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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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A large alligator appeared off Dewees' wharf yesterday, drawing attention; a nearby gentleman shot it with a rifle, wounding it fatally. It was captured and measured 12 feet long. Another was shot at Moultrieville beach days earlier, likely due to a recent freshet driving them into the harbor.
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An Alligator of large size made his appearance off Dewees' wharf yesterday, and attracted the attention of a number of persons. A gentleman who has an office in the neighborhood, obtained a rifle, and at the second fire succeeded in placing a ball in the back part of the head of the monster, which wounded him so severely that he sank; but as he went down in shoal water he was secured, and drawn on the wharf, and measured twelve feet in length. We understand that one was also shot from the beach at Moultrieville a few days since. They were no doubt driven into our harbor by the recent freshet in some of our waters.
—Charleston Courier.
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Dewees' Wharf
Event Date
Yesterday
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alligator shot in the head, wounded severely, secured in shoal water, drawn on wharf, measured twelve feet in length; another alligator shot from the beach at moultrieville a few days since.
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An Alligator of large size made his appearance off Dewees' wharf yesterday, and attracted the attention of a number of persons. A gentleman who has an office in the neighborhood, obtained a rifle, and at the second fire succeeded in placing a ball in the back part of the head of the monster, which wounded him so severely that he sank; but as he went down in shoal water he was secured, and drawn on the wharf, and measured twelve feet in length. We understand that one was also shot from the beach at Moultrieville a few days since. They were no doubt driven into our harbor by the recent freshet in some of our waters.