 Rot him on board, he broke off about three feet of the ship's bulwarks by a single lash of his tremendous tail. This was then cut off by the boatswain with a hatchet, while a dozen of us with bowie-knives finished him. We found in his stomach six large...  First Book of Nature - Seite 97von James Edward Talmage - 1888 - 265 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1874 - 800 Seiten
...fin, we clapped the line round the steam-winch, and turned the steam on. Some then hauled his tail up, while all available hands dragged at the other line which held his Fio. 1. TIIZ JAW OF THE INFANT SHARK. head. As soon as we got him on board, he sent about three feet... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele - 1876 - 324 Seiten
...the muddy bottoms of the great rivers. winch, iind turned the steam on. Some then hauled his tail np, while all available hands dragged at the other line, which held his head. As Boon as we pot him on board he broke off abont three feet of the ship's bulwarks by a single lash of... | |
 | Lady Frances Parthenope Verney - 1877 - 284 Seiten
...we clapped the line round the steam- winch and turned the steam on. Some of us then hauled his tail up, while all available hands dragged at the other...which held his head. As soon as we got him on board he sent about three feet of the ship's bulwarks out by a lash of his tremendous tail, which was cut off... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele, John Whipple Potter Jenks - 1887 - 344 Seiten
...taut under his back fin, we clapped the line around the windlass and turned. Some then hauled his tail up, while all available hands dragged at the other line, which held his head. As soon as we Rot him on board, he broke off about three feet of the ship's bulwarks by a single lash of his tremendous... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele, John Whipple Potter Jenks - 1887 - 350 Seiten
...taut under his back fin, we clapped the line around the windlass and turned. Some then hauled his tail up, while all available hands dragged at the other line, which held bis head. As soon as we got him on board, he broke off about three feet of the ship's bulwarks by a... | |
 | Robert Wilson Shufeldt - 1900 - 500 Seiten
...clapped the line around the windlass and turned. Some then hauled his tail up, while all jivailable hands dragged at the other line, which held his head....his tremendous tail. This was then cut off by the boatswiiin with a hatchet, while a dozen of us with bowie-knives finished him. We found in his stomach... | |
 | 1878 - 750 Seiten
...hindermost fin, we clapped the line round the steam winch and turned the steam on. Some then hauled his tail up, while all available hands dragged at the other...which held his head. As soon as we got him on board he sent about three feet of the ship's bulwarks out by a lash of his tremendous tail — which was cut... | |
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