The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-24
WHALE 'T0WS TWO
MEN OUT TO SEA
They Harpoon the Monster But
He Refuses to Play the Game
as They Figured.
SLAPS CAPTAIN OUT OF BOAT
Valiant Southampton Veterans Have
Exciting Time When They Go to
Resistance Of Brothers Who
Had Caught Whale.

| SouthamptOn.-For the second time
In two weeks fishermen took to their
boats and went out after whale.
they had him hooked, too; and If
the durn thing hadn't up with it's tail
and Knocked Cap'n Silas Edwards out
Oh the boat just as he was about to
spear 1t, there might even now be q
dead whale on the beach.
The whale was sighted by Captain
Frank H. White, the sea-bitten old
marnSr who tends the life saving sta
ton here. When he first saw the
whale it was about two miles off shore
and moving out to sea with the Cooper
brothers from Water Mill.
AS matter of fact the Cooper
| brothers had caught the whale. The
! only trouble was that, having caught
! It, they didn't know what to do with
| 1t.
1t was some time earlier in the day
that the Cooper brothers had seen the
whale and started out in their little
motor boat to capture it. They had
with them lance bomb gun, an in
strument highly recommended for
whale hunting. This gun is suprosscd
to save wear and tear: on Tie animal
by exploding a Charge inside it and
,nereupoh Ess6dering it more or less
hors sdse dsee- Combat.
Starts for Somewhere.
SO the Cooper brothers went after
the whale and had the good fortune
to be in excellent firing position az u
moment when 1t saw tit to come to
| the surface to blow the water out Of
It's nose.
! Thar she blows!" yelled the Cooper
| brothers, who had taken Il correspond
ence course IN whale hunting, and
bang! off went the lance bomb gun.
The lance struck the whale SQunrely
In the tonneau and the fishermen
waited expectantly for the dull ex-
plosion which would indicate to them
that their quarry was about to roll
over and ask to be taken home.
No such explosion happened. The
fishermen waited and waited. All in a
wink the whale started for somewhere.
And the Cooper brothers, having
lodged their harpoon securely in the
whale, found themselves accompany
Ing 1t.
They tried reversing the engine in
the hope that by so doing they might
convey to the whale their lack of in
terest In any extensive sea voyage.
The motion was entirely lost on their
captive, who kept right ou.
The Cooper brothers then tried to
increase the speed of the boat so that
they might overtelke the whale and ex.
| Nl0I No CIT, ~.
was this:
The line connecting the boat with
the whale was taut, and the fishermen
could not free themselves. AS fast as
their bont went the whale went faster.
There was nothing to do but admire
the scenery as 1t passed them.
Captains to tho Rescue.
They had gone about mile and q
half, and were still going when Cap
tain White saw what was up and
piped all his trusty whale hunters to
their posts. In response to the call
came Captain Silas Edwards, Ed
/; White, Frank Burnett, William Rennet
and Ernstus Rowland
They launched n boat and headed
for the whale and It's regretful cap
tors. BY the time they reached the
scene the Whale had its mind on some
thing other than additional whale hun
ters, so they were able to get up close
to Ii. They even circled around once
looking for soft spot for the lance
they intended to toss into 1t.
Then steadyng himself in the bow
Of the boat, Cap'n Edwards rose to the
best Of his sixty-five years Of ability
and stood posed with long lance in
his hand ready to end everything.
| Just ut this moment, however the
whale came out of its reverie and
smacked the bow Of the boat q gentle
tap with its tail. Cap'n Edwards be.
ing In the bow of the boat he was
next seen struggling In the water and
yelling for some one to take him out.
The Cooper brothers made use of
the mOmentary respite to loosen their
hnrpoon line. And the whale went on
It's way. The whalers then devoted
their attention to rescuing Cap'n Ed.
| wards, and to expressing In broad
terms their desire for vengeance.
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