Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23

GWOt 4A4Sa IS SouStucNcu d tAoS ~Oi it's flesh and incidentally. as sport ing proposition. by the Montauk fish ermen. A catch of even one swordfish is considered a good days work. These curious fish, with bulging eyes like portholes and sword projecting from two to six feet, find a ready sale in markets. Some of the fish net fisher men as much as $120 each
 The city sportsman had an idea that q swordfishifig expedition would be interesting writes J. Carlisle Lord of the N. Y Evening Post. Accordingly plans were made to meet the fisher men at the wharf early. Through the haze in the east were the first faint streaks of golden light. It was one of those still mornings in July. Block Island Sound stretch gray rippleless, like a piece of canvas.
 The boats, tied to the wharves or riding their anchors with bows point ed towards the Sound, gently rocked 1 in the swell. At the wharves was com motion, for a f1otflla was about to start
 The swordfishing boat has a long bowsprit. at the end of which is a pulpit The pulpit consists of a three post iron cage. in which man stands with harpoon. To reach the pulpit in safety the fisherman grasps a rope, | tied to the post, serving as a guide. Each boat is equipped with a motor. Let her go" said the captain. The crew consisted Of one mate, who cranked the engine. No response from the motor but considerable from the
 mate. Another try. Silence from the motor, more comments from the mate in which the captain joined. Third
 time off we went.
 | The city sportsman carefully work
 ed his way to the pulpit. the boat cut ting the gray water with only slight
 motion. Being in the pulpit was almost like flying. Nothing was to be seen
 except the ripping of the water and 1 the early haze of new day. Ever ] the bowsprit seemed hardly a part oj , the boat. The childhood classic of the l wishing carpet flashed through his
 mind. Instead of the carpet, however
 was marrow board, propelled by nc apparent cause, flying low into space
 Lying along the bowsprit was 2 harpoon, about four inches long, re, sembling an anchor, attached to a six. l teen-foot pole. which in turn had { rope of about fifty fathoms. at tn, end Of which was 8 wooden keg.
 The city sportsman return to tn
 stern and awaited developments Tn
 captain, genial soul. as are all tn
 fishermen at Montauk, lit his pipe T,
 questions of time and run of the fisl
 he replied that they appeared in Jun
 and were caught as late as the middl of August. Unlike the average fisl
 the swordfish first kills it's prey, usin the sword to spear fish. It is partia
 to nackerel. Catching up with a scfoc it plunges into it. The sword doe
 deadly execution. Then the lordly ifs
 turns and eats the hapless mackerel.
 "No telling when we will see one, said the captain. We are out to ge
 one and if we don't see any toda, we'll put up at Block Island for tn . night and hunt 'em tomorrow The sun was up and the breez from the west kicked the water int f silver white caps. Already the boa
 was plungfng up and down The mo tion was soothing and the city sports man had to rub his eyes to keep awak
 By noon the glare on the water wa ..l trying to the eyes. We blinked as W . searched the sea for an up-turned fiji 7 Conversation having been exhaustel 2 the silence was broken by the lappin
 of the water and the ehug chug 7 the motor.
 { There !" cried the captain, point ! ing to the north. The mate brought tt 7 boat around and the captain, as befit , ted his position. entered the pulpi i picking up the harpoor, at the san 5 time directing the mate where to stee
 Presently we caught up with the fisl
 1 The captain gave 8, quick, dextere,
 jab. The harpoon found it's mark. IT keg was tossed over board the TOT being played out. The keg serves u double purpose of a. float to mark u