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the hawaiian star (honolulu [oahu]) 1893-1912 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-04-01
Location: honolulu, hawaii, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the hawaiian star (honolulu [oahu]) 1893-1912 · 1908-04-01 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-04-01 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... laugh. "The sea monster or sea serpent, or whatever It was," said Captain Slader, who has seen sea serpents himself, "at tached 5seit to us when wo were oft Watllng's Island. It was In the late evening, and darkness was just set tllng down. "The lookout saw a phosphorescent disturbance on the surface of the sea, about half a mile on tho starboard bow; "Some of us thought it was a sea serpent. Others were of the opinion that It was a new submarine, because at times it would entirely disappear from sight, only to bob up again along side our vessqf. "At daylignt we saw what it was a sea monster. It kopt right ...

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