Part 127

A tale in the Standard of 1879, March 27, of a dead sea-serpent found floating near Monegan (Manhegin?) Island near Portland, Me.--(R. P. G.).

Collision of the Norwegian barque Columbia, from London to Quebec, with a huge floating creature on the 4th. September, 1879; the ship sunk.--Manchester Guardian of 1879, Sept. 25.--(R. P. G.).

A sea-serpent of 55 feet in length, light pink coloured. “Several times it opened its mouth, disclosing fangs about 4in. in length”.--It was on 5th. August 1885, in lat. 29° 35′ N. and long 34° 50′ W.--(R. P. G.).

A sea-serpent caught off Newfoundland, October 11, 1886, and stuffed.--Manchester Evening Mail, 1887, September; Evening Mercury of St. Johns, N. F., 1887, September 12; The Marine Industrial News.--The monster was from head to tail “a fraud”, or “a Yankee humbug”.--Letter from Mr. G. FITZ GERALD, of St. Johns, and from Prof. G. V. MORSE, of Portland, Me., to Mr. R. P. GREG.--(R. P. G.).

The London Globe of Aug. 15, 1887, mentions a fight between a sea-serpent and a whale, witnessed near Fort Papham in moonlight, some three weeks back, etc.--(R. P. G.).

A stranded sea-serpent.--Boston Courier, 1887, November.--Cape May, N. Jers.--Hoax? or would-be sea-serpent? (Regalecus?)--(R. P. G.)

The sea-serpent is distinctly seen in Georgetown Harbour, on the 20th. of August, 1888, sleeping on the surface, &c.--Chambers’ Journal, 1888, Nov. 24.--(R. P. G.)

“Exciting chases after boats’ crews.”--A splendid hoax.--St. Johns’ (N. F.) Evening Telegram of Aug. 25, 1888.--(R. P. G.)

The Bishop of Adelaide or a certain Mr. BISHOP of that town has found a sea-serpent lying dead on the shore.--The Times of Nov. 11, 1891.--(R. P. G.)--Mr. G. BOGLE wrote to the Bishop, who promptly answered it was entirely untrue.--(G. B.)

“Narrow escape of a boats’ crew.”--The North British Daily Mail of September 1892.--(Forwarded to me by Prof. HEDDLE.)

Would-be Sea-Serpents.

1880 August.--The sea-serpent of Captain HANNA, of Pemaquid, Me.--Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, Vol. III, N^o. 26, p. 407.--Without any doubt a fish, but very problematic.--Naturen, 1884, N^o. 2.--(Forwarded to me by Prof. COLLETT.)

1880 August 11.--Between Yokohama and San Francisco, lat. 48.37. long. 180.--Captain THOS. U. BROCKLEHURST, of Henbury Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, saw on board the Oceanic a snake-like fish, 40 feet long, about 18 inches the whole length thick.--Letter from Mr. THOS. U. BROCKLEHURST to Mr. R. P. GREG.--Without any doubt an eel-shaped fish.--(R. P. G.)

1883, July or August.--A newspaper of this month mentions the capture of a genuine sea-serpent in the Java Sea.--Hydrophis.--(R. P. G.)

1883, October 8.--In the Red Sea, lat. 23° N., long. 37° E., on board the ss. Madura.--Witness Mr. A. Eisses, of Groningen.--Nieuwe Groninger Courant of August 16, 1892.--The neck had the thickness of the upper arm of a man.--Appearance perfectly the same as that witnessed by Mr. G. VERSCHUUR (see p. 99).

1886 or 1887.--The sea-snake-like bird, reported by Count JOACHIM PFEIL, the German African explorer--a little snake-like neck rising out of the water, which when fired at, rose into the air, proving to be a bird--is of course a kind of Plotus, and most probably Plotus levaillantii TEMM.--A Hertford newspaper of 1887.--(R. P. G.)

1888?--In Mrs. CADDY’S book To Siam and Malasia in the Duke of Sutherland’s Yacht is a description of a sea-serpent she witnessed near Bangkok “which rose slowly out of the water in two large luminous curves, like two arches of a low bridge”.--?--(R. P. G.)

1889, August.--Standard of 1889, August 15.--A monstrous fish was seen floundering in shallow water on the Bancals Rocks, not far from the Island of St. Honorat, near Cannes, and had a beak like a parrot.--Most probably therefore it was a calamary.--(R. P. G.)

Reports and Papers.

Without date.--A sea-monster at Maringonish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, judged to be a hundred feet in length, seen by two intelligent observers within 200 yards of the shore.--Description too short.--Doubtful.--(R. P. G.)

1570, July.--A monstrous fish seen in Loch Fyne (Fine), having great eyes, and at times standing above the water as high as the mast of a ship.--Diurnal and Remarkable occurrents in Scotland, 1513-1575, Maitland Club, Scotland, 1833.--(R. P. G.)

1639.--A vague report of a certain JOSSELIN, but most probably based on truth.--Cape Ann.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)

1779.--“In an Eastern Harbour” (which?)--Eye-witness E. PREBLE, midshipman in the Protector, and several other officers and crew.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)

1817, August 14. (N^o. 41, see p. 169).--Another confirmation of this appearance will be found in the Gloucester Telegraph of that year. Here it is also mentioned that in the ROGERS family there is preserved a picture by “JACK” BEACH, or better a copy of this picture by JOSEPH H. DAVIS, representing the sea-serpent in the harbour of Gloucester on this day.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)--This is of course the drawing, spoken of on p. 173 of the present volume. Here I may note that PONTOPPIDAN also speaks of a picture in the collection of JACOB SEVERIN, representing the animal as it appeared to EGEDE.

1818, August 13 and 14.--Partly about Nahant, and partly near Gloucester.--Multitudes of spectators.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)

1819, August 19.--This seems to be the exact date of the appearance witnessed by Mr. SAMUEL CABOT. Mr. PRINCE and others saw it “a few days previously”.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)

1820, August 10.--Off Swampscott.--ANDREW REINOLDS, JONATHAN B. LEWIS, BENJAMIN KING, Mr. JOSEPH INGALLS.--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)

1823, July 12.--The animal was seen moving into the harbor (Lynn Harbour?) from Nahant.--Mr. FRANCIS JOHNSON (in April 7, 1884, still alive).--Atlantic Monthly of June, 1884.--(R. P. G.)