I am the first to admit that i love to read any shark related book, and jaws was. Site of the new jersey shark attacks of 1916 matawan, new. The jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of new jersey, in the united states, between july 1 and july 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one injured. Gay talese capuzzos account of the 1916 shark attacks on the jersey shore recaptures the intense drama of the real.
Following the death of arthur medici 26 from a shark attack off cape cod, memories of the most vicious shark of all time who terrorized new jersey back in 1916 are recalled. The shark mania that grips the country each summer began july 1, 1916, when a young stockbroker from philadelphia headed into the surf at beach haven, n. The 1916 shark attacks were an anomaly, levine said. Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved. In july 1916 a lone great white left its usual deepocean habitat and headed in the direction of the new. A 25yearold swimmer off the town of beach haven, new jersey was pulled from the water, the first fatal shark attack victim that would lead the coast in a panic for the.
July 1, 1916, was a fine day at the new jersey resort town of beach haven. Between july 1 and 12 of that year, a series of shark attacks terrified the coast of new jersey, as chronicled in the 2002 book close to shore. The jersey shore shark attacks from july 112 were later used even following the same order to help depict the attacks in peter benchleys book jaws, which spawned the movie of the same name. And it is where the inspiration for the movie jaws came from.
In july, 1916, chet roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the new jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in matawan creek he discovers the truth of the stories. A shark sunk its teeth into charles vansant, the 25yearold son of a philadelphia businessman, out for an evening swim in the resort town of. I survived the shark attacks of 1916 by lauren tarshis teen ink. It was july 1, 1916, and in beach haven the tourist season was in full swing.
Jul, 1916 shark kills two in new jersey creek a third boy survives, but injuries are grave when the shark came to the boy trying to rescue his freind. He was a bellhop at the essex and sussex hotel in spring lake, new jersey. Dec 10, 2015 the jersey shore shark attacks from july 112 were later used even following the same order to help depict the attacks in peter benchleys book jaws, which spawned the movie of the same name. The first recorded shark attacks in the united states happened in the new jersey shore in july 1916, when a great white swam to the beaches. Read these 3 books on the terror of shark attacks the new. Sep 16, 2018 following the death of arthur medici 26 from a shark attack off cape cod, memories of the most vicious shark of all time who terrorized new jersey back in 1916 are recalled. It was the trio that rushed in on the morning of july 3rd, 1916, just as chet was finishing up his shift at his uncles diner, to report the big news. The beach was filled with people who had taken the train down from philadelphia to beat the city heat. Site of the new jersey shark attacks of 1916 matawan. Jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 simple english wikipedia.
Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. Jul 06, 2016 the july, 1916 front page of the matawan journal describes a fatal shark attack on the man and the boy rose hill cemetery, the burial site of lester stillwell and stanley fisher is seen in matawan. The first attack occurred on july 1 st in the resort town of beach haven. A cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of jersey shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking miami beach. I survived the shark attacks of 1916 by lauren tarshis goodreads. Jul 10, 2015 between july 1 and 12 of that year, a series of shark attacks terrified the coast of new jersey, as chronicled in the 2002 book close to shore. Jul 06, 2015 the 1916 shark attacks were an anomaly, levine said.
I survived the shark attacks of 1916 by lauren tarshis. The first major attack occurred on saturday, july 1 at beach haven, a resort town established on long beach island off the southern coast of new jersey. A white shark is not going to stay around very long she said. In the summer of 1916, panic struck the jersey shore. Then, on july 6, 1916, charles bruder decided to go for a swim. Read these 3 books on the terror of shark attacks the. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The story didnt even make headlines though, just a small section in the back of the newspaper. The matawan shark attacks of 1916 matawan, nj patch. The shark attacks of 1916 book presque isle district. The jersey shore shark attack the 1916 shark attack spree began with an unsuspecting young man going for a leisurely swim off the jersey shore. The jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of new jersey, in the united states, between july 1 and 12, 1916. Jun 12, 2019 the new jersey shark attacks sent a message to people in the united states. Watch the video for a present day look at the site of the 1916 beach haven shark attack, where the nearby long beach island museum and the museum of new jersey.
The 1916 shark attacks off the jersey coast that was. Surprisingly, none of these conditions were met back in 1916. The new jersey shark attacks sent a message to people in the united states. In twelve days in the summer of 1916 shark attacks along the new jersey shore had left four dead and one maimed with the rogue shark still on the loose. Charles epting vansant, 23, of philadelphia, was on vacation at.
Shark kills bather off jersey beach, the evening times pawtucket, rhode island, july 7, 1916 charles bruder, an employee of a spring haven, new jersey resort, had just become the second victim in a series of shark attacks that plagued the jersey shore in july 1916. With previous deadly attacks in beach haven and spring lake, new jersey, the shark made its way north and down a freshwater creek in matawan, new jersey. He was taking a lunch break from his job as a bellhop at the essex and sussex hotel in spring lake on the afternoon of july 6, 1916. Its the summer of 1916 and the jersey shore is being terrorized by a great white shark. In 1916, people were just beginning to go into the ocean and swim for fun and recreation. The jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 kids news article. With previous deadly attacks in beach haven and spring lake, new jersey, the shark made its way north and down a freshwater creek in matawan, new jersey on july 12, where it would attack and kill. Ocean swimming was a relatively new form of entertainment in 1916.
In july 1916, five americans out for a swim were attacked and four were killed by the juvenile great white shark on the jersey shore. The terrifying shark attacks of 1916 9780767904148. The shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks from july 1 through july 12 1916. Jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 chondrichthyes wiki. The jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of new jersey between july 1 and july 12, 1916.
There were far more sharks throughout the world at the time of the 1916 attacks. It was probably a bull shark though and not a great white shark that was responsible for the attacks. This book takes the reader back to 1916 and the shark attacks in beach haven, spring lake, and finally, matawan creek, all in new jersey. Can 10yearold chet and his friends survive a swim in the local creek.
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulsepounding narrative, close to shore brilliantly recreates the summer of 1916, when a rogue great white shark attacked swimmers along the new jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. Its about the first recorded shark attacks in american history in 1916 on the new jersey shoreline. The 1916 attacks continued to be told anecdotally, in vague. They inspired the book and movie jaws which horrified beach goers and vilified sharks. The 1916 new jersey shark attacks were, and still are, quite the large mystery. Jan 16, 2019 as in, the famous jersey shore shark attacks of 1916, in which two swimmers were killed along the beaches in beach haven and spring lake and then two more in the brackish creek that runs through.
Read these 3 books on the terror of shark attacks the new york. The global shark attack file, which provides current and historical data on sharkhuman interactions, lists it as a shark fatality. No one will ever know for sure why these fatal shark attacks happened so suddenly at the same time since it was so long ago and due to the fact that shark behavior is still mostly. May 31, 2017 the shark mania that grips the country each summer began july 1, 1916, when a young stockbroker from philadelphia headed into the surf at beach haven, n. Spring lake is 45 miles north of beach haven, the sight of the first attack just five days earlier. The title of the book is i survived and the test of survival referred to is the shark attacks of 1916. In the summer of 1916, ten yearold chet roscow is captivated by the local news. This was the first everreported death or even attack by a shark. The reallife jaws that terrorized the jersey shore history. Jul 01, 2016 the global shark attack file, which provides current and historical data on sharkhuman interactions, lists it as a shark fatality. On july, 1916, john nichols, the ichthyologist from the american museum of natural history, arrived at matawan, the site of the most recent attacks.
Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved, with the great white shark and the bull shark most frequently cited. This article appeared on wikipedia s main page as todays featured article on september 6, 2007. Jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 is a featured article. They never imagined something like a shark attack, so the events were particularly shocking. Jersey shore shark attacks of 1916 the philadelphia inquirer reported the capture of a. Nearly 60 years before peter benchleys novel jaws, a real maneater lurked the waters of the new jersey coast. Between july 1 and 12, 1916, five people were attacked along the coast of new jersey by sharks. The surf rolled in and broke against the warm sands. The author gives pretty good accounts of each attack and then later he gives medical analogies.
May, 20 it was the trio that rushed in on the morning of july 3rd, 1916, just as chet was finishing up his shift at his uncles diner, to report the big news. In july, 1916, chet roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the new jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in matawan creek he. This book is about the summer of 1916 and in the jersey shore theres a great. See more ideas about shark, shark week and jersey shore shark attack. The reallife jaws new jersey shark attacks in 1916. Sep 19, 2018 the first recorded shark attacks in the united states happened in the new jersey shore in july 1916, when a great white swam to the beaches near beach haven and spring lake and, incredibly, to. Sep 01, 2018 it wasnt safe to go back in the water of the jersey shore in 1916, as a series of deadly shark attacks forever changed americans attitudes toward the sea creatures.
The new jersey shark attacks of 1916 helped make the animal an icon of. And although the shark attacks of 1916 are often referred to as the matawan shark attacks, they really began eleven days earlier in long beach island. In the rogue series of attacks from 112 july, unprecedented. New jersey shark attacks that left 4 people dead in 1916. I survived the shark attacks of 1916 by scott dawson. According to the local paper, on july 1st, a shark had attacked and fatally wounded a lone swimmer off the coast of beach haven, new jersey, just seventy miles south of elm hills. Lets look at what exactly happened almost 100 years ago. The beaches were filled with sunbathers and the ocean with swimmers. Located on the southern coast of new jersey, beach haven was situated on. This is the first book ive read on the 1916 new jersey shark attacks. The first recorded shark attacks in the united states happened in the new jersey shore in july 1916, when a great white swam to the beaches near beach haven and spring lake. A century later, memories of fatal shark attacks linger in.
The shark attacks that were the inspiration for jaws. As in, the famous jersey shore shark attacks of 1916, in which two swimmers were killed along the beaches in beach haven and spring lake and then two more in. Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved, with the great white shark and the bull shark most frequently cited as the culprits. The july, 1916 front page of the matawan journal describes a fatal shark attack on the man and the boy rose hill cemetery, the burial site of lester.
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