THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE — AUGUST 07, 1908
IS THIS A MERE MAID OR A MERMAID?
There is a newcomer in the “Court of Luna,” at Coney island, and it is described as a “real live mermaid of twenty years, beautiful to behold and with a longing for the companionship of fair women on earth.” But Frederic Thompson says the sea maiden must remain a captive and be content with a tank alongside the restaurant in Luna Park. Much against her will, the mermaid was removed yesterday from Barnegat and, at dusk, was slipped into the tank. Those who visit Luna to-day will have an opportunity to see her, for the “lid” will then be off the tank. Captain Silas Barton is reported to have caught this mermaid off Barnegat, N. J.
New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]), 07 Aug. 1908. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
