![]() Cole's friend managed to pull him into the boat and paddle to shore, where he died of injuries. Ĭole was reportedly swimming from a boat in the East River, New York, when a shark attacked him. Arthur pulled Gates into the boat and rowed ashore, where Gates was taken to the hospital. Arthur threw a stone at the shark, and the shark swam off. Arthur saw a shark he estimated to be 8 feet in length biting Gates by the hip. When he surfaced, he was crying for help. Gates decided to go bathing and jumped off the boat. Gates had gone crabbing with 16 year old Arthur Cole at Brooklyn, New York. īryant was killed while bathing off Brazos, Texas. It was reported that "the sharks had eaten him up" before help could reach him. Luther fell overboard from the whaling ship Jeannette off Kawaihae, Hawaii. Knocked overboard and killed by a shark near Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida. The shark was dragged onshore and discovered to be pregnant. One of the man's friends dove into the water and killed the shark with a knife. All the men made a break for their ship, and most managed to reach the vessel, except one, who was bitten in half "almost in reach of the oars". This man was among several others who were bathing in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, when a large shark appeared. He jumped overboard with the intent of swimming ashore, but was almost immediately attacked and killed by a shark. This sailor attempted to desert from the USS Pennsylvania off Norfolk, Virginia. Killed while wading ashore from a capsized vessel in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. Killed while swimming in Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Mansfield's body was never recovered, but scraps of his clothing later washed ashore, "leaving but little doubt that he was devoured by sharks." Cracton's mutilated body washed ashore the next day. He was able to rescue the other woman, but was himself killed while trying to save Mrs Cracton. Mansfield heard their cries and went to their assistance. Cracton was bathing with another woman in Pensacola, Florida, when a shark bit her and pulled her into deep water. Nickerson was drawing a seine net near Pensacola, Florida, when a shark seized him. Witnesses estimated the shark to be 25 feet (8 m) long. Killed while treading water awaiting rescue after being accidentally thrown overboard in Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina. Unconfirmed, presumed to be a Great white shark The boat soon resurfaced, but all that was ever found of Blaney was his hat. Another fisherman went to Blaney's assistance, but before they could get to him, the shark resumed its attack and submerged both the boat and Blaney. A large sea animal's body or head was seen lying on or across his boat, and it appeared that one of Blaney's arms had been disabled. While fishing from a dory 5 miles (8 km) east of Scituate, Massachusetts, Blaney was seen waving and calling for help. The attack was reportedly witnessed "by a number of Hawaiian chiefs." The shark bit off most or all of the victim's limbs, while his torso was left floating in the water. The victim was riding surf near Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii at the time of the attack. ![]() Unconfirmed, presumed to be a tiger shark Jemmy was swimming to a boat in Charleston, South Carolina, when a shark bit him in two just as he grabbed hold of the boat. A few days later, his body was found, lacking all of its limbs. ![]() ![]() This young boy was swimming to shore from a boat at Bristol, Rhode Island, when a shark attacked him, pulling him under the water. The victim later died of his injuries at Pololū Valley Hawaii. The victim was a young male who suffered a gash to one side of his buttocks following a shark attack at Maliu, Hawaii. His companions shot the shark and brought it ashore, where they cut it open and buried the man's remains. This man was in a boat off the coast of New England (location uncertain - either Maine or Massachusetts) with two other men when a shark came and bumped him out of the boat, biting him in two. Sampson was on a pleasure excursion in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts when a shark attacked his boat, knocked him overboard, and devoured him. ![]()
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