CHEATS AND HOAXES. 39 
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such as one would think to be rubbed from a creature “coating’ 
or changing its old skin for a new one. These interesting objects 
can be seen at the Horse Rock Coast Guard station, and will repay 
a visit. These particulars I have narrated in the clearest manner | 
am able, and if others, in other boats, who had not so good an 
opportunity of seeing the entire appearance of the animal as those 
in my boat had, should send you a more readable account of it, 
I pledge myself none will more strictly adhere to the real facts. 1 
am, Sir, your very obedient servant, “Roger W. Travers””’, in the 
Cork Constitution, Sept. 2. 
And in the number of September 14 of the same year, we read: 
“The mysterious stranger has been again seen by Mr. Travers 
and his enterprismg yachtsmen. They have brought four rifles to 
bear upon his left eye which, it seems, he most merrily winked 
at his pursuers. He would have laughed in his sleeve at the pleasant 
conceit, but we learn that he had just put off his coat. He, however, 
wished them a polite good morning, and descended to unknown 
depths”. 
“On Saturday last (August 31), the weather having the appear- 
ance of being settled fine, I put out to sea, determined, as far 
as the capabilities of my little craft would permit, to go any length 
in finding out the position of the stranger, hoping, by keeping a 
constant look out in every direction, to discover him. Nor was I 
disappointed, the animal, lured no doubt by the dense masses of 
fish now off the coast, having remained within a comparatively short 
distance of the land. At about 11. o’clock A. M., when off Dunwordy- 
head, one of my crew on the look out sang out: “The sea-serpent 
on starboard bow!’ and on looking in the direction indicated, | 
had the pleasure of at once recognizing the same monster that | 
had before seen, and greatly do I regret, indeed, that you or some 
person conversant with natural history were not on board with me. 
We drew as close as I thought consistent with safety , and had ample 
proof of the creature being piscivorous, he being at the time engaged 
in bolting a great number of large haak or congereels. I had now 
for the first time a view of his tail, which entirely differs from 
the usual form of that extremity in most descriptions of fish, being 
furnished with no fin, but somewhat resembling a huge elephant’s 
trunk or proboscis, the end long drawn out and curling and twisting 
in a very remarkable manner. I really feel afraid to hazard expres- 
sing in figures what I judge to be the dimensions of the animal, 
but I do believe that if it were stretched straight from head to 
