THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE LEAVING IRELAND DAY 6

Day 6 Thursday, November 14th, 1876

The 14th came but the sea is still rough. I saw a ship this morning. It was going toward Liverpool. Also, I saw four fish that came along side of the ship and then would rise and jump six or eight feet or perhaps I might say "ten yards" at a jump. They could go twice as fast as the ship was going. They ran along the side of the ship for a considerable distance. They had small heads with a nose not very unlike a hog. I learned that they were what they call "sea hogs."

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