THE LARGEST ANIMAL THAT EVER LIVED 



The Puma spied and "struck" a large Blue Whale six miles 

 from Placentia at nine o'clock in the morning. The animal 

 immediately became "wild," and it was found impossible 

 to get near enough to fire another harpoon into it. For 

 the entire day it towed the steamer, .with engines at half 

 speed astern, at a rate of six knots. Toward evening a 



The upper jaw of a blue whale, showing the mat of hairlike 

 bristles on the inner edges of the baleen plates. 



second rope was made fast to the stern of the vessel and 

 attached to the first line, now "out" about one mile. The 

 steamer then put on full speed ahead. This seemed to in- 

 cense the Whale, which put forth all its strength and dragged 

 the whole of the after part of the vessel under water, flood- 

 ing the after cabin and part of the engine room. The stern 

 rope was immediately cut with an ax and the danger averted. 

 All through the night the gallant Whale dragged the 



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