Show A LIZARD OF THE SEA alio of a crew up alio alic whaling birk alaska which arrived in aliis port a few dayd ago from the arctic ocean bringa a story of the narrow escape from death of six of her crew alio first george joanson Job stated tho circumstances to a chronicle reporter as follows on alio igla of last october when hie as forty six leilca fouth f of alaska nn object was perceived in alio llio distance choso whoso proportions and indicated it to bo a monster sea lion A boat was immediately and placed in charge of first Ollic cr johnson and live of the crew named andrew nelson william wildon antone george marli field and blaus As the distance WH being litween lc tween alio boat and alio hugo animal they became convinced that it was alio finned sea serpent when they caina within sl few hundred bardi tho monster biado a basli for alic boat out its im ineneo tail t alio llio craft several af the occupants acro into alio water but keiu rescued with dial culty A harpoon and ienco wem vireil into alio llio body of tho beast and it disappeared beneath alio surface halt an later it reappeared ll on the dead it was secured with ropes and towed to and on alio deck alio llio capture wa seen to bo a vil gainous looking tiling its linail closely resembled of ain alligator alic body resembled eliat of a lizard it measured feet in length the tail alono bc mg lime feet long alio tail was cut brought to ibis city and is now on exhibition in a watce arout saloon san francisco chronicle |