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A. E. Verrill — JVort/i American Cepholopods. 
residing in Thimble Tickle, not far from the locality where the other 
devil-fish [Xo. 19], was cast ashore, was out in a boat with two other 
men; not far from the shore they observed some bulky object, and, 
supposing it might be part of a wreck, they rowed toward it, and, to 
their horror, found themselves close to a huge fish, having laro-e 
glassy eyes, which was making desperate efforts to escape, and churn- 
ing the water into foam by the motion of its immense arms and tail. 
It was aground and the tide was ebbing. From the funnel at the 
back of its head it was ejecting large volumes of water, this being its 
method of moving backward, the force of the stream, by the reaction 
of the surrounding medium, driving it in the required direction. At 
times the water from the siphon was black as ink.” 
“ Finding the monster partially disabled, the fishermen plucked up 
courage and ventured near enough to throw the grapnel of their 
boat, the sharp flukes of which, having barbed points, sunk into the 
soft body. To the grapnel they had attached a stout rope which 
they had carried ashore and tied to a tree, so as to prevent the fish 
from going out with the tide. It was a happy thought, for the devil- 
fish found himself effectually moored to the shore. His struggles 
were terrific as he flung his ten arms about in dying agony. The 
fishermen took care to keep a respectful distance from the long tenta- 
cles, which ever and anon darted out like great tongues from the cen- 
tral mass. At length it became exhausted, and as the water receded 
it expired. 
“The fishermen, alas! knowing no better, proceeded to convert it 
into dog’s meat. It was a splendid specimen — the largest yet taken 
— the body measuring 20 feet from the beak to the extremity of 
the tail. It was thus exactly double the size of the Xew York spe- 
cimen, and five feet longer than the one taken by Budgell. The cir- 
cumference of the body is not stated, but one of the arms measured 
35 feet. This must have been a tentacle.” 
No. 19.— Three Arms specimen. 1878. (Architeuthis princqtsf.) 
Mr. Harvey has also given an account of this specimen, in the 
same letter to the Boston Traveller, referred to under Xo. 18. This 
one was found cast ashore after a heavy gale of wind, Dec. 2, 1878, 
by Mr. William Budgell, a fisherman residing at a place called Three 
Arms. It was dead when found, and was cut up and used for dog 
meat. Mr. Harvey’s account is as follows: 
“My informant, a very intelligent person, who was on a visit in 
that quarter on business, arrived at Budgell’s house soon after he 
