El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-22

TPRING LAKE, n J. July ~
There has been a good deal of
speculation here as TO what kind
of shark it was that bit off the legs
of young Charles Bruder. only $50 yards
from the beach in front Of the New
Monmouth Hotel. while a crowd of mer-
ry-making bathers were dipping in the
breakers.
1t was almost undoubtedly Of the
species as the great white shark %
ssid a government naturalist and
ichthyologist who IS spending his
vacation at Spring Lake The princi
pal reason for that supposition is that
scarcely any other kind of shark is big
enough 10 bite a man in two as this
one practically did. It was evidently
a man eater of large size and the sug-
gestion that 1t may he patroling the
lshore. looking for more victims, is to
say the least unpleasant.
White shark Is Giant
The great white shark belongs pro-
perly TO tropical waters. but in the
summer time. like many other fishes
native to warm ATTITUDES. it IS often
Aseen as far north as the New England
coast II attains a length of 40 feet.
and can easily swallow a man whole.
This. in fact, has often been proved by
experiment, a favorite sport of sailors
when they catch such shark. being to
prop its enormous jaws apart and crawl
through them one man after another
May BE Other Man Eaters
We have not been accustomed to
look upon bathing in the ocean along
6he Jersey shore as A perilous amuse-
Went on account of sharks. But with
Two men bitten to death by them in
one week. here and at Beach Haven. II
is no wonder that the authorities should
think seriously Of running some sort
Of barrier of wire net UP and down the
coast between the shadows and the
deeper waters outside For all that
can be known to the contrary there
now cruising in the vicinity Of the
most frequented beaches-summer visi-
tors of a kind most undesirable from
>the viewpoint Of the popular resorts.
Blue shark Is Dangerous
There is A very dangerous species
known as the blue shark. rather
numerous in northern waters at all sea-
sons Of the year Il is exceedingly
fierce, and will undoubtedly attack
man. But il is only II feet long when
full grown and ii could hardly take
off both of a mans legs at one bite.
Tiger OF the Sea.
IF It was not a great white shark
Eaat attacked young BrUder- II was
probably = tiger shark. This Is an
other tropical fish: but in the summer
time 1t is often seen as far north as
Cape Cod Brown in color. with dark
spots. it has d very bad reputation. and
Is kOnwn to attain a length OF some
thing like 80 feet 4 tiger shark,
wandering along the Jersey shore in /
pursuit of schools of blue fish or other ,
finny prey. might find swimming man
IN attractive bait
Pearl Divers Fight With Knives
The great white shark and tiger I
shark are the species chiefly feared T.
by pearl divers who. however. know Z
how to fight them and kill them with :
knives in case Of an encounter in the I
depths Another man eater Is the
nurse OF sleeper shark. which is -
feet long. 1t is very numerous in the .
North Pacific ocean and in Boring sea, /
and the Eskimo of northern Alaska are
accustomed TO make tiaras of curious
pattern out Of its jaws
Cub Reputed fIan Eater.
The leopard shark is yellow with
Lrownish spots. and attains a length
of 20 feet There is dispute as to
whether it will attack man. Another
large species. the cub. or requiem
shark. plentiful in the waters about the
Florida keys, is a reputed man eater
The -thresher' shark is so feet long,
hut half its length is tail IT gets its
name from its alleged habit Of attack
ing whales by lashiag them with its
formidable caudal appendase. Tho
tiger and sleeper sharks are likewise
invetefate foes Of the whales
NoFywegfans Catch Greenland Sharks.
Native to far northern waters is the
Greenland shark. which attains
length of IS feet All over the North
Sea is a numerous species. as well as
in the Arctic ocean Along the coast
of Norway its capture gives employ
ment TO considerable fishery. the me-
thod adopted by fishermen being TO
lie at anchor in deep water, with a
canvas bag of refuge blubber attached
to the anchor line near the bottom Oil
from the bIubber oozes slowly through
the bag. attracting the sharks from
far and near. The real bait. however. (
IS attached TO p big hook. a chunk OF
seal blubber- The hook is on the end
of a stout line. with a short length OF
chain at the lower end, through which !
the fish cannot bite
shark Liver Oil Valuable
wherever there is a fishery for
sharks. the chief object OF their capture
IS TO attain their Hvers. which Weld !
and oil that is practically indis- !
from cod liver oil Much Of
the pure cod liver oil on the market
in fact, is shark liver oil in reality; and
doubtless IL serves for medicinal pur-
poses quite as well The liver OF one ,
full grown Greenland shark viii yield
from 10 10 Is gallons OF oil That OF !
a 'basking' shark viii yield sometimes