The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-02-10
whale ETOWS TWO
MEN OUT TO SEA
Thcy Eierpoon the Monster Dgt
Ho REFUSES 10 Play tt2 Came
IS They FGT2t.
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Exciting Tir,s When They GO 10
Assistance OF bro,hess Nno
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ASSiStSnCe OF bTosnesS Nho
had cs-oeS ..oaic.
SoN'E-Llrinn.- ur a., >erold tlae
d t..o ,ctr..> u~Aeriaou took to tteir
a.t~ ual aenj out after whale
h.y hi hi.n Ro"kcd. to-. and IL
.t dHU Ihins hadn't NJ with us tail
.id L.4s -,cd Ca,'n Si!ls Edwards uut
No bjai juS' aS ne WIS about 10
pcur IT, there might even now be
lc;d uir.1c on the beach.
The hale was sighted by Captain
RANK II. White. the sea-bitten old
narin Hho tends the life saving sta
ion here. When ne first saw the
Nhale ii was about two miles of shore
nd moving out To sea with the Cooper
brothers from Water Mill.
A. II 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
il.
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 IL. They had
with them a lance bomb gun, an In
Strument highly recommended for
whale hunting This gun is supposed
10 save wear and tear on the animal
~ exploding n charge inside il and
ihereupon rendering it more or less
horS de cont 1T.
Starts for Somewhere.
So the Cooper brothers went after
The whale and had the good fortune
TO be in excellent firing position a. a
moment when IL saw fit to come to
The surface TO blow the water out OF
its nose.
Thar she blows :" yelled the Cooper
brothers, who had taken u correspond
ence course in whale hunting, and
bang off went the lance bomb gun.
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 it.
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 on.
The Cooper brothers then tried TO
increase the speed of the boat so that
they might Overtake the whale and ex-
plain the situation. which, in a word.
was this:
The line connecting the boat with
the whale was taut. and the fishermen
could not free themselves. As fast as
their boat went the whale went faster
There was nothing 10 do but admire
The scenery as il passed them.
Captains to the Rescue.
They had gone about mile and a
J half, and were still going. when Cap
tain White saw what was up and
piped all his trusty whale hunters t.
their posts In response TO the cal
. came Captain Silas Edwards, EC
: White. Frank Burnett, William Benne
and Erastus Rowland.
They launched q boat and heade,
for the whale and Its regretful cap
tors BY the time they reached th'
scene the whale had its mind on some
thing other than additional whale hun
ters, So they were able To get up Close
; to 1t. They even circled around once
looking for a soft spot for the lance
they intended TO toss into II.
Then steadying himself in the bow
, OF the boat. Cap'n Edwards rose 10 th'
best of his sfxty-fve years OF abilit.
aud stood posed with long lance IL
. his hand ready TO end everything.
Just at this moment, however. tn
whale came out Of It's reverle ant
sinacked the bow OF the boat a gentl'
tap with ifs tail. Cap'n Edwards be
: ing in the bow OF the boat he wa
. next seen struggling in the water an'
yelling for some one to take him out
The Cooper brothers made use o
, the momentary respite 10 loosen thei
harDOon line. And the whale went Oi
, its way. The whalers then devoted
: their attention TO rescuing Cap'n Ed
wards, and 10 expressing in brOa'
terms their desire for vengeance.
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