Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . vements.—EstimatedLength, One Hundred Feet—Its Body Cylindrical in Shape, and of the Diameter of a Large Cask.—Effect of Shot Upon the Animal.—Astonishing Rapidity of its Course—Observers St
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . vements.—EstimatedLength, One Hundred Feet—Its Body Cylindrical in Shape, and of the Diameter of a Large Cask.—Effect of Shot Upon the Animal.—Astonishing Rapidity of its Course—Observers Struck with Won-der and Awe at Such a Sight.—The Monarch of the Deep.—Opinions of Scientific Men.—Existenceof the Animal Proved.—Evidence on this Point.—Reliability of the Witnesses.—Their VariousDescriptions.—Concurrence of Testimony.—No Similar Sea Animal —Seen in Different Localities.—Observed from Sea and Shore.—Frequents New England—Near Views Obtained of Him —ClearWeather, Smooth Seas —Drawings Made on the Spot.—His Gigantic Dimensions.—Linnaean Soci-etys Report—Supposed to be the Leviathan.—His Steady and Onward Pace.—A Mile in ThreeMinutes.—Attitude of the Body.—Elevation of the Head.—Dark Brown the Chief Color. Prone on the flood extended, lone and large, floatinc niuny a rood; in l>ulk ashuge Ae whom the fablee name ot mouBtreus ZOOLOGICAL writers of eminence, especially in that department or branch ofthe great science of zoology which treats of fishes,—their anatomical structure, form,classification, and habits,—are not yet unanimous in their opinion as to the actualexistence of the monster so long known by the name of the Sea-Serpent. But, as thefacts by which such a question is to be decided must, after all, depend simply upon theaccumulated testimony of those persons who, at different times and in different locali-ties, have not only seen but minutely described the remarkable marine inhabitant thusm
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