CONTENTS. XI 



Whales Size of Whale's Calf Natural enemies of the 

 "NVhale Fight with a Killer Sword-fish and Thrasher 

 Sea Serpent and Whale Opinion of an old Sailor Sab- 

 bath desecration 89 



CHAPTER VIII. 



ATLANTIC OCEAN MAMMOTHS AND MONSTERS. 



Cape Horn A shoal of Sperm Whales Our first Atlantic 

 Whale Capture of a Whale's Calf Dimensions of a 

 Whale's Calf A Sun-fish Varieties of fortune Our Cap- 

 tain's hazard Sperm Whale lost Concord of Whales 106 



CHAPTER IX. 



EPISODES IN THE FORTUNES OF WHALEMEN. 



Gam of Whales Grounding on a Whale's back Captaiu 

 overboard His narrow escape The Captain's story 

 Accidents by boat-lines Dangerous progress Fruitless 

 perils Whaler's Journal Fatal result The Heart under 

 the Pea-jacket 115 



CHAPTER X. 



CONQUEST AND DISPOSAL OF A SPERM WHALE. 



Large Spermaceti captured Description of Sperm Whale 

 Cutting-in -Spermaceti Sharks Tenacity of Life of 

 Sharks Sperm Candle Manufactories New England 

 Enterprise Hopeful future . . . . 132 



CHAPTER XI. 



AUTHENTIC TRAGEDIES AND PERILS OF THE WHALING 

 SERVICE. 



A moving incident Whale harpooned Boats dragged far 

 a.vuy Boats out of sight A man overboard Seaman lost 



