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the pacific commercial advertiser (honolulu, hawaiian islands) 1885-1921 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-09-12
Location: honolulu, hawaii, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the pacific commercial advertiser (honolulu, hawaiian islands) 1885-1921 · 1904-09-12 · page 05
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1904-09-12 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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... all hands to clear away sea serpent. "The seventh mate attacked the monster with an ax about midships. The first few blows ripped a hole in Us side big enough to let in a large auto mobile. My father was surprised, as any of you might have been, to see a large shark, apparently in a state of coma, emerge from the gap. At that moment the serpent vomited the can non ball on deck. and. uncoiling itself from the ship, slipped with incredible swiftness into the -sea and disappeared. "All hands turned to and attacked the shark, which showed signs of re turning vitality. The -seventh mate. who was a wonder, split the shark ...

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