The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
ATLANTIC RESORTS
RA|DED BY SHARKS
+|NLARGE NUMBERS
Maneaters Range Waters of
Coasts of New Jersey and d
Long Island For Prey
FOUR SWIMMERS LOSE
LIVES WHILE BATHING
Motorboats Patrol Beaches While
Tourists Are Deserving Seaside
In Horror BY Thousands
tAssOciatsd Press by Federal wirsl..s,,,

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NEW YORK, July a. Thousands
of man.eating sharks are believed 10
be ranging the waters Off the coast
Of New Jersey and Long Island, and
hundreds Of men in motorboats are mn.
trolling these waters, which are lined
with beach resorts now in fun season
in an effort II extcrminatc the great
fish. ,.rs..r
Already four deaths are attributed
to the man-eaters, and Matawau. New
Jersey, where the swimmers lost their
lives, has offered reward Of 800 for
each shark brought to the beach by the
fishermen
The dead Are Lester StilIwcr. aged
twelve; Stanley Fisher, aged twenty.
four; Joseph Dunn, aged ten. art a
man named Baldwin, who was killed
between Matawan and KcypOrt
The first killing took place about n
week ago. Baldwin was bathing at
the mouth of Matawpn Creek, which
opens into the sea about half way be
tween that town and Keyport. He is
said to have been seen floating Quiet,
" on his back and allowing the surf
TO play with him, when he was attack
ed by q huge shark. Other batbers.
when they nw the monster thrust
his nase out of,the water 10 seize Bnld.
via, Ted aud by the, time they sreache
ehf bearh 'man aud fish hipi iIns ar.
edsfF -gF'aB ~, r. -. 49,,
Horfib1e Raid Against swinmers
Stiilwell and Dunn were bathing on
the beach nearer Matawan3 yesterday
morning. when n shark attacked Still
well. The screams of the lad brsupbt
FISHER, grown man and well known
as q swimmer and diver in that local.
lty, to his assistance. Before Fisher
could roach the Stillwell boy, however.
the boy had disappeared in a swirling
mass of blood, and as Fisher turned TO
60 back he himself was attacked.
The shark ripped his flesh from his
legs, but Fisher manager to struggle
free and gain the beach. He died
shortly "fterward from loss Of blood.
In the meantime, while Fisher was
making his fight for young StillweII,
Dunn, who had heard the cry of his
co,,Y, D;.,n ,,o, ....-..- r. -
d.. anntha. nho. ior tne shore.
,,,as nonr az "tn1Neo .hi3. IL"
raooh;n,, - 80, " ~ ss'oeueu SUI w !"
Ia H. no"Strr
pero 90 .e,.io,,s ," n, ihIuLieS
6tod n .ho Lns,,;.nI ~ A. . o"a' 'ne lau
ho ,na r',.hoS "' ~ Hua'nwan, "here
he summoned " '' "' "''p 'ou'u
-, ~
DSInins lS rrOnlDloed
AZ soon AZ the three eaths became
known, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orderA
,oI","''"s T any 1athlng on the New
natl ,notnrhoats =" - Gn S ou' !"
n,onontnr. L,xnor+ eshn.s. ....n, ."o
called into scrvire md sent ont w;th
tbe ho..,. .,,,rreJ a., 10 ,Lai. T..
ertion. nv. thr ofrer NJ n "a 20 Ai0o
for enrh shnrk thcv k;iad $50 - F'O0
rrhn voters of this sact;on 90 tho
,Jersa,. c,,st onnoar 70 hs s,,,arr,ino
with rho fish 0Id timcrs declore tbat
eor ,..,,,r. :, no. h.n, L,o,',,,T -. ~
antrnrrr 70 Now York bnrhor ,,,os
greot rrsnrt for monster sb6rLs Lut
fbe G.h wrre we'll fad hv tho roFnS.
tbr,wr overhoord NV staemers Sinna
the outhreok Of the war This so,,rco of
Food n,nnIv has fallen an tremandous,
iv and i ia believed thai a. sharLs
bave h.nn dr;ynn to man'aoti"n H.
strayotion
Other rrsorts along tho eoost .ro fooI
ing the fright. Thousands .of persopsd
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