur on this coast. They had also
bn before and subsequently pictures
sea lions and other marine animals.
d can find no resemblance to the
bmal that they saw.
Such are the details" concludes
Gender. when the humorists
We enjoyed themselves at our ex-
nse the men OF science may be
e to connect this account with
hers which have come forward from