The Sea Serpent That Got Away
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: After reading this description of a sea serpent as described on page 7 of the June 30, 1899 issue of The Tacoma Evening News, can anyone out there familiar with the creatures in Puget Sound identify what they really caught? LOST THEIR SEA SERPENT Party of Scientists Shipwrecked Off Moskito Island Collecting Specimens of Giant Barnacles, Sponges, Sea Cucumbers and Other Things For The Ferry…