Boston, Feb. 19 A seaman in the coach told the story of an old sperm-whale, which he called a white whale, which was known for many years by the whalemen as Old Tom, and who rushed upon the boats which attacked him, and crushed the boats to small chips in his jaws, the men generally escaping by jumping overboard and being picked up. A vessel was fitted out at New Bedford, he said, to take him. And he was finally taken somewhere off Payta head by the Winslow or the Essex.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Today in History
From the journal of Ralph Waldo Emerson, on this day in 1834:
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"And he was finally taken somewhere off Payta head by the Winslow or the Essex."
ReplyDeleteOr vice versa. Whatever.