Other / Unknown · Los Angeles, California · 1884

CA-1884ID case-bf73de7b80Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 30, 2026

Creature: Other / Unknown
When: Jun 15, 1884to the day
Where: Los Angeles, Californiafallback location
Reports: 1 document1 independent

The account

Mr. D. P. Commandicfa reports vomiting a strange creature about three inches long, shaped like an eel with a smooth crown and darkened lines resembling matted hair.

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Details

Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
mapped to town level · from the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen.
When: Jun 15, 1884
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-bf73de7b80

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Source trail (1)

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Image 5 of Daily Los Angeles herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]), June 17, 1884
Newspaper · 1884-06-17
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