Garland Globe | 1906-07-14 | Page 6 | Attacked by Flying Fish

ATTACKED BY FLYING FISH Schooner In Hawaiian Waters Made a Target for Thousands of the Creatures. Honolulu. Tho steamer Claudlno was nttacked by Hying fish in the Hawaii channel, botweon tho Islands 5f Hnwall nnd Maul, a few days ago. The searchlight on tho vessel evidently evident-ly attracted and angered tho fish. A largo school of tho fish suddenly roso out oJ nio water and instead of llyl.ig away tiom the boat, ns Is usually the case with that variety of fish, they (low over tho bow or tho craft. Ono 3f thorn How directly ror tho light and broke tho gloss, putting tho light out ar commission, A dozen fish reached tho upper brldgo or tho vessel and two struck tho sldo or tho man on A'atoh, nearly knocking him over. It has been noted by Island captains that the searchlights soem to affect tho Hying llsli in a very strange way. Tho llsh ovidcutly do not like tho bright light cast upon the waters, for thoy invariably fly nt tho light, probably prob-ably In nn effort to extinguish It, nftor tho fashion of moths trying to extinguish extin-guish a candle.