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the colorado statesman (denver, colo.) 1895-1961 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-04-10
Location: denver, colorado, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the colorado statesman (denver, colo.) 1895-1961 · 1915-04-10 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-04-10 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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Smithsonian Hears of More Great Sea Serpents ASHlNQTON.—Officials of the Smithsonian institution consider the re ceipt of sea serpent stories merely a part of the day’B work and refuse W to be in the least excited by telegrams or letters telling of the discovery of the marine monster. Two such re- scientist was at hand to preserve the remains, and neither was anyone there with a camera. The other sea mon ster. discovered on Derniere island, Louisiana, was described as a huge fish. “80 feet long and with an estimated weight of 90 tons —180,000 pounds— with the head of an elephant with ivory tusks, the snout of an alligator and the body of a ...

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