The disastrous attacks by sharks upon the bathers in Sydney's famous surfing resorts claimed another im this afternoon. Two men during the last few weeks had lost. Stewart and John instance, although the victim, Allan Butcher, who reved a terrible gash from 'a very serious condition, a slight hope is held out for hi recovery. The astonishing thing. about these shark attacks is the 1 bravery of other bathers vicinity of the man attacked. stances men have swum directly at the shark, with nothing but their bare hands with which to attack. it.
Butcher was seventy yards from the shore when he was attacked, there being over seventy other people bathing and more than two bundyed upon the shore. William Harrison and Harry Clay did not! hesitate a moment, but swam straight at the shark. The fortitude of the stricken man' when brough! ashore was remarkable. Although in fearful agony from his wound, informed the people around him that he had attempted to fight the Shark but the shark was' too good for him. He then said that he thought his wound would keep from swimming for a few weeks. This is the first attack ly a chark apes roubsa tea Sront, the other attacks being made et Manly and Coogee.
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