Show 4 fr fish saves whaler by plugging hole london A good deal ot amusement and not a little sur prise were caused the other day at southampton by a remark i able story of how a large fish prevented a vessel from sink 11 the story follows one of our whaling flett killed a large A whale off durban and this wa towed along in heavy seas As the waves pounded against the vessel s hull the steel plates were pierced and water began t to pour into the ship the pumps were set going and the crear balled unceasingly but the water pained enst aa alie ship waa given i up as lost the inrush of the ater jammed a larga elsh into c aqif ba tl brought the rush of water don to a mere rickle and the ship pumped jac dry steaming at full speed for shore our luck held until we ere nearly in port when alie became dislodged vater then poured in again but t reached harbor in the nick ic of time tm annn erfur rf Ur |