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the meeker herald (meeker, colo.) 1885-current — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1905-05-27
Location: meeker, colorado, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the meeker herald (meeker, colo.) 1885-current · 1905-05-27 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1905-05-27 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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... piece of fiction. This second sea serpent story is not told by Kipling, but by the skipper of the steamship Arma dale Castle. The sea serpent was seen—in fact, it was struck by the ship and probably killed —while the Armadale Castle was on her last voy agn to Cape Town, in latitude 3 de grees south. Mr. Kipling was aboard the ship. Commander Robinson is not sure whether the creature struck was a real sea serpent, a queer whale or a greatly overgrown shark. Whatever it waa, the thing was hit by the bow of the ship where, in all properly regulated fishes, the pectoral fin ex ists. The head was doubled across the ...

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