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Show CAUGH7 A HUGE SHARK. Gaects at Atlantic Highland Land On Eight and a Half Feet Long. Guests from hotels of Atlantio Highlands High-lands went blueflshing early Tuesday morning and returned with a shark feet long. if The 6loop yacht Brunhilde, Captain 1 ; W. D. Overton in command, was en- y gaged for the day. When about three LV - mil at sea, the fish began to bite. One of the party felt, something tugging on the end of his line and gave a sudden ;pulL As a result he was nearly pulled overboard. He called for help. The captain, crew and his companions went .-to his aid and helped haul in the lina When they had brought the monster tto the surface, he was found to be almost al-most exhausted. A rope was fastened .around him, and the fishermen started ior home in triumph, pulling the shark astern. A landing was made at Curtis' "bathing pavilion, and the story of the unusual capture spread like wildfira The shark, which was dead by this time, was dragged ashora The fish tipped the scales at 200 pounds and measured 8 feet in length. His mouth is nearly a foot in width, and ho has three rows of Bharp triangular triangu-lar shaped teeth. The fish is on exhibi- i ' iion. "Professor L. Wenger, the local taxidermist, will stuff and mount the jnoncter. Cor. Philadelphia Prass. , |