The Washington times., 1916-07-13
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and women anxious. but powerless TO
help. Finally Fisher, a strong SWIM
mer; Arthur Smith, and George Burlew
entered the water and struck out for
the spot where StiIiwell was last seen.
Fisher had scarcely reached It when he
threw his hands In the air and screamed
for help.
In the Man-eater's Jaws.
But the tiger of the sea" had no easy
victim in Fisher. for he set out for the
shore. swimming Justify, although. as he
fish sinking into his flesh and grinding
against the bones.
He swan in for the shore. his
head scarcely above the water and his
strokes becoming more feeble every mo-
mcnt. Just as he was about to give up
the struggle, when he was not more
than dozen feet from the landing place
the shark released its hold. taking q
great piece OF Fishers leg away with
him.
A dozen men dragged the would-be
rescuer to land and hastily making
above the wound, rushed him
to the railroad station, where ne was
placed abroad an express train for
Long Branch. He died an hour after
| admission to the institution.
The Third Victim q Boy.
Meanwhile Dunn, who was in the
| water when Fisher was pulled out. was
making for shore when another thrill of
horror ran through the crowd that lined
, him apprised them that ne, too. was
| attacked by the shark. Again they saw
| a human head disappear beneath the
water and again they waited anxiousiy
| peared.
| He had been bitten and a great por-
ton. Of the flesh OF his leg had been
swallowed by the shark. but he was
ment when fsherinen were debating the
fearful proposition Of entering the water
to rescue him or leave him to drown.
ferts. a Matawan lawyer. swung around
a turn in the creek. Lefferts grabbed
the boy and dragged him into the boat
last night Dunn told surgeons that he
could feel his right leg going down the
| sharks throat: He refused to give hls
Msw S Y0k hs ssyns s ssrn that ot bs dt
turies. as the knowledge might worry
her The surgeons have little hope OF
his recovery.
J New York Gets Panic.
Even New York got the shark panic
today. AT Coney Island. Brighton
Rockaway. and other seashore point.
knowledge that the man-eater hat
added new victims to his list resulted
in Institution OF special motor boa
patrols, steel nets-and very few bath
ers. In New York city itself the new
stopped many bathing parties from
piers in the lower part OF the city.
Hundreds of men, armed with rifles
pistols, dynamite and all sorts OF har
poons hunted ceaselessly along tn
Jersey shore today for the shark. Mat
, avian creek was almost dynamited ou
, OF its course.
State aid In seeking the shark will
!, be asked Of Governor Fielder today
Dread of further attacks Is playini
havoc with the business OF bath-hous
proprietors In all beaches nearby. TIL
bathers apparently reason that II
! shark swims up into the sluggish
waters of Matawan creek-not NOR
than fifteen feet deep-he will 90 any
, where.
. New York think there Is only on
man n-killer shark-but assuming thei
3 hypothesis to be correct, the big MS
! has shown an amazing faculty 10
5 travel and a boldness which does nc
0 match with supposed facts as to tn
: timidity of sharks in general
A little over a week ago Charles 1
Ivan SAINT, of Philadelphia, was al
tached at Beach Haven. N j.. an
= killed. Five days later. on July
Charles Bruder. at Spring Lake. n;
succumbed to terrible injuries inlet
= ed by n man eater.