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the willimantic journal (willimantic, conn.) 185?-1911 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1896-08-14
Location: willimantic, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the willimantic journal (willimantic, conn.) 185?-1911 · 1896-08-14 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1896-08-14 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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... follow ing information ahout the sea serpent: The attempt to make out that the sea serpent seen off Fishers’ Island was nothing but a dead cow will'not succeed. If the sea serpent had not disported in the waters of the Sound for many years and been described by the old navi gators,the cow story might deceive some one. The best description of him given ten years ago said he was 2,760 feet in length, his back was orange, his sides red, and his belly pale blue. He had 19 rows of teeth, and was churning the water with three tails, and made a speed of 37 nautical miles an hour. There is no doubt that ...

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