OCR Text |
Show LIVE WHALE PCil THE FAIR. An Old Sea Captain TliLsIc-. Ho Can Capture Cap-ture a Monster cf the Deep. Capt. Amos Chapman, of Boston, but formerly of Provineetown, is shipping a crew of old experienced whalemen for a new and novel voyage to capture a live sperm whale to be taken to the world's fair at Chicago. In an interview with the captain he states: "I do not intend to make known my mode of procedure but I know 1 shall succeed if I find my whale. My crew are all picked men and every one of them have been engaged in the business busi-ness and can be depended on. Whales are reported plenty in latitude 3S.30, longitude 71, by Capt. Dunham, who has just returned with a full cargo of oil, and for that place I shall shape my course. I do not propose to take one of the largest, A fifty or sixty foot whale will answer my purpose. I have the plans all drawn for a large tank in which the whale will be placed, and towed by steamer up the St. Lawrence and through the lakes to Chicago. I have everything prepared to take the wdiale and bring him into port all right. All I want is to get a suitable ve&scl. When that is obtained a few days wiil see me off for the grounds, and if I find tlie whales I expect to be back by the-last the-last of September. I can keep my whale in the harbor at New Bedford while my tank is building, and in the spring start for Chicago. Yes, I know it is quite an undertaking, but I also know that I have a dead sure thing." Capt. Alexander McKinnon and Capt. Thomas X. Paine, first and second officers, of-ficers, have been interviewed and. though reticent in spoaldng of the voyage, voy-age, express themselves as fully satis-lied satis-lied of its success if whales are fallen in with. An offer has been made for the fast sailing yacht Chanticleer, owned by II. and S. Cook & Co., of Provineetown. Provinee-town. and should the barpu'n be closed the work of liUiiif,'' will begin at onee. |