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Show Struck Whale. "Drown" As a general thing the whule when struck by the whaler's harpoon dives below the surface and soon reappears for air to be greeted with another bar poon or two which puta him out of business Occasionally they do not reappear and the explanation made Is that they are drowned. Having re ceived their itentn mow tney reacn the bottom, hut have not the strength to return and their lungs filling with water makes it all the more difficult, as tbey are deprived of the buoyancy Hint this quantity of air would Impart Im-part to their bodies. |