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waterbury democrat (waterbury [connecticut]) 1900-1903 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1901-09-09
Location: waterbury, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: waterbury democrat (waterbury [connecticut]) 1900-1903 · 1901-09-09 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1901-09-09 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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... commodations. At length, however, the sea serpent showed evidence of tiring, and the pursuers closed steadily in. One fellow, .more presumptuous than the rest, poked the serpent with his oar and to the amazement of the rest and the spectators on shore, a scream from the serpent rose above the noise of the water. The serpent was the voung lady of the party. She wore green stockings and a yellow cap and the agitated state of the water gave her every opportunity of playing sea serpent, though she had no idea she was -doing It with wonderful suc cess. She was simply diving under the rushing waves, and she had the great est time In ...

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