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the daily bulletin (honolulu [hawaii]) 1882-1895 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1886-09-21
Location: honolulu, hawaii, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the daily bulletin (honolulu [hawaii]) 1882-1895 · 1886-09-21 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1886-09-21 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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... iu the 7'uiiix, headed "The Sea Serpent Once More," pirhaps the following story will throw some light on what the Rev. Mr. Highton iaw and on sea serpents in general. In 1818 I was attached to her maj esty's ship St- Vincent, bearing the flan of Sir Charles Napier, nnd lying at Spithead. One summer evening about 0 o'clock, just as tho olllccrs were sitting down to dinner, the midshipmen of the watch ran into the ward-room and reported that u sea serpent was passing rapidly between the ship and the Isle of Wight (tills was after the reported appearance of tho Dnjdnlus sea serpent). We all got our glasses and went on deck, nnd ...

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