Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-17 | Page 5 | Saw Real Sea Serpent

SAW REAL SEA SERPENT french sailors declare they ma genuine ocean Mon the commander of the french gun boat delldee reports to his admiral in the far east that he and his of ficera and crew have seen a genuine sea serpent in the bay of along near Hai phong in tonkin about bardi beyond the bessel and on the port side a large round black mass was suddenly observed aad those on board the gunboat tool it for a rock later on the suppose I 1 rod moved and was taken to be a colossal turtle then the mass stretched out in vertical un dulat lons and what appeared to be a flattened serpent th arty meters or ninety e feet lon was plainly visible the serpent dived twice before the ees of all on board once it went right under the gunboat and cane up near that the doctor the boatswain and several others were able by bending avei the g dwale to get a good view of the monster vas seen that the head and neck were turtle lie and at tre skin was dark bronn with rings or patches of el low it em eted jets of vapory and afterward disappeared in the dis tance