AN EXCITING WHALING ADVENTURE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1823, 24 April 1888, Page 3

AN EXCITING WHALING ADVENTURE

The whaling ateamor Lizzie N., when about fifteen miloß off the coaat of Maine, bbw (Bayo the " Boston Tranenrlpt ") a large whale of the finback apeoies, Jand attempted ila capture, A boat was lowered and manned by Captain West, hie mate, and four Beamen. C»ptaln Weat, with a heavy whale pun, In which waa an exploßlve bomb lanco, took the bow -of tlje boat while tho mate steered. When the boat w«b near enough to warrant a shot, Captain Weat fired, but as the sea was tough the motion of the boat . destroyed the accuracy of the afm. The whale was badly wounded, but not m any vital part, The whale than ncade for the boat and m passing ander it Btraok It with its flukes, throwing It bo me thirty feet In tho air, with its crew. Aa the boat deconded tho whale again struck it with his tall, completely demolished the boat and killed me of the craw, cutting him completely m two. The whale then commenced to bite and strike with hU tail at the pleoeß of the boat, killing two more men, who were supporting thomaelve3 on pieces of the wreck, Captain Weat, tbe mute, atid tho other man wore taken on board Iho Btoftmer, and anothor boat was Inwerod to capture the monster. Then tha whale attacked tho steamer. By a quick movement of the rudder, the steamer cleared him by a few feet. This occurred a second time. By throwing over a large, cask, at whidh the whale, thinking It was the steamer, kept bucking away, the captain was enabled to get a shot with a bomb lanoe, and finally the whale was killed.