Show A QUEER SEA MONSTER A most remarkable monster of a a. fish was caught r 1 a few days ago aco in Ba Bay Adam an Inlet of the gulf on the 10 lower coast Natives of th vicinity call the monster a a. devil Ish sh but this is only because no other name tiame more c appropriate n ate tt could be conceived co on short notice The fish was caught by William A A. encl who ho owns an electric launch and had hatI taken Mr lr and Mrs Irs J. J C. C and their guest Mr Ir Ir II Itoe 0 of or St StLouis Louis en Co a fishing excursion The fish was hooked on Mr 11 Howes Howe's line which was tt-as rigged ed for tarpon but William finall finally landed handed H it It Is n necessary cessar to be singularly plain and arid modest mode t In describing this wonder wonder- wonderful ful Ui creation In order that the world ma may have c a cut clear-cut Id Idea a of ot It COl oh unfortunately three pictures tal taken en enLy by Ly Mr Ir were wern cl anti and could not be developed B By actual w weight the monster weighed wals-hed lOCI pounds Its was like like- that of a tin tie thit Us t under lip protruded In a pronounced p pout ut UkA r t the he lip pf QC f an I an angry Its borl body was black and reminded cd Mr Mi of the body hody of a b bat t Pendant nt to this body and used b by the monster for mc flight when hen It Ic is pursued b by sharks shams were bl black l balt batty slowing showing faint taint polka dots o of at blut bluish h hue The fh tall tail of the fish or b beast bat b Ut was as something Mice ike that t cf ct a n ting When When hen caught a number of oC small nu fish blab fourd found spitted to 10 this stint sting or da tIa dag- dag c 1 as liver and bacon are art spitted with witha a n stick It It Is presumed th t the thc mon inca HC Slav was was' az 13 keeping then thero there until he ho I Ib b became h hungry enough tl to oat Cat nt them hem r Lorhe for Lor l' l he leall really lid did not hit bit on the line hut but was vas hooked by 3 accident In the top of r rh h he h had Finally the toe tongue of t this most extraordinary t creature was found to be three Inches long and a as hard as s flint It fitted a similar 1 hard substance In the upper part of ot the mouth With this he hc ground round fish fuh or cyst rs Into fine fragments Shells and hopes bones could not stand tand against tb the grinding motion li It Is h said b by fishermen fisher men that thul the nol noise made mad by the m meeting meet meet- et- et II hog ing of nf th the upper jaw and tongue causes much tuch terror tenor to little fish that th they ar arl are deprived of ot motion and easily captured Men Ie l who have hav studied fish deeply are area areat areat a at t a loss how to properly classify the then n new w monster When cut Into pieces the Ule 0 h of the monster was S as found to tobe tobe tobe be very and s savory vor and pleasant lant to o the p palate pai l t te of ol man or beast t. t Its meat resembled t beefsteak te k and t tasted stad something something something some some- thing like lamb lemb Now Now Orleans Times times Times D t. t |