| Show DIVERS HAVE DESPERATE FIGHT WITH DEVIL FISH OCTOPUS ON SPOT WHERE WORK HAD TO BE DONE AND HE HAD TO BE TACKLED vancouver D C in repairing the pipes la in the narrows dimeis llewellyn and mchardy Mel lardy had an encounter and fight with an octopus commonly k the divers leg was vae caught by one of the tentacles known as aa a devil fish they rarely ap pear here but ate aie frequently found la in the waters about victoria VictOr tl it was therefore with some surprise that diver llewellyn who hod had met with them in the waters of san sail fran elute and victoria beheld one when he descended from the deck of tho steamer clyde to the bottom of the channel the octopus was lying be side the pipe engaged in his meal ills faie consist consisted cd of crab and that lis appetite was wag good v vaa as evinced by the fact that crab shells were lying scattered along the pipe for a con biddable Table distance the octopus was as reposing on the where the divers were going to world work and it WAS either to move him or to wait wail until lie he saw fit it to move himself divel Mel lardy bad followed liewen to the bottom and the two now held a conversation by means of signs as aa to how they should act and it was decided to make an at tack at once llewellyn got on oa oue olle side McI mcilhardy lardy staged on tle the other and ad it was arranged that at a sign from the former both should attack the enemy with is it a the iron crowbars about eight feet feel long which they ald with them the octopus during this time was mas eyeing the divers with an intent gaze as if sizing them up for a meal ile he was also expectant of an at tuck tack and awaited the beginning of hostilities with confidence ahe divers at a signal approached the monster which raising a couple of his ft feelers elers prepared to ward off attack from either side A consider able time was consumed in fencing but at knoth Mel mchardy lardy taking what he considered a favorable favo ralla opportunity gumpel forward and made an effort to tuu lun hla his crowbar through tile the body ot of the octopus llie blow was warded off and at the same eama moment the div er 8 leg as aa caught by one of the ten tables of the devil fish tha rho ahmoi lehardy wore protected him bini and llewellyn having the fish off hla his guird so far BB an lie he was waa con ceiner struck his crowbar through the brute s body find and then seizing the sledge used tor for barn hammering mering the pipe worked with mith commendable energy on the which held ahli companion it took him about two minutes to sever the tentacle from tho the body ahey then covered the body with large rocks and when hen the had corn com plated their work left it tall they would return retura la in the afternoon han ri they did it turn the fish was waa eti celil 1 l they hoisted it aboard aba boat and brought it to tile the city where it was waa on exhibition |
