Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-04-15 | Page 3 | Shark Bites Cable

Shark Bites Cable An electrician of n sul marine cable cominns n tew diss oro sail that few persons undersloi I ti whit various agencies Interruptions In telegraph en bles were due He sail that fish 1 lies was one cause that often Interfered with submarine cable will anl sometimes prcventel communication altogether until remelleil The cables In shallow water have been tl e greatest sutTerem from this cause he snll but mentis there was an Interruption In the cal le uf the Lasl cm Txtenslin Telegiailt ccmnns It-tween It-tween 8s lues and Nelson Australia ."t.0.18."3" nn "Kilt up from a depth of 33 fathoms and wan fo in I to con tain n tooth flrmlj Imbel lc I m the core of tho cable The core was rotecte I with Ihe usual sheathing of thick Iron wires anl enter covering It was fe ind on examlnallen that the tooth was thot of a shark This seiin1 lo be a remarkable depth for a shark but Investlgitlon showel that live varieties of sharks lire knewn lo exist at the dej th of dOO fathoms an I one at 0 fathoms -New lerk Times