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Show Is Thire u hru Seriil'nt? Yes, thete ts, nnswers Mr. J. IL lloldir In '1 he Century Maaslne, ami ho boldly tai klea it. Ilo quotes In the U'lnulug the remark of Colonil Per kins, ot lloiton, when asked by Bir Charles L) ell It ho UlleicU In tho sea serpent. "Uufortuiittcly 1 hato seen It-" The evidence aerbuily and sclentlflc ally gathered fiomarloua times and places by Mr. Holder sulllclently I roves tho oxlstetico of such n mai ine monster That It to say. It would prove tho oiitt-cuco oiitt-cuco of anything except it sot serpent or a uhoaL For somo reason tho croatnro apioara to hto a prnlllectlon for Iho Now England coast, particularly off Hoston. Agussli believed in tho sea ttrK.nt, nnd n iimnher of llostoulani htvo soeii It. It li knonn abiolulcly that hi the Indian and l'ailtlu oconas nro truo ocean snakes, moro or his venomous. In 1S17 llo uwlouUed tistlmonyof romo or Hoston best citizens is to Ihe idirt that n gigantic sea aualo apjioared olt Cuikj Ann, Massachusetts. One a siw It Mas llotu Amos Lawrence, who hid n cottngo overlooking tho biy. It v.as of n dark chocolate color and was judged to li from 00 to 100 fict long It hail n cati rplllar motion lu tho water. In 1UI0 many saw It ualn, among others N'alhau I) Chaso, of 1.) un, Mass., who waa within loofectof Iho monster as It wriggled pait at nliout tho speed of an ordinary steanur. Hut Iho most tangible eUdcnco Is obtained ob-tained from tho follow ingi lu the titles of la& lie Use. Mr. nor.ton.of 3llln Alike., prriMent of Ilia Uollv.1 blstes llu uaas MAUI), ilnaied to visit lu tucuure ol bUdulles a tuiiot nnilolNmuroMTtltmor tli Allsnlte li..rti ol tlorMa. VMIs Iflnii at i.cl.orslN.w llltrr Inlit lbs Ihikoo ul Ilia MDi bur bisii.u foul Kill, what .r.. b.1 IiiIao cunata of ti.ij-lileral.1 Irliklb. Mr. llordott qulcl'l) ol..rrv o.l Ihat It as n vertebrate, anil Blflr.1 Ihixialit It irnUl.lir 11 leteienti. Hut onisaniluallmiH Has seen to bale fealuris ni.ir.. HJioirsilia of llio saurlaiia. Its loliil lfi.u()iHMSfi.rl)r.two bet. Its Elrlli was six fist TLe boa I MS ftUvnt! tnu lll.w-,ur fortllDilm. eire uotku.1. situl a Himaiil nt lrt der link, Hllcb nuaurv4 sis feet In lunxtll. This was tho real thing, n sort of snake llaard, Tho carcass was drawn up on tho shoro out of reach of high tide, and nrrungiiniiibi wtro mado fur trans rtlng the Uium to New York. Hut lirfomthls could bo dono therocame n hurricina ttdo nnd swept otcry -.eetigo of this item illy iluilio tenscri-.ut out lo wi. |
