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the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1890-08-20
Location: abbeville, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 · 1890-08-20 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1890-08-20 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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... truth not only the supposed sea serpent but the semi-fabulous kraken as well. It inhabits all seas, though it is most numerously found in mnjrni wnfnrs. A full-crown specimen weiirbs more than 10,000 pounds, has a body 50 feet in length and, besides its eight smaller tentacles, is armed with two i greater tentacles for purposes of attack each 100 feet long, the greatest dimension of the animal being therefore not less than 150 feet. No wonder that stories are told of its attacking ships and even dragging them under the sea! As for the poor fisherman, once captured and held fast by the horrible sucking tentacles he is drawn into the closer embrace of ...

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