Shark attack, 17-Sep-1897 (Provoked)
Location: Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
Time: Late Afternoon
Activity: Fishing
Victim: "Hoke" Smith (M, age )
Injury: Lacerations to hand by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
Fatal: N
Species: 13'10" shark
Source: New York Times, 9/18/1897