Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-27

Jonah resided for three days.
cuddled up in the belly OF a whale.
Guess that IS going some for a fish
story. He would have been &C
cused Of Kinkading for a land title,
had he been domiciled in Uncle
Sans domain.
During a recent visit to the in
teresting city OF New Bedford,
Conn, my loafing headquarters
were established at the store of S.
Horvitz, "sIop chest outfitter" for
sailors and whaiers. That little fish
story about Jonah was on many oc-
casious made to sound tame by
some of those old weather-beaten
tars, connected with the whaling
industry for the past half cen
fury.
WhaIers. like cowboys, are DIFF
fident until 2 confidence has been
established; they then thaw out
and become loQuacious 1t re-
CURED sevaral-immediately ar
experimentation to come out and
meet Johnnie Barleycorn." before
the conversation water took de-
sired effect The gab-fest then
opened in most satisfactory way
Whales of size, imm ediately sprung
into form, caught by some of the
assembled harpOOn throwers.
Jonah's place of residence, where
his 'homing record" was made. was
placed in the ~piker class" when
an old salt told of a whale he once
captured, whose stomach was so
capaciOus, Jonah, with all the wives
of King Solomon, could have en-
1oyed the shimmy dance, in its alb
normal cavity.
Captain John T. Gonsalves re-
cited his experience with a Ger
man submarine during the recent
worlds war. Skippering out of the
port of New Bedford, on the
schooner "a. N. Nicholson" d 100
ton whaler, when off the Cape Hat
teras coast, there suddenly appear
ed off his port bow, arising from
the depths, a German submarine.
The boats were so near together,
the torpedo tube could be reckoned
on a direct line. The skipper Of
the Nicholson Immediately shout
ed "Kamerad" and headed his boat
for the submarine. Never was
there such plaintive poverty ap-
peals recited. Wife, small children,
mortgage on boat, only means of
family sustenance, entire earthly
possessions, represented by his
ship-about to be sent to the bot
tom. Both crews were assembled
on deck. the Hun captain became
interested. He turned and pointing
out to sea, instructed the captain
of the Nicholson" ITO get to hell
out of there a privilege accepted
and Immediately acted upon
In our columns we have played
up trout, bass and muskie fishing
in the inland waters, have attempt
ed to conciliate both anglers and
fishermen. 1t is now my intention
to introduce you to the methods of
capturing, playing and landing the
leyiathans of the deep sea
Captain Charles A Smith is a
man with IS years active whaling
to his credit, he is now
custodian of the museum Of whal-
ing curios, at New Bedford, Conn
a half size reproduction of the
''Lagoda," the most successful
BGlIuS WAdlST ut ever BAL
ed from that port gFaces the mus
cum. During a sailing life Of ~
years, making II round trips to diff
ferent whaling grounds, this yes /
sci netted her owner the neat sum /
of 1851, 900. Few are aware that a
whale is a mammal, raising their |.
young upon a milky substance, not |
70, the fish family, except Z
In form and environments. The (
most common species, the sperm 7
whale, attaining length OF 80 to /
80 feet, is known to have produced .
I65 barrels of OIL As 900 bar !
reIs is an excellent seasons catch. }
Il requires the catching of few
-spermers" TO fill a vessels oil
tanks. The seductive price of $50
per barrel has done much to re- (
iuvenate the whaling industry. {
demand for whale oil /
as a gun lubricant and leather /
preserver, or waterproofer. has ma
increased the price. BY /
products are spermaceti, for candle 1
and an occasional +
hmm of amber girls Ga morbid Sc !