Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-01-12 | Page 7 | "Worm" Sixty Feet Long

WORM SIXTY FEET LONG A strange story of a sea serpent is circulated by a swedish telegraphic acenoy and attracts considerable attention aa it Is signed by 31 victor Ankar crona king oscar s most intimate arlen and master of the royal hunt who declares that the statement is accurate while promenading with three friends along the coast near the fashionable bathing resort of an hour from stockholm M anka crona and his companions saw at a distance of yards an animal sixteen to twenty yards long swimming rapidly through the water at a speed at least equal to that of a good motor boat throwing up large waves and causing a heavy swell all along the coast line the movements of the animal in the water were similar to those of a worm its head was above the water and looked very much like the body of a turtle being absurdly large compared to the circumference of the body the back was around and without any outgrowths growths out or fins its color was grayish greyish brown after several minutes the animal slackened speed and then suddenly disappeared whereupon the water became still london mall 11 david burns and richard thomas were arraigned today charged with abducting harry berkowktz a en year old boy from baltimore and were held to await requisition papers from that city the men claim they found the boy