STRANGE TALE OF THE SEA.
A strange tale of the sea is told in connection with the Glasgow steamer Cadillac, that vessel being reported to have fallen in with what is mistakenly termed a “tidal wave” in 47 N. 46 W. Early one morning, it is stated, her look-out observed a huge wave in the southwest making for the ship as though it did not intend to be denied. Forthwith the Chinese firemen hastened on deck to await the result. The skipper manoeuvred the vessel so as to meet the on-coming wave with the stern, but the water took with it from the deck everything that was movable. Worse still was to follow ! The sea surface boiled ! Many miniature columns of water shot into the air ; and a strange roaring, due, it is supposed, to some submarine disturbance, was distinctly heard above the din. Some portions of the watery columns which fell on the steamer’s deck were found to be warm. The wind dropped in a few minutes, but sulphurous fumes made breathing difficult; and, subsequently, thousands of dead fish, including sharks and porpoises were observed to be floating on the sea.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 944, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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192STRANGE TALE OF THE SEA. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 944, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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