Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1884 — Devoured by Sharks. [ARTICLE]

Devoured by Sharks.

While the Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s steamship Chala, Capt. Hogg, now in this port, says the Panama Star and Herald, was leaving Bahia, one of her cooks, who was asleep on the rail, fell overboard. An alarm was immediately given, the ship was stopped and backed, life-buoys were thrown overboard, and, with amazing rapidity, a boat was in the water and in charge of Mr. Kellick, the first officer, [ pulling hard in the direction of the man, who was a splendid swimmer, and who, made good progress in the direction of the boat. Suddenly, however, the place became alive with sharks, and it at once became apparent the unfortunate man was doomed. Once be threw himself out of the water in an effort to escape the jaws of one of the monsters, but a few seconds afterward he was evidently seized and dragged under, as nothing more was seen of him. Other sharks, apparently disappointed in their hopes of prey, were then observed rushing through the water in all directions, and even,>ppeared to meditate an attack on the boat, which, after an ineffectual search, pulled back to the ship. The sharks were apparently ravenous, and the rapidity with which they swarmed around the unfortunate man amazed all who witnessed this striking proof of (he voraciousness of these denizens of the deep. At Thurles, Tipperary, six men have been committed for trial, charged with having carried away the daughter of a rich fanner. They intended to force her to marry one of them and thus gain her inheritance. . - , » V“\ *•- ' Patent benches, which can be closed and locked at night, are favored for public use in the down-town parks in New York, where the old benches were used as beds for tramps and loafers. Adrian HnJCi has started out to walk from New York to San Francisco for $2,000.