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*18..... — Het Nederlandsch Magazin. 
* 1874, February. — The Cape Monthly Magazine. 
* 1875. — The Shipping Gazette, London. 
* 1875. — The Daily Telegraph. 
1879, September 25? — The Royston Crow. — (R. P. G.). 
* 189... — Bassrrr, Sea-phantoms; or legends and superstitions of 
the sea and sailors in all lands and all times. Chicago. 
Hoaxes. 
The account of captain L. Busi, of 1858, July 9, (see p. 96) 
must be a hoax, for 1. 27° 27’ N. lat. and 14° 51’ E. long. is a 
point in the middle of North-Africa, and 2. even if HE. long. were 
a misprint instead of W. long., it is impossible that a barque 
should travel over such a distance as from 27° 27’ N. lat. and 
14° 51’ W. long. to 37° 55'S. lat. and 42° 9 KE. long. 2m mine days! 
A tale in the Standard of 1879, March 27, of a dead sea-serpent 
found floating near Monegan (Manhegin?) Island near Portland, 
Me. — (R. P. G.). 
Collision of the Norwegian barque Columéia, from London to 
Quebec, with a huge floating creature on the 4th. September, 
1879; the ship sunk. — Manchester Guardian of 1879, Sept. 25, — 
ck, PP. G). 
A sea-serpent of 55 feet in length, light pink coloured. ,,Several 
times it opened its mouth, disclosing fangs about 4in. in length’. — 
It was on 5th. August 1885, in lat. 29° 35 N. and long 34° 50° W. — 
Ge. P. G.). | 
A sea-serpent caught off Newfoundland, October 11, 1886, 
and stuffed. — Manchester Hvening Mail, 1887, September; Zven- 
ing Mercury of St. Johns, N. F., 1887, September 12; The Marine 
Industrial News. — The monster was from head to tail ,,a fraud’, 
or ,a Yankee humbug’. —- Letter from Mr. G. Fitz Geran, S 
St. Johns, and from Prof. G. V. Morssz, of Portland, Me., 
Mr. Rh. P. Gree. — (R. P. G.). 
The London Globe of Aug. 15, 1887, mentions a fight between 
a sea-serpent and a whale, mined near Fort Becher in moon- 
light, some three weeks back , etc? — i(k. BP. G:): 
A stranded sea-serpent. — Boston Courter, 1887, November. — 
Cape May, N. Jers. — Hoax? or would-be sea-serpent? (Regalecus ?) 
—(R. P. G.) 
The sea-serpent is distinctly seen in Georgetown Harbour, on 
the 20th. of August, 1888, sleeping on the surface, &c. — Cham- 
bers’ Journal, 1888, -Nov. 24. —(R. P. G.) 
