Show seagulls attack a man A danish sailor has had bad a narrow escape from meeting death from a flock of seagulls HIA hi ship the flandria from cronstedt Cron stadt to copenhagen was within 50 miles oi of her destination when he was washed overboard by a heavy sea he was a powerful swimmer and divesting himself of his clothing prepared to make a stout battle for lire life no sooner however had the man got clear of his garments than a great flock of seagulls gathered around and began a fierce attack upon the intruder into their quiet domain whom they pecked at remorselessly with their boaks for six hours the man cont contrived elved to keep himself afloat warding off his persecutors as best he could one or two ships passing without noticing him when at last a russian steamer the elisa took him on board his strength was utterly exhausted |