Norfolk Virginian, July 25, 1889

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reprinted from Cape Charles Pioneer, July 24.Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Fishing

A fishing party, consisting of several young ladies and gentlemen visiting Cobb's Island, went out on Thursday morning for the purpose of fishing for sharks. They had only been out for half an hour when the line of one of the ladies, Mrs. John G. Wilson of Smithfield, Va., began tightening, and much to her surprise, she brought in a large shark weighing upwards of 350 pounds and about 10 feet long.