Evening journal., 1913-07-16
MAN EATING
SHARK GIVES
MEN TROUBLE
New Castle Fishermen Have
Undesirable Experience
With Monster in Bay
SOLDIERS PREPARE
FOR ANNUAL CAMP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, July l6.-David
J. Smith and William Duncan, two we'll
known fishermen, who we're down the
Delaware bay, have returned home after
having a thrilling experience with a
man-eating shark at point several
miles north of Ship John Lighthouse.
The fishermen had spent the day drift
ing, in the hope Of catching one Of the
$3.50 sturgeon which have been so plen-
tifpl this season. When north OF
Woodland Beach the fishermen noticed
by the oorks Of the big net sinking that
they had gotten big game in their net.
They commenced to take in their net
and as Duncan kept hauling IN Smith
noticed the noundering in the water OF
their catch Smith told his partner he
believed they had female sturgeon, and
he grabbed his hooks preparatory to
hauling in the sturgeon. But as Duncan
pulled in the net he saw coming towards
him man.eating shark The monster
was now only a few feet away, ana
Smith hooked the shark This act en-
ragged the monster and it houndered and
tried to disentangle itself from the net.
The men did not relish the shark, and
Smith again threw his hooS into the
shark with the hope cf killing it. Sud
denly the monster plunged forward and
caught the side of the boat N ITS mouth.
AS Smith sent the hook into the shark s
side once moro it tried to close its jaws,
but succeeded only in breaking off ~
ends of its teeth and left them in the
ishermen's boat. The shark succeeded
in getting away and after nearly an
hours battle the fishermen were glad TO
leaae the shark in the hay.
When well out Of reach of the mon
ster Smith investigated and found the
little pieces of pelrl about the size Of
the teeth Of saw. and the shape Of
some. too. sticking in their boat Fish
ermen here when told of the experience
took their knives and cut the ends of the
sharks teeth from the Smith boat.
This IS potato season on the Della
ware Railroad. and train after train
passes here daily loaded with the tuhers.
About twelve trains loaded with $50 to
900 bushels Of potatoes 20 up the road
everv dav.
The NJ. T. Sunday school excursion
viii leave here at As o'clock tomorrow
morning for Washington Park on the
steamer Queen Ann.
Manager Chase and the members
of the New Castle A A., accompa-
MED hv 4 crowd Of followers yll 60
TO Fenton Beach. \. J. tomorrow
where the club will MAY the Park
side team Of Wilmington.
New Castle hotel men have black
list. and anv man on It cannot get
a drink at their places.
But the men who are tagged" get
the drink lust the same This is ac-
complished by getting others 10 buy
It for them bv the bottle. Mayor
Rcdney's attention will he called to
the men who huv drink for the men
on the black list.
The city authorities we're notified
yesterday of a case Of diphtheria at
Fifth and Cherry streets.
Several persons went to the Della
ware Hospital yesterda- to see Mrs.
Booth william s. Martin and VIII
liam Pedrick, who are patients in
that institution John Tobin, for
merly of this city, is patient in
the same hospital and expects to
undergo an operation today. William
S Martin. who broke his ankle when
he fell after being struck by light
Mug at Ocean Beach, Park is getting
along nicely, and has been sitting
un for several days.
Everything is hustle hustle at the
atmory where Company H, Organ
lied Militia of Delaware, is getting in
readiness for the annual camp.
The advance detail is at the rife
range farm getting everything in
readiness for Camp MacDonough.
which opens on Saturday for asweek.