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Capt. T. ¥. Cottrel! Has Him on Exhi bition Near Drawbridge. Capt. Thomas W. Cottrell of Key port swan retirning front fishing trip accompanied by Richard Lee, shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and when near W. R. Latham's dock, which extends into Matawan Creek near the mouth, he saw the fin of a shark a short distance in front of him. Throw ing out one end of his gill net he circled about in his power boat and soon had the shark entangled in the net. After, striking a blow and stunning the shark, he and Mr. Lee pulled him to the gas wale of the boat, when he hit him on the head with a piece of iron and drew him. aboard the boat, where he died shortly after, ~ 4 hy stark to his fish house at the drawbridge along the road between 'Cliffwood and Keyport he embedded him in tee and ad the word of the cap ture wan passed around people flocked in urge numbers to get a view of the shark, Capt Cottrell's finh set had bouts beoken by the shark and to fa compande him for his tinee and trouble to repair if he decided to place ton axe hibition at ten centa per heal and prob ably $00 peruana took advantage of thia offer yesterday, With Huger Blow in charge. The attark was about woven foot long land weighed about 200 pounds He r bp anid to be of the Wainunth South ar chiveenow apecten aed vt thie tira was working out of the creek, with about half tide and falling. In Khamaith were tan pou af tec, one PW being about half an ineh behind the other, wi ihe podby of them about Chiewlan oft neces rund ane whineye, TEiy rete wit about cit dnehes white wed dhowan held open with waliek about tye duehed Tongs 04 ty tot bellevarl that he in Me whark that cated tha Heath of ntauley iNwhite ait Lawton Sutwell i Matawan Credd and its javend Joseph Dinner tint weeds, but wait ing as a muther that hire Pr tan Jing for wavernd aage. Two more ntarka were killed at Holford at two at wruttenville the pawl Ween
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Matawan Journal
Matawan, New Jersey, US
Thu, Jul 20, 1916
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