Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1894 — A Fighting Swordfish. [ARTICLE]

A Fighting Swordfish.

Saturday C.' McVey, a fisherman, returned from a swordfishing trip and reported a thrilling experience. He had just thrust the iron into the great fish, when it turned and rushed for *his dory, striking it with such force as to send its sword through the boat and to overturn it. All McVey could do was to hold on to the bottom of his capsized boat. He said that he remained four hours in that uncomfortable position before help came. Then he saved his dory and secured the fish, which had died. This strange experience took place off the South Shoals.—[Portland (Me.) Press. It is said to be a sign of rain when ants are unusually busy.