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Whale Hunt Captains Relate Tow To Sea Steamer Tale
A New York World account narrates Captain Rawards and 11 whale hunters towing a bull whale 20 miles toward Promised Land Montauk. The pair, 100 and 109 feet long, were anchored off Montauk point then towed to Promised Land and exhibited. The bull and cow were lashed together and displayed after the chase. The crew included Joshua Edwards and his sons with harpoon, lance, and rope as the steamer struggled through heavy seas for hours before the catch died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dull
New York
East Ham
Samuel
Promised Land
Montauk Point
Rawards
Joshua Edwards
Amagansett
Sammet Everitt
Bert
Felix Dominy
Wea
Houtswalt Hanson
Tookine
Vntl
Dominy
Sen
Hollis Ponderoue
Batie
Brie
Stontauk Point
Tas Tam
East Mampton