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new york journal and advertiser (new york [n.y.]) 1897-1901 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-05-30
Location: new york, new york, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: new york journal and advertiser (new york [n.y.]) 1897-1901 · 1897-05-30 · page 20
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-05-30 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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The New Scientific Scher THE ONLY SEA SERPENT. The sea setpent exists, but it-fife lie sea serpent. That is the conclusion reached by Dr. A. G. Ouderuaus, a well-known naturalist, whose work on the .subject is regarded with respect by the scientists of 1 the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Dr. Outlemans has collated all the musti autheutlte narratives of the appearance of the so-called sea serpent and declares that they point conclusively to the-existence of a marine creature of stupendous siae. as yet unstudied by naturalists. For purposes of popular description it must still he called the sea serpent. This creature apparently attains a length of 200 feet. It is rarely seen, but not more rarely ...

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