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Shark Attacks of 1916

Home Archive for Category: Shark Attacks of 1916
Saturday, July 8: Asbury Park

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08 JUL 1916

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Hobbes02

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Shark Attacks of 1916

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Saturday, July 8: Asbury Park

A shark is spotted just outside of the swim ropes. The lifeguard captain on duty took a boat out and beat it with an oar to chase it away. It

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Spring Lake

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06 JUL 1916

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Hobbes02

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Shark Attacks of 1916

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Thursday, July 6: Spring Lake

Charles Bruder was a 28-year-old Bell Captain at the Essex and Sussex Hotel in Spring Lake. Originally from Switzerland, Charles was supporting his mother, who was still living in Lucerna,

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Charles Epting Vansant

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01 JUL 1916

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Hobbes02

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Shark Attacks of 1916

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Saturday, July 1: Beach Haven

Approx. 5:00 pm: Charles Epting Vansant arrived in Beach Haven via train from Philadelphia, Pa., with his father and sisters in an attempt to escape the sweltering city heat and

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