Chapter 7 - Cutting from the Dailygraph

Chapter 7 starts with a newspaper cutting that was pasted in Mina's journal that first describes the terrible storm in Whitby on August 8th. The storm is described as being very sudden and very strong. It is written as an eye witness account and recalls the coastguard shining lights to guide to ships to the safety of the harbour. However one of these ships, a Russian vessel miraculously makes it to the harbour before it is discovered that everyone aboard is dead! When the boat lands on the beach a dog comes up from below deck and runs onto land and is reported missing the next day, although a Whitby resident's dog was seemingly attacked and killed by another dog! The reporter then says that the ship had a small cargo and that there were a few boxes of mould for a Whitby solicitor who has collected them. The chapter then moves on to the captain's log, which shows that one by one his crew slowly disappeared during the voyage. This makes it a lot harder for the remaining crew who become very scared and paranoid to keep the ship going through the torrential storms they come across. As they approach England they are suddenly surrounded and followed by a thick fog "which sunrise cannot pierce". The mate then approaches the captain telling him that there is another man / being aboard and that he has seen it. He says that he tried to stab him "but the knife went through It, empty as the air". He says that he believes it to be hiding in one of the boxes and goes below deck to search for it. He comes back screaming; telling the captain to flee as well then jumps overboard. The captain cannot abandon his ship and is willing to get his ship to land before ending his log. It then goes back to the article, saying that he will have a public funeral. The chapter then returns to Mina's journal and her account of the stormy night and of the captain's funeral. Whilst at the funeral she watches a very obedient dog; suspiciously howling and quivering seemingly in fear.