Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-16
HUNTING WHALE
ENDS in CHILLY
NIGHT ON BEACH
lhirty-five Men and Five
Women Have Chilly Ex-
Perience in BrownsvilIe's
First Whale Hunt


ihirty-tive men and five women ar
-lVcd 1T brownsville shortly after noon
'"""y. and with teeth that still chatter
ea reeounted the adventures which b.
fAh them during the first whale hunt IN
the history Of tke e.:y Msny Of them
~" hardened sportsnea. who have ehas.
~ deer through the chapparaI. or walden
the iagoons for ducks but they were ~
naEinons in declaring that whale buni.
ne lacks every attribute " real snort
Hereafter they will absoiutelv refuxa
Z" aunt whales or any other variety az
marine monster which may see fit Ia
roo upon the lower gulf coast.
About twenty-five autos loaded "a go
paciiy- lef. Brownsville yesterday to So
the whale stranded somewhere around
Washington besch on the Mexican sd.
cs the Rio Crande. The ROADS opt ~
Matamoro~ were bad. and did pot ;rr-
prove as thew got further from that citr
me objective Of The expedition was ths
b-rrii ranch below Washington beach
hn' ne nearest they got tn that poin.
was about three miles distant. The cara
stuck In the mud and then stuck in the
sand. And when the shades cf night fell
there were thirty five men and five
women marooned on the desc,asa rn.s4
heavy rain was falling and the colf
north wind had the tang az iceberYs 80
srow drifts The party had not expected
10 fnconrter such weather arl ware nm.
prepared for H. The auto tons furrfshea
some projection from the rain. knt d;a
not wholly rr-cnt the rorther from
gaining entrance. All night forr thu
party shive-ed in the chilly blasts. and
with the first break cf dawn ~ I.a-
tham- whose car was. the only one not
stuck ~ the mud. started out 10 get aid
mule teams ard oxen were secured at
NE san Juan ranch. about nine miles
distant. and W. Latham also brought
rig load of coffee. tortilias and other
edib'es 70 satisfy the cravings OF the
rastaways. Tho teams saon pulled TIE
autos out Of the mudholcs ard the en-
tire party with all their enthusiasm for
whale hunting dissipased. started on the
return trip ~ civilization. A few miles
the other side ~ Natamnros thcy en.
copntercd relief expedition truck
loaded with blankets hot coffee and eat
ahles-which anxious relatives had sent
out.
Early this morning Mr.. Latham met
Nevican who stated that Yesterday he
rode a horse out "a the place where the
whale ~ stranded. aud that the ami
nal il still alive. lie stated that I'll.
place where the expedition begged down
was about three miles from the animal
frA that il wonuld ~ necessary IL wsd.
'ha: distance. He also stated that there
= harnoon in the animals hack with
1 long l;ne attached. which carries a
far with the name or whaling shin
n ~red on III
Ib" stranding 81 the whale was re-
'"rrrd at the Nafamor0~ customs office
" Wednesday morning by Rngerio CiS-
ieraS. a Fisherman. who IN also one ~
ne nronrief"rs ef grocery and fish
store adjoining the ciiy market He l.
veil known IN MatamDros. and " con-
slrrrd reliable.
Cisneros stated that the whale was
franded far "tIi. af point about five
niles below the month w the Rio r:rande
nj ~ miles hr road from Mafamoros.
'usi"m~ officials ~ Mafamoros stated
bat II would be disfirnlr 10 g'rt within
i've miles ~ the IDcHfion unless N horse
FaS secured. and that IL would Ne nee
ssary 20 wade through sand aud water
cr this distance Immediately uDon re-
ewing the report from t'isnrros a te.e-
ram was sent 10 Mexico City to fhe
ffecf that the customs service would
nacav"r ~ dispatch the animal. which
'i~ner"> stated was sin alive Al the
nae he WIS near iii
ti1h winds have nrrraiiad along the
oa~t during the week. and the waters
avr been driven far ~ on fhe beach.
iSi"mS officers stated that N IL prob
ble that the wafer il Too deep M some
"infs between the shore aud rhe points
here the whaia-i~ reported 10 be strand
4 e. permit wadinr.
-siSnrro~ H. rriiapi. man and We
~ =" reason - doubt his report Ire
FfE'er III charge " tic Matamoros cu.
ms house declared this morning. SAY-
'al Maiamnr"s officials stated last night
~ a. son - the gale along the
'a>f nhatr~ ami The waters rereie they
VI make an attempt tn yet tn th. point
here ihe animal was reported 10 have
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