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Domestic News
November 10, 1831
Winchester Virginia Republican
Winchester, Virginia
What is this article about?
A boy fishing in a small boat in Newport's outer harbor was attacked by a ferocious man-eater shark on Friday afternoon. The shark jumped into the boat but was killed with help from another vessel. It measured eight feet and weighed 300-400 pounds.
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Shark.—On Friday afternoon, while a lad was fishing in a small boat in the outer harbor of Newport, his boat was attacked in a most ferocious manner by a shark. After the first attack, the shark jumped from the ocean into the boat, which from his flouncing he would have sunk, had not another boat near at hand, come to the relief of the boy. With great difficulty the sea monster was killed. He measured eight feet in length, he was of the most ferocious kind of sharks, called by the mariners man-eater. He weighed three or four hundred.—Providence Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Shark Attack
Newport Harbor
Boat Incident
Man Eater Shark
Where did it happen?
Newport
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Newport
Event Date
On Friday Afternoon
Outcome
shark killed; measured eight feet in length; weighed three or four hundred pounds; no injuries to the boy reported.
Event Details
A lad fishing in a small boat in Newport's outer harbor was attacked by a shark that jumped into the boat, nearly sinking it. Another boat assisted in killing the shark, identified as a man-eater.