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deming graphic (deming, n.m.) 1903-1948 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1905-03-10
Location: deming, new mexico, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: deming graphic (deming, n.m.) 1903-1948 · 1905-03-10 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1905-03-10 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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... lati tude further south a sea serpent had been seen soon after It had been ob served by the Daedalus. A very different looking sea serpent was reported by Captain W. II. Nel son, of the American ship Sacramen to, In 1ST'. This animal was seen In the north Atlantic, and resembled from the drawings made by the mate the ancient Ichthyosaurus. About forty feet of this specimen appeared out of water, ami Its glrih was de scribed as "about that of a Hour bar rel." One of the most extraordinary sea serpent stories of modern times, ond one which makes obi Olaus Magnus's picture seem authentic, was that told by Captain Drevor nnd his ...

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