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E arly Fisherie s o f C a p e Ann ( illus with m odels of shing vess e ls)
A R e m arkabl e E sca p e on Board S c h C o d s e e k e r
Glouc e ster H arbor in 1 8 0 6 ( ill ustrat e d with m ap)
A W in ter s Trip to Geo r ge s (i lll u s t r a t e d )
Table giving Pri ces of M ack e r e l for th e Past 5 2 Y e ars
e m a r k ab l e Adv e ntur e s e t c ( illustrated
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Notabl e Fishing Fares ( illustrated)
T h e O l d Ti m e Fish e ry at S qua m
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Fore ig n Co m m e rc e of Glouc e st e r ( illustrat e d )
Fish e r m e n C o m ing into Port Fro m t h e Ho m e of t h e Fish to the
Tabl e of t h e Consu m e r ( illus trate d )
The R egatta ( illustrat e d)
A Nig h t i n Boston Bay
Truthful and S tartling Accounts of Tough Ti m e s e tc ( illustrated)
T h e Fr e nch m an s S t e w and t h e Disgust e d Irish m e n
Do r y Voyage s across the Atlantic ( il lustrat e d )
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S aving t h e C abl e
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R ob s First Cruis e ( illustrated )
Lost i n t h e Fog ( illustrat e d )
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Nine yea r s ago we publ ishe d T H E F I S HE R
M E N S M E MO R I L
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A N D
R E CO R D BO O K
at onc e m e t with popular favor and the two
editions o f 3 5 0 0 copi e s hav e n early al l b e e n
sold O rd e rs hav e be e n rec e iv e d fro m Nova
S cotia to Cal ifornia fro m those wh o once
pull e d a lin e o n board a Cap e An n sher m an
an d fro m this cl ass e specially the work has
r e c e ived a m ost att e ring r e c e ption
Fo r the past t wo y e ars we have be e n i m p ortun e d by the s h e rm e n to pub
l ish an oth e r si m ilar work which would prove a co m p anion volu m e carrying
the record of lost vessel s and m e n to t h e dat e of publication thus nis h ing
t h e l ist to date and adding s uch m atte r i n r e lation to the sheries as we had
gath e re d i n th e interi m
This volu m e is in an swer to o ft repeate d requests W e h ave e n deavored
to m ake it r e liable and of sp e cial int e r e st to t h at class of m e n who m we hav e
kn o wn fro m ch ild hood th e h ardy s h e r m e n who m a n the eet and e ar n
th e ir l iv e l i h ood a m idst con stant peril ; the m e n who hav e d one so m uch
toward buildi n g up Gloucester th e p roduc e rs fro m old oc e an s harvest elds
who draw d e posits fro m Banks which have nev e r y e t refused to honor their
drafts who go forth at all seasons and br ave the dang e rs of t h e sea i n orde r
to o b t a in a n honest l ivelihood for th e m selves and those d e penden t up o n
the m
Th rough the labors of the sher m en m ainly G loucester h as grown fro m
a p o p ulation of 6 3 5 0 and a val uation of o ne m illion dol lars i n 1 8 4 0 to a
present population o f
and a valuation e xc e e ding n ine m illions show
ing an i ncrease in t h e bri e f period of 4 1 y e ars of u p wards of 2 0 0 per cent
in population and over 8 0 0 per ce nt i n valuation T h rough his skilled
o p erations and the adva n tages taken of his labors the shing busin e ss of
Gloucest e r has grown fro m an enterpris e of secondary i m portance to rank
a m ong th e valuabl e p roducing intere s ts of t h e country I n 1 8 4 7 thirty v e
years ago t h e total valuation of the shing product fro m this po r t was
a n d n o w in roun d nu m bers it exc e eds
yearly
To this cla s s Gl o ucester owe s m uch and t h e y a r e e ntitl e d to the kindly
consideratio n o f every g oo d citi z en Arou n d the m s h o uld be thrown ev e ry
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The ton n age e m pl oyed in th e C ape An n Fishe ries at the outbreak of the
R e volution could not have been far fr o m f o rty eigh t hun d r e d ton s r e p r e
s e nted by o ne hundred and fty schooners and boats an d e m pl o y ing about
s ix hun dred m e n The y e arly pro duct m ay be esti m ated at forty eigh t
thousand quintals of a value of o n e hund red thousa n d dollars
The R evolution of course put an e m bargo on Bank shing as wel l a s
an e nd to the exportation of s h and the busine s s s oo n dwindle d to in s ig
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away to dance upon the shore I w e nt ash o re t o s e e the m and gave to each
a kn ife and so m e biscuit which caused the m to dance again b e tt e r than
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charcoal of an other bay ;t wh ich they re pres e nted v e ry large on whic h t h ey
put six pebbl e s at e qual distances gi v ing m e to und e rstan d by so doing that
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gloo m to distinguish the fatal light for light it is sure ly approac h ing !
Th e re is hope yet that t h e co m ing craft m ay drift across our bows without
striking us for the tid e l S s e tting ov e r t h at way so m e what Yond e r s h e
e m e rges fro m t h e gloo m and we can distinguish t h e d im outline of h e r spa r s
an d hull I t see m s as if nothing short of a m iracl e can pre v en t t h e dange r
fro m cul m inating The skipp e r has twice lift e d his axe to strik e t h e s ever
i ng bl ow at the cabl e but t h e r e m e m bran ce of t h e v e ssels to le e ward of us
caus e s h i m to hesitat e But for this we s li o u l d doubtless hav e cut at t h e
rst al ar m N o w s h e rises on t h e cr e st o f a s e a right ahead of us and ve
s e conds m ore wil l t e ll th e tal e T h e suspen s e w h ich thrills e v e ry breast
susp e nds re s p iration ; al m ost sto p s circulation T h e tongu e is powerl e s s
an d al l the faculti e s are con ce n trat e d in t h e e yes E v e ry ga z e is ri v ete d on
t h e vessel as s h e ris e s m ore on t h e h o w t h is ti m e and e very m a n draw s
a great brea th of relief for we kn o w that t h e dange r is past !
S h e is n o w abreast of us but going away slowly on t h e starboard quarte r
S o n e ar is s h e that we fe e l her cabl e run n ing up across our o w n but we
know fro m its buoyancy that there is n o anchor o n the e nd of it so we ha ve
n o fe ar of its hooking hol d of us Away into the gloo m out of sight drifts
t h e fated v e ss e l h e r cr e w unconscious of t h e n e w p e rils so near at ha bd to
l e e ward T h e drift s h e was m ak i ng when we l ost sight of h e r would take
he r v e ry ve r y n e ar the v e ss e l whos e b e arings we took on the starboard quar
ter before t h e storm set in God help the poor fellows
To be adrift o n
G e orges Bank at such a ti m e a m ong a e et of vesse ls is a dange r only
to be reali z e d by thos e who hav e b e e n t h rough so m e e x p e rienc e of t h e kind
I s it by c h anc e that t h e snow s h ortly aft e r this sudd e nly c e ases ? The
cessation is of but sh ort duration but as it cl e ars to l e eward all ey e s are
s e arc h in g for th e lights and soon o n e is d e scri e d as it rises on t h e s e a W e
try to s e e t h e ot h e r we k now t h ere m ust be two i n that dire ction T h e
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n e xt s e a r e v e al s to all that t h e re a r e t wo lights th e r e T O G E T H E R !
an d horri e d cry ann ounc e s this discovery an d the n e v e ry m a n s e e m s fro z e n
to a statu e The t e rribl e in t e re st cen t e r e d in thos e e ntangl e d lights see m s
to suspen d ev e ry s e ns e but that of sight which it in tensies
This scen e has scarcely beco m e distinct wh e n lik e a vision it fad e s away
T h e snow falls again an d the lights disa p p e ar wheth e r behind the curtai n
of sno w or wh e th e r th e y sink into the e m brac e of t h e furious giant who was
ye st e rday so softly e nchanting us we are in doub t But of the e n d of the
encounter th e re is a 1a s l n o roo m e ve n for doubt
D aylight br e aks or rath e r cr e eps o n us at last
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a m a n on board h e he ind e l or Christian who does no t fe e l a s e ns e o f
thankfulnes s as he recogn i ze s the long d e fe rred light slowly spre ading ove r
and through the scene The cre sts o f the breaking s e as beco m e visible
fu r ther a n d fu rth e r The s n o wake s s h o w up i n relie f a ai ns t t h e in c r e w
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ing dawn an d soon al l the daylight the storm wil l perm it is ours The cook
does n ot lay any table for bre akfast and we go down an d snatch what we
S ev e ral u gly seas board e d us
can to e a t a n d swal low so m e hot co ffe e
durin g the night and bulwarks are stove gurry kids s m as h e d and other
da m age don e but all thought of this dwarfe d in to i n s ig n i c a n c e in t h e face
of the thrilling scene we w e re going through
As t h e m orning advan c e s it beco m e s evid e nt that we h av e seen th e
extre m e fury of t h e stor m T h e glass is b e ginning to ris e and towards
noon t h e snow slowly c e a s es T h e wind is also m oderating W e e ndeavor
in the aft e rn oon to snatch a n ap I try h ard to sl e e p but with p oor s uccess
My i m agin ation is e xcited and m y sl e e p is tf u l an d troubled with dre a m s
I fancy m ys e lf on board t h e lost v e ss e ls during th e last f e w ho p e l ess m in
utes and a pp e ar t o ha v e pl e n ty of l e isur e to obs e rv e t h e e ff e cts as sh own i n
the di ff e r e nt fac e s around m e I m ark e xpression s of wild supplication of
cool r e signatio n Of st e ady bravery of d e speration and wick e d bra v ad o e v e n
yet H e re I recogni z e the face of a young m a n who has oft e n s p ok e n of
his ho p e o f soon going across t h e oc e an to s e e onc e m ore h is m oth e r an d
sist e rs the re and e ndeavori ng to get th e m to acco m p any h i m back The re
is anot h e r wh o has a m assed a resp e ctabl e s u m in the savings bank and has
hopes of soon investin g in a vessel h i m s e lf and of m arrying at the sa m e
ti m e In another fac e I recogni z e a frank ch e e rful young fe ll o w j ust
b e gin ning the world full of hop e an d boist e rous m e rri m en t and whos e only
faul t is that h e is too fr e e for his o wn good A n d lastly another fa m ilia r
fac e I h ave oft e n se e n ; m ark the stol id stupid indi ffe re nce of expression
ev e n n o w H e is a m arri e d m a n and h as a d e s e rving wife but h e hi m s e lf
e
e
e
is a drunkard long since lost to all s ns of s lf res p ect I t is ever so
wh e n a m a n o v e rst e p s t h e bounds of bl ess e d m od e ration an d allows all his
m ind soul and str e ngth to c e ntr e on the bottle
W h at thoughts occupy lzzr
m ind in this awful m o m e n t ? Is he con su m ed with r e m orse ? Has he a
though t for th at wo m an h e has wronged and m ad e m is e rabl e a ll her life
long ? Does h e think of his n egl e ct e d child re n ? O r is h e m e rely wish ing
for a parting gras p an d swig of that bottle whic h should be a co m fort but is
so oft e n m ade a curse ?
O v e r t h e b r in k o f i t
P i c t u r e i t th i n k o f i t
D is s o lu te m an
J ust as th e s e words ar e runn ing t h rough m y m ind so m ebody shakes m e
an d savs I a m talking gibb e rish
T h is is so m e what m ortifying for I coul d
have e m ph atically d e clar e d that I was giving e xpre ssion to th e abov e quota
tion fro m Hood
I go on d e ck and nd oth e r restl e ss on e s shing I follow suit an d ge t
a f e w sh B e fore dark we h e av e in
slack cable
The wind is i n th e
southward n o w but i t will co m e round to the westward I m anage t o ge t
.
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CO L L I N
The following incid e nts e xtracts fro m a daily j ourn al kept by th e write r
wh il e e ngage d in t h e fresh halibut sh e ry an d r e m arkabl e and we l l a u th e n
t i c a t e d p e rson al e xp e ri e n c e s of oth e rs i t is hop e d will convey to t h e r e ad e r
so m e id e a of t h e vicissitud e s and p e rils to w h ich our sh e r m e n a r e exp os e d
w h il e p ursuing t h e ir ha z ardous occu p ation At the sa m e ti m e so m e knowl
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fo u nd e xa m p l e s of coura ge ous daring a n d h a r d ih o o d unsurpassed by any
thing whic h has ever b e en writt e n Th e re ar e f e w ind e ed a m ong thos e
wh o hav e b e e n e ngage d in the Glouc e ster sh e ries who can not r e lat e truth
ful though startli n g tal e s of t h e ir p e rsonal ad v e ntures T h o u gh n on e of ou r
sh e ri e s a r e e xe m p t fro m p e ril it m ay b e safe ly said t hat the wint e r cod
s h e r y on G e org e s Bank and t h e trawl shery es p e cially that for haddock
an d halibut in wint e r a r e th e m os t dange rous of all T h e last n a m e d
2 I
T h e s h ing s m ack s o f G l o uc e st e r t h e se a b o at s o f C ap e A n n
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S TA R TI NG F O R T H E
BAN K
.
F I S HE R M E N
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O WN
B O O
K
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preven t their thawing A little before n oon the tid e s e rv ing at that ti m e
we got underway and worked out of the harb or With a m oderate southwe s t
wind A ft e i p assing E astern Poin t our course was shap e d e ast by south
and we went S kipping away before t h e wind leaving Brace s Cov e Bas s
R ocks and Thacher s I sland wit h i t s two tall lighthouses on our port hand ;
while astern th e sn o w covered shore s of Magnolia an d the m ore distan t l an d
ab o ut S ale m an d Marblehead soo n gre w indistinct and was n ally lost to
v iew
I n the m eanti m e the ropes have bee n coiled dorie s turn e d b o tto m up and
s ecurely lash e d and the vessel pu m p ed out ; while our e ars have bee n
pleasantly greeted by th e ding dong of t h e cook s din n e r b e ll calling us
away fro m straig htening up things o n d e ck
The cre w is divided into
t wo gangs for m e als t h e tabl e in the forecastle n ot b e ing large enough to
acco m m odat e all O n e of the second gang n o w ca m e aft saying : I ll ke e p
h e r along S kippe r while you ge t din ner
where upon I gav e up the whe e l
which I had h e ld si n ce starting an d wen t with th e rst gang down t o din
ne r
For dinner we had t h e usual rst m eal at se a which hastily prepared
c o n sis t s of boiled salt b e ef an d potatoes whit e biscuits p ilot bread an d
butter strong te a and fried beefsteak This bill of fare is v e r y m uc h
ch anged as soon as the D octor ( cook) has ti m e to p repare a great e r
variety and th o ugh beefsteak o r othe r fr e sh m eat is rare ly s e en aft e r the
rst f e w days out the table is well provided with plen ty of good bre ad cakes
pies & c and l ast though n o t least the nest s h are served up i n a m anne r
r arely equalled elsewh e re
Afte r dinn e r the pat e n t log is put out a n o te m ade of the bearing an d
distance of the lan d and then e verybody is calle d aft to thu m b th e hat i n
All han ds n ow stand aroun d an i n ve rte d
o rde r that the watch m ay be set
hat taking hold of it so t h at t h e thu m bs are on top of the r i m The skippe r
then turns away his head and reaching over touches o n e of the thu m bs
an d the n counts around fro m left to right any nu m ber previously decid e d
u pon
The rst one that the cou nt reach e s h as the rst watch T h e
counting then b e gin s at the next thu m b with O n e an d so o n until each
m an kn ows his watch and with t h e inj unction fro m t h e skipper
R e m em be r
n o w who m y o u call
the perfor m ance en ds and the one h aving the rst
watch takes the wheel
W e n o w have an oppor tunity to n o tice critically the vessel u p on the m e r
it s of which we d e pend n ot only for the s ucc e ssful issue o f t h e voyage in a
pecuniary sens e but for t h e p rese r vati o n of life its e lf S h e is a clipper
schooner of 8 0 tons with n e lines and broad bea m but snug rigge d that
i s carryin g but one j ib a s be t s the winte r weather
Forward o n th e
,
F I S HE R M E N
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l arboard side o f
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B O O
h
m
h
s t e dining roo m of t h e vess e l an d the sl e ep ing
n icely nis e d and for
a p art m e nt for part of t h e cre w A door op e ns fro m t h e fore castl e into the
forehold where the provision s wate r and fu e l are store d and where the
cook has his pantry
O u r cr e w aside fro m the cook and m yself nu m b e r tw e lve m e n : stout
h ardy an d brav e fellows sel e cted for th e l i prociency as s e a m e n and s h e r
men
E ach one is known to be
a good m a n o n board a v e ss e l wh ich
m eans that he I S an agreeable shi p m at e and c a n always be reli e d o n to
p e rfor m any n e c e ssary duty with out i n c h i ng
But while we have be e n looking ov e r the vessel the wind h as incre as e d ;
t h e land has sunk b e low the hori z on and our littl e schoon e r is rushing
along at a liv e ly rate occasionally sending h e r le e rail u n d e r as S h e l urches
in t h e rising sea ; whil e frequen t dash e s of S p ray co m e ying ov e r t h e
weath e r quarter rail A rival vess e l also boun d to the Banks is close by
and although our to p m ast bends and s e e m s lik e ly to go o v e r t h e S ide we do
not short e n sail until we see a m ov e m e nt for th at p urp o se on board the
o th e r
W e h ave al ready carri e d our light sails long en ough an d the stay
sail co m e s utt e rin g down to t h e d e ck like a gre at w h ite bird t h e ga ff t o p
sail is also cl e w e d up and away goes a m a n to f u rl it ni m bly cli m bing t h e
rigging to th e m ain m ast head
A little before sev e n o clock P M our vessel took a h e avy lurch to le e
ward s e nding h e r lee rail s o far und e r that when s h e straight e ned up t h e
deck was n e arly full an d several buck e ts ful ca m e d ow n the co m panio n way
w e tting the b e d cloth e s in th e le e bunks and also t h e boots lying o n t h e
oor T h is e p isode call e d forth excla m ations m ore forcibl e than p olit e fro m
the occupants of t h e le e bunks an d S h outs of la ught e r fro m th e ir c o m p a n
ions wh o could s e e only t h e ludicrous sid e of t h e accid e n t T h e s e a by t h is
ti m e h ad rise n S harp and choppy and so fre qu e n t were the l urch e s the
m ainboo m oft e n going und e r t o t h e slings that we soo n after double r e efe d
,
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F I S HE R /M E N
O WN
B O O
K
.
the m ain s ail This done I go below for the nigh t giving the usual ord e r
to call m e if th e re is any chang e in t h e force or dire ction of th e wind
T h us ends t h e rs t day out ; and nev e r p e rhaps were w ords wri tt e n
whic h so tly describe the situatio n of t h e out ward bou n d sher m an as those
of Byron whe n he says :
O n c e m o r e u p o n th e w a t e r s ; y e t o n c e m o r e
A n d t h e w av e s b e n e at h m e a s a s te e d
T h at k n o w s h i s ri d e r We lco m e t o th ir ro ar !
S w i f t b e t h e i r g u i d an c e w h e r e o e r i t l e a d ;
T h ugh th e s trai n e d m as t s h o uld q u iv e r as a re e d
S t i ll m u s t I o n : f o r I am as a w e e d
lu g f r o m t h e r o ck o n o c e an s f o am to s ai l
Wh e re e r t h e s u rg e m ay s we e p t h e te m pe st s b re ath p re v ai l
.
BAN KI N A GAL E
R U NN I NG F O R T H E
j
n or west an d the baro m eter which was on
in dicat e d still m ore win d
T h e night ( or e arly m orning) was int e ns e ly dark and ha v ing previously
tak e n in and furled the m ainsail a n d gaff topsail we double re e fed t h e fore
sail at
A M and took the bonnet out of the j ib At this ti m e t h e win d
was incre asing rapidly blowing in S harp p u ffs and hauling to N N E
while it grew cold very fast causing the ying spray to soo n congeal into
ice on the rigging and such p ortions of t h e hull as were not too m uch unde r
wat e r At
A M the win d had freshened to a gal e and the sea ran
S harp and high causing our vess e l whic h wa s running with t h e wind abea m
to occasionally tak e a heavy lurch to leeward Fearing the dorie s m ight be
inj ured if we co ntinu e d o n our course we furle d t h e j ib and hov e to und e r
t h e re e fed for e sail un til 7 o clock in the m orning at which ti m e we k e p t o ff
again th e wind in th e inte ri m having change d to N N W which was fai r
f
for us t h ough it was still blowi ng hard
I t was int e nsely cold all the
N o t wit h
m orning and ice m ade rapidly o n d e ck and about the rigging
s tanding this h o wev e r we set the j ib and riding sail s oon aft e r bre akfast
an d a half hour later s a w a v e ssel at anchor ah e ad which as we approach e d
There was no o n e to b e s e e n on
n e ar e r we kne w was the E vere tt S t e e le
h e r d e ck an d as we pass e d clos e to h e r stern our m e n m ost of who m had
gath e red aft on the quart e r j oin e d in a g e n e ral shout This had t h e d e sired
an d fo u r or v e of t h e S t e e l e s cr e w rush e d u p bar e h e ad e d an d
e ffect
stocking foot e d to b e greeted by the laught e r of our fe llows as we w e n t
dashing by At 1 0 o clock A M we pass e d a brig which wa s lying to
u n d ay
an u a r y
6M
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HE R M E N
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B O O
AS H E D
O UT O F A
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DO
FO
Y A T E R R I BL E
R LI F E
S T R U GGL E
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B O O
K
.
on b oard several halibut lay h awsed up in such a m anner that her S ide
was so m ewhat e x p osed to t h e s e a a huge curling wave ca m e tearing along
striking with full force both m e n and dory t h e form er being thrown over
board and t h e l att e r nearly ll e d with water Devin e went ov e r the S id e
b ut fortunat e ly for h im was near enoug h to grasp the gunwale of t h e boat
and cli m b into her W ith L e e howe v e r the case was quite di ff e re nt T h e
s e a broke ov e r the dory with such viole nce as to throw h i m a distanc e of a
d oz e n or fte e n fe et fro m her He wa s so m uch en cu m bered with h e avy
clothing and sea boots t h at he could n o t pre vent hi m self fro m sinking I n
t h e m e anti m e his dory m ate fast e ned t h e trawl to the b o w of t h e boat s o as
to k e e p her a s n early head to the sea as possibl e and fright e ned fo r his o iv n
As goo d
s afety m ade desperate e ff orts to bail ou r the n e arly lled dory
fortune woul d h ave it howev e r the sl acking of t h e trawl allowe d the dory
to drop slowly to lee ward and t h e tid e also swe p t the struggling m an S lowly
t o windward who as h e sank for t h e second and as he thought l ast ti m e
felt his h and co m e i n contact wit h the trawl about t wo or thre e fatho m s
un der water I t is said that a drowning m a n will clutch at a straw and it
re quires no great stre tch of i m agin ation to un de rstand h o w eagerly this stout
li n e was grasped by t h e sinking sh e r m a n Though quit e exhausted by his
e fforts h e still re tain e d his wits an d his indo m i table courage and a t once
began to haul hi m s e l f toward the dory hand ove r hand along the li ne
Al m ost as soon as h e bega n this process o ne of the stout hooks caught i n his
for e nge r and passed co m plet e ly through it n e ar the e n d To an ordinary
person this would hav e b e en c e rtai n d e ath un de r such circu m stanc e s b u t
d e t e r m in e d not to give up while life lasted he reach e d the oth e r hand as fa r
up o n the trawl as h e could and with a desp e rate pull tore t h e h ook c o m
*
H
e wa s
l
e te ly t h rough o r out of his ng e r end m aki n g an ugly wound
p
j ust as he got his h e ad above water an d caught
n o w able to proc e ed but
his bre ath j ust a t t h e very last instant of en durance with his hand clutching
t h e gunwale of t h e boat a s e cond hook caught i n t h e leg of his trousers
Though he shout e d to his co m pa n ion the m a n rend e re d n o assistance fe ar
ing that shoul d he m ove to t h e S ide the water logged do r y would up s et
L e e m ustered all of his fast ebbing en e rgi e s and by o n e last an d m ighty
e ff ort pull e d h i m s e lf ov e r t h e S ide of the boat an d fell sens e l e ss t o the
botto m
All of this though long in the t e lling occupi e d a ve ry short ti m e
but the s e con ds wer e eve ntful on e s and p e rhaps n o better voucher for the
invincible pluck of o ur sh e r m e n coul d be giv e n than by the stat e m ent o f
the single fact that after recove ring s o m e what fro m his exhaustion un m in d
ful of his t orn and bleeding nger as well as of the breaking waves sweeping
h ad
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an d
th e
wo u nd h ad
ee n r e c e iv e d
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B O O
by L e e woul d not return to the vess e l until he had nished hauling the
trawl thus acco m plishing the task he start e d out to do
The abov e is o n e o f th e m any instances that m ight b e m e ntioned to S ho w
that so m e m e n se e m e n dow e d with a luck all t h e ir own in e scaping fro m
perilous positions wh e n th e ir co m panions ap p are ntly i n n o worse a scra p e
h av e lost th e ir liv e s T h is is large ly due to be sure to th e ir indo m itabl e
pluck an d p e rs e v e ranc e in e ff orts to sav e their liv e s so long as a bre ath
r e m ains and a pres e nce of m ind t h at enables th e m to m ake t h e m ost of any
fortunat e circu m stance
,
LO
S S O F T HE
FO
R E ST
BE L L E
o m e
al l
yo u h
rdy sh e r m e n
r v e s se l n e e r w as l au n ch e d
O r o e r th e w i ld w av e s e w ;
A n d b r av e r h e a r t s w e r e n e v e r k n o w n
T h an th o se o f h r h ardy cre w
T we l v e stu rdy m n i n p r im e o f l ife
D arin g w inte r gal e an d s to r m
L e f t t e n d e r w i v e s an d m o th e r s d e ar
T o w a tc h f o r t h e i r r e t u r n
Wh at th o s e d ar in g m e n d id s u ff e r
N o o n e w i ll e v e r kn o w
U p o n t h at w i ld an d w i ntr y s e a
Wh e n h o w l ing W in d s d id bl o w
T h e r ag i n g w av e s e n g ul fe d t h e i r b a r k
N o h an d w a s th e re t o s av e
Th at l ittl e b an d o f g all an t m e n
ro m a co ld an d w ate r y gr av e
ty g t
e n i n e t e e nth d ay
e
o ve
e n w i th a n o r w e s t g a l e
e a e ss
e se
r o m C ap e A n n b o re aw ay :
B o u n d aw ay u n t o t h e G r an d B an k
W i n t h e w h i te c a pp e d w ave s th e y y ;
A h ! l i tt l e d re am e d th o se s e am a n b o ld
T h at so so o n th e y all m u st d i e
bl e ss t h e m o u r ng fr d t y v e l e ft
A n d c o m fo rt t h o s e w h o w e e p
F o r h u sb an d s s o n s an d b r o th e r s d e ar
N o w bu r i e d i n t h e de e p
T h o ugh p arte d fro m th e i r l o v e d o n e s h e r e
T h e re i s a b righ te r sh o re
Wh e re th e y m ay m e e t th e m o n ce ag ain
T h e r e p art i ng s ar e no m o r e
ne
Tw i th F l l
N m b r th
T h f rl m
as
of
si x
-e
i h
With te n d e r wo rd s an d fo n d c are s s
T h e y p arte d f r o m th o s e d e ar
C h e e r u p s ai d th e y we l l so o n be b ack
I f G o d o u r l i ve s d o th sp are
With a ch i ng h e art s w i v e s m o th e r s w e e p
F o r n o n e c an t e l l t h e t a l e
O f t h e B e ll e s s a d f at e bu t a l l s u p p o se
S h e fo u n d e r e d i n a g a l e
W ho
w in te r s h i ng g o ;
W h o f ac e th o e n o rth e r n w i n tr y bl asts
ie r c e s t o r m s o f h a i l a n d s n o w
Pau se h e re aw h il e an d l i ste n
Wh i l e a d r e ad ful t al e I te ll
O f a w i n te r g a l e an d th e s ad s ad l o ss
O f t h e s c h o o n e r o r e s t B e ll e
,
ie n
ni
F I S HE R M E N
N o tab l e
O WN
B O O
Fishi ng F ar e s
BAN KT R I P S
F I S HE R M E N
and
B O O
0 WN
29
one of
lbs ; f ro m March 8 to O ctober 1 5 th e f o s ie M C a l d e r
wo o d m ade v e trips to t h e W e st e rn and Gran d Banks and B a n qu e r e a u
taking i n round n u m bers
lbs c o d s h an d
lbs halibut stock
ing
bel iev e d to b e th e best season s work in the Bank c o d s h e r y
T h e largest a m oun t of Bank c o d s h e v e r la n d e d at Glouc e st e r in a singl e
w e e k wa s
lbs tw e nty v e fare s for the w e e k e nding J uly 2 7 1 8 7 6
lbs ; for th e we e k
t h e total c o d s h r e c e i p ts for t h at w e e k b e ing
Bank c o d s h w e r e lan d e d
e nding S e pt 1 6 1 8 8 0 fte e n far e s of
at Gloucest e r and for t h e we e k e n d ing S e p t 1 3 1 8 7 7
lbs S c h
P ly m o n tn B o c k took
lbs on o n e Bank trip in 1 8 7 8 O n a v e
m ont h s trip in 1 8 7 3 s c h
C a r r i e P M o r to n Capt Charles A K
e ene took
lbs c o d s h and
lbs h alibut stocking
the cr e w shar
ing
the b e s t stock on o n e trip in this s h e ry of which we have any
re cord S c h a g/zt Te mp l a r C ap t Mic h a e l M c D o n a ld stock e d
5
on o n e trip in 1 8 7 3 b e ing absen t only two and one half m onths In 1 8 7 7
lbs c o d s h and
lbs
sc h
C o n c o r d Capt John Dago l an d e d
h alibut fro m a W e ster n Bank tri p stocking
in four m on t h s and t wo
d ays
S c h B e n : P e r l ey P o o r e Capt C h arl e s H Nut e l and e d
lbs
c o d s h an d
lbs halibut fro m a fou r te en we e ks tri p in 1 8 7 2 sto c king
In 1 8 7 9 t h e C o r i n n a f f B zs nop ar r iv e d
t h e cr e w S haring
ho m e in August fro m a s e v e n te e n we e ks Bank tri p wit h
lbs larg e
c o d sh
lbs s m all do and
lbs e t c h e d halibut h aving sold
lbs in N e wfo u ndl and giving her a catch of
lbs sh
.
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FL E TC H E D HA L I B UT
F R E S H HA L I B U T
'
'
'
F I S HE R M E N
30
O WN
B O O
K
.
'
F I S HE R
ME
GE O
GE
o WN
B O O
FA R E S
G R E E NLAN D T R I P S
l argest fare of e t c h e d halibut ev e r l and e d at this p ort was
lbs by sch B u n k e r Hi l l Ca p t Joh n M c D o n a ld fro m a Gre e nland voyag e
T h e sa m e y e ar sch H e r m a n B a l s o n Ca p t Charl e s
in 1 8 8 1 stocking
h
d
e
c
e
t
Lawson
took
lbs
halibut
and
a
quantity
of
oth
r
sh
on
e
J
the coast of Greenland stocking
on a four m on ths tri p ; the
Th e
.
*I n
18 79 th
T r i t o n h ad
trip
lb s
sp
l it c o d sh
an d
lb s h
.
l ibu t
FI S
2
3
HE R M E N
0 WN
B O O
K
.
crew shar e d
each and the skipper s shar e and co m m ission a m ounte d
to
I n 1 8 7 0 s c h C a le b E a to n Ca p t J o h n S M c Qu in n lan ded
lbs e t c h e d h alibut and a quan tity of sal m on and n s fro m a four
m ont h s Greenland trip stocking about
H I GH P R I C E S
HA L I B U T
FO R
KBAN KAN D
QU I C
GE O
R GE S
TR I P S
C un a r d ,
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B O O
33
HO
RE
FI S HIN G
an
din
be r
lbs p o
.
sc h
ll o ck
E mma S
O sie r m
1 88 1 ,
o ve m
*I h
de
t w o p o ll o e k i ng
trip s
in s i
de
f 5
d ay s
FISHE RM
34
B O OK
O WN
EN S
4,
88 1 ,
E R E L FA R E S
MAC K
FISHE RM EN S
O WN
BOO
35
DO R
Y FA R E S
FISHERM EN
6
3
Th e Old
O WN
B O O
K
.
G DE O N
ne e
en ,
s ee r
ar
es
te
on
on
a zs
nn
r an
o er
ne e
rne
ie
e nze n
ze
n 1
r e
The busin e ss of shing at S qua m m ust have co m m enced with its settle
m en t for the n ot over productive soil could h av e a ff orded but a scanty
l ivelihood an d the early settlers were doubtless attract e d by t h e product s
of the s e a which were plent iful and easily obtained Tradition d o c u m e n
tary evidence and land m arks tend to prove tha t the s h eries co m m ence d
here at a very early period and ourish e d for m any years T h e p l ace s
which tradition ass e rts were once the sit e s of shing establish m ents h ardly
a trace of which re m ains an d t h e shing stands of a later p e riod with th e i r
W harves an d warehouses cru m bl ing to decay m ark t wo eras of prosperity i n
the shing business t h at have long since pass e d away
C ould we go back in i m agination to that earli e r era 3 could we bridge ove r
the lapse of years that h ave inte r vened 3 an d tell h o w the sh e r m e n lived
h o w they captured th e ir s h describe th e ir clu m sy and ill con triv e d crafts
r e coun t the dangers and difculti e s th e y encounter e d we m ight co m pile
'
o WN
FISHERM EN S
B O O
37
li s h m e n t s
sought out U ncle Ben who liv e s n ear t h e place as t h e one m ost lik e ly to
U ncle B e n i s a h al e o ld
b e abl e to i m part the info r m ati o n we desire d
W
FISHERM EN S
8
3
B O O
O WN
h
m
e
R
aven s duck sails cotton duck
S e had he p or what was then call d
*
was the n unkn own and carried a scout horn to wet the m down wh e n the
wind was m od e rate Th e y us e d to coast along shore carrying corn and
lu m b er and on ce went as f ar south as C h arleston
Aar o n Hodgki n s h ad a p inkey of twen ty tons called the W i llo w He
wen t in her hi m s e lf going fro m he re Aaron and Vinc e nt W h e e l e r broth
Th e y wen t
e r s had a square stern boat whose n a m e I do n o t re m e m b e r
fro m W heeler s Point O ve r in Goose Cove above t h e m ill d am wh e re
-
h e m p s ai s
h o n , a p o
FISHERM EN S
B O OK
O WN
39
'
FISHERM EN S
40
B O OK
O WN
*A
Re
full d
es
co r d B o o k
c r i pt i o n
th e se
m o o in
tu m p s is
gi
ve n
in th
i sh
rm e n s
em o
rial
an d
F I S HE R M E ZV S
O WN
BOO
41
E p e s Davis
'
FISHERM EN S
42
ff
O WN
B O OK
.
ho m e to s ee the folks
Acco r ding to th e rec o rds the rs t vessels e m ployed i n th e Glouceste r
F L S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
43
'
FISHERM EN S O W N
Ho me war d
BY A
J
B o und
M E S
O OK
A I
V S
ch o r t h e w a i s t i t l i e s lo w
t
w e igh t o f o u r go o d nun y fr e igh t i n t h e h o l d ;
T h e w in d f ro m t h e e as t i s be gi nn in g t o bl o w
N0 W h e av e u p th e an ch o r m y l iv e l io ns b o ld ;
y e ye s th e y ar e ach in g f o r s igh t o f th e l and
y h e ar t i t i s s igh ing f o r swe e t h o m e o n ce m o re ;
N o w h e av e O m y h e ar t i e s an d l an d w ar d w e ll st an d
T o m e e t t h e d e ar f r i e n ds w h o ar e w a i t i ng o n sh o re
O h e av e u p t h e
Wi h t h e
an
C RU
HO
ch o r m y go o d sh e rs bo l d
A n d h o m e w ar d w e ll s te e r w i th o u r f re igh t g o o d as go l d ;
B l o w b r e e z e s an d w a ft u s t h e w i d e w ate r s o e r
F o r d e ar o ne s ar e w ai ti n g f o r u s o n t h e sh o re
O h
e av e u p
th
e an
d ark w ate rs f o r f o u r w e e k s an d m o r e
We v e tr aw l e d an d w e v e h aul e d bo y s d ay i n an d
N o w d e ar o n e s ar e w at ch i n g f o r u s o n t h e sh o re
A n d fe ar s f o r o ur s afe t y ar e w h i sp e r e d abo u t ;
S o h e av e u p th e an c h o r an d s e t e v e r y s ai l
B l o w b re e z e s an d s p e e d u s t h e w i d e w ate r s o e r
B l o w s te ady an d s t r o n g t il l t h e h o m e p o r t w e h ai l
A n d g l add e n th e h e arts th at ar e w ai t ing o n s h o r e
O
th
ut o n
d ay
o ut
C h o r us
w i ll s ai l o u t an d Lo v e w i ll s ai l i n
F o r be n e at h o u r r o u gh ja cke ts o u r h e art s th e y be at w ar m
A n d b r e a d an d d e l igh ts f o r o ur d e a r o ne s to w i n
W e w at ch an d w e w o r k an d w e b att l e t h e s to rm ;
B u t h a pp y t h e d ay w h e n th e s k i pp e r d o th s ay
Co m e h e av e up th e anch o r m e n full i s o u r s to re
A n d o e r t h e w i d e w a te r s w e s p e e d o n o u r w ay
T o m e e t t h e d e ar fr i e n d s w h o ar e w ai t i n g o n s h o r e
C h o r us
0,
Lo
ve
w i ll s ai l b o ys bl o w h igh o r l o w l o w
S a i l l an d w ar d o r s e aw ar d as du t y m ay c al l
Wi th a h e art f o r h ard fo r t une s f o r ne v e r w e kn o w
B o u n d o u tw ar d o r i nw ar d W h at luck m ay b e f a l l ;
A n d w e s ai l an d w e r i d e o u t o n G e o rge s f ar b an k
Wh i l e t h e w in d s an d t h e w ate rs th e y r age an d th e y r o ar
A n d b e twe e n u s an d d e ath th e re i s o n ly a p l an k
F o r t h e s a k e o f t h e d e a r o n e s w e v e l e ft o n t h e s h o r e
0h o r u s
nd
so
we
dange r o n l an d an d th e re s d ange r at s e a
B u t th e re s h o p e at al l p ar t in g s o f m e e t ing aga in
F o r Lo v e i s ar o u n d u s w h e r e v e r w e be
A n d O n e th e r e go e s wi th u s wh o kn o w s we ar e m e n ;
S o w e s ai l an d w e r i d e o u t u p o n th e ro u gh ti d e
E x p e ct ing t h at w h e n o u r l as t s e a v o y ag e i s o e r
We ll m o o r o ur o ld b arks bo y s in p o r t si d e by s ide
A nd gr e e t o ur d e ar f r i e n ds o n th e h e ave n ly sh o re O h o r us
Th r
e
e s
FISHERM EN S
Pr o ducts
th e G
of
B O OK
O WN
45
lo uc e ste r Fishe r i e s
h
t
s
c
o
s
value of
bbls herring
q
3
l
h
ot
er sh
lbs fresh sh $3 1 0
s
t
q
gals oil
shel l sh
tons sh m a
000 3
Total value
agains t
nure
3 m isc e llaneous
in 1 8 7 2
Products of 1 8 7 5 carefully pre pare d fro m actual re turns obtained by
d
h
G e o rg e H Pr o cter :
l
s
Bank
o
s
of a value of
t
c
3
q
Georges
do
lbs
Georges
halibut
l
s
t
q
l
lbs Bank do
t
s
hake
q
l
bbls
herring
t
s pollock
l
cusk
t
s
3
q
q
shore sh fre sh
cured
oil
bb ls No 1 m ackerel
bbl s No 2
bbls
bbl s he rring
bbls No 4
No 3
3
1 6 3 bbl s pickl e d c o d s h a n d 4 0 % bbl s swordsh
3 4 1 0 % bbls tr o u t
bbls s al m o n an d 2 0 5 bbls
2 1 p
n s and n ape s
a n d 7 5 % bbls
Th e
F I S H E R M E ZV S
46
B O OK
O WN
t o ngu e s an d sounds
3 othe r s h
3 shel l sh
3 sh o il
other than shore
Tota l v a lue
I n 1 8 6 7 there were 2 2 0 Glo u cester v e ssels e ngaged in the Bay S t L a w
rence m ackerel shery an d only 5 0 o ff shore
Products since 1 8 75 e xcluding h ak e pollock cusk sh e ll sh and oil :
1 8 76
George s c o d s h
lbs 3 Bank do
lbs 3 Bank
halibut
lbs 3 Georges do
lbs 3 m ackerel
bbls 3
herring
bbls
1 8 7 7 Ge o rg e s c o d s h
lbs 3 Bank do
lb s 3 Ban k
l bs 3 Georges do
h alibut
lbs 3 e tc h e d do
lbs 3 Green lan d do
lbs 3 m ack e rel
bbl s 3 h e rri n g
bbls 8 6 Gloucester vessels she d for m ack e re l in t h e Bay S t L awrence
this year
8
8
1 7
Georges c o d s h
lbs 3 Bank do
lbs 3 Bank
h alibut
lbs 3 G e orges do
lbs 3 Green lan d do e tc h e d
lbs 3 m ackerel
bbls 3 herri ng
bbls This was t h e
y e ar when th e h e rring e et was driven away fro m the shore s of N e wf o u n d
l and 1 2 5 f ar e s about
bbls s e a p ack e d m ackerel w e re receiv e d
fro m the Bay S t L awre nc e
George s c o d s h
18
lbs
Bank
do
lbs
shore
3
3
79
do
lbs 3 Bank halibut
lbs 3 G e orge s do
lbs 3 Gre en l and do e t c h e d
lbs 3 m ack e rel
bbls 3 h e rring
bbls 4 2 9 vessels were e m pl oy e d of which 3 3 8 hailed f ro m G lo u c
e st e r 3 1 0 4 follow e d G e orges all the sea s on a n d 8 2 t h e Bank cod a n d hali
but sh e ri e s 2 5 v e ssels m ade Bay S t Lawr e nc e trips for m ack e rel
1 8 8 0 G e orge s c o d s h
lbs 3 Ba n k do
lbs 3 shor e
do
lbs 3 Bank halibut 7 9 4 0 0 0 0 1b s 3 G e org e s do
lbs 3
Greenlan d do e tc h e d
lbs 3 m ack e r e l
bbls 3 h e rring
bbl s The e et nu m bere d 4 4 1 vessels of which 3 3 4 we re owned i n G lo uc
ester 1 0 7 followe d t h e Georg e s sh e ry e xcl usiv e ly and 9 0 conned their
operations t o t h e Bank cod and halibut sheri e s and 1 7 m ade Bay S t
Lawren ce trips bringing so m e
bbls m ackerel
1 8 8 1 Georg e s c o d s h
lbs 3 Bank do
lbs 3 shore
do
lbs 3 Bank halibut
lbs 3 G e org e s do
lbs 3
lbs 3 m ackere l 1 6 3
e t c h e d do 2
lbs 3 Greenland do e tc h e d
T h e e e t nu m b e re d 4 3 7 v e ssels of
8 5 1 bbls 3 fro z en h e rring
which 3 4 3 w e re own e d in Glouceste r 6 2 followe d t h e G e orges she r y ex
c l u s iv e ly 2 6 W e st e rn Bank sh e ry 1 0 Gran d Bank c o d s h e r y 2 5 Bank hal
ib u t i n g an d 2 9 shore an d Bay of Fundy c o d s h e r y
O n ly z v e ssels visit e d
the Bay S t L awrence for m ack e rel an d th e ir catch was l e ss than 5 0 bbls
,
FISHERM EN S
O WN
B O OK
.
R e tur n o f th e Do r i e s
BY
CELLIS
FISHERM
48
EN S
B O OK
O WN
u
i
c
k
ss
g
s
P
a
a
e
Q
Grif n
C
a
t
Gould
left
Chatha
m
o
n
edn
e sday O c t 3 1
W
p
f
e d cargo and was back t h e following Mo n d ay
w
1 87
for
York
discharg
N
e
7
with
bush e ls of corn boun d to Dan v e rs p ort S c h A n son Stim son
C apt S lo m an m ad e the p assag e fro m S andy Hook to Matan z as i n 1 8
days in 1 8 7 7 S c h Ti mF ie k e r i ng of S al e m m ade t h e voyage fro m N e w
York to S al e m and back i n 9 days in 1 8 7 7 5 days of the ti m e being sp e n t
in S ale m an d Gloucest e r Bark C /za r le s Stew a rt m ad e the passage fro m
Trapani to this port in 4 3 days in 1 8 78 being 3 3 days fro m Gibral ter
S c h H erm a n B a bson m ad e the passag e fro m Canso to G e tt e nberg i n a f e w
hours over 1 6 days i n 1 8 7 6 S c h C n tenn ia l C apt Philip Johnson m ade
t h e passage fro m Gloucest e r t o Port Mulgrav e a distanc e of 4 8 8 m il es i n
T h e sa m e y e a r sch I f e n r y I/ Vi l s o n Capt Ja m e s O
1 8 8 0 in 4 6 hours
Nauss m ad e t h e run fro m C ape J ack to G e orge town P E I a distance
of 4 0 m iles i n 4 hours an d sch D a v id A Sto ry C a p t Joseph R yan m ad e
t h e passage fro m Glouc e st e r to Gran d Mena n a distan ce of 2 2 5 m iles in
In 1 8 6 0 s h ip Go lden Ga te m ade t h e p asage fro m Live rpool
1 8 hours
E n g to S a n Francisco in 1 0 2 days 3 in 1 8 8 0 1 ship B r i tt s /i Gen era l m ad e
In
t h e sa m e passage in 1 0 5 days being 1 5 days fro m t h e e quator i n to port
1 8 8 1 sch A lit e of S wan s Island m ade t h e run fro m Bosto n to E ast p ort i n
W illia m I f j o rda n of Taunton m ade the passage fro m
2 7 hours and sch
Balti m ore to Providence in 5 6 hours S te a m e r A d m i r a l f ro m N e w York to
Boston m ad e a run of 9 m iles in 2 7 m inutes and a passage fro m G lo uc e s
ter to Boston i n 1 hour 5 0 m inut e s I n Nov e m ber 1 8 8 1 sch L u lu A m
h
e
C
apt
J
o
h
n
S
tile
ade
t
passa
e
L
s
m
o rm a nn of Perth A m boy N
J
g
Sch
o /zn
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FISHERM EN S O WN B O O
49
the yacht was left fully one half m ile to le e ward I n S epte m be r the sch
M a ry Odell C a p t M c C la i n out sail e d one of the crack Boston yacht s an d
parties who witnessed t h e rac e wer e so wel l pleased with her sailing quali
ties t h at th e y m ade an o ff e r for the O dell on the spot and she was s old to
g o t o S avann ah as a pilot boat
'
S O N G O F T HE W I N
BY
g
w i th y o u r s ail s to th e be nd i n m ast
S h e e t th e m h o m e w i t h a h e a rt y w i ll ;
L e t t h e r ud e c are ss o f t h e w i ntr y bl as t
E v e r y f o ld o f t h e c anv as l l
N o w s a i l aw ay o e r t h e tre a ch e r o u s m ain
Wh e re t h e sto rm k in g bu i lds h i s th ro n e
Wh e re t h e n n y tre as u re s o f h i s d o m ai n
W e w i ll g ath e r an d c all o ur o w n
Wh e r e t h e t o w e rin g i ce be rg s c ry stal do m e
I s l o st i n t h e d r if t i n g s n w
A nd t h e w av e s d as h u p t h e i r m i lky fo am
r o m t h e g l o o m y d e p th s b e l o w
Up !
up
Aw y w h
re th e b righ t Au ro ra s be am s
l ash o v e r t h e starry s k y
L i gh tin g t h e s e a w i th i t s go ld e n g l e am s
Wh e re th e dar in g s h e rs li e
CA LD E R
FI S HE R M A N
TE R
k i n g s an d r ul e rs t h e l an d m ay o wn
W e e n v y n o t t h e g r e at ;
T h e o c e an fr e e i s o u r r e g a l th r o ne
Th e
d e ck i s o u r C h ai r o f S ta te
O h h e re w e ar e fr e e o n t h e o c e an s b r e as t
A s t h e d e e r o n h i s n a t i ve h e at h 3
A n d w h e n t h e s t o rm i s o v e r w e r e s t
O n t h e b i ll o w so r u n de r n e at h
Wh at m atte r to u s wh e n t h e s p i ri t s e d
Wh e re t h e bo dy n d s a t o m b
I n t h e c h u r c h y ar d w i th o u r k i n d r e d d e ad
O r n e at h t h e o c e an s fo am ?
He re s a n o bl e c raft t o m e e t t h e bl as t
Wh e re e r fat e b id s u s ro am
A n d h e a rt s t o g re e t w h e n d an g e r s p as t
O u r l o v i ng o n e s at h o m e
Oh
FISHERM EN S O W N
T r ip s
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a d e a s i m i l a r trip i n 1 8 2 9 T h e rs t tr aw l wa s m ad e an d s e t ac ross
B r ace s C o ve i n 1 8 2 0 by M r J o h n R o we s ti ll l ivin g at E a s t Glouce s t e r a t
th e age o f 7 5 years
T h e F ishe ry C l au s e s o f th e W ashi n gt o n T r ea ty we n t i n to e ff ec t J u l y 1
1 8 73 3 n o tice o f a desire to te r m in ate thei r pr o vi s i o n m ay b e give n by eithe r
s ide afte r J u ly 1 1 8 8 3 and t hey wi l l c o ntinue i n f o r ce t wo
af te r s uch
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Above is give n a view of the harbor taken f r o m o ff the beach at the Cut
in 1 8 3 0 which wil l be readily recogni z e d by m any who pe ru se these page s
T h e ol d wind m il l which then occupied a position where the Pavilio n Hote l
n o w stands was fo r m any y e ars an i m portant l and m ark in en tering the
harbor I t was e rected in 1 8 1 4 by Mr Ignatius W ebbe r a successful s hip
m aste r who retired fro m seafaring pursuits in 1 8 0 7 and for three years
s ub s equently was co nn e cted with Mess r s Aaron an d Henry Plu m e r in ca r
r y i n g o n the ropewalk on W ester n avenue which was built by Capt W ebbe r
an d Aaro n Plu m e r in 1 8 0 3 The rope walk was sold at auction about 1 8 1 0
The wind m ill wa s re m oved to C o m
to Mr John S o m e s J r fo r
m e r c i al str e et near the Fort whe n the Pavilion was erect e d an d was s o
badly inj ured by re July 5 th 1 8 77 that it was sold an d re m ov e d The
ropewalk is plainly disc e rnible in the foregrou n d an d m any a ne run when
a lad h ave we had barefooted over its s m ooth oor There ar e m any no
t i c e ab le cha n ges i n that vicinity especially o n the hill which n o w show s
s o m e very hand so m e dwelling h o u s e s
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ta ti o n du ri ng th e S u m m e r o f 1 8 78 an d th e wa rn i n g s i gn a l s h ave p rov e d
o f gr eat advantage to m a rine rs
O n the 2 5 th o f July the T a lla oosa visited Gl ouce s te r h av i n g o n b o a r d
t h e S ecreta ry o f the Navy Ho n R W Tho m pson the Chief Nava l C o n
Th e
s t r u c to r Chief E ngi n eer Pay m a ster Ge n eral an d o th e r n av a l o ffi ce rs
s tea m e r r e m ai n ed i n p o rt t wo d a y s th e vi s it ors m aki ng a dr ed gin g t r ip o n
th e S ee dwell
O ne o f the m o st v aluab le re s u l t s a t the Gl o uceste r s tatio n was the d e m
o n s t r a tio n o f the fact that c o d s h hadd o ck he r ri n g an d o the r deep s e a s h
c o uld be artici a lly propagated as readily as shad W hitesh a n d o the r den i
A s sista n t Co m m issi o ne r Mil n er Capt Che s
z e n s o f o u r r ive r s an d l ake s
t e r a n d Mess r s F r a n k N Clark and R o b e rt E H all had charge o f t h e
c o d hatching expe ri m ents whic h were entered up o n after the depa r ture o f
thei r as s o ciate s Vari o us devices were t r ied u n til the pro p e r c o n diti o n s
we re reali z ed a n d several m ill i o ns o f codfi sh we re hatched o ut a n d turned
int o the ha rbo r w h e re they c o uld be r eadily o bser ved aro u n d the wha r ve s
I t was als o fou n d tha t
th e follo wing S u m m e r havi n g m ade a g oo d g r o wth
herr ing h a dd o c k a n d p oll o ck c o uld b e articial ly m ulti p lied at will Th e
result s o f the exp eri m e n t s were all that c o ul d have b ee n ex p ected and m uc h
valuab l e i n for m ati o n wa s secure d that will be o f great advantage if the w o rk
i s eve r a tte m pt e d o n a large s cal e
The s h hatching e s tabli s h m ent wa s broke n up in the e a rl y pa rt o f J anu
a r y 1 8 79 b u t t h e Co m m is s i o n re tained its laborat o r y f o r the recepti o n a n d
pre p aratio n o f s p eci m ens bro ught i n by Glouc e s ter shi ng v e s sels until th e
M r E arl e re m ained i n charge o f the w o rk i n 1 8 79 an d
S u m m er o f 1 88 1
wa s s ucce e ded by M r A Howard Clark in 1 8 8 0 S ince the l abo rat o ry wa s
c losed i n 1 88 1 Capt S tephen J Marti n h a s b e e n the l o cal r epresentativ e
o f the C o m m issi o n kee p i n g a rec o rd o f shi n g a r rival s a n d s e curi ng o th e r
i nf o rm ati o n n eces s ary t o the pr os ecuti o n o f i ts w ork
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puts o ff to so m e vesse l
S c hoone r abe y i s ays a voice fro m the shore
an d she ub ays S ail and hull an d rope a n d block are duplicated in the tide
below That was a yawn of the awaking wind Notes of preparatio n
deepen S ail after sail is swaye d up Anchors break thei r ho ld 3 the n
co m es the quickened clink clink of t h e W in dlass 3 the j ib is hoist e d and
the s o uthwest wind n o longe r napping l l s i t and a hu n dred other sail s
t hat m ake their way out of the harbor in the mornin g sunlight to and fro
The rst sc h oone r rigged c raft that ever swa m it is cl ai m ed wa s built by
Andre w R obi n son i n 1 7 1 3 and n a m ed the S c /zo o ne r
It was a h andy craft
for rig but even d o wn t o fty years ago a clu m sy b o dy Cape A n n ve s sel s
are m ostly built at E ssex a f e w m ile s fro m Glouc e ste r ; up a rive r or crooked
creek the builde rs construct and launch their fait h ful wo rk for al l s ort s
of weathe r to try S o they were building thirty yea r s ago whe n one m o r e
ventureso m e suddenly departed fro m the m odels o f the day s ha r pen ing th e
bow an d ho l lowing the run W h at talk a m ong the sherm en ! W h o woul d
go in her ? W hat a
o f a r ake ! W hat a sheer ! S h e was m anned
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by a whale a day an d a half so m e n ine years ago while o n Gran d Bank
whe n the f l uk e o f the anchor b roke an d she was relea s ed The above
I t was d raw n by
s pi r ited pictu r e giv e s a good idea o f the Su lta n a i n t o w
R o ry M c D o n a ld stewa r d o f the vessel
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The W inte r of
w i l l b e m e m orabl e in loca l s hing an nal s a s wit
h ess i ng t h e r st successful att e m pt at net s h i n
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m ethod that pro m ises to m ake as m ark e d a chang e in t h e shore shery a s
was wrought by t h e introduction of tra wl shing a f e w years previously
This m e t h od of shing has long been followed by t h e N e wfoundland s h e r
m e n and it is said that the Norw e gi ans take half the nu m b e r and two thirds
t h e weight of th e ir i m m ense catch of c o d s h in this m ann er
I m pressed with the i m portance of t h e s av i ng m ad e in th e cos t of bait and
o f ti m e consu m ed in procuring bait Prof Baird d e cided in the S u m m e r of
1 8 8 when t h e S u m m er quarters of t h e
Fish Co m m is s ion w e re located i n
7
Gloucester to e xp e ri m ent as to the practicability of introducing t h e N o r we
gia n m e thods in our waters Accordingly he procured a s e t of Norw e gian
gill n e ts which attract e d consid e rabl e atte ntio n at the l aboratory of the
C o m m issio n at Fort W harf fro m th e ir nove l construction a n d curious g la ss
oats W he n the W inte r s cho ol of c o d s h s e t in in the Fall of 1 8 78 e x p e r
i m e n t s wer e m ade with th e s e n e ts on the O ld Man s Pasture
but it wa s
found t h at t h e n e ts w e re t o o fr ai l fo r t h e large cod which fre que nt o ur coas t
in W inter an d for the strong curre nt and rocky botto m along our s h o res
The resul t of t h e e x pe ri m e nt howe v e r was suc h as to indicate that n e t
s h i n g m ight be m ade practicabl e with p ro p e rly construct e d n e ts and
Prof Baird co ntinu e d his i n vestig ation of t h e m ethod and on t h e o ccasio n
o f t h e I nte rn ation al Fish e ri e s E x h ibit at Berli n in t h e S pring of 1 8 8 0 d e le
gated Capt J os e ph W Collins of Glouces t e r to m ake a careful study of t h e
E urop e an m ethods o f dee p s e a shing the result of w h ich has be e n pub
l i s h e d by t h e Gove rn m ent for the infor m ation of the A m erican sh e r m e n
M e anwhile t h e Nor wegian se in e s re m aine d a t t h e Glouceste r headquarters
o f t h e Fish Co m m ission with the un de rstanding tha t th e y were at t h e s e r
v ic e of any r e s p onsibl e m ast e r who de sir e d to e xpe ri m ent with t h e m
In t h e Fall of 1 8 8 0 t h e scarcity of bait inte rfe re d with t h e succ e ssful pros
e c u ti o n of t h e shore sh e ry an d at th e sugge stion of Ca p t S teph e n J Mar
t i n an attache of the Co m m ission his son Cap t G e org e H Martin de cid e d
t o m ak e a trial of n e t shing in t h e scho o n e r N o r t/ze r n E a le of Gloucest e r
S ecuring t h e ne ts belonging to t h e Co m m issio n and procuring others of
i m prov e d con st ruction the N o r tk e r n Ea le m ade a thorough trial of thi s
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m e thod of shing for shore cod in Ipswic h Bay in t h e W in t e r of 1 8 8
with such success that before the se ason clos e d quit e a nu m b e r of t h e shor e
e e t provid e d th e m selv e s with si m ilar outts The N o r tk e r n Ea le was
suppli e d with three dories e ach requi ring thr e e nets which were se t at night
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sinking when there is no curre nt and the watch o at s to show the posi
tion of the buoy whe n it is draw n unde r the water by the tide
Plate VI shows the m ann e r in which the ne ts a r e set at di ff e ren t depth s
t o ascertain wh e re the sh m ay be found 1 b e ing the nets 2 the foot lin e s
holding the n e ts to th e botto m 3 the ston e m oorings 4 the buoy line and
h
e bu o y
t
5
Plat e X I shows th e way in which the gill nets were set for under run ning
in Ip swich Bay 1 is the e n d of a gang of nets 2 the anchor or und e rru n
ning lin e 3 the anchor 4 the buoy line 5 th e buoy
In p late X I I t h e sh e rm e n m ay be s e en in th e ir d o ri e s underrunning the
n e ts By this proc e ss one m a n can s e cur e t h e cat ch of a gang of nets fo r
which work a n entire boat s crew of six or eigh t m e n is r e quired in the N o r
U nd e r favorabl e circu m stanc e s one m a n can set a gang
we gi a n shery
of n e ts by l e tting the boat drift with the win d or tide and th rowing th e m
o ver as it m ove s along but as a general rule t wo m e n can acco m plish this
m uch bette r
W h e n s e tting for un derrunning the anch o r is rst thrown over an d 2 5
fatho m s of lin e paid out whe n the buoy line is b e n t to it The buoy an d
lin e are then thrown over with t h e re m ainde r of th e an chor line the e n d of
A m id
t h e l atter being m ade fast to t h e n e ts which are t h e n ext to follow
dle buoy is attached to the center of the gang W he n t h e n e ts are all out
the other anchor line with t h e buoy line attached is paid out and last o f
all the anchor is th rown ove r I n u n d e r r u n i ng t h e sher m an goes to one
of t h e buoys o n the e nd of his gang of n e ts tak e s it i n his dory a n d throws
it out on the other side hauls in the buoy line allowing it to run out o n t h e
oth e r sid e and wh e n th e anchor or underrunn i n g lin e is reached tak e s i t
across the dory and hauls along to wards the nets These are und e rru n by
pulling the m in on e side of t h e dory a s seen in plat e X I I re m oving the
sh an d allowing the nets to pass o v e r t h e other sid e into the wat e r the
anchors which are n o t disturbed holding the m in position until the work is
acco m plished
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The spirit e d illustration on t h e opposit e page tells it s own story and the
sc e n e is an e xtre m e ly pl e asant o n e to ga z e upon Many who will p e ru s e
Fish e r m e n s O wn Book will readily call to m in d such a festiv e occa
th e
sion in which they were a m ong t h e happy p artici p ants ei ther at C o i n s
T h e r s t na m e d is a
B e ach Good Harbor B e ach Half Moon or Niles
favorite of ours and w h e re we hav e p assed m any pl e asan t hours of S u m m e r
S tarting fro m town in a sail boat si m ilar to t h at d e lin e at e d in the pictur e
i t prov e s a m ost delightful tri p to sail across t h e harbor go through the
canal at the C ut the n follow on until t h e draw at t h e rail r o ad bridg e al lo ws
a safe trans i t and fro m t h e nc e s ail down t h e An nisqua m R iv e r p ast co z y
e
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e
hit t nts t h e ho m e s of the m erry ca m p e rs who
S u m m e r h ouses an d
j oyfully gr e et us as we sail al ong W ith a fair tid e an d good br e e z e the
passage is quickly m ade and we run into Ipswich Bay co m ing to anchor o ff
t h e long whit e b e ach which is so inviti ng that o n e longs to wad e into the
wat e rs which l av e t h e shore an d run ov e r the s m ooth sandy surface spr e ad
n
h
e
e
out for m il e s T e scen is o
of e nchanting b e auty th e wide expanse
of water i n the fore ground with t h e whit e sails dancing up and down with
that belo n ging to
t h e billows and t h e hillsid e s dott e d with S u m m er hous e s
M r George J Marsh so c h arm ingly attractive co m m anding particul ar n o
tic e sitting as it do e s on t h e v e ry e dge o f t h e wat e r with its solid rocky
foundations its cool and co z y v e randas and its hospitable and re stful ap
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vessel s and 1 2 3 liv e s were lost this year The loss of t o n nage was
Value of v e ssels lost
I nsurance
1 0 vess e l s
an d 9 1 m e n w e re l ost in the Gran d and W estern Bank sheri e s 5 vessel s
and 2 7 liv e s i n the G e orges she ry 1 vessel i n the m acker e l sh e ry 4 l ive s
in the shore s h e ry and 1 in the h e rring trad e
tons owned by Brai nard L o w
S c h DAVI D B U R N HAM 2 D
Val ue
o n
C o l ost on the Banks in J anua r y
3 in surance
ess
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and
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Crew
list
Alfre d Dagge tt m ast e r 3 W illia m L R eeve s
e
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L H H a ws o n Patrick Powers J a m es A Bushey F r e deric Lindsay G e orge
W
S tuar t Arc h ibald M c D o n a ld W illia m Coolin Micha e l Curtiss Pete r
H Miller Charles W ilson
tons owne d by L eonard W alen l o s t
S c h J O S E PH C H AN D L E R
on t h e Banks in Janua r y Valu e
insu r anc e
on vessel an d
outts C rew 1ist F ra n k M c R a e m ast e r 3 Charles Gun nison Hugh K
en
Dani e l M c D o n a ld J o el M c C a le b Charles Anderson
h e dy F A Beaton
Al lan M c M u l le n Al e x C a m pbell Hen ry Mosi e r J a m es M c D o n a ld D unca n
1
n ti r e
AH H C R E S S Y
ton s own e d by L e ighton
C o l os t
on v e ss e l and
on the Banks in February Valu e
3 insurance
i n n o n W illia m
outts Crew list Dan iel M c F a d d e n m aster 3 All e n M c K
C h arl e s F S in
e n z ie
Fr e e m an Tho m as J oy Calvi n M c P h a il K J M c K
C lair S a m uel M c L e a n Malco m Morrison Al e x Grant John Maguire Joh n
Ke lly
ton s owned by L eight o n
C c lost on the pa s
S c h J C CALL
Cre w
sage to the Banks in F e bruary Valu e
3 insurance
list R obert S Baker m ast e r ; Martin Madison Pius M c P h e e D avid D u m
Sch
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phy Joseph B o uchy Hend rick Jense n Joh n Donovan Andrew Peterson
Ant h ony Cash H e n ry O N e i l R ichard Bra m bl e Ch ristia n Pet e rson
ton s owned by George S t e ele lost on the
S c h PHA R S A L IA
Banks in Nov e m be r Valu e
insurance
Crew list
m aster ; A W G e t n e r J Peters o n M J ohnson O sca r
e e ne
S a m uel A K
W ilson Charles S m ith Martin Pe t erson Th e odore R eed Louis L Baile
J ohn L e wi s Howard S teele J ohn W S trah an
tons own e d by W alen
Allen an d e m
S c h BL O O MINGDAL E
ploy e d in the Bank s h e ry lost at Cape Breton J un e 1 1 Cre w saved
8
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Valu e
$
3
tons own e d by Pool e
Cun n ingha m lost at
Sc h M O N A DN O C K
Magdal e n Islands i n June Crew saved Value
3 in surance with
o utts
H Babson
S c h HATTI E M LY O N S 6 6 7 0 t o ns owne d by D C
lost in Bank she ry at Cape Breton A ug 1 9 Cre w saved Val ue
insuranc e
with $8 0 0 o n outts
tons owne d by Ja m e s A S tetson lo s t
S c h J O HN W D O DG E
n e ar Yarm outh N S on the passag e ho m e fro m the Bank s Nov 6 Cre w
s aved Value
in suranc e
tons owned by Poole
Cunn ingha m
S c h ABBY M H E ATH
abandoned on the ho m e ward passage fro m the Banks in Dece m b e r Value
insurance
tons owned by David L o w
S c h W I LLIAM H TH U R S T O N
C o e m p loy e d in Georges s h e ry lost on Gull Isl and N S in F e b r u a r y
Cr e w saved Valu e
insura n ce
8
1 ton s own e d by S ayward Brothers
S c h J O FR I E ND J R
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Cr e w sav e d Valu e
d own an d sunk on G e org e s May 5
ance
on v e ssel and $4 0 0 o n ou tts
t o n s o wn e d by R owe & J o rdan e m ployed i n
S c h M O NTANA
Georg e s she r y lost n e ar Cape S t Mary s May 1 0 Valu e
n
i
su r
3
anc e
with $4 0 0 on outts
ton s owned by Pettinge l l
Cunning
S c h H B S TAN W O O D
Valu e
insurance
Cre w
h am lost on G e org e s in March
list L au c h l in M c L e a n m ast e r 3 S a m u e l E rickson David W oost e r Albe rt
Faulk J a m es M c L e a n Dani e l A M c L e o d Joh n M c K
ay Ja m e s M c K
e n z ie3
Charl e s M c L e a n Nor m an M c L e a n N e il M c D o n a ld Dani e l M c L e o d
S c h W I LLIAM C E N DI C O TT
ton s own e d by W illia m C W o n
son lost on G e orges in March Valu e
in suranc e including out ts
Cr e w list J oh n J ones m ast e r ; Fr e d e ric S m it h Ja m e s J ohn son
C Gunderson E Ha m li n Frank Nelson Andr e w J ohn son Pet e r O ls e n
Ja m e s Mahar J o h n Perow
S c h B E LL E O F T H E BAY
ton s owned by L eighton
C o em
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ployed i n the S outh e rn m ack e r e l she ry run down an d sunk o ff Block Isl
and J un e 7 Crew sav e d Valu e
in suranc e
L O S T O V E R B O R D E T c T h e foll owing person s w e re lost overboard on
G e org e s : J a m e s Hayn e s fro m sch M a ry E D a n iels March 3 3 E d m un d
C oolin fro m sch B F Somes March 4 3 J ohn W ilson fro m sch Etta Go tt
April 1 9 3 Micha e l P e nd e r fro m sch Fin a n e May 1 4 3 H arr i son T Clark
fro m sch j o k n Q A da m s i n O ctob e r
August And e rson fro m sch E l D o ra do on Middle Bank March 1 6 3 Mi
cha e l S hea fro m sch Eli s/2a Cro well in Provinc e town harbor O c t 2 8 3
Charl e s And e rson fro m sch C P Tk o mp s o n on the passag e to Fortune
Bay
T h e following p e rson s were lost in t h e Ba n k shery m ost of th e m while
o ut in dori e s to visit th e ir trawls : Angus Harrigan an d W illia m E dwards
f r o m sch W illia m Pa rson s 2 d Jan 1 5 3 R ory M c D o n a ld fro m sch a gk t
T em la r J an 1 7 3 Pi e rce H oward fro m sch E l D o ra do F e b 1 4 3 W illia m
H S m ith fro m s c h W i llia m A Pew 1n Liv e rpool ( N S ) harbor in F e bru
ary 3 Blanchard C a m p b e ll fro m sch 1V H P k i ll ip s March 1 8 3 J ohn Mar
s h all and Patrick Mann ing fro m sch a
gb i Tem la r A p ril 6 3 J ohn W ilso n
fro m s c h Etta Go tt April 1 9 3 Pius M c I n t i r e and Hugh Gil m or e fro m sch
W a c k u s e tt May 3 3 J ohn J Pow e rs an d Nor m an M c L e o d fro m sch C k a l
l en e S ept 2 3 3 G e orge F W ilson fro m sch Gertie E Fos ter S ept 2 9 3
J a m es G r e n e b e n fro m sch j a mes Bliss S e pt 2 2 3 J ohn J ohnston and J oh n
P e terson O c t 2 1 and H e n ry Morin e Nov 2 fro m sch A berdeen ; Morris
Bryan t fro m s c h M o ro Castle O c t 2 6 3 J oseph Mor e y W illia m Gallivan
J ohn M c D o n a ld an d H e n ry S t e llo fro m sch E e s Ta rr O c t 2 7 3 Tho m as
S t e vens and Pet e r J ohnson fro m sch A lf red W a len Nov 7 3 Charl e s Hy m e s
fro m sch A n drew L e zgk to n Nov 1 1 3 Nicholas D e v e r e aux an d E dward Mc
C arty fro m sch Peter D S m itk Nov 1 4 3 Tho m as Morrissey and E dward
Collins fro m s c h Fitz ] Ba bson in Nove m b e r ; Fre deric P e t e rson fro m
s ch On wa rd i n Nov e m b e r 3 Charl e s Fogg an d J ohn Den n e n fro m sch L e
v a n ter on Middl e Bank Nov 2 3
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vessels
T
h
1 shing boa t and 2 1 2 m e n were lost this year
e vessels
7
cov e r e d a ton n ag e of
tons an d were valu e d at
with
insuranc e O f t h e lost sea m an 5 4 l e ft widows a n d 1 1 2 childre n
were m ad e fath e rl e ss 1 6 7 m e n wen t down i n th e ir v e ss e ls 2 1 w e re lost ov e r
board an d 2 4 w e re lost i n dori e s whil e visiting th e ir trawls 9 v e ss e ls we re
l ost on Grand Bank 6 on La Hav e Bank 3 o n G e orges 3 in t h e B ay S t
L awrence 3 in the W int e r shore s h e ry and 1 e ach i n t h e W est e rn Bank
sh or e m ack e re l and herring sh e ries 1 2 ve ss e ls and 9 0 m e n w e re lost in
a series of gal e s e xtending fro m Dec 9 to 1 6
2
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H E N R I E TTA G R E E NL E AF
tons ow n ed by L e ighton
Co and Capt W illia m H Gre enleaf capsi z ed and sunk on passag e t o
Gran d Bank A p ril 8 Value
insura n c e
The captai n
and four of th e cr e w w e re subs e qu e ntly picked u p in a dory but t h e follow
Franklin Gre e n leaf Ja m es P e ters Alfred S hort G e orge
m g were lost :
C on nors Jos e ph Gardn e r B e rnard J e wett Ch arl e s Patti e John S Tobi e
George S R owe and Fr e e m an Crawford T h e four rst n a m e d w e re
drown e d in th e ir b e rt h s the l astm e n tion e d died of exposure i n the dory
which wa s p ick e d up an d the others were n ev e r h e ard fro m after the dorie s
part e d co m p any th e ev e ning after t h e disast e r
tons owned by S m ith
S c h JAN E T M I D D L E T O N
O akes los t
o n Gran d Bank in April o r May Valu e
insuran ce
C rew
l ist W illia m W en t z e l m aster an d his brother n a m e unknown 3 Ch arle s
R e e ves Cal e b W h e aton J ohn M c F a d d e n S i m on Landry Jerry S aun der s
Joh n R uss e ll W alt e r S W illia m s S a m u e l P R e m ick Joh n M c F a r l a n d
S c h JAM E S L S H U T E
tons owne d by S hut e
M e rchan t als o
lost on Grand Bank in A p ril or May Value
insuran ce
C re w list G e orge H Norwood m aster 3 P e rcy H Norw o od Felix D e C o s t
Charl e s B Turn er E dwin P Turner Georg e W Fyle R obert S Mills J oh n
Cody W illia m S a m p son Micha e l T r u e by Paul Veno H e n ry Cook W illia m
O B r ie n J ohn W Porter
S c h W A L T E R M FALT
to n s owned by L eigh t o n
C o lost o n
Grand Ba n k in S e pt e m ber W r e ck seen dis m ast e d an d wat e r logged C rew
n e v e r h e ard fro m Value
insuranc e
C rew list B e nnett
P e rry m aster ; Joh n P Colby J a m es K
ey e s John G i n e v a n Tho m as D a
v id s o n
Patrick Dugan J a m e s W heeler Joh n Phalan Ch arles L Austin
Tho m as Burke G e orge W illia m s Patrick Busteed
S c h W I L L IAM T M E R C HANT
tons o wn e d by S hute
M er
chant lost o n Grand Bank in D ec e m ber Value
insuran ce
with
additional o n out ts Cr e w list Angus An derson m ast e r ;
Barn e y Fra z ier Charl e s Fra 2 1e r broth e rs 3 J ohn Barry R ob e rt Mil e s Al e x
Babbin S a m uel Thurb e r C harles An d e rson B W Alby John M c K
a
y
J ose p h G o sb y Mos e s S ta fford
S c h D E W O O DB U R Y
tons ow n ed by S m ith
G ott l ost o n
Bank tri p in Dec e m b e r Valu e
with $7 0 0 on
3 insurance
w
outts C re list Franklin D Pinkha m m aster ; D avid S Corson A h
dre w M Anderso n W illia m O lsen O liver O l s e n Andrew Hanson J oh n
Bra n t E dward S p e rling Ja m e s S M c L e ar e and o n e m an n a m e unknown
S c h J O B J O HN S O N
tons own e d by J ose p h O Procter run dow n
and sunk on Grand Bank in J uly C rew sav e d Value
3 insura n ce
Sch
DANI E L
B U R N HAM
Sch
to n s ,
o wned by
e on ard
alen
F I S HE R M E ZV S
2
7
B O OK
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i n May
Value
M
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insurance
Crew
list
J
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n
c
3
m aste r ; Joh n H ilt z J ohn D
C a rte r W illia m Mackay E dward M c G u i r e
Alb e rt W alke r An drew J W ood m an F E L ewis J r J oh n Murphy
Ch arles R ichard s W illia m B W alk e r
Sch L A N C E T
t o n s o wned by J oseph O Procter engaged in the
George s shery abandoned o n Georges Dec 1 0 O n e of the crew John
irby washe d o verb o ard an d drowned Value
3 insurance
S c h H O W A R D S T E E L E 6 0 3 7 tons owned by George S teele lost o n
L a Have Ba n k in Dece m ber
Value
3 i n surance including outts
Crew list E dward Murphy m aste r 3 W illia m S ilvey Patrick Cos
tello Barnard P S canlan George Mel roy Peter S tapleton E dward W al sh
Tho m as R e ady Pet e r Collin s J a m es M c Qu illa n Daniel Curtis
S c h J O H N S TY L E R 6 3 tons owned by S idney Frien d
Bro los t
o n L a Have Bank in D e ce m ber
Value
3 insura n c e o n vess e l an d
o u tts
Crew list Arthur O N e al m aster ; Fel ix O N e a l Murdoch
M c C lo u d Alexander M c C lo u d his son E dward Be r ry W illia m L aney
Ge o rge Allen Louis W ilson W illia m S ul livan Henry Maddox
S c h J F H U NT R E S S
tons owned by S a m uel Haskell lost o n
L a H ave Bank in Dece m be r
Value
insurance
on vesse l
0
0
an d $4
on outt s Cre w list R ichard R o s e m aster ; George L He n
d r i c k s o n Frank M Anderson J oh n M J ohnson Charl e s J And e rson A h
drew Anderson Harr y Beck Peter J O ls e n Tho m a s Tho m pson J ohn Beck
S c h M O D E NA B J E R A U LD
ton s owned by D C
H Bab
s on l o s t on La Have Bank in Dece m be r Value
3 in surance
Crew list Charles P Mitch e ll m aster 3 E dward Haines J oh n C Hain e s
b r o thers 3 Michae l Keefe Free m an S now W illia m S n o w his br o ther
,
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B O OK
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18
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B O OK
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8: S o n s ,
los t
insurance
G R ANT
tons own e d by J o hn P e w S o n l o s t at N e w
0
0
2
in
J
anuary
Cre
sav
d
Value
insurance
e
w
$
n
f o u n d la d
5
to n s o wne d by Harv e y K
n owlton J r
S c h M A R Y B U R N HA M
insurance
l ost on La Hav e Bank in J anua ry Value
3
C r e w list Alexan der L yl e m aster 3 Ja m es Ho ward John W ill o w; D avid S
M e rchant Th o m as L a u r ay L a wre nce M c V a r is h R andall M c V a r is h Alex
and e r M c V a r is h Ja m es Ca m p bell R obe r t K
ing E dward Martin
t o ns own ed by Denn is Ay e r los t
S c h C LA R A B C HAPMAN
e
andy
Point
May
C
rew
s
av
d Value
insurance
i
n
t
S
a
W reck sold for
tons owned by Gardner K and Howard
S c h AN N M A R IA
W o n s o n and e m ployed i n the Georges sh e ry lost on Newburyport b a r
in s ur
July 1 C re w saved wit h considerable di ffi culty Value
anc e $9 2 8
t o ns owned by G eorge R Gates an d others lo s t
S c h B E LL E
in the shore she ry Aug 1 7 C rew s ave d Va l
n ear Ports m o uth N H
ue
$7 5 0 3 insu r ance $6 0 0
Thr e e m asted sch G P P O M E R O Y
tons lost with al l he r cre w
o n the passage fro m Bru n swick G a for Bath Me with a cargo of ship
t i m b e r in an April gal e About two thirds owned in Gloucester and one
third in Manc h e ster Beverly Bosto n and S ale m
Co m m a n d e d by Capt
Francis A Bryan t of Gloucester
insurance in the Glouceste r Fire
I nsuran ce C o an d other s m all a m oun ts elsewh e re
L O S T O VE R BO R D Capt Daniel M Gray fro m sch B E So mes March
1 3 3 Jo h n K
ennedy fro m sch A delia Ha rtwell March 2 6 ; Manuel V e ada
fro m sch D i ta tor O c t 6 3 and Han s Antone O lsen fro m sch A rizon a N o v
2
al l in Georges shery N e il M c P h e e fro m sch H zg/z
y e r in N e w Yor k
harbor in May W al te r H Merchant fro m sch Etta Gott in th e Bay S t
L awrenc e S ept 2 2
C P S I Z E D I N D o m e s Al p ho nso Babson an d Gorha m Parson s in Ip s
wich Bay March 1 3 An dre w Anderson o ff E aster n Point May 7 Harr y
Mill er of sch Eben B P k il l ip s in Glouc e ste r h arbor O c t 1 0 George B
Michael and W illia m Burnh a m fro m sch Eben B P /zi l l ips March 1 8 3 J oh n
D ani e ls and E d ward S penc e r of sch Frederi G e r r i ng f r Marc h 2 7 3 E d
ward Coles and Howard Po wers fro m sch Edwa rd E W ebster an d J a m e s
Murp hy fro m s c h E be n Pa rson s April 1 2 3 Harry R ichardso n fro m sch
L izzie K Cla rk May 2 1 3 L e m uel Parson s and John Hol m es fro m s ch C o
rinn a H B is/i op May 3 0 3 N e il J ohnson and Charles Culvert fro m sch
M a rion J une 3 3 Adolph Jack so n and Matthe w H un t we ll fro m sch A n d re w
S h
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L O S T O VQR B O A R D B Y C O L L I S I O N
Tho m as K
irby fro m s ch R a er in c o l
lis i o n with sch Ele tri F l a s /z in April 3 W illis Bate m a n fro m sch E dwa rd
E
W ebster in collision with sch f L er e wa r d on the B anks i n May 3 Nel so n
M Doan e an d W illia m Post fro m s ch S a r a /z C Py le in collisi o n with an
u nknown bark o ff Thacher s Islan d J un e 1
C S I Z E D I N D o m e s Alex M c G in n is fro m s ch Cen tenn ia l J an 2 0 3
J ohn Peters o n and Augu stus Peterson fr o m s ch A n drew L e zg/zto n March
2 2 3 Judson
Allen fro m sch a glzt R mp la r April 8 3 S ylvester Mitch
ell and Alb e rt E ldridge fro m sch Ossi ee Aug 2 2 3 all i n the Bank she ry
T h o m as K
ing fro m sch An nie C No rwood and J o h n D aki n fr o m sch
E llen H Powers Dec 1 9 i n the shore sh e ry
L O S T I N D o w ns Ang us M c K
e n z i e an d Allen Grant fro m
s ch j o k n S
Presson Feb 1 8 and W illia m Tate an d Charles R ussell fro m sch j osie M
C a l d e r w o o a O c t 9 on the Banks 3 W illia m Cole an d L e m ue l Haga n fr o m
s ch M a ry F C k islzo l m on L a Have Bank Dec 1 9
Ca p t H A Bearse of the coasting sch oo n er Ha ttie 1V Go v e wa s k n o cked
o verboard an d dr o wne d in New L ondon harbo r Dec 2
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This was the m o s t disastrous year e ver expe rienced in the Gl o ucester sh
eries s o far as los s o f l ife i s c o ncerned alth o ugh the nu m be r o f ves s el s los t
,
FISHERM EN S
78
B O OK
O WN
Sch
BAN K
S
T HE
O N
D W I N C D O L L IV E R
to n s ow n ed by W a l en
Alle n
aba n don e d Fe b 2 6 Crew tak e n o ff Value
in suranc e
S c h GW E N D O L E N
ton s o wned by Cunn ingha m
Th o m pson
Value
insurance
Cre w list Zadock H awkins m ast e r ;
L y m an H Morey steward 3 E dward L andry R ichard Hurley Al e x Mc
Ke n z ie J ohn M c Kay Michae l Don aho e W illiam N e lso n Augustus Crow
ell J ohn M c G u ir e J a m es C alwell Da n iel M c D o n ald W illia m Chute W il
lia m C W ilson
O N GE O R GE S
E
Co
AN NI E H O O P E R 6 9 2 7 ton s owned by B Maddock s
m
e
m
a
V al ue
in
s
ran
ce
Crew
list
Patrick
Fol
y
aster
S
u
3
3
u e l S h an o steward ; J os e ph S m ith David Hoga n M anuel S m ith S t e ph e n
H all e y J ackson Clark Fit z E O akes Michael H art W illia m Fishe r alia s
An derson P e te r P e terson
ton s owned by R owe Jordan Value
S c h ANNI E L I N W O O D
in sura n c e
Crew list Th o m as Co n n e ll m aster ; Patrick
n owles Daniel D M orrison J ohn S ilva Frank F e r
O B r i e n Frederic J K
r is J o h n S m ith J ohn L awrence Angu s M c D o n al d August Mitch e ll an d
o n e m a n whose n a m e is unknown
to n s own ed by George Norwood
S c h G E O R G E B L O R I NG
Value
insurance
Crew list George W Lane m a s
So n
Lane brother to m aster ; R e uben H E llis Morris R il e y
t e r 3 J oseph M
A m brose T h e b e d o J a m es M Boyn to n G eorge W hit m an Ja m es W hite
George Yates E dward P Townsend
ton s owne d by Cun n ingh a m
Tho m pson
S c h JAC O B BAC O N
m
e
Value
e
in
surance
Crew
list
Ch
ri
s
tian
An
d
rson
ast
r;
3
R ichard Carr o ll J a m e s Powers Charle s F o x alias J oh n son Patrick S ulli
Sch
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79
in suranc e
Crew list L e wis C a l i s t e m ast e r 3 Alex G ir r io r J oh n
C oughlin Th e o philus V Port e r S a m u e l W e st W illia m D e lroy J os e ph
E n os B e nj a m i n Decost e C h arl e s Ca m pbell an d E d ward an d Be n j a m i n
L e v a n ge brot h ers
ton s own ed by D avid L o w
C0
S c h J O S H U A S S ANB O R N
Valu e
insurance
Crew list Georg e Gray m ast e r ; W i l
lia m Cart e r J ohn H H ol m es Michael A llen E dward W alton J ohn J W i l
lia m s J a m e s Burg e R olan d D Blodgett B e rtra m Bla k e J o h n A H oward
Charl e s C lah e r ty
t o ns owned by D C
H Babson
S c h L O TTI E F BAB S O N
Value
insurance
Cr e w list S e ward R e y n olds m ast e r ;
R obert R e yn olds brother to m aster ; J ohn Graves Lore n z o C h ut e J oh n
Batson Dani e l Tatton G e orge Pooler S a m uel Tho m pson J o s e ph Boone
J a m e s B o s h e y an d Fred H all st e ward
tons own e d by An dre w L e ighton Val
S c h MA R Y CA R LI S L E
in suranc e
Cre w li st J oseph S cott m ast e r ; J oh n L
ue
Ingersoll R alph I rving Philip Vibert Cyrus Young W illia m Merchan t
i n n o n G e orge
Al e x Cogill O liver Tho m pson Alex M c M a s te r Pet e r M c K
Matth e ws
S c h MA R Y L O W
tons o wned by D avid Low
C o Value
in suran c e
C r e w list J a m e s F Dunt o n m ast e r ; J oh n
Tarr 3 P h illi p p e D e v e aux E lkan ah Nason Ari e l P Burnha m Paul Theba
d e au J os e ph K
ing Fr e d K
e nniston
Frank S ilva J oseph W hite Pete r
J e nnison
E FFI E
S c h MA U D
ton s own ed by W illard G Pool Value
insuranc e
Crew list J oh n M c l s aac m aster ; Michael
M c l s a ac his brother J os e ph Nowlan th e ir brother i h law 3 E dward Gordon
R ol and M c D o n a l d All e n M c D o n al d of E ast Boston ; Jose p h R og e rs Jos e p h
M c A s k e l l 3 E dward S h e ar m an the l att e r s brother i h law ; Andrew S winson
N e al B e aton W illia m M c M a s te r W illia m Fra z i e r R od e ric S teele
S c h M O R NING S TA R
tons own e d by J ose p h O Proct e r J r
Valu e
insuranc e
C re w lis t J oh n B S p anks m ast e r ;
David B Gor m an W illia m W S h e lton Anton e Av e n e y David J o n e s F
H S ti m p son J ohn Black J a m e s R oberts Charles Ib e y Mich a e l Muldoon
S c h O TI S D DANA
tons own e d by P e tti n g e ll
Cun n ingh a m
Valu e
e
in
suranc
Cr
e
w
list
W illia m W illoug h by m ast e r ;
3
Arc h ibald M c C a th e r e n Bol e y Bushey J ohn G a rv e y G eorge C S t e arns
C h arl e s N e therwood Jo h n Atwood Fred e ric H il l Paul A Pet e rson an d
Charl e s Mason st e ward
van,
F I S H E R M E ZV S
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B O OK
O WN
Sch
QU E E N
SEA
TH E R L O S S E S
ER
I DA E BA K
ton s ow n ed by George Norwood
So n
l ost o n W e stern Bank in A pril Value
in sura n c e
Cr e w
list M H Ad am s m aster 3 J ohn B e n son R obert M c I n ie s Joseph M c D o n~
ald G e orge Maj or Frank O scar W illia m T L ong Ch arles J ohn son C h arle s
W hit e Joh n M c N a i r Hugh M c C o r m ac k J o h n J e r r i wa
S c h W I LLIA M TH O M P S O N
ton s own e d by Cun n ingha m 8:
Tho m pson lost on a Bank h a lib u t in g tri p in April Valu e
in su r
anc e
Cr e w list Christian O ls e n m ast e r ; D e n n is T h e l n i n g Chas
Ande rson C h r e s t e n J ohn son S a m u e l Nordahl Joh n P J ohnson A n drew
H an son Martin S o d e r s t r u m C arl L e we au Martin An derson alias J oh nso n
J ulius M an gu s o n E lias Fladen Martin J ohn son an d Ch arles S O lsen
brother of t h e m aster
ton s o w n ed by W illia m M c D o n a ld an d
S c h N H PH I L L I P S
Valu e
in suranc e
o th e rs lost on B a n qu e r e a u in O ctob e r
C rew list W ill ia m M c D o n ald m aster ; J ohn W elch J ohn M c K
in n o n A l
bio n Bowden J oh n M c D o n a ld C h arles Crawle r N e al M c D o n a ld Micha e l
M c I n n i s J ohn S t e el e John and R ichard Tobin brothers Dun can M c l s a a c
C lifton Tho m pson
AY
ton s owned by W illia m Parson s
S c h HA R V E Y C M AC K
Valu e
C o lost on a Bank c o d s h i n g trip in O ctober
2 d
3 1m
urance
Cr
e
w
list
Frank Nolan m ast e r 3 George H olly W H
s
Bartl e tt W illia m Higgins Ch arl e s W Hun t E v e r e tt C a m pb e ll Augustu s
C a m pbell Frank C rowell Frank Hobbs and a young m a n n a m e d M orton
tons ow n e d by C unning h a m 8:
S c h AN D R E W L E IGHT O N
Tho m pson lost o n La H av e Bank in O ctob e r Val ue
insuranc e
Cr e w list O scar W Ald e n m ast e r ; Andre w M c D o n a ld S a m uel
Grassy O scar W istar Frank N e lson Martin H ogan Charl e s B e rg Martin
S t r ahan Adolph Nelson Frank V e a n e a u Frank Flak e J oh n B o u d r o u t
Andre w O lsen H e nry J ohn son
tons own e d by R ow e
J ordan
S c h C ITY O F GL O U C E S T E R
boun d on a Bank trip lost o ff Chath a m J une 1 C r e w saved Valu e
insuranc e
t o n s o wn e d by Capt J e ss e L e wis lost
S c h ALI C E M L E W I S
i n th e S outh e rn m ack e re l sh e ry at To wns e n d I nl e t A p ril 1 4 Cre w sav e d
Valu e
insuran ce
t o ns owned by David L o w
los t
Co
S c h GE O R G E S L O W
Sch
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BAI L E Y
t o ns owned by Hardy Broth e rs and othe rs
abandon e d at S e a on passage fro m Do m inica for Bost o n Nov 2 2 Cre w
r escued Value
insurance
tons owne d by David L o w C o wrecked n ea r
S c h T R E NT O N
Cre w saved Valu e
insurance $5 0 0
D e er Isl and May 1 1
S on s an d e m ployed i n
ton s owned by B Ha s kell
S c h CAD E T
the s quid she ry wrecked at L a n gla id N
Aug 1 4 Crew saved Val
insurance
ue
tons owned by S ylvan us S m ith wrecked at R ye
S c h R IVAL
Beach in the W inter s hore s h e ry Feb 2 4 Crew saved Value
in suranc e
to n s own ed by W o n s o n Brother s
L ING W AV E
S c h S PA R K
wreck e d in the bait she ry o n S hovelful S hoal May 1 5 Crew sav e d
Value
in surance
T
V
B
Joh n Clancy kn o cked overboard fro m sch S R La n e
E
R
R
D
O
LOS O
F e b 8 and Michael O M a l le y fe ll ov e rboard fro m sch Edwa rd A Ho rto n
D ani e l M c D o ug al washed overboard
F e b 1 9 in W inter shore sh e ry
fro m sch
Cla rk about 7 0 m il e s o ff Highl an d Light March 6 George
Hun son j u m p e d ov e rboard fro m sch j a mes to wn in th e harbor April 1 6
Micha e l Tobi n washed fro m bows p rit of sch j o k n S m i tk Aug 2 9 o n
Georg e s
C P S I Z E D I N D o m e s Charl es an d Cl arence Myers brothers fro m sch
O eanus in W inter shore sh e ry J an 2 8 Andre w J o h nson fro m sch I/ Vi l
lia m H Oakes in Fe bruary 3 George R yan fro m sch I Vill ia m H Foye
March 2 3 Lewis Tho m pson Gordon S cott and W illia m Nick e rson fro m
sch Herbert M Ro ers March 1 0 3 J am e s M c D o n al d G e orge P e rkins D a
vid B Tinker and Jos e p h Gosl in fro m sch Ha ttie S Cla rk an d Tho m a s
W illia m s of sch Ern es t F No woo d March 2 5 ( whil e going ashore at Blis s
H arbor N B ) 3 David Morrison fro m sch M a ry E C k is k o l m in August ;
John and Malco m M c C lo u d an d Ja m e s P u b lic o v e r fro m sch La u ra M l s o n
R obert M c D o n a ld and J os e ph Ch is
D e c 2 6 3 al l in t h e Bank sheri e s
h ol m fro m sch [ {zgk
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W illia m Andre ws and Nicholas Colberg fro m sch A l
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i c e G W o ns o n J an 2 9 3 John O ls e n and Ch arl e s Hanson fro m sch A n drew
L e zgk to n March 1 8 3 Arthur Her man and Tho m as Davidson fro m sch G a tk
erer March 3 1 all on th e Banks
Sch
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880
value d at
an d
schooners and 3 b oats o f a to n n age of
i n sured for
were lost this y e a r The n u m ber of lives lost wa s 5 2
1 schoo n er was lost i n the Bank halibut shery 1 i n the W i n ter shore s h
ery 1 o n Georges an d 1 o n C ashe s 1 shing boat was l ost o n E astern
Poi n t 1 o n the coast o f M ai n e a n d 1 was r u n dow n a n d sunk i n Ipswich Bay
to n s ow n ed by G eorge N orwood
Sch A N N I E C N O RWO O D
V alue
i n sura n ce
S o n lost o n C ashe s M arch 2 3
C rew
list J oseph M Hurst m aster ; J osep h Garrett W illiam Isaac W illiam
F a r d y D a v id R oberts Patrick N eal J ames A n derso n G eorge C ra wf ord
W illiam Holl a n d C harles Higgi n s Tho m as O r n e L awre n ce N elso n E d
ward W W ilso n C harles A r m s t ro n g
to n s o w n ed by D C
H B ab
S c h N A TH A N I E L W E B S T E R
lost on a Ba n k h a lib u ti n g trip i n N ovembe r V alue
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R obert C Gra n t m aster ; Hector M c I s a ac C has
C
Ben n ett C harles Hubley J oh n Fra z ier J a m es Gra n t Isaiah Horto n J oh n
M c D o n a ld John Peoples D o m i n ick M c I s a ac J oh n I W ilso n J oh n M c
M ulle n S ilas M c L e ll a n a n d a M r Jacobs
to n s ow n ed by S ylva n us S mith sprung
S c h O C E A N BE L L E
aleak a n d sa n k o n Georges M arch 2 6 C rew take n o ff V alue
insura n ce
IN G
to n s ow n e d by C apt J oh n K
i ng
S c h W I N IF R E D J K
wrecked i n the W i n ter shore shery at Brace s C ove Feb 3 C re w saved
V alue
i n sura n ce
Boat B E E
to n s ow n ed by W illia m Tarr lost o n E aste rn Poi n t
V alue $3 0 0 ; i n sura n ce $2 0 0
N o v 19
C re w saved
Boat H A R P
tons ow n ed by W illiam N M ace a n d W illiam P D e n
M arch 2 7 C re w sa v ed U n i n sured
n i s l o s t o n Gree n Isla n d M e
Boat I T E L L Y E
to n s ow n ed by George J Tarr C o run down
V alue
n o i n sura n ce
a n d sunk i n Bosto n Bay O c t 2 7
L O S T O V E R O R D E mery Hooper wa shed from foreboom of sch S e t/z
S to c r i age o n G ra n d Ba n k i n M arch Fra n k W ill ia m s fell overboard from
sch E L R o we A pril 1 7 C apt D a n iel R owe 2 d k n ocked overboard in
Bosto n Bay from sch f mm e j u /i a (by collisio n) M ay 1 2 E dward D ay
washed overboard fro m sch F r e d e r i c G am i ng f r o n the Ba n ks S ept 9 ;
Tho m as A n derso n washe d overboard from sch E p e s T a r r o n Gra n d Bank
4
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to n s ow n ed by E d ward C o n tillo n S amuel G
Pool a n d W illiam H G ard n er e n gaged in n e tc o d s h in g i n Ipswic h Bay
wrec k ed o ff R ye Beach M arch 1 9 C re w saved V alue
i n su r
a n ce $9 0 0
S c h L I Z Z I E KC L A R K
ton s o wn ed by C lark
S omes bou n d
S outh o n a m acke reli ng trip capsi z ed a n d su n k about twenty miles southeas t
o f Bar n egat M arch 2 5 C rew saved V alue
i n sura n ce
L IN
S c h L A D Y FR A N K
to n s ow n ed by C apt E lias O lso n and
e n gaged i n freighti n g pa v i n g s t o n e s y s u n k o ff S ta n wood s Poi n t i n A n n i
W reck sol d for $ 1 5 0
s qua m river July 1 1
E
R
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D Joh n W hite washed ove rboard from sch W ill ie M
S te ve n s a n d J oh n W esto n fro m sch M a r t/2a C i n J a n uary ; J oh n R oper
from m ai n boom of sch L iz z i e Feb 2 a n d W illia m R iley washed overboard
ing Feb 2 2
C apt R o bert E hler of sch C a r tnage caught
from sch O c e a n K
by foot rope o n m ai n boo m a n d draw n overboard o ff M o n hega n N o v 2 7
all in the Ba n k sheries C apt Horace M erry from m ai n boo m of sch
G e o r ge P E a s t o ff the Isle a u Haute A pril 1 a n d M ichael S a m pso n washed
o verboard fro m s c h M a r y E D a n ie ls A pril 2 6 i n the G eorges shery
E dward N icke rso n fell overboard from sch H a ttie 1V R e e d i n Portla n d
harbor July 2 1 i n the m ackerel shery John A J oh n so n from sch H er
m a n B a bs o n in S eptembe r o n the retur n trip from Gree nl a n d
W illiam
R oo n ey cook o f sch A d d ie E m m a fell overboard in the Bay of F u n dy
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you do n o t m i n d
I do mi n d
N ay I l l n o t be angry D a vid only gr ieved deeply grieved
for you k n ow I had counted o n your bei n g h ere the 3 d
The sweet voice faltered here ; the blue eyes that had bee n so laughter
clear an d bright an hour since grew blurred with bitter tears u n der the
lo n g curled ha z el lashes
The 3 d W ed n esday is the day we wedded six years ag o D avid ; you
rem ember how o fte n we have said we would spe n d that day together h ere in
o ur own home
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carrie
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that
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about
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m
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p
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They had counted o n l ivi n g
1y but he r ste p was slo w
their weddi n g day over agai n togethe r t o make that o n e day s pe rfect hap
in
their
newly
built
cottage
give
all
its
swee
ts
to
the
m
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again
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n
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talk and lovi n g memory but n o w D avid was go n e !
S h e was k n eeli n g at dusk o n the hearth toasti n g bread fo r the childre n s
supper S udde n ly a he avy step sounde d from th e walk the n came a quick
knock a n d the door was ung rudely O pe n
H o ! J a n et J a n e t C olburn ! A r e ye there ?
W ith a startle d cry t h e young frightened wife spra n g up le tting he r toast
i n g fork and he r bread fal l back upo n the re
i
Til l h e c o me s back !
Ke n n e th F oste r repe ate d h e r wo rds an d the n
D avid C
F I S HE E M E N
88
he
O WN
B O O
you to be my wife be sure I sh all n o t ask you n o w whe n you are a widow !
Before she could i n terrupt h i m h e wen t o n in a wild whirl of ragi n g words
W h o was it se n t your h usba n d out i n that craft ? The O w n ers ay ! but
I m oved th em to it
I t was my work a n d if some n e m orni n g the cre w
wa k e to n d the m selves si n ki n g with a wild sea r ushi n g 1n an d n o hel p
M ost likely o n ly that a threat to frighten her her a helpl ess lo n ely wom an
by n o t harmi n g o n e so ki n d a n d good
But she watched the sea the cl ouds the heave n s as sh e h ad never don e
before S h e waited for n ews that came n o t : an d the n a m or n i n g cam e
whe n she awoke to n d the rai n pouri n g th e wi n d teari n g th e sea plungi n g
a n d the black sky wracked with stormy clouds
D avid
she m oa n ed falli n g o n her k n ees D avid where art th o u ? O
F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
89
are
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are
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are
a!
r id e
o a m i n g b u r s t i n g t id e
O n th e e r c e
are heartless mocke ry a n u n mea n i n g gibberish t o the m a n wh o h as fought
for very life with death behi n d him i n the sleet a n d hail a n d crashi n g ic e
F o r h i m the homely bal lad of W appi n g
o n G eorges or in the polar seas
tells a dearer story M olly who says she l l be true an d
O l d S tairs
promises
e
s
m
e
n
a
n
I ll d d yo u r gro g to o I ll m ake
Y o u r b re e c h
is the dearest sweeth eart and her blue eyes sh ine across the n igh t a n d storm
M ea n wh ile J anet watched a n d prayed W ith her childre n she brave d
the wi n d a n d storm a n d we n t to the water side to be n ear ni i n S h e
s tretched her arms out a n d her hot tears fel l o n the rocks where she sto o d
S pare him ! he love d you always he h as trusted
O sea ! she sobbed
?
do wn before their eyes
Poor wife ! A n d there were others to o o ther hearts tre m bling o th e r
o ve
0 h
w
,
o ve
to
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view
S he l l g o down ! there s n o help for it
J a n et heard ; s h e l o oked about he r with a sickly pite ou s sm ile as though
aski n g for help for her o wn m ise ry ; then she fell down in a lifeless heap
o n the wet sto n es
Ki n dly ha n ds lifted her u p an d stro n g arms bore he r ho m e O n her be d
she lay for lo ng hours he r childre n by he r side S h e lay in a sort of stupor
she s aw the bla z e of the re sh e heard voices a n d footsteps co m i n g an d
g o i n g through the n ight But her mind was t o rpid s h e o nly reali z ed o n e
fe ar that D avid was los t a n d she
H e cal led me a widow she rambled on feebly
He said I was a
wido w W h at is a widow ? Is it a woman whose heart is broke n ? The n
I am o n e ! O h !
S h e put her han d to h er brow a n d then a merciful sleep ca m e o ver her
an d she dreamed a sweet dream that D avid had retur n ed
e
awoke ! T h e storm had cleared away a n d the mor n i n g sun was steal
i n to t h e be d room windo w S o me o n e said the S n o w B i r d had j ust
She
i ng
FI S H E R M E ZV S
B O O
O WN
?
W hat more can I wan t
a n d childre n
A n d they walked up to the little cottage this un ited family a n d D avid
e xpl ai n ed how the C aptai n a n d part of the crew put int o an o ut O f the way
port a n d sold most of the trip and nearly all the moveable a r t icles o n th e
vessel a n d pocketed the mo n ey and deca m ped h o w he in pursua n ce t o
in struction s from the ow n er the n took possession and sta r ted home h o w
whe n twen ty four hours out from port duri n g a fresh bree z e they foun d h e r
l eaki n g badly ; how the leak i n creased as the storm grew worse an d it
see m ed as if they must go to the bottom h ow his faithful men pumped an d
str o ve t o stop the leak a n d when it seemed as if their efforts were fruitless
a n d they mus t disappear beneat h the seethi n g waters they fou n d three hole s
which had bee n bored through the vesse l s bottom a n d had bee n partially
lled with a substa n ce which th e action of the water had set free h ow thes e
h o les were stopped a nd the stau n ch vessel being freed from the water was
herself agai n and they got her safely into por t
The plot had bee n revealed to K
e n neth F oster and he was h o pi n g that
it would be successful and whe n he fou n d that it was n o t a n d D avid C o l
n
h e left the t o wn and neve r returned
ur
had
come
back
His cowardly
b
heart failed him h e c o u ld n ot l ook ho n est D avi d C olbur n a n d his faithfu l
wife i n the face afte r what h ad tra n spired
A n d D avid was wel l remembered by the o w
ners of the S n o w B ir d They
r ecko n e d rightly
W ithout his e fforts the vessel would have bee n l o st
They therefore gave him a bil l of sale of o n e third o f her a n d reme m bered
th e crew with a handsome sum and D avid f o r m any years pursued his cal l
ing i n this vessel maki n g good retur n s
A n d J anet was o n e o f t h e happiest little w o me n i n all th e t o wn
,
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B O O
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.
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O WN
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a
the
last
day
of
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we
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some of the ves
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,
l ate r i t w as a c o m m o n o c c u r r e n c e f o r th e h alib u t c at c h e r s t o sh i ft
p o s i t i o n t o av o id c o m i ng i n c o lli s i o n w it h i c e be r gs O n s o m e o c c as i o n s t h e v e s se l s
o blig e d to m o v e a s h o r t di s tan c e t w o o r t hr e e t i m e s i n o n e n ig ht
4"
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F I S HE R M E N
B O O
O WN
95
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6
9
B O OK
O WN
before daylight a n d j ust as day was breaki n g a n ice gli n was n ot ice d i n
the southe r n boa rd a n d whe n it grew l ighte r a n i m m e n se eld of ice could
be see n drifti n g to ward us with the curre n t which still r a n n orth n orth west
O f course the rs t th i n g to be t h ought of was to get our gear if possible or
at least as m u c h of it as we could W e hoiste d the do rie s out a n d started
at o n ce O n e of the crew h ad had a fai n ti n g t the e ve n i n g before which
m ade h i m quite ill a n d I was therefore obliged to go i n a do r y i n his ste ad
Before le avi ng the vessel I gave the m e n orde rs to get all the gear they
could a n d if the ice ca m e o n the m to cut a n d go aboard The trawl that
we we n t to h aul was o ff the starboard quarter four poi n ts abaft the beam
W e p u lled for the outer e n d a n d o n reachi n g i t bega n to h aul as though
o ur lives depe n de d o n our e fforts
W e succeeded i n getti n g a s k ate a n d a half of trawl about 5 0 0 fathom s
i n the boat whe n we saw the ag i n the riggi n g of our schoo n er which we
k n ew was a sig n al for us to retur n to the vessel as the ice was n eari n g her
fast W e i n sta ntly cut the trawl took our oars a n d pulled with al l our
might to reach the vessel before the ice did A n othe r dory which was n ear
us started about the same ti m e a n d we bot h m e t the ice about six hu n dre d
feet aster n of our schoo n er W he n the ice passed the vessel the m e n o n
board had the prese n ce of m i n d to throw a buoy to which a li n e was fast
o e
This buoy we got h ol d of
e n ed o n one of the leeward cakes of the
a n d m ade it fas t to the b o w of the head dory securi n g the b o w of the other
boat close to the ster n of the fro n t o n e The curre n t was ru n n i ng at least
t wo k n ots a n d the buoy li n e bei n g u n de r the ice n ear the buoy we h ad a
hard struggle for some time to m ake a n y progress toward the vessel a n d to
get the li n e o n top of the ice The men on the vessel held a strai n o n the
li n e while we j umped out of the h ead dory o n to the ice someti m es hauli n g
the boats over t h e larger cakes a n d agai n sh ovi n g the s m aller pieces cle ar
of the dories a n d li n e The ice wa s broke n i n to sec tio n s of al l si z es from
a piece of a f e w pounds weight to o n e fty feet i n dia m eter a n d six to te n
feet thick I n this m a n n er we worked tugged a n d pulled n eve r resti n g for
a m o m e n t u ntil at last we h ad the li n e clear a n d above the ice whe n it
beca m e a co m paratively easy m atte r to reach the vessel
A f t er getti n g o n deck we fou n d o n e of the G e o r ge P ea Oo dy s an d o n e of
,
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
BOO
97
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8
9
O WN
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In the mea n time the crews of the other vessels h ad n o t been idle f o r
taki n g adva n tage of a n y favorable circumsta n ce they had e n deavored lik e
o urselves to haul their trawl s Three of the A lf r e d W e le n s cre w had a
n arro w escape from what promised m uch su ff ering if n o t death They we re
Ph ilip M ercha n t W illia m F u r le y a n d Tho m as O lse n W he n the area of
clear wate r th at I have before spoke n of ca m e a l o n g they started out to
get their trawl the vessel stil l remai n i n g at a n chor They were caught in
the ice an d alth o ugh they held o n to the trawl which was the o n ly th i n g
they c o ul d do the o e carried them adrift and their chan ces to reach their
vessel again were l ooki n g sli m whe n l ate i n the aft e rn o on the L izz ie K
C l a r k spoke the W a l e n an d the skipper of the latter requested C aptain
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F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B O OK
99
?
so m e o n e asked
W h at are you haili n g your shado w for T o m
D id you
thi n k it was goi n g to r u n you dow n ?
M y God ! he excl ai m ed i n reply
I thought it was a F re n ch m a n a n d it see m ed to me that the j ibboo m was
goi n g to be run dow n my throa t
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100
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.
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it for m s a pretty lo n g stri n g wh e n exte n ded i n o n e directio n F o r halibut
catchi n g the hooks are attach ed at a dista n ce of two a n d a half fatho m s
apart throughout the whole le n gth of the trawl but fo r c o d s h i n g the hook s
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the dories are rigged out and th e tubs of trawl buoys buoy lines a n chors
e tc
are put i n to them A s each dory gets ready she is rowe d out in he r
regular place whic h has bee n drawn for by lo t and the work o f setti n g th e
trawls commences E ach takes a di ffere nt directio n from the vessel Thus
the vessel fo rm s the centre a n d the trawls form radii of a circl e bei n g se t
with a buoy and anchor at each e n d A good ag is placed o n the buoy at
th e outer e n d which exte n ds about a m ile and a half fr o m the vessel an d
the do r ies the n r o w ab o ard and t h e trawls are l eft out till the foll o wi n g
m o rn i n g
A t daylight al l h a n ds are called out to breakfast immediately after whic h
the dories are hoisted out a n d r o w to the ends of their trawls bei n g guide d
by the ags whe n it is clear ; but whe n it is thick an d foggy which most
frequently happe n s n ding the outer buoy is a m atte r of much difcul ty
and the dories freque n tly lose themselves Howeve r bei n g cle ar it is a ll
pla n e saili n g to d ay There is some rival ry bet wee n the dories as to which
o n e shall bri n g most the sh or get do n e rs t ; but as the re ade r is to ac
company us we wil l proceed le isurely so as to exami n e al l t h e curios tha t
co m e up
W e ve taken hold o f the buoy then an d h avi n g shipped the r o l ler i n t h e
bows commence h a uling away A t last the a n chor heaves in sight afte r
what you think a l o n g haul and here on the rst hook is a good c o d s h
but I do n t s e e muc h more comi n g al o n g There again is a haddoc k
Take notice of those teeth marks about him A hal ibut h as bee n e n deavor
S e e what a scared look he has ! W he n hauli n g tra wl s
i n g to swallow him
I s o metimes like n the expressio n of di ff e re n t sh to their counte rparts o n
terra r m a Thus the haddock bears a strong resembla n ce to the sheep o r
lamb Their large i n n ocen t eyes seem to look up appeali n gly as they com e
up alo n gside the do r y They accept their fate too with sheepish resig n a
tio n and scarcely ever stir afte r bei ng sl atted o ff the hook into the do r y
They are the prey of almost eve ry othe r sh that swims a n d altogether
mus t have a ve ry hot tim e of it i n deed down there
W hat have we co m i n g here ? A roc k which is per fectly ho n ey combed
Pe rfo r ate d so re and dr ill e d w ith ho l e s
This work is acco m plished by a species of bori n g bivalve whose ge n e ric
name I am u n able to give but if you could desce n d a n d take a sub m ari n e
stroll you would scarcely n d a rock but was i n the sa m e state whe reve r
these curious fellows are found C urled i n to so m e of these hole s a n d clus
t e r e d arou n d the rock i n fa n tastic shapes you observe n u m erous sa n dy
tubes These are i n habited by curious worms k n ow n to the n aturalist as
a n n elids They are widely distributed al l over the shi n g ba n ks whereve r
th e b o tt o m can be m ad e available for buildi n g their cells
There are vari
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o f wicked n ess to which it woul d be possible to goad you go out o n W ester n
G eorges i n D o g( s h ) days a n d haul a trawl of o n e thousa n d hooks with a
W hichever course you adopt if you succeed i n
d o g s h o n every hook
ghti n g it out o n that li n e to the e n d will h ave brought you to the extrem e
limits of good n ess or to the borde r of Hades Their ski n is so rough that
before you have u n ho oke d fty the prob ability is that your thumb a n d n ge r
will be getti n g r a w to say n othi n g of the dexterity with which the gree n
e yed wretch comes back after havi n g his ja w hauled h alf out with the hook
a n d swi m s arou n d as if to i n timate that you h ave bee n exhausti n g your p a
t i e n c e or your passio n o n him without disturbi n g his equilibrium in the
l east
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dimi n utive sprays of coral attached to some of the hooks You will observe
f o ur or ve varieties but I h ave neve r yet been fortun ate e n o ugh to h aul up
a n y of the ki n d valuable i n co m merce
Here s a queer looki n g obj ect comi n g a sh skel eto n I t is a c o d s h
with n othi n g but the skin a n d bo n es left He has been e ate n si n ce he go t
o n that hoo k; as clea n as a wh istle n o t a grai n of esh left if you d give a
guin ea for it L ittle i n sects that we call s a n d e a s have accomplished this
There m ust be myriads of them because i n a couple of hours they will
o r spe aki n g
r educe a large c o d s h to the state i n which we n d this o n e
m athematical ly to h is si m plest ter m s The sh poor fel low must feel ve ry
much like Gulliver whe n attacked by the L illiputia n army They re t oo
m any for him
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secon ded their n atio n al o ffi cial brethre n by u n tiri n g e n ergy an d skill which
bri n gs them u n der honorable n otice by their c o la bar a t e ur s abroad The
M c D o n a l d s h way is a m o n u m e n t wh ich will perpetuate the n ame o f its
inve n tor E uge n e Blackford of N e w York has his n ame e n graved upon t h e
historical records of sh wit h the L u tja n u s B l a c kf o r d i i ; so m ight be e n um
crate d every o n e of these ge n tlemen who without oth er co n sideratio n than
the true ma n ly se n se of duty ha v e labored to protect a n d i n cre ase the s h
supply of our cou n try Prof Geck of W urz burg G erma n y a n oted s c ie n
t is t is n o w co m pili n g a book upo n this in teresti n g subj ect a n d h as wisely
placed h imself i n correspo n de n ce with our N atio n al a n d S tate F ish C o m mis
s i o n e r s with a view of getti n g rel iable data a n d i n for m ation which has bee n
derived from their relative experie n ces This is o n e of m a n y insta n ces com
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have bee n m atured by m aterial resul ts more of them will come pouri n g i n
M uch has ye t to be do n e to develop the pla n s of i n creased sh c ul ture
The legisl atures of the several S tates must m ake liberal appropriatio n s t h e
pe ople are to be educated to the i m porta n ce of the e n terprise a n d the n t h e
whole world will marvel at what has a n d ca n be do n e O ysters which
form so large a part of our food supply must be articial ly propagate d
S cie n tists are already occupyi n gthemselves about it a n d o n e o r t wo hav e
even devised apparatus for testi n g the subj ect W he n this is m ade p r a c t i
cabl e with what is bei n g do n e to wards the i n crease i n the supply of sh a
fu n d of wealth will have bee n O pe n ed far greate r than the gol d elds of
O n ly a f e w years ago Germa n carp were i n troduce d
A ustralia or C al ifor n ia
i n to the U n ited S tates yet at prese n t their produce wo uld represe n t edible
sh to the exte n t of m a n y to n s I n less tha n t e n years the whol e cou n try
wil l be stocked with the m
This wil l m aterially lesse n the existi n g va n dal
ism practiced in our l akes a n d s tream s co n seque n tly assisti n g n ature in t h e
i n crease of sh in the m
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F rase r R iver
cases The total pack for the past four years has been as follows
1 88 1
cases ; 1 8 8 0
do ; 1 8 7 9
do ; 1 8 7 8
do I t is thus see n that 1 8 8 1 leaves all other years far in the shade bei n g
n early 2 7 per ce n t higher tha n that of 1 8 8 0 the greatest previous year
The rst white m e n as we lear n fro m the A s t o r ia n who shed i n th e
C o lumbia river to the exte n t of m aki n g a busi n ess of it were Italia n s who
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that year 1 9 the busi n ess h as grow n rapidly u n til n o w whe n sal m on
packi n g is the largest i n dustry save wheat g rowi n g in the N orthwest when
m ore sal mo n is put up o n the C ol u m bia river tha n i n all other localities in
the world
The following table showi n g the number of cases packe d each year the
correspo n di n g price of ca n n ed salmo n an d the cost of sh o n the river will
illustrate the progress a n d cha n ges which sixtee n years h ave m ade
,
T o ta l P
8 66
1 867
1 8 68
1 8 69
1 8 70
1 871
1 8 72
1 8 73
1 8 74
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75
18 6
7
1 8 7
7
18 8
7
1 8 79
1 880
1 8 81
r o d u c t.
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four m o n ths Half of these are m asters of boats a n d the
1 to
other half assista n ts or pullers I n depe n de n t sher m e n who o wn their
boats a n d n ets a n d sell their catch to the can n eries receive 6 0 or 6 2 % cents
per sh A s a rule however the ca n n eries o wn the outts for the use of
which the sher m a n gives o n e third of his catch receivi n g o n ly 4 0 cents
per sh from the ca n n e r y E ach sher m a n e m ploys a n d makes ter m s with
his o wn boat puller the usual rate for this service bei n g a share in the
catch about the equivale n t of $7 0 per m o n th O n e hu n dred dollars per
mo n th after charges for boat a n d n e t and pay o f boat puller are deducted
is co n sidered o n ly a fair retur n to the s li e r in a n a 11 d the average is rathe r
above tha n below this esti m ate O n ly white m e n e n gage in shi n g the
greater proportio n however bei n g Italia n s Fi n s a n d ot h er foreig n ers me n
without fa m ilies who co m e to the river from S a n F rancisco only duri n g th e
shi n g seaso n
I n the ca n n erie s all the respo n sible pl aces are lled by white m e n whos e
pay ra n ges fro m $5 0 to $ 1 5 0 per m o n th the average bei n g about $6 5
A bout o n e thousa n d m e n are so e m ployed
The greater part of the i n side
work is do n e by C hi n a m e n whose average pay is $ 1 per day a n d b o ard
F our thousa n d are employed o n the river
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leeward of th e fore m ast clu n g to the ir o n arou n d the stovepipe wh ich was
attached to the deck where he was fou n d i n se n sibl e whe n the rest of the
crew were abl e to get o n deck with his leg broke n a n d spli n ters of the
shattered spars drive n through his boot a n d i n to the leg The house a n d
forecastle co m pa n io n ways were stove a n d a ood of water pouri n g i n to th e
cabi n a n d forecastl e preve n ted the egress of the m en wh o were i m priso n ed
the r e O n e m a n succeeded i n getti n g out of the cabi n a n d walked alo n g
o n the side of the h ouse holdi n g o n to the weather rail
Fortu n ately in
about a m i n ute a n d a half the vessel wore rou n d a n d righted an d the rest
of the crew were released fro m their duress wh e n a sce n e of desolatio n m e t
their ga z e
I n capsi z i n g the cable h a d parted i n volvi n g the loss of four hu n dred an d
ftee n fath o m s t h ereof with a n a n chor the fore boom was brok e n i n to two
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the bait but ge nerally a big shark will nose it once or twice an d then suc k
it up a n d m ove o ff swallowi n g the bait as he goes Y o u wa n t to give him
about fteen feet of rope an d when he haul s the li n e taut al l j erk togethe r
The n the work comme n ces fun some people call it A s soo n as he feel s
the h o ok he m akes a big rush that wil l ofte n start ten or ftee n m e n a n d
I ve see n ve j erked righ t i n to th e wate r o n the start Up a n d dow n he
goes someti m es j u m pi n g i n to th e air and tryi n g to sh ake out the hook a n d
some old fellows will swim right for y o u and t ry t o bite the li n e I n I n dia
they catch the sharks fo r their n s a n d se n d them to C hi n a where they
N O M O RE S EA
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w at e r s m u r m u r e d at o u r fe e t
w o r ld w as fa i r an d li fe w as s w e e t
ho u r s spe d by o n pin io n s e e t
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w and e re d
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l o n e I w alk th e sh o r e to n ight
Be side th e sto r m y se a
T h e w ildly t o s s i n g s e a ;
T h e w ate r y w as te i s o n e v as t g r ave ;
sw e e
pi ng su rf ! 0 m e an i ng w av e !
o ff d r e a r y s u n l e s s c ave
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S o m e bli ss fu l d ay i n t h at f ai r l an d
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He believes i n witche s
alive a n d was n o t born t o be drown ed
a n d d reams
Gra n ti ng that sherme n are credulous it by n o mea n s follows that they
are peculiar in this respect 3 or that they are the o n ly o n es who bel ieve
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start o ff half nak ed to search for the drifti n g p roperty But t o cr o wn all
a big school of d o g s h struck on the s h in g grou n d and drove all other
kinds of sh away re n dering useless al l further atte m pts to co m plete our
trip A s might have bee n expected the m ore credulous ascribed thes e u n
fortu n ate i n cidents to h avi n g s ailed o n F riday
O n a n other o ccasio n I bega n m y year s work upon a Friday early in J a n
of the captai n said to him I m sorry you h ave had that vessel built
I have k n o wn the m a n wh o
W he n asked for his reaso n s he co n ti n ued
built her to lau n ch m ore tha n twe n ty schoo n ers duri n g the past f e w years
a n d n o n e of the m eve r made a dollar for their ow n e rs while f e w of the m
h ave live d more tha n two or three years bei n g either wrecked o n the shore
or f o u n dered at sea
S tra n ge to s ay that for th e n i n etee n m o n
ths t h e
rst skipper sailed i n her there was n ae l uck aboot the house
This was
exceedi n gly tryi n g to o n e who h ad pre v iously bee n fortu n ate a n d who fel t
a pride i n his professio n F i n ally beco m i n g disgusted a n d so m ewhat dis
hearte n ed by h i s ill success a n d u n requited l abors he sold out his share of
the vesse l a n d left her al m ost co n vi n ced that what h ad bee n told him by
his frie n d was not ve ry far from th e truth
The sad sequel remains to be t o ld The sch oo ner n o t yet tw o years
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ro
the
day
she
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out
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harb
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yacht with a crowd of ca n vas spread to the b ree e to the ti m e she lay
a helpless a n d dis m a n tled wreck o n the bosom of the storm swept A tlantic
she was co n ti n ually meeti n g with ill fo r tu n e
n m ore marvell o us o n es could be rel ate d
uite
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of the good or ill fortu n e of i n dividuals a n d the varyi n g experie n ces of dif
f e r e n t persons ofte n form the topic of co n versatio n o n b o ard the shi n g
vessel s
Tha n k good n ess the superstitious belief in m e n bei n g J o n ahs ofte n meets
with a rebu ff so severe as to hi n der it from beco m i n g a n ythi n g like a ge n
eral o n e ! I was prese n t o n ce whe n o n e skipper e n quired of a n other n o d
di n g his head at the sa m e ti m e i n the directio n of a m a n who was at work
n
th
e
vessel
A r e you goi n g to carry that m a n ? R eceivi n g an a ff i r m
o
ative reply he co n ti n ued You won t ge t any sh the n ; he s a regular
Jo n a h
The reply wa s Jo n ah or n o J o n ah h e goes this trip a n yway
A s the trip i n question was a successful o n e n othi n g m ore was heard abou t
the m a n bei ng a Jo n ah though to tell the truth he had bee n so co n sidere d
by m a ny of h is associates
A y o u n g m an wh o has
A n other si m ilar i n sta n ce may be me n tioned
s ailed from G loucester several years h a d for a while rathe r hard fortu n e
of the m uch to b e shu n n e d J o n ahs
a n d it was whispered that he was o n e
N othi n g else could be said agai n st h i m si n ce he was an excelle n t s h e r
But he is a
m an dari n g e n ergetic a n d withal a pleasa n t shipm ate
J o n ah l the cred u lo u s exclai m ed whe n ever the vessel he sailed i n faile d t o
make a good trip H is luck cha n ged howeve r after a time a n d th ereafter
those who previously had fel t much oppose d to bei n g ship m ates with hi m
were glad to sail i n the s a m e vessel that he did M eeti n g with him n o t
lo n g ago I was pleased to lear n that he was e n j oyi n g better fortu n e than
for m erly I n reply to my e n quiries as to his prese n t s uccess he said :
I t do n t m ake a n y
W herever I have bee n this year I have bee n lucky
di ffere n ce n o w what vessel I go i n I al ways get a good trip the sh are
s u r e to l a th e r e
O n e c a n re adily i m agi n e h o w gratifyi n g such a cha n g e
m ust be to a perso n who previously had m e t with u n deserved ill fortu n e
But it ofte n happe n s that so m e poor fellow h as a streak of h ard luck
really asto n ishi n g so much so i n deed that it is n o t wo n derful that after a
while his acquai n ta n ces co m e to have superstitious feel i n gs about h i m
It
m atter s n o t how m uch h e m ay ch a n ge fro m vessel to vessel h is luck follows
h i m an d the stra n gest o f all is that the v essels which are u n fortun ate whil e
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S u n d ay a n d letti n g the splices o f a cable s top i n the hawse pipe whe n the
vessel is a n chori n g on the shi n g ground
A s to other beliefs it m ay be said that al l sherme n whistle for a bree z e
whe n i t is cal m a n d so m e occasio n ally stick a k n if e i n the after side of the
m ai n m ast to bri n g a fair wi n d A bee or a s m all la n d bird co m i n g o n board
i t is supposed will bri n g good luck while ill fortu n e wil l follo w the lighti n g
of a h awk owl or crow o n the riggi n g of a vessel I t is believed that a
s m art blow o n the head of a sh that has j ust bee n separate d fro m the body
will kill the l atter which still retai n s m uscular motio n A hook which h as
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The above e n gravi ng gives a capital vie w of the old Fort an d G louceste r
18
Harbor in 3 7 The Grand Ba n ker a n d pi n key lyi ng at a n ch or l ook as
n
c
atural as a n be There is a vast differe n ce in the appeara n ce of the old
Fort property of t o d ay from that of forty v e years ago n e Th e n it had but
o ne
n
buildi g besides the rui n s of the F ort n o w it is covered with dwelli n gs
an d
storehouses a n d its e n tire water fro n t co n verted i n to n e wharves
,
m n
for i g one o f the m o st valuable pieces of property i n the city
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of
G l o uc e st e r
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C omi g i to Por t
Fi sh e r m e n
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o r steamer to B o sto n N e w York Phil adelphia L o well and o ther large cities
where they n d ready sales The c o d s h a r e discharged mostly at the
wharves of the vessel owners where th ey are decapitated a n d the n salted in
butts a n d whe n su f cie n tly salt are tra n sferre d to the akes for a given
time an d dried Then they nd their way the most of the m i n these d ays
to the ski n n i n g lofts where n imble n gers divest them of ski n a n d bo n es
a n d the solid pieces of sh ha n dsome as c an be are packed i n boxes from
te n to two hu n dred pounds each which n d th eir way from the wareh ouses
o f our en terprisi n g sh producers to all sectio n s of this cou n try The trade
is si m ply i m me n se an d co n sta n tly on the i n crease for the praise of the
G loucester bo n eless cod is abroad i n the land an d dealers a n d co n sumers
dem a n d it from headquarters direct from rs t ha n ds
W h o w o ul d h ave thought from the smal l begi n n i n g in th e putti n g up of
b o n el ess c o d s h of o n ly a f e w years si n ce that such large resu lts wo uld
fol low ? A n d n o w that sh is packe d i n such clean attractive pack ages th e
atte n tion of co n sumers is drawn toward it The old obj ection t o strippi n g
The clea n
a n d clea n i n g a n d purchasi n g s o much waste is heard n o more
sh ready for a salt sh din n er or sh balls is n o w for sale by al l r s t c l a s s
grocers in the cou n try a n d the Gloucester bran ds of which there are sev
e ral hundred each large purchaser h avi n g his private bra n ds are pri n ted
i n delibly o n the boxes S ome of these brands are v ery handsome an d add
much t o the attractive n ess o f th e packages
The rst m a n M r G eorge H S m ith we thin k it was who put up sh in
th is way never drea m ed that this act of his woul d revolutioni z e the en tire
sh trade but so it has proved ! The old sh dealers co n servative as they
h ad a right to be saw n ot the cloud which was risi n g but kept in the old
cha n nels of shippi n g whole sh u n til their customers de m a n ded of them
the b o n e less sh i n boxes A n d the n they gave way to the i n evitable
There was n o help for it E ither adopt the n e w m ode or lose the busi n ess
altogether A n d they e n tered i n to the busi n ess with the same e n ergy which
characteri z ed their o t her tra n sactio n s a n d we h ave t o day here in old
Gloucester a busi n ess which is n o w o n l y i n its i nfa n cy a busi n ess which
will keep the eet busy wh ic h will t ake all the sh they c a n catch at re m u
n e r at iv e prices a busi n ess which will k eep Glouceste r i n the fro n t as a s h
i n g port a n d fur n ish occupatio n for her people
It s lively al l through from the ti m e the vessel leav e s the h arbor u n til
she arrives o n the grou n d a n d from the catchi n g of the sh to the dressi n g
the n the salti n g a n d dryi n g bo n i n g a n d ski n n i n g shippi n g a n d n ally t h e
serv i n g up of the toothso m e dish o n the table with drawn butter a n d egg
sauce o r the good old fashio n ed pork scraps with beets a n d p o tatoes
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Th e R e g att a
The above has the tru e sa l t wate r av o r a n d cause s the blo o d t o c o urs e
through the vein s with quicke n e d motio n The ee t of yachts are o ff fo r
the race saili n g with a start shee t each o n e doi n g her best to lead H o w
they y ove r the water which is n ot ve ry rough although there s e em s t o b e
a pre tty dece nt bree z e to waft them alo n g
I t is i n deed a pretty sight and the yach ts m a n s life is replete with plea s
ure as h e c ruise s alo n g th e coast during t h e S umme r time coming t o a n ch or
i n the harbors and rive rs an d participating in al l th e pleasures pertai n i n g
theret o There i s a deep love for it i n he re n t in m a n y he a r ts To such t h e
Their e nj oy m en t is t o sai l
s e a has a t tractio n s o f which they n ever tire
o e r t h e waters fre e as t h e birds of the air 3 to inhal e the se a bree z e i n a l l
its freshne ss and h e alt h gi v i n g powers ; to j oin with othe rs in the exciti n g
regatta 3 t o crowd o n sail a n d rush through the waters doi n g their be st t o
secure t h e pri z e a n d wr n a good n ame for the ir boat which they l o v e most
i n te n sely 3 an d wh o se g o od points they strive so hard t o bri n g o ut o n such
o ccasi o ns
A w e t s h e e t an d a o w i ng se a
A Wi n d th at fo ll o w s f as t
T h at fi ll s t h e w h i t e an d ru s t li ng s a il
A n d b e n ds t h e g a ll ant m as t
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W e r an o ff y e st e r d ay n o o n t o s e t o u r t r aw l
T h i n ki n g t o b e h o m e l o n g e r e n i g h t f all ;
B u t t h e w i n d s tr uc k n o r vve st an d did h e av ily bl o w
A c c o m p an i e d w i t h s q u all s o f r a i n s l e e t an d s n o w
W e t hr e e r e e fe d o u r m ai n s a il e x p e c t i n g a h ar d be at
F r o m o u r jib to o k t h e bo n n e t an d t r i m m e d d o w n t h e s h e e t ;
r e e fe d t h e f o r e s a il an d r o ll e d i t u p s n u g
W e d o u bl e
We ll kn o w i n g jib an d m ai n s ail w e r e al l sh e c o u ld l u g ;
T h e d o r i e s w e r e l a sh e d d o w n s e c u r e an d c o m p ac t
T h e n w e g av e h e r a g o o d fu ll d o w n h e l m an d t ac k e d
T h o u gh t h e s e a w as r un n i n g h e av y s h e did n o t m i s s t ay
A n d so o n w e w e r e c l o s e h au l e d st an di n g u p Bo s t o n B ay
I t w as f as t gr o w i ng c o ld w i th t h e w i n d st ill i nc re as i n g ;
B u t o u r t w e n t y t o n bo at w as s t e adily fo r e r e a c h i n g ;
Qu i t e fast m a de t h e i c e fr o m s p ra y t h at s h e d h e av e
A s t h r o ug h t h e tu r bu l e n t w ate r s h e r w ay sh e w o u ld c l e ave
T h e m an at t h e w h e e l an d t h e l o o k o ut as w e ll
E v e r y h al f h o u r w e r e g i v e n a s p e ll ;
F o r t h o s e w h o v e be at u p i n a W i n t e r s n o r w e s t b re e ze
Kn o w full w e ll h o w qui c k ly th e h e lm s m an w ill fr e e ze
S o t h e n i g h t w e r e aw ay t ill p ast fo ur o c l o c k
Wh e n u n de r t h e l e e w e m a d e a l f W a y R o c k
T h e w at e r n o w s m o o t h o ur po s i t i o n m a de c l e ar
W e g av e h e r t h e fo r e s a ilo ff sh e We n t like a d e e r
F o r N o rm an s W o e R o c k w e no w s h a p e d o u r c o ur s e
T h e wi n d be i n g m o r e w e st e r ly an d li g ht e r i n fo r c e ;
I n d u e se aso n w e h e ar d t h e de e p s u ll e n r o ar
O f t h e se as as t h e y br o k e o n t h e M a n o l i a s h o r e ;
A f e w m i nu t e s l at e r a s t h r o ugh t h e w at e r w e pl o ug h
T h e r o c k s h o w s i t se l f u po n t h e po r t b o w
O u r h e ar t s w e r e m a de li g h t as o u t o f d ange r w e p ass e d
A t l e ast f o r t h e p r e se n t an d w e r e n e ar h o m e at l ast
Pass in g T e n Po u n d I sl an d we sho o t i nto t h e c o v e
Go v e
A n d d o wn g o e s th e an c h o r o f t h e W
R i g h t p r o u d ar e w e o f th e s t au n c h lit t l e b o at
W h i c h t h r o u g h so t e r r ibl e a n ight ke pt u s s afe ly ao at
L e t t h o se w h o e at sh an d g r o w l at t h e p r i c e
T ake a t r ip o ff s h o r e s h o v e l s n o w an d p o u n d i c e
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MA
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I n
J uly
J ohn C o m o o ne of t h e
c r ew of sch M agi c of this port caught a smal l halibut on the Bank o n
which h e took a notion to cut his i n itial s an d threw the sh overboard n o t
expecti n g to see h im agai n I n 1 8 7 4 he shipped in sch M a r y B D a n ie ls
a n d while h auli n g his trawl o n Gra n d Ba n k discovered to h i s great sur
prise the ide n tical halibut h e had marked so m e eight m onths before T h e
h alibut was o n ex h ibitio n at the wharf of the N e w E n gl an d Fish C ompa n y
The initials were plain ly discernible although the sh had gr o wn co n side r
ably since they were cut This is n o sh story but a ve ritable fact an d
the circumsta n ce is certai n ly a most remarkable o ne
A mo n g the halibut l a n ded by sch C ne s te r R L a w r e n ee i n M ay 1 8 75 was
3
one with the n ame L y n ch cut thereon Th e h alibut had gr o wn c o n s id
e r ab ly si n c e th e carvi n g O peration which from the appeara n ce o f the scars
had been do n e about a year The letters wer e s o me six inches in le n gth
an d very clearly dened
I n February 1 8 7 6 while dressi n g sh at the G loucester F ish C o mpany s
wh arf a plai n gol d ri n g was take n from the pau n ch of a c o d s h I t was
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FISHERM EN S
140
GE TT IN G
T R I P U N D E R D I F F I C U L T I E s S c h a g/zt T e mp l a r C apt
M ichael M c D o n a ld wh ic h ar r iv e d from G ran d Ba n k Feb 2 0 1 8 7 4 had a
t o ugh time of it 3 but the plucky captain was deter m i n ed to get a trip a n d
he did so bri n gi n g i n
p o unds of halib u t which stocked
He
left port J a n 1 0 and arrived on W ester n Ba n k the 1 3 t h where they e n c o u n
Fi n di n g sh scarce he de
t e r e d a severe gale an d broke the m ai n boom
M ost of the crew did n t relish saili n g
t e r m i n e d to go to the Gra n d Ba n k
a th ousa n d m iles from home with a broke n m ai n boo m ; but the captai n was
inexible a n d they starte d with a ten k n ot bree z e un der a foresail o n ly
A rri v i n g o n t h e
O n the passage the f o resail j ibed over breaki n g the ga ff
Ba n k the 2 0 t h they set their trawls A severe gale came o n i n the n igh t
whe n the vessel shipped a sea a n d smashed all the dories This was a n other
s troke of ill luck,as what was the use of the trawls without a n y dories in
which to get them ? C apt M c D o n a ld however was n o t the m a n t o be dis
hearte n ed H e h ad come for a trip of sh and a trip he was goi n g t o
h ave if withi n t h e po wer of m orta l m an to get it Taki n g the re m ai n s of
U n fortu n ately he had n o
o n e of th e dories he used it to repair the others
n ails suitable for the work 3 but this diffi culty was obviated by heati n g some
board nails thereby re n deri ng them pliable It blew a livi n g gale of wi n d
most of the time 3 but du r i n g the lulls of ftee n days there were opportu n i
ties to set the trawls several times and this gave him his trip
A fter hauling up the a n chors to start for h ome h avi n g n o im m ediate use
for the stocks he sawed them in two usi n g them to sh the m ai n boom
and was thus en abled t o carry the mai n sail whe n n eeded O n the r o t h of
F ebruary while o ff the Gulf o f S t L awre n ce j ust to the eastward of S abl e
Isla n d they were struck by a hurrica n e shippi n g a se a which agai n s m ashe d
th e dorie s a n d threatened to swamp the vessel 3 but she ca m e out of it
ha n dsomely an d br o ught her plucky captain an d crew safe to port
.
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F I S HE R M E N
U KY L I
A AI
B O OK
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14 1
G E T S FI E T E E N H N D R E D D O L L R S S A L
V GE
O u the after n o o n of J u n e 1 2 1 8 7 5 sch A dd is o n C e n te r was r un
down while at a n chor on C ashes duri n g a thick fog by b rig S a r a }; M L o r
S h e struck her with great force pressi n g h e r u n de r
i ng of Yarm o uth N S
water a n d the crew n aturally supposi n g that sh e was si n ki n g lost n o ti m e
in getti n g on board the brig and were carried i n to P o rtl a n d S h e was
boarded by a n u m ber of vessels the m asters of which co n s idered it i m p o s
sible to get her i n to port A n d they were n o t to bl am e for so thi n ki n g as
she h ad a big hole i n her stern through which the water was m aki n g rap
idly an d it was appare n t that she would soo n go dow n
O n M o n day 1 4 th i n st she was sighted by C apt George W hitmore of
boun d fo r Boston He had as cre w two boys
s c h E l le n of E llsworth M e
only L etti n g his o wn vessel d rift they boarded the C e n te r in their boat
I t was the n two O clock i n the
a n d he co n ceived the idea of savi n g her
after n oo n an d he i m m ediately com m e n ced operati o n s C utti n g a large
piece of duck out of the mai n sail he con trived by dint o f much i n ge n uity to
n ail it over the hole To do this required co n siderabl e exertio n especially
the n aili n g under water ; but h e stuck to the j ob with a tenacity which k n ew
n o such word as fail a n d after severa l hours o f unremitti n g exertio n which
will be u n derstood by a n y o n e k n owi n g the n ature of such a task he h ad
the satisfactio n of seeing it accomplished G etti n g sail on her he we n t o n
board his o wn vessel an d gave i n structions to the two lads how to run fo r
Portla n d a n d the n return ed alo n e t o the C e n te r
G ivi n g the vessel a heel
so as to relieve the damaged part as m uch as possible h e cut th e cable a n d
shaped his course for Portl a n d foll owed by the E ll e n A n e little bree z e
spra n g up a n d the water in the vessel rushi n g forward brought th e stern
o ut of t h e water which e ffectually prevented her taki n g in a n y m ore Th i s
O perated m uch i n his fav o r as she was then tw o thir d s ful l of water a n d
u n less the leak had been stopped she would h ave kept aoat but a short
time l o nger He r a n all night a n d reached po r t W ed n esday noon
M r Horatio Babso n one of the ow n e rs of the C e n te r upo n heari n g of he r
arrival immediately we nt to Portl a n d an d at o n ce a cceded to C apt W h it
more s de m a n d of $ 1 5 0 0 salvage in behalf of the Gloucester Fishi n g I n s ur
a n ce C o m pa n y of this city an d the N aumkeag ofce o f S alem at which
the vessel wa s i n sured I t was a plucky j ob throughout
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M YS T E R I O S L o ss o r T wo O F T HE C R E W O F S C H F R E D E R I c G E R R I N G
T wo of the crew of sch F r e d e r ic G e r r in
C apt E dward M orris
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W illiam N orto n a n d A lbert S u lk e y left the vessel i n their do r y o n the af
t e r n o o n of M o n day Feb 2 8 1 8 7 6 for the purpose of h auli n g their trawls
I t was very moderate at the time a n d others of the crew als o left in do r ie s
f o r the same purp o se A fter they had been abse n t s o me twe n ty mi n utes
.
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42
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arrive d at this port M ay 2 3 1 8 7 6 from N ewf ou n dla n d brough t i n t wo
F re n chme n J ohn Bouche a n d A dolph C rochu who were picked up in a
do r y in the G ulf of S t L awrence o n the 1 6 th inst They were lost from
their vessel o n B an qu e r e au whil e atte ndi n g their trawls and exp o se d to a
v i o l e nt gale t h e sea bre a ki ng o ve r them and t h e weathe r be ing ve r y c o l d
M
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F I S HE R M E N
0 WN
B O OK
43
nvel o pi n g them in ice F o r seven days they were exp o sed to the severity
of the weather without food or dri n k a n d when take n o ff were both i n an
exhausted condition a n d n ear the gates of death from hu n ger an d exposure
O n e of the me n was badly fro z en but both recovere d fr o m the e ff ects O f
their exposure
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by C apt J ames F o r r e s t al l her ow n er left Port M ulgrave S unday A pril 2
1 8 7 6 bou n d for Bosto n a n d there is n o doubt but that she fou n dere d i n t h e
seve r e gale of the 4 t h i n st carryi n g with he r sixty three perso n s belo n gi n g
i n Port M ulgrave a n d vici n i ty but wh o were ide n tied with Gloucester as
they followe d shi n g from this port duri n g six mo n ths of th e year a n d h ad
m a n y relatives a n d frie n ds i n this city wh o were a n xiously expecti n g their
arrival The followi n g is the list of the passe n gers as n early as could b e
obtai n ed :
F r o m H a r o r B o u c /ze J oh n L e v a n gy Hubert L e v a n gy E d ward D ecost
Frederick L e v a n gy B e n Fougere M ichael Pebri n e He n ry Be n oit Joh n
Paro Jerry F o uge r e L ucia n L e v a n gy E Fo u ge r e (Jack s son ) Joh n K
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.
F I S HE R M E M S
B O OK
O WN
45
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F r o m P i r a te f a O
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The crew of th e
A
E
sch D a n ie l A B u r n na m of this port had a si n gular a n d w o n de rful e xp e r i
e n ce W hile lyi n g to o ff S able I sla n d o n the eve n i n g of J a n 1 0 1 8 77 the
schoo n er was struck by a heavy sea wh ich tur n ed her completely ove r t h e
m asts gi v i n g way while S h e was u n der water
O f her crew of thirtee n me n
all but o n e were below when the vessel capsi z ed 3 a n d the rapidity of the
e n tire tra n sactio n which did n o t allow time for the vessel to ll prove d
their sal v atio n They were thrown from the oor to the ceili n g whe n the
schoo n er was bottom up a n d im m ediately to the oor again as she righ ted
O n co m i n g o n deck the m a n who had bee n o n the lookout wa s fou n d ha n g
i n g over the side by a portion of the gear a n d was speedily hauled o n
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146
B O OK
O WN
b o ard The crew remained on th e wreck on which they got some smal l
canvas a n d were headi n g for the l a n d as best they could whe n fortu n ately
they e n cou n tered the m ail stea m e r A u s tr i a n who t o o k t h e m o ff a n d l a n ded
the m at S t J oh ns N F
.
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C ap s ize d in a D o r y C a ugnt 5y (2
r a w ! H o o k F o r tu n a te R e sc u e Two of the crew of sch
C e n te n n i a l , Peter
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fol lowe d by i n te n se cold a n d a heavy n orthwest gale J u st previous to the
s qual l the little boat H op e of this port a trie short of six to n s burthe n wa s
to th e southward of Brow n s Ba n k some eigh t m iles O ff the C ape S h e was
co m m a n ded by C apt A n tho n y T F ra n cis an d there was a cre w of t wo
The m e n h ad
m e n J ohn C o n ley a n d J oseph A da m s maki n g thre e i n all
j ust bee n picki n g their trawls a n d had a dory load of sh a n d trawl li n es
a n d seei n g the squall co m i n g m ade all possibl e h aste to get on board the
boat This they succeeded in doi n g j ust in time 3 but it was so rough that
the dory collided with the boat k n o cki n g o ff a piece of he r rail a n d came
r ow
sca
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8 7 8 , will
a nd
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F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
47
n
n
posts beati ng ice the livelo g ight a n ight which non e of them will ever
forge t a n d by their al m ost superhu m a n e ff orts they kept their little craft
aoat an d the next after n oon brought her safely i n to port
.
P
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T
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Friday after n oo n J an 4 1 8 7 8 t wo young m e n of
E
S
ER LO
A
R iverdale n amed G eorge S ta n wood J r a n d Fred A L ewis we n t out s h
i n g i n Ipswich Bay in a dory a n d at n oo n time j ust before th e storm c a me
The s n owstorm ca m e dow n upo n them so thick that
o n starte d to pull i n
they could n ot see and to their best j udgme n t they pulled for A n n isquam
light I t was a tough pull a n d to add to their perils their dory spra n g
aleak requiri ng the utmost exertio n s of o n e of the m e n t o keep her free
with a bucket while the other pulled Thus passe d the afte r n oo n until ve
o clock whe n the dory drove ashore o n C o f n s Beach just this side of the
L oaf where she wa s dashed i n pieces the m e n wet a n d well n igh exhausted
succeedi n g in m aki n g a l a n di n g through the surf They the n dragge d
th emselves al o n g as best they could to the house of M r G ard n er W He r
rick where they were ki n dly rece i ved their wa n ts at t e n ded to a n d h ospita
bly e n tertai n ed for the n ight I n the m ea n ti m e their frie n ds at ho m e were
fearful that they were lost This a n xiety was dispelled i n the m or n i n g wh e n
a messe nger was dispatched assuri n g the a n xious frie n ds of thei r safety
.
B O S T O N F I S H I N G S C H O O N E R S c h L i ttl e K
a te of S outh Bos
to n s for m erly of this port e n gaged i n the h addock shery we n t
to n
ashore O ff D uxbury i n the gale of Thursday J a n 1 0 1 8 7 8 a n d became a
total l oss O f he r crew of th irtee n m e n not o n e escaped A ll were resi
de n ts O f S outh Bosto n al l related by blood or marriage four bei ng brothers
S eve n of the m were married leavi n g that n u m ber of widows a n d twenty o n e
L
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F I S HE R M E N
4s
O WN
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fatherless childre n as the fruits of this sad disaster The father of the fou r
bro thers m e n tio n ed a n aged m a n n a m ed O we n Hi n es was i n deed terribly
a fflicted His wife died ve weeks previous a n d o n ly o n e crippled s o n was
left h im of a fa m ily which a f e w days before was ful l of health a n d prom i se
Th e vessel too was his a n d all the property he posse s sed was bou n d up i n
her A short ti m e previous he was offered $ 1 5 0 0 for the schoo n er but as it
fur n ished a m ea n s of livelihood to his fa m ily as well as t o hi m self h e r e f u s e d
to part with it Ther e was n o i n sura n ce o n the vessel co n seque n tly what
represe n ted the savi n gs of a lifeti m e disappeared i n a m o m e n t a n d with it
we n t every o n e wh ose stro n g h a n ds should h ave supporte d the old m a n s
tre m bli n g steps toward the grave
.
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T e r r i le
C O D F i ne Ve s s e ls W r e c k e d
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we r e R e s c ue d The n ight of the 2 d a n d the m or n i n g of the 3 d of J a n uary ,
T HE
S TO
O FF
were terrible for those u n lucky m ari n ers wh o fou n d the m selves i n a
Five ves
b e i n g drive n o n the treacherous sa n ds of C ape C o d
s n o ws t o r m
sels were lost Fro m the largest two n o t a soul was saved 3 every m an
fro m the captai n s down t o the deck boys was buried be nea th the col d
1
8 78 ,
F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
14
waters A fe w bodies were recovered but the maj ority sleep in watery
graves
The su fferings o f the cre w of the ill fated P o w w o w of Provi n cetown wer e
frightful The hour of 4 A M fou n d them d rifti n g helplessly to the le e
shore o f W e lle e t W ith the hope of checki n g their drift they a n ch ored
b u t the chai n of their l arger a n chor parte d a n d the vessel dragged th e
s m aller o n e as if it had bee n a pou n d weight The n as the te m p e s t lu lle d
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F I S HE R M E N
BOO
O WN
A H appy S u rp r is e
and A u
gustus A rmstro n g t wo of the crew of sch M a r y F C nis no l m O f th is port
left that vessel duri n g a fog M ay 9 1 8 78 to atte n d to their trawls o n W est
They got out of heari n g of t h e fog h or n a n d we re u n able to n d
e r n Ba n k
their vessel A fter rowi n g for twe n ty four hours they fell i n with a Fre n ch
shi n g vessel a n d were take n on board where they re m ai n ed t wo days
T h ey were subseque n tly tra n sferred to sch Vik i ng a n d arri v ed ho m e t h e
day before the C nis no l m a n d were the rst to b a il that vessel as she ca m e
up the harbor with her ag at h a lf m a s t i n toke n of their l oss The ag
wa s speedily ying from the mast head in r e jO I c m g at their deliverance and
t h eir ship m ates co n gratulated them heartily on their fortu n ate escape
L
O ST
A N D
FO
N D
lexa n de r
ac
hen
HA R D P
Y
of the cre w of sch I d a A T /zu r l o w
M e n a m ed A lex S M orise a n d Thomas T Goodwi n we re
o f E astport
l ost fro m that vessel in M ay 1 8 78 while at te n di n g to thei r trawls i n a dory
a n d after an exposure of eighty t wo hours without co m pass food or water
by m aki n g a peril o us voyage of o n e hu n dred a n d twe n ty m iles succeeded
i n landing through fearful breakers forty ve miles east of H alifax
A
LL
.
IN
DO
TWO
.
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U HE P I
ER
Fe b
E N CE
UN
ORT
UA
N
SK
TE
at Portl a n d had hard l uck of it He had shed o n Georges seve n tee n years
a n d i n the S pri n g of 1 8 8 0 co n cluded he would sell his little home i n G l o u c
ester pay O ff the m o rtgage an d wit h the proceeds go to Boothbay a n d l iv e
quietly A fter wards in G l o ucester he acciden tally l o st his right i n dex n
.
FI S HE R M E N
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M E R C Y O F T H E S E S F i ve D ay s w i t/t o u t F o o d o r D r in k J oh n
W h i t l aw an d S amuel O r gr o v e two of the crew of shi n g sch E d wa r d A
H o r to n of this port l eft that vessel o n G ra n d Ba n k Thursday July 1 1 8 8 0
for the purpose of hauli n g their trawls A fter loadi n g thei r dory th ey fou n d
themselves u n able to return to their vessel o n accou n t O f a heavy fog hav
A fte r
i n g shut in an d r o wed aimlessly away i n the hope of n di n g succor
undergoi n g great exposure a n d hardships on the foll owing Tuesday th ey
e ffected a lan ding upon the coast of N e wfou n dland greatly reduced a n d
a l m ost in a dying co n dition from their enforced absti n e n ce from food a n d
d ri n k They were ki n dly treated an d were forwarded t o S t J ohns N F ,
where t h ey arrived on the eve n i n g o f J uly 9
A
T HE
AHF
xp o s UR E O N T H E F I S H I N G G R O N D S S c h P o la r W a r/ e
C apt Jerome M c D o n al d was on B a n qu e r e au M arch 2 4 th 1 8 8 0 whe n t h e
wi n d sudde n ly shifted a n d it set in extremely cold while six of her dories
were out The v essel got u n derway a n d fou n d ve of the dories without
di f culty but the othe r co n tai n i n g G eorge N el so n a n d C harles R ay r e
til m or n i n g These m e n h ad hauled up a n d rowed
m ai n ed u n discovered un
away fro m the vessel i n stead of towards her They soon discovered thei r
m istake as a stro n g light was set i n the riggi n g of the vessel and they r e
They threw overboard their sh a n d
m ained withi n sigh t of it al l n ight
gear but were u n able to m ake h eadway a gai n st the wi n d a n d sea to the
vessel The next day they were see n by the Crew who wen t to their suc
N elso n was dead h avi n g died
W hen fou n d a t three O clock P M
cor
from the exp o sure at ab out n i n e A M He was an A ustria n a n ative of
T r ic at e about twen ty three years of ag e a n d had followed shi n g fro m this
p o rt for some time He was buried at sea M arch 3 0 He was spoke n of
as of a very delicate constitutio n weighi n g ab o ut o n e hundred a n d te n
pou n ds a n d notwithsta n di n g the co n ti n ued cheeri n g up and entreaties by
his co m panio n to c o n ti n ue rowi n g a n d they would surely be saved t h e
poor fellow was so utterly exhausted that h e could n ot m ake fu r ther e ff o r t s
a n d succu m bed to the terrible cold a n d exposure
DE
RO
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C AU
HI H S H U D
E
E
E
I f the fi shermen would o n ly
H
D
D
T
C
A
take the precaution t o p lace a j ug o f water and some h ard bread in their
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d ories it would oftentimes save m uch su ffe ring a n d perhaps life I t is ful l
ti m e that masters a n d ow n ers of shi n g vessels i n terested the m se lves i n this
m atter a nd i n sisted that it should be done The expe n se a n d trouble is but
trii n g c o mpared with the be n ets which migh t follow a n d it should be
am o n g the duties required of sherme n each trip to see th at every dory was
pr o vided with the where with al to sustai n life whe n lost i n the fog or d rive n
out of sight of their vessel as is freque n tly the case There is n o excus e
for the sherme n if they fail to comply with this S imple duty a n d we trust
t h at they wi ll heed this advice a n d provide a remedy for o n e cause of dan
ger a n d su ff e ri n g attendi n g the busi n ess
.
F IV
D AY A D I F
S
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a ll a nt
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they coul d n o t help the m selves an d they were hoisted on deck They were
s o m uch exhausted from exposure hard work and wan t of food th at they
could have survived but a short ti m e l o n ge r Their hands a n d feet were
badly frostbitte n a n d their su ff e ri n gs i n describabl e D uri n g the heavy gal e
of W ed n esday nigh t they kept their d o ry s head to the sea by mea n s of a
drogue m ade fro m their shi n g tackle and trawl tub They were take n in
charge by the A merican consul at Halifax and se nt h ome
.
S c h L izz ie K
o ss O F S C H L I Z Z I E K C
C l a r k C apt A mbrose M elanson left p o rt M arch 2 2 1 8 8 1 bou n d S outh o n
a m ackerel trip an d capsi z ed and sunk about twe n ty miles southeast of
Bar n egat o n the 2 5 t h The weather was r o ugh from the start but o n t h e
2 5 t h the sea was comparatively calm and at one o clock i n the after n oon
al l ha n ds except the hel m s m an were bel ow putti n g the seines and gear i n
orde r The vessel was u n der full sail and headi n g west one half n orth
wh e n she was sudde n ly struck by a squal l an d capsi z ed C apt M el a n son
rushed upo n deck a n d hove the wheel dow n but she was to o far o ver t o
obey the helm a n d he sei z ed a n axe an d ran forward to cut the fore sheets
but bei ng u n able to reach them got into the m ai n riggi n g and severed t h e
h alyards A t this ti m e th e ice pe n s gave way an d their conte n ts shifti n g
prevented the schoo n e r from righti n g Both c o m pa n io n ways were ope n
and the water ru shed dow n l li n g the h o ld The crew reached the dec k
with co n siderable dif culty and o n e of their numbe r E dward R ya n t h e
rst to follow C apt M ela n son o n deck was washed overboard The others
cli m bed upo n the weather side an d cutti n g adrift the seine boat l ashed b e
twee n the m asts a n d riggi n g got her aoat h alf lled with wate r They
picked up R ya n and were scarcely a hundred feet away from th e scho o ne r
whe n she sank A fter oati n g about for half an hour they were picked up
n i c k e r bo c k e r
an d
by Pilot Boat N o 3 S eve n were put on board the tug K
taken to N e w York and seve n were taken t o the sam e p o rt in the brig
M a r y F i nk from M ata n z as
RT C
UA
L
T HE
O F
RS
K
.
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r
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an
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s
A H u m a ne S l u
a
e
S
r
o
a
m
t
p
J ohn K
erry two of the crew of sch G e o r ge S B o u twe l l C apt G orma n of
this port left that vessel o n W ester n Bank t o set their trawls A ug 1 r 8 8 1
a n d were lost in the fog
A fter bei n g adrift for eighteen hours without food
or dri n k they were picked up by the coal lade n steamship W il to n of and f o r
H artlepool E n g fro m Philadelphia S ighti n g a vessel in the dista n ce
which proved t o be the schoo n er to whic h they belo n ged the captai n of t h e
s teamer we n t some t e n miles out of his course to put them on board i n stead
O f taking them across the A t la n tic
A fter the m e n were picked up ther e
was a thick fog for three or four days and they pr o bably would h ave per
i s h e d but fo r the timely succo r
.
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T HE
O N
RRO
R N G
DEED
A pril
T wo G l o u ce s te r
a r i ne r s
R is k
T k e i r L i ves to R
,
es c u e
o m r a de
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th e F i s h e r m e n s O wn Book
.
A
N
E
T
W
N
P
N
B
I
O
S c h T k r es k e r C apt A n d rew
O
C
at this port from the Banks M ay 1 7 1 88 1 rep o rted on th e out
e n z ie
M cK
ward passage A pril 2 2 d l at
lon
falli n g i n with C apt E J e a r y
They
a n d cre w of ve m e n belongi n g to sch F l o r a of a n d fr o m S t Pierre
were I n a n O pen boat a n d h ad bee n exposed to the ele m ents e ight days a n d
were on all o wa n ce of o n e biscuit daily each The F lo r a was bou n d to S yd
E verythi n g
ney for coal had g o t caught in the ice spru n g aleak a n d su n k
was do n e for the comfort of the su ff erers a n d they were la n ded at S t Pierre
C apt J e a r y testied his a ppreciation of t h e k i n d t rea t me n t received by
giving C apt M c e n z ie a writte n acknowledgmen t of the same expressi n g
h eartfel t gratitude
R
E SC
O F
RE
AY
T H R E E N I G H T S A D R I FT I N
D O R Y W I T H O T FO O D
en n edy left sch B e l le r op k o n on G ra n d Bank
A ngus C hisholm a n d W illiam K
The fog shutti n g down they succeede d
A pril 1 5 1 8 8 1 to visit their trawls
i n getti n g o n board of sch S o lo m o n P o o le W he n the fog l ifted they mad e
an othe r start but were soon e n veloped in the misty h a z e from whose perils
i ng
they escaped a secon d tim e by boardi n g sch O c e a n K
N othing dau n ted
as soo n as it lighted up a l ittle they m ade a third attempt t o nd their
trawls F rom that time their experien ce was the oft told tale
A stray
u po n th e high seas e n compassed by a dense fog wi th n othi n g to guide their
course an d destitute of food they rowed a n d rowed and rowed i n their wel l
To their discomfo rts from e x pOs u r e
n igh h opeless quest for a frie n dly sail
in th eir frail boat their labor at the o ars and their weari n g anxiety as t o
their possible fate were s o o n added the pa n gs of hu n ge r These they en
d e av o r e d to palliate by eating pieces of r a w sh bu t their sto m achs rej ected
the unwo n ted a n d unsuitable food Fortu n ately they were supplie d with a
quart bottle of fresh water which was carefully husbanded a n d which did
much to sustain and cheer them on their weary rou n d O n ly a quart of wa
ter ! yet for the ti m e to them thei r most valuable possessio n co m pared with
wh ich all the glitt e r i ng we a lt h of the world woul d have been valueless For
four dreary days a n d three long nights their lives were o n e co n sta n t mo n ot
o ny of desol atio n o f fruitless l ongi n g an d u n fullled hopes Fi n ally A pril
1
they
were
picked
up
by
the
bark
apt
fro
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y
d o n d e r r y for Ba lti m ore a n d kindly treated
The bark l a n ded them at
D el aware Breakwater whence they were furnished a free passage home ar
r ivi n g M ay 3
FO
A N D
B I S HB
8
5
KM B M S O W N B O OK
V YA
V I A E A D C h arles B
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FIS H IN G
H O M E FR O M
N GL N
O
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e r a n so n a n d
W illiam D o us e y t wo of t h e cre w of shing sch N o ti c e of this port left their
vessel o n Gra n d Ba n k A ug 2 3 1 8 8 1 for the purpose of visiti n g their trawl s
a n d becomi n g involved in the fog failed to nd their way back
They were
without provisions but the seco n d day adrift cam e across a trawl from
wh ich they took t wo h alibut to appe ase their hu n ger A fte r drifti n g about
for three days and four n ights they were picked up by the N orwegia n bark
T a n c r e d bou n d from the W est I n dies for L iverpool E ng a n d i n due tim e
were landed at the l atte r port where they were take n in charge by th e
A merican consul who supplied the m with clothi n g and other necessaries
a n d secured them passage to Boston on a schoo n er a n d they arrived h o m e
about the m iddl e of O ctobe r
.
F I S HE R M E N
Th e Fr e nchm an s S t e w,
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and
59
i guste d I r i shm e n
th e D s
KS KYL I G H T
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60
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S ay me b y address i n g the F re n ch
S ure it s aisy e n ough ter n d ou t
phat ki n d O f a bird did yer m ake that soup of
m an
N o w L o uis th o ugh he comprehe n ded the mea n ing of the questio n coul d
not a n swer it i n E n glish 3 therefore he did the n ext best thi n g that is
quickly stepped i n to the forehold an d brought out the bird s ski n which
he displ ayed to the ama z e m ent a n d disgust of his visi tors
Ho wly mither ! o n e excl aimed as he caught sig ht o f the ski n a n d t h e
species of a n i m al which had gured as the basis of the soup was made a p
pare n t to h i m
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Ac r o ss th e Atl anti c
The fact that three Gloucester built dories have successfully crosse d the
ocea n in rece n t years makes it t ti n g that so m e refere n ce shoul d be m a de
to suc h voyagi n g i n The F is h e r m e n s O wn Book
A little boat of t e n to n s burthe n is said to h ave co m e to A merica from
the mother cou n try i n the colo n ial days while of the e et of C olumbus i n
n d were of l ess tha n forty ton s
1 4 2 two were o n ly half decked over
a
9
bur t he n
The r s t m a n to cross the A tl a n tic al o n e was C apt Josiah S hackford a
Ports m outh N H seama n wh o sailed from Bordeaux Fra n ce i n 1 7 8 6 i n
a cutter buil t sloop of f te e n to n s acco m pa n ied o n ly by a dog a n d afte r
a passage of thirty v e days arrived safely at S uri n a m S out h A m erica
Ju n e 1 5 1 8 6 4 C apt J oh n D o n ova n sailed fro m N e w York for L o n do n
i n a brig rigged yawl boat called the Vi s i o n put i n to Bosto n July 5 leak i n g
repaired a n d set sail agai n was spoke n July 2 0 an d supplied with provis
io n s by a n ocea n stea m er a n d was n ever after wards heard fro m
The Vis i o n
was 1 6 feet keel 4 ft 1 0 i n bea m 2 ft 9 i n deep and h ad m asts 1 9 ft
high spreadi n g 5 0 yards of ca n vas
The famous little R e d W k i te a n d B l ue sailed from N e w York J uly 9 1 8 6 6
and m ade the trip to L o n do n in thirty eight days the shortest ti m e k n own
to dory voyagers S h e was 2 4 ft lo n g 5 % ft bea m drawi n g 1 8 i n che s
of water forward a n d 2 0 i n ches aft an d was S hip rigge d spreadi n g 6 5 yards
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Ju
DO R
NA
UT I L U S
M I D -O C E A N
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apt
and
M
rs
L
ewis
G
Goldsmith
sailed
from
Bost
o
n
fo r
79
E n gl a n d in the Un c le S a m a boat 1 8 ft over all 6 ft 4 in beam and 3 ft
2 i n deep
They were obliged t o put back saile d again Ju n e 5 put i n t o
Ju n e 1 6 arrived at Halifax N
J u n e 2 0 touched at
C ape Isla n d N
July 4 an d S yd n ey C B July 7 arrived at S t J oh n s N F
C a n so N
A ug 7 set sail agai n A ug 1 1 were disabled in a gale A u g 1 6 an d wer e
take n o ff by a passi ng ship A u g 1 9 a n d l ande d at N e w York
C apt He n r y O tto of B a l t im o f e had a boat built the s ame year fo r th e
purpose of m aking a v o yage to L iverp o ol a n d Hamburg a n d back S h e
was 1 8 f t l ong 6 ft bea m 2 5 i n deep an d cat rigged but the voyag e was
probably aban do n ed as we have seen n o accoun t o f C apt O tt o embarki n g
from p o rt
C apt Herbert F Burril l of F almouth an d A ndrew R C o an of N antuc k et
set sail from Boston J uly 9 1 8 79 for a voyage to A ustralia a n d thenc e to
S an F ra n cisc o i n the G o l d e n G a te a boat 1 9 ft lo n g 5 ft 4 i n wide a n d 2
ft 6 in deep schoo n e r rigged a n d spreadi n g 7 5 yards of canvas A fte r
meeti n g with many misadve n tures they l a n ded at a little shi n g village on
t h e c o ast o f Bra z il and wer e sen t h o m e by the A merican C onsul at Bahia
n
T HE
1, 18
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64
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cockle shell about the s i z e of a cof n bei n g forty n i n e days o n the pass ag e
Two Boston architects cruised from L ondon to C o n stan ti nopl e in a te n ton
yacht n ame d D o r i a n
The last G loucester buil t dory t o cross th e A tl an tic was the L i ttle W e s te r n
also built by M essrs Higgi n s
G i fford S h e was 1 6 ft 7 i n over all 1 3
ft 6 i n keel 6 ft 8 i n beam a n d 2 ft 6 i n deep cli n ker buil t cutte r rigged
M a n n ed by George S Thomas and Fred
a n d spread 5 1 yards of canvas
S h e sailed from G loucester Ju n e 1 2 1 8 8 0 a n d arrived at C owes
N o rman
J uly 2 8 forty six days from Gloucester S h e saile d from L o n do n J une 1 4
o n the return trip arrived at Port M echa n C
B A ug 2 8 at Halifax
1 88 1
S ept 2 and at Gloucester S ept 1 5 bei n g the only o n e of the G lo u c
N
e ster buil t dories to make the ocea n passage both ways
The last successful ve n ture i n this li n e was m ade by th e C i ty of B a t/z a
dory 1 4 f t l o n g 5 ft wide 2 1 in deep decked over a n d sloop rigged buil t
at Georgetown M e S h e was m an n ed by Joh n Tray n or Ivar O lse n and a
kitte n sailed from Bath M e July 5 1 8 8 1 put into Trespassey N F
sailed again ar r ived at F alm o u t h E n gl and A u g 2 4 fty days fro m Bath
a n d proceede d t o H avre
A n o ther boat was buil t for an ocean v e n tu r e l as t year but we have see n
n o accou n t o f her v o yage S h e was 1 9 ft keel 5 ft be am 1 3 i n draught
brig rigged a n d was to sail from N e w York m an ned by C h arles M oo re an d
Be n j am i n R adfo rd Her nam e was
11
F I S HE R M E N
r o m R ep o r t
F
[
L ife
on
B o ar d
B O OK
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C o m m is si o ne r
F is k
a nd
M ack e r e l
M ack e r e l atc h
with th e Pur se S e ine
65
er
C atchi g
n
B Y
or
R E
E R
IC K
we g i a n C o m m i s s i o n e r t o th e C e n te n n i a l E
L L E N
xh
i bi t i o n
at
P h i l a d e lp h i a
F I S HE R M E ZV S
66
O WN
B O O
K
.
Th e
i n while tw o m e n ground bait ( in a ha n d mill) and threw out chum
catch was p o or a n d the mode of catchi n g itself most she rme n had given up
f o r capture with purse sei n es which have superseded al l o the r i m plements
W hile crossing back a n d forth we o fte n s a w m zic k e r e l schools playi n g i n
the water but they va n ished sudde n ly T h e f o lks to ld me that o n e coul d
smell mackerel as wel l as me n hade n whe n the large schools of sh were i n
the water I entert ained doubt of t h e truth of the i n formati o n but in th e
followi n g week I became perfectly convinced o f its authe n ticity E arly o n e
mor n i n g o n e of the cre w said that he smel t menhade n an d we n t im m ediate
A half hour later we s a w a
1y aloft on t h e f o re m ast to discover the sch oo l
w
a
it
l
arge
mackerel
hast
s
I
n
h
chool
playi
g
n
e
surface
of
the
water
e
t
n
o
s
3
e verythi n g wa s mad e ready 3 the purse sei n e which l ay on the afte r h atc h
c o iled up i n a bundl e and we t with bri n e ( to preven t rotti n g) wa s quickly
u n g down i n th e seine boat which was kept co n sta n tly i n to w 3 n ext tw o
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sta n di n g The captain s atte m pt to e n tice the school with chum also
failed A t 1 1 o clock we again m ade a cast but took only eight mackerel
A t 2 o cl o ck P M
we made th e f o u r th cast a n d got a couple of barrels 3
at 4 o clock a n other cast and took 1 0 barrels but small mackerel 3 a n d at
6 o clock we made a n other but got almost n othi n g save small sh
This
was a laborious day 3 but n otwithsta n di n g we were the n ext day at
in
the m or n i n g again in the boat mad e a cast but simulta n eously the schoo l
tur n ed arou n d an d made their escape W e s a w ma n y schools also this day
a n d at
we were again o n the way after o n e This time we were suc
c e s sf u l
They estimated the catch in the sei n e at 4 0 0 to 5 0 0 barre ls They
were very l arge and fat m ackere l A fter some trouble the vessel sailed t o
us got a porti o n of the sei n e on b o ard and the taki n g in th e sh was about
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B O OK
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F I S HE R M E J V S
Th e M e r r
rr
M
e
,
BY A B
CO
Th e n i t
r ah
l au gh
!h
and s
a!
hu
Mi
o
t,
e ar e
Th e
d o wn
go e s
s un
Pi
M hg
F
hi
Th w
as
we
LO R D
re w i n o il e d c l o t h e s an x i o us ly w ai t
F o r a c h an c e to we t t h e tw i n e
fro m th e fo re m ast
A s c h o o l ! a sc h o o l !
he ad
I s th e l o o k o u t s e x c i t i ng c all ;
O n th e w e at h e r b o w ! i t s s h o wi ng r e d
an
a
a
i
f
i
t
l
r
e
ll
t
s
s
o
m
a
C
r s
y
g
C o m e d o w n fr o m a l o ft ! h au l u p th e b o at !
O u t w i t h t h e d o r y t u m bl e u p h e r e c o o k !
Wo r k li ve ly l ad sy e s c as t h e r o ff
P ull o ut an d we l l h ave a l o o k
o ld ! w ay e n o u g h ; ah
t h e re t h e y r i s e
Go o d sh ! I sho u ld say t he y we r e ne ;
N o w g e n t ly s t art h e r ah e ad m y b o y s
Qu i c k s e i ne m as t e r g i ve t he m t w i n e !
P ul l hard m y m e n ! n o w be n d yo u r b ac ks !
L i ve ly ! o v e r w i t h t h e c o r k s m y fr i e n d ;
T h at s w a y e n o ug ht ak e o n y o ur c ar s
P as s a l o n g t h e d o r y s e n d ;
Ju m p to th e pu rse lin e o ne an d all
G i ve a l o ng stro n g an d a ste ady p u ll ;
T h e r i n gs a r e u p y e s t ak e t h e m o n ;
o
e
e
e
e
B y J v ! I b li v sh e s f u ll
A n d s o i t p r o v e d o f n um b e r tw o s
R ig ht c h e e r ily did w e b a il
T ill t h e s kipp e r c r i e s
We v e g o t e n o u g h
S h e s f u ll f r o m r ail t o r a il
A ll n i g h t w e w o r k e d at s pli t an d gi b
N e xt d ay t h e y w e r e s a l te d d o wn
A s t h e s u n san k lo w i n t h e ru ddy w e st
W e m ad e s ail f o r G l o uc e s te r t o w n
c
as te
urse i s l aid ;
th e pip e s ar e l i t
e
at c
s se t
A n d a g am e o f c ar d s i s pl ay e d ;
e
on
C atcher s
69
o nt
or
r o un
BOO
M ack e r e l
He r
Hu r
b o u n d f o r t h e c o ast o f a n e ;
O u r h o ld i s w e ll st o r e d w i t h s a l t an d f o o d
I n t h e b o at w e ve a n e n e w s e i n e
W
O WN
an o ur c o
liv e ly l ad h as a so n g to s in g ;
Un c l e B e n h as a y ar n t o s pi n ;
S o pl e as an t ly p as s e s th e t i m e aw ay
T ill e igh t b e ll s w h e n al l turn i n
pt th e l o n e ly w atc h o n de c k
Who se m e asu re d t r am p i s he ar d
A s s m o o t h ly o e r t h e w at e r s ki m s
O ur v e sse l like a w ild s e a b ir d
E
xce
pi e s t h e e e t t h e y ar e d e ad ahe ad
H
A nd r igh t l u st ily d o e s h e s h o ut
T o t h e s kipp e r wh o n e rv o u s ly w al k s
de c k
Y e s y e s t h e b o at s ar e o u t
,
th
As
all
sh e
li fe o n th e sc h o o n e r s d e c k
pl o ugh s t h r o t h e s p arklin g b ri ne ;
is
e es
b re ak o f d ay th e sun p e e p s up
T h e m o r n i ng s c l e ar an d c o o l
A l o ft t h e l o o ko u t m a ke s h i s w ay
T o s i gh t t h e e ar ly s c h o o l
I t is
F I S HE R M E N
O WN B
S aving th e
BY D I
O
C ble
a
KS KYL I G H T
O O
K
.
s truction
W e had such a n e xpe rience in t h e
gully between B an qu e r e au
a n d S able Island on t h e 2 d of J un e
n
The
wi
d
which
had
blown
1
8
3
77
fresh all day i n creased t o wards su n set an d there was a sh arp co m bi n g se a
r un n m g
W e paid out al l our cable a n d cleared up thi n gs on deck
J us t
a s it was growi n g dark I saw the L iz z i e which was lyi n g directly ahead
o f u s break adrift a n d fall O ff br o adside to the wi n d and se a
A t rst I thought her crew woul d heave in h er cabl e and set sail t o clear
us but as she kept drifti n g an d h ad n o riding light up I was reluctantly
f o rced to the conclusion that th e watch o n board of h e r was asl eep If that
was th e case t h e on ly t h i n g t o d o i n order to avoid a collision was to cut
our cable and go adrift too unless we could sheer our vessel aw ay from her
path T h e tid e was run n ing to leeward s o that we h ad some co m m a n d
therefore statio n e d a t t h e
o ver our vessel with th e h elm 3 on e m an was
wheel ready for a ction 3 the j ib was cut l o o s e and a r O pe take n from th e
c l ew to eac h b o w so that we coul d sheer the vessel either way as th e cas e
s hould dema n d
W hen the drifti n g vessel was ab o ut t wo hu n dred feet dis
tant she was d r ivi n g right athwart our h awse so that our j ib boom poi n te d
s traight between he r masts
W e had previously red o ur gun several times 3
but as there was n o sign of life on b o ard of her the mo m en t t o try our pl an
had arrived W hile I stood ready with the axe to cut the cable in case of
a failure the wheel was quickly put hard a starboard
t h e jib run up and
hauled well over o n the starboard b o w so th at it caught aback and our ves
sel sl owly sheered to po r t while we held our breath in suspens e The m a
n oe u v r e succeeded ve ry wel l indeed for we passed arou n d he r ste m
with
n
o ut striki g I t was a cl ose sh ave though for her m ain boom cl eared our
riggi n g by o n ly a f e w feet The quiet n ess a n d g o od o rder that our crew
h ad observed while danger threate n ed a n d discipline was n ecessary were
now broke n by a ge n eral yell which brought the other crew o n deck bare
headed and stocki n g footed to rece i ve from my j ustly i ndigna n t men som e
r emarks a n d advice that were certainly forcible if not polit e
But we saved
o ur cable and as a c o n seque n ce c o uld c o n tinue shing an d therefo re fel t
thankful that n o thing w o rs e had happened
ne
F I S HE R M E N
O DE L
OF
B O OK
O WN
GEO RGE S
AN
T r ip t o G e o r g e s
BY WA
HI
B o un d S o u n d ings L i ve ly W o r k
H o m e wa r d B o un d
r
d
a
e
G oo F
LL
A S umm e r
LTE R
u l l ing i n
ik e C o d
H a l ik ut
a nd
our bait is iced and we are al l ready for a start you had better j ump
W e hoist m ai n sail a n d foresail trip th e
o n b o ard a n d tak e a trip with us
anchor ll away the j ib a n d sta n d out of Gloucester H arb o r Th at l ittl e
isl a n d with the lighthouse on it which we are leaving on the port or left
h an d side is Ten Poun d Isla n d o utside of wh ich is the o ute r a n chorage
a n d stil l beyon d is E astern Poi n t also o n the port ha n d on which you o b
se r ve is a n other lighthouse To the westward of us the l and stretch es away
to S ale m a n d M arble h ead N o w turn a n d look at the sce n e we are leavi n g
Beautiful is it n o t ? The city of Gloucester is stretched out like a pa n ora
ma
The C ity Hall a n oble buildi n g a n d the church steeples are the m ost
pro m i n e n t features 3 n o t forgetti n g the Pavilio n Hotel o n the beach T h e
innumerabl e shi n g schoo n ers standi n g i n all directions with their s n o w
white cotton sails give a n a n i m ation to the sce n e not ofte n equalled
A way
o n the starboard quarter you may catch glimpses of the high road to M ag
n olia and S alem
A n d n o w with a fresheni n g bree z e the sun dippi n g to the westward an d
the land gradually fadi n g behind us we are bowli n g o ff with o ur head east
s o utheast f o r G e o rges
There l l be sh o n deck befo re t o morrow n ight if
A
FI S HE R M E N
O WN
B O O
K
.
quit e a Troj an
W e have carried a spa n king bree z e al l night and have com e about sixty
ve miles si n ce we started S uppose we rou n d her t o a n d get a cast of th e
lead 3 o n e hundred and twe n ty fathom s of li n e out a n d n o bottom W e ll
stand along a while lon ger M eanwhile I l l rig a li n e for you to sh wit h
W e use t wo hooks to each l i n e with a s n o od of about o n e an d a half fath
oms to each h o ok dependi n g from the botto m of the lead Havi n g got a
basket of bait up fro m the hold we ll take a n other sou n d 3 seventy v e fath
o ms hard bottom 3 we ll have a t ry here l ads D own go the l i n e s a n d
bye an d bye Tom com m e n ces haul ing
W hat have you got o n Tom ? A
time o ld boy
Hallo ! Tom Har r y D ick all hauli n g as if for a wage r
Bear a ha n d boys a n d heave that a n chor o ff the b o w before she drifts away
L e t her hav e
fro m th e school
W e re on sh this ti m e a n d n o mistake
There ! we are all s n ug
a go o d scope of cable a n d furl the sails
A n d n ow ge n tle reader whoever you may be for whom I rigged th at li n e
you may take the next berth al o n gside of me and t r y your l uck Heav e
over your snoods with the b aited hook rst a n d the n the lead taking care
that the snoods g o dow n clear as o n that depe n ds whether you haul up o n e
sh o r a pair H o l d the li n e i n check a little as it ru n s down or the tid e
will run it o u t in a bite and it will f o ul the other l i n es co m ing up with sh
o n them 3 and the n you l l get a n ything but blessi n gs D irectly you feel
y o ur lead st r ike bottom haul back a little so as to leave the hooks da n g
l ing at o r ne ar th e b o tt o m
That s ve r y well 3 watch th e rest and y o u l l
,
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O WN
73
n
n
h
ru s up ; take in the li e sma r t ly or h e m ay u nhook himself H s s s s
he s taki n g a n other dow n ward dive and m aking the l i n e smoke again S ta n d
by to haul him away as h e tire s U p he ru n s agai n K
eep him wel l in
,
b an d
w3
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B O OK
O WN
deposit s the liver in a ba sket by his s ide ; while a fourth spl its the s h
and takes out the backbo n e 3 an d fro m his h an d it goes in t o a tub of wate r
and the n ce int o the hold of the s alte r The halibut are then gutted and p ut
i nto th e ice house a s they have t o be kept fresh W e ve got t o d ay abou t
d
pound s weight of halibut and
p o und s weight of c o s
a ve ry
good day s work considering it was din ner ti m e when we struck sh A
week of this shi n g an d we s hal l use up all our bait 3 b u t then it is se l d o m
sh stay in one place s o long in S u m m e r ti m e
I t is n ow te n days since we got o n the Bank and although we did n o t
keep the rst s chool r o und u s m ore than three or fou r days we have bee n
f o rt unate e nough to st rike the m again s ince and have m ade a rousing trip
af ter al l about
pounds weight of sa l t c o d s h and
pound weight s
o f halibut The crew will m ake about fty dol lars apiece o n an aver age
n o t a bad f ort night s work
As the win d is fair I think we m ay put he r
he ad for Gloucester Things don t always go s o s m oothly as they have thi s
trip h o wever 3 a n d so m eti m e s we beat about fo r day s with o u t m ee ting wit h
anythin g
,
F I S HE R / M E N
Ro b s
B O OK
O WN
F ir st Cruis e
BY
75
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F I S H E R M E ZV S
6
7
G E TT N G
T HE
P HI L L I s
RE
O WN
A DY
FO R
B O OK
.
T HE
SEA SO N
s WOR
K
.
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
BOO
77
she sighed
0 if th e y w e r e but h e r e
great m asses towards t h e z enith
T h e stor m brok e long before the craft M arge ry s e y e s so e ag e rly watche d
could reach a hav e n How the lightning ashed and the thunder roared
an d the wind swept round the little house o n t h e headlan d ! How the rain
poure d in a blinding she e t that shut o ut fro m Marge ry s s ight the v e ss e l o n
the tossing b il lo ws o f th e bay ! S h e dre w back fro m the window an d clasp
i n g closely R a n in he r a r m s sh e waited fo r the power of the te m pest to be
s p e n t Hours passed by b u t s till the win d blew a gale and t h e rain fe ll i n
torrents when the shade s of n ight gathered an d darkn ess c o ve re d t h e face
o f t h e m ighty de e p
A s leeples s nigh t it wa s fo r Marge ry W ayn e and whe n day daw n e d
t h o ugh the rain had ce as ed t o fa l l a t urbulen t s t orm y s e a wa s s til l l as hed
.
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FI S HE R M E N
8
7
B O OK
O WN
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B I S HB B M B N
O WN
BOO
79
at c o uld b e half cocked and wh o lly cocked and that w o ul d m ake a gre at
n oise
R o b went three trips that S u m m er and he was quite a hero a m ong the
c o ve boys whe n he wen t back to school in the Fall His knife was the
en vy an d ad m iration of all the other boys and ofte n while he wa s busy carv
i ng elder into fanciful shapes he was won t to hol d forth t o an eage r audi
e nce h is n ar r ative i n variably co m m encing W h e n I we n t m y rst trip i n
the
th
L o st
in th e Fo g
F I S HE R M E ZV S
1 80
C r ipp l e d
on
BY
Ho me Str e tch
th e
D
B O OK
O WN
I C K KY I G HT
S
to lug it on her
This d e sire to l ug it on her is express e d too whe n
th e little schooner is probably buried al l unde r water o n the le e side and
O n m or e than o n e occasi o n
t h e spars an d sail s are strain e d to the ut m ost
I hav e m yself b are ly e s caped evil con sequence s fro m carrying a taut
r ag when ho m eward bound
O n e night in March 1 8 78 we left th e Grand Bank j ust at the c o m m ence
,
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B O OK
O WN
181
of the squall being past th e old boat shook o ff part of the wate r and
s till running at an appalling rate kept aoat until we could shorte n s ail
s till m ore
O n anothe r occasion in t h e S pring o f 1 8 7 6 while r u nning fo r ho m e i n a
s p rawle d out by heavy seas twice in one
n ortheast gale our v e ss e l was
day being knock e d down so that h e r sails w e re i n the wate r and t h e lee
T h e nigh t preceding t h e day on whic h we were
s ide c o m pl e tely buried
kn o cked down we had a tussle with t h e ice i m m e nse o e s of which i n the
S pri ng of 1 8 7 6 wer e drive n by a successio n of n orthe rly winds n early to
W e were run ning unde r a doubl e r e efe d
t h e edge of the Gulf S trea m
all the sail we could
m ainsail whole f o resail an d j ib ( wit h t h e bonn e t out)
s tagger un de r wh e n a little aft e r m idn ight the watc h shout e d down the
co m panion way : Hear the news there belo w ! rouse out h e re s ic e close
aboard ! I t n e e ded no second cal l to bring us out for all re ali z e d the dan
e r of m e eting with ice whil e runni ng at such a rat e
if
the
vessel
struck
a
3
g
heavy pi e ce h e r bows woul d b e crushed in lik e an egg sh e ll As for m y
and j u m ping in to the rigging
s e lf I h urried o n d e ck in m y shirt sleeves
cli m b e d far e nough above deck t o get a good view and clung ther e fo r
n e arly t wo hour s d irecting t h e wheels m an how to steer to avoid co m ing in
contact with either the o e or straggling piece s of ice The latter which
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82
B O OK
O WN
L lly i
o
ce
i s th
e n am e
gi
ve
t an c e t o l e e w ar d o f e ld i c e
an d o f
e i ng o f s m a ll s i z e
w ar d f as te r th an h e av y i c e
n t o t h e n e i c e w h i c h ge n e r al ly e x te nd s to a gr e ate r o r l e ss d is
It is fo rm e d by th e grin din to ge th e r o f t h e l ar ge r p ie ce s an d
co ur s e co m p ar at iv e ly l i tt l e u n de r w ate r us ually dri fts to I c e
'
F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
1 83
o ur
old boat on c e m ore rose buoya n t on top of the waves S o far unde r
m
ater
had
the
stern
been
that
the
wheels
an
six
footer
was en tirely
a
w
s ub m erged whe n the vessel righted though he stood o n his feet stil l re tain
i n g his g rip of the wheel 3 the m e n in the cabin were ne arly s m othe re d by
s tea m an d gas which was drive n fro m the cabin stove by a strea m of water
which ran down the stove pipe on to the burning coal Barefooted b are
headed an d panting for breath they were glad en o ugh t o get o ut o n top o f
the h o use where they m ight ge t the fresh air
Although we had m e t with little or n o da m age fro m being sprawled o u t
twice it was nevertheless a little m ore th an we had adve rtised for so we
h o ve to for a few hours until the m oon rose when the s e a having gone
down so m ewhat we started agai n on the ho m e stre tch
u
o
y
if
y cro s s se a wh i ch wo u l d b e l i ke ly t o re ak a
n o th in g w o r s e h app e n e d
*A
sh ar p an d
e av
r d an d s we e p th e d e ck
oa
FI S HE R M E N
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B O OK
O WN
Th e De c e mb e r G ale s
of
1876
The gal es which s wept o ver the shing banks on the 9 th and 1 6 th of De
m
e
e
were
terric
Al
l
who
w
r
exposed
to
the
and
returne
d
6
1
r
8
m
b
e
c
7
to port a ffi rm ed that in all thei r experi e nce n o thing was ever e n counte r e d
which would co m pare with th e e r c e n e s s of the win ds an d the wave s an d
the n arrow chances which beset th e eet expos e d to their fury Herewit h
These gale s
we publish the accounts of ou r in terviews with the skippers
s wallowed up ten ve ssel s an d n in etyeigh t m e n were buried beneath the
treacherous billows the ful l pa rticulars of which wil l b e fo un d under the
appropriate headi n g
.
P I
A UG U S T
AH
[ J
C ap ta i n
Capt
George
A
J
ohnson
of
sch
e
n
s
L
M
a
f
P r e m o m tzm z a n d S a ve : a
i
m
m
h
t
l
ft
on
the
of
Dece
ber
f
o
r
ho
e
u
u
r
e
a
n
e
B
a
n
e
m
so
/
O
I
f
s
t
a
u
u
7
A g
q
j
m e to ancho r
o
cl
o
ck
ca
h
t
ncountered
the
gale
the
night
of
the
A
o
n
7
E
o
thirty m il e s t o the westward of S able Isl and The wind bl e w a pe rfect hur
ri cane with an ugly sea ru n ning Parted at 1 1 o clock ; hove in the cab l e
n
o
h
r
t
cl
o
ck
on
the
orning
o
f
the
anchored
again
parted
agai
m
;
an d at 4 o
o
clock
which
stove
ve
o
clock
a
tre
endous
sea
boarded
her
at
m
9
at 7
;
dories brok e fore boo m a n d fore ga ff i n two places ; took three hundred
fath o m s of cable fro m the weather side t o leeward when J ohn M c D o n ald
R
u
n
e
n
d
a
o n e of the crew got caught in the coil
r ceived severe inj uries
her fro m 1 0 o clock A M to 2 o clock P M when th e st o rm abated an d
put on sail for ho m e W a s in S helbu r n e N S 1 7 th an d on the m ornin g
o f the i 8 th s aw a disabled brig ab o ut thirty m i les o ff S eal Islan d A barque
was nea r by an d C apt J o h n s o n c o ncl u ded that s he w o uld give all n eede d
E
ER
'
SCH
O F
E N CE
O HN s o N
er
'
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B O OK
O WN
18
oss o r S C H D N I E L A B U R N H M
S c h D am ?
! A B u m lza m Cap t
J a m es Nickerson was caps i z ed on Gran d Bank in the gale of the r o th ca r
t ying away both m asts level with the deck
The crew re m a i ned o n th e
wreck v e days su ffering great hardships wh e n they were take n o ff by a
s tea m er and carried into S t J oh ns
T h e wreck wa s in a sinking conditio n
when the m e n were re s cued They lo s t everything an d were m ore or l e ss
inj ured fr o m expo s ure
L
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P I
B O OK
O WN
J O HN D O V E
A T o ugiz Ti m e of 1 7 S c h f O / m
D o ve wa s exposed to the full severi ty of the gale of Dec 1 6 th an d 1 7 th o n
L a H ave Bank
O n the r 6 th on e of the cre w n a m ed Augustu s Brown fel l
o verboard but being an expert swi m m er kick e d o ff his h e avy ru bbe r boot s
and struck out bravely for the vessel R opes and tu bs were thrown o ve r
fro m the ve s s e l but the tid e was running strong an d th e curren t bore h im
away fro m the m
The cabl e was paid out until the vessel backed do wn t o
where Brown was swi m m ing an d he was taken o n b o ard after having bee n
i n the water about eight m inutes
E arly on th e m orning o f the m m a tre
m e n d o u s s ea broke over t h e ves s el sweeping the decks car r ying away t wo
c o m pan i o n ways s m ashing dory staving rail bre aking the wh e e l box de
m o l is h i ng th e cooking stove and doing othe r da m age
But for the parting
o f th e cable the vessel m ust have founder e d
O n e of the crew Maurice W i
le y was washed again st the co m pa nion way a n d had his face sever e ly cut
The D o w put into H alifax on the 2 3 d for repairs S h e had rough weather
all th e ti m e after leaving p ort being three ti m es blown o ff he r shing
gr o u nds o nce a dista n ce of so m e seven ty v e m iles
E
O F T HE
ER EN CE
P I
UT H
Sch R
was kn ocked
n ea r ly botto m upward by a heavy se a her fore m ast carried away to the
deck and l o st m a insail m ain boo m an d m ain ga ff T wo of h e r crew Chas
C o ok of L ock e port N S and J oseph Teddy of S ydn e y C B were swe p t
o ve rb o ard an d l ost The crew were o bliged to pu m p an d h a il al l n ight t o
keep her free S o m e sails were rigged an d a drogue put out They steered
fo r L iverpool N S which they reach e d afte r a dangerous passage Charles
M cK
i n n e y on e o f the c r ew wa s thrown out of his berth upon the stove
an d wa s so severely burned that he was se nt ho m e i n s ch H o w a r d
X
E R
O F T HE
E N CE
R O VE s
u t/z
r o ve s
DW
IV
E RD
L E
B I S HB B M B N
F e ar ful E xp e r i e nc e
O WN
BOO
CO L L IN
87
B o ar d S cho one r
on
BY
Ho war d
There are f e w indeed who have never experienced it th at can form any
at an
adequate id e a of what it is to ride out a gale a regul ar s nee z er
chor in m id
ocean where even the s taunchest ocean stea m e r s are like pl ay
things of the m igh ty ele m e nt s As a rule a shing vessel rides like a se a
gull gal lantl y breasting the wave s that go seething and swishing by al though
t h e violence of the wind often m akes the little schooner tre m b le like an A u
t u m u leaf as it rises on the top of a huge wave to pl unge the next m o m e n t
down its oppo s ite side Nevertheless an unlucky sea will occasion ally
break on board and if the m an o n watch is not on the lookout fo r it h e i s
likely to be inj ured if not washed overboard But whateve r the dange r to
individual s a lo o kout m ust be kept f o r in a gal e m any m ost se rious pe ril s
t hreaten which can only be s uccessfull y m e t by ut m ost ca r e an d vigilance
I t frequently happens that afte r a l o ng day ( often eightee n o r ninetee n
hours) of fatiguing work at s hing the weary cre w with the excepti o n of the
watch tu rn in f o r the m uch needed sleep It m ay be scarcely an hou r l ate r
whe n t h e watch g o es below and giving the skipper a shake to wake n h im
s ays :
C ap n it s blowing again like great gun s and I think she need s
the re s t o f her cable 3 you d bette r tur n o ut and look at it
O f course the re
i s n o s hirking this duty and the skipp e r knowing he i s n o t call e d with ou t
g ood re ason tu m bles out o f his bunk puts o n boots and so u wester an d
goes up in the co m panion way greeted the m o m ent he thru s ts his face o u t
s ide by the ful l force o f a nor west snow squall The roa ring o f the wave s
as they go rushing by the dis m al howling o f the wi nd through the riggin g
added to the darkness of the night intensied by the blinding e ff ect of snow
and hurling spray leave n o choice but to order the watch to call e m o u t
f o r ar d
while at the sa m e ti m e the shout Co m e ! r o use o ut here we ve
got to give her the whole string wake s the heavy slu m berers in the cabi n
a n d the half asleep and th o roughly disgusted m e n crawl o n deck with m any
o bj urgations and odd but innocent re m arks
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88
EN S
B O OK
O WN
E xcl a m ati o ns of
and h ave a ga m e o f S e ve n U p or E uchre
S win g
for his Jack
That m akes us ga m e an d the l ike are so m eti m es inte r
r up t e d by a dash of wate r dow n t h e co m panio n way which obliges every
body to scra m ble to their fe et to save the m selv e s and the preci o us card s
f r o m a wetting
But furious hurricanes often s weep acro ss the B anks with al m ost r esistle ss
fury car rying de s truction and death with th e m and appalling eve n the
s toutes t hearts
S uch wa s the te rric gale of S ept o th an d r o th 1 8 7 6 i n
which m any staunch vessel s succu m bed to the power of the win d and wave s
carry ing down with the m the hardy and daring m e n who for m ed th e ir crews
r
H
o
w
a
d
o n e of the ve ry
The write r was then i n co m m and o f the sch
f e w if n o t the only ves s e l t o h o ld on and ride o u t the gale at an cho r
The
vessel was on B a n qu e r e au and the following ext ract fro m a le tter give s t h e
princi p al incide n t s of the o ccasion :
*
O n the m orning of the 9 th of Dece m be r we m ade sail before dayligh t
an d got all r eady t o se t our trawls but by the ti m e i t was fairly light it ble w
up s m art fro m the south e ast an d began to snow W e lay by fo r awhil e
around the A n d r e w L a g/I to and he r dorie s so m e o f which were out Afte r
an hour o r two n ding the win d incr e asing fast we ran i n on the Bank u n
til we r eached a depth of sixty fatho m s where we anchored an d g o t al l
ready for a gale The southeaster blew We a r/y but was of sh o r t duration
being ab o ut what W inter southeasters general ly are
T h e nigh t of the 9 th the win d ju m p e d in t o west northwest an d toward s
m orn ing of the r o t h blew very heavy 3 so h ard indeed that fearing the rid
ing s ail would go t o pieces we hauled it do wn The riding s ail wh ich be
longed to anothe r ve s sel and which we had taken te m porarily was a n e w
o n e which h ad n o reef in it as did ou r o wn
The l atte r had bee n left
ashore as it was too old fo r a W inter trip
T h e gale increased in fury and afte r dayligh t blew extre m ely hard while
t o m ake m atters w or se the tide set out to run t o the southward hawsing
the ves s el up i n such a m a n ner that she lay al m ost in the trough o f th e s ea
,
,
.
*S e t
m ai s ai an d
jib
h ad
re sai l
F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
18
ing along
All right skipper I ll look o ut fo r m yself he replied in a
cheerful tone His watch wa s j ust out an d the m an wh o succeeded h im wa s
n e arly ready to go o n deck as I wen t below
I h ad n ot be e n in the cabin m ore th an a m inute when a tre m en dous sea
broke on board abaft or about the m ain rigging swept aft with resistles s
force knocking the co m panion way s lide to a s though it was s tru ck with
a trip ha m m e r ripping two boards o ff of it 3 also the bait planks o ff the
hou s e 3 and last an d m ost appalling of all sweeping the unsuspecting m an
m
George
Miller
into
the
foa
ing
and
seething
waters
astern
so
far
away
a
s
)
(
to be beyond the reach of all hu m an aid A fe eling of ho rror l ike an elec
tric shock pas s ed through m e as I heard the roar of the breakin g wave s
and th e peculiar swishing soun d of the waters rushing acr o ss the deck an d
I exclai m ed to th e m a n who was standing by t h e ste p s ready to go o n deck
FISHERM EN S
O WN
BOO
E
n
m
eath
their
curling
crests
ve
with
the
s
al
l
sail
which
we
h
ad
set
a
n
m ere rag in si z eand lying ne arly head to the wind she buried her lee side
T o walk against th e blast was out of the question
nearly t o the hatches
*
and all one could do was to haul the m selves along by the life lines or cling
to the rigging for safety S h e plunged so heavily in to the wave s that th e
j ib wa s soo n wa s hed loose fro m the bowsprit W hile I was in the cabin af
te r a rope to secure it a sec o nd heavy sea boarded us breaking over t h e
port b o w cove ring our little vessel n e arly out of sigh t b e neath a deluge o f
rushing water an d ying spray W hen the m e n on deck s aw it co m ing th e y
T wo of the m who got on to the fore gaff h e ld o n
S prang fo r the rigging
The
t o th e peak halyards clinging to the ropes with t h eir hands an d legs
s ea broke s o high th at both of these m e n were nearly washed clea r of th e i r
h o l d although they were eight to ten feet abov e the deck The latte r wa s
l led with water nearly to the t o p s o f the rails co m pelling u s to knock o ff
so m e waist boards so that the vessel would clear he rself
Bet wee n the squalls we m an aged to secure the jib th o ugh it was extre m e
The squalls had the
ly ha z ardous going out on a b owsprit in such a gale
m ost terrifying appearance that I ever witnessed as they ca m e tearing dow n
fro m t o windward Blac k as nigh t and driving the white foa m before the m
t hey were an awfu l sight an d enough to strik e terror to the heart s o f those
wh o never felt a s ense of fear and wh o eve n then when death was i m m i
n ent bravely faced the stor m disdain ing to inch fro m the peril which duty
a n d self prese rvati o n called the m t o m eet
F earing the cable would part and feeling sure that the ves s el woul d be
set I s tatione d
k n o cked dow n on he r bea m en ds if she fel l o ff with any
m yself at the m ain m ast wheneve r the squalls ca m e along re ady to let the
r i d ing sail r u n d o wn if nece ss ary W he n the fourth squal l was co m ing I
t oo k m y usual position standing on th e b i t head of the f e rail with m y
right fo o t and grasping the riding sail h alyards with m y right h and W hile
I was standing in this position and in the m idst of a ur r y of ying s no w a
b all of lightning burst betwee n the m ast s an d I was knocked insen s ible to
As s oo n they could
O thers of the crew were slightly shocked
th e deck
t h e m e n who were o n dec k r a n and picked m e up thi n king I was dead and
car ried m e below
I woul d n o t speak of the inte nse suff erin g which I endu red fo r four h o ur s
,
D u i g h y g l lif li
g
l
r
fr
f r ri ggi g h
id i w
lik
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t
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ro
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s ru
pe
e av
om
m en
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sa
p
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a es
o
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sa
n e s ar e
e ne
F I S HB B M E ZV S
O WN
BOO
o
u
rs
o
f
dreadful
g
o
ny
while I was being r esuscitated were it not to
a
h
m ention the conduct o f m y m e n al l of who m showed a devoti o n an d noble
ness of spirit rarely e quall e d and n ever exc e ll e d Though in al m ost m o
m e ntary ex p e ctatio n of death the m s e lves they con tinued their e ffort s for m y
r e li e f with extraordinary z eal and coolness Fo r tu nat e ly I could speak soo n
after b e ing taken into the cabin and was thus abl e to direct what sh o uld be
don e both for m yself and for the safe ty of the vessel
W e h ad only three m ore squalls aft e r I was struck by ligh tning ; those
w e r e not so h e avy as the pre vious on es and after they w e re past the win d
soon subsid e d to an O rdin a r y gale
Aft e r r e cov e ring su ff ici e ntly to exa m ine m y inj uries I found that the light
ning h ad ploughed along m y right a r m fro m the wrist to above th e elbow
scorching it sev e r e ly 3 whil e fi ve s m aller burns were on m y right leg below
the kn e e m ostly about the ankl e
My right side was paraly z ed and I could
n o t stan d on m
fe
e t for sev e ral days
y
W e started for ho m e as s o on as t h e gale wa s o ver but h ad a long h ard
passage My burn s were so painful th at when we g o t as far as L ive rpool
N S we went in t h ere for m edical assistance and arrived ho m e the 2 3 d
o f Dece m be r
-
T HA C HE R S
IS L A N D
B Y
O M
A T ID
R
G E
t t l y c o l u m n s o n th at ro ck o u n d i s l e
T h at c ast yo u r lu r i d w arni ngs f ar o u t f o r m an y a m il e
T o w arn t h e h ar dy m ar i n e r o f t h e jagg e d ro ck s s o d r e ad
W h o safe ly i n to h arb o r y y o u r b r i ll i an t l ig h t s i s l e d
{2 f
Ho w s ad t o p art fro m o n e wh o h as p ro v e d a f r i e n d I n n e e d
0 r w av e ad i e u t o l o v i n g o n e s wh o c o m e t o s ay
G o d s p e e d 3
T h u s m u st t h e s tu rdy sh e r fe e l as h e l e ave s th e e f ar aste rn
B o u n d o ff f o r G e o rg e s s to rm y B an k p e r h ap s n e e r t o r e t u rn
aje s t i c fo r m s ! y o u r e ar y o u r l o r dly h e a d s as i f to e m h as i z e
p
T h e gr e at an d g l o r i o u s g o o d th at s d o n e by t h y t wo e r y e y e s
A n d w h e n t h e go ld e n s u n i s h i d b e h i n d B o n d s r o cky s o d
Y o u th r o w th e m f a r o u t o e r t h e s e a f r o m B o o n I s l an d t o C ap e C o d
W ith wh at an an x i o u s b e at i n g h e art h ave sh e rs w at ch e d f o r th e e
\Vh e n a l m o st h o m e fr o m t h e G r an d B an k o r
u n dy s sto rm y s e a ;
B y s ig n s l o g c o m p as s an d by ch art an d r e ck o ni n g th e y k n e w
Th at T h ac h e r s w e lco m e tw in l igh ts m u st so o n c o m e in to vi e w
W at ch i n g as o n ly m o rtal s wat ch wh e n th e y kn o w th e p o r t i s n e ar
T h t h o ld s w i t h i n i t s s a c r e d w all s al l t h e y c o n s i d e r d e ar ;
A n d w h e n at l a st th e i r e y e d t h r e s t u p o n t h y g arn i sh e d d o m e s
Th e n b ubbl e up fo u r E ng l i sh wo r ds wi fe ch i ldr e n re s t an d h o m e
Hai
TH
, ye s a e
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B O OK
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7 2 r r zOle S
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S a c r g
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F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
93
onday n ight Tue s day m orning a s hin g s ch oo ner was de s cried in the
distance but s h e pass e d out of sight Tuesday afternoo n a blank e t was
fast e n e d to the j ib an d the boat was und e r sail for a ti m e but at n igh t i t
bree z e d up an d fearing in their b e nu m b e d and e xhaust e d state to atte m pt
to unship the m ast an d take in sail the m ast was sawn t hrough j ust above
the thwarts The icy s p ray dash e d constantly ove r the boat free z ing as it
fell and ev e r ything was cov e r e d with a coat of icy m ail T h e d rogu e kept
the boat s head to the s e a but the wav e s con stantly delug e d her an d the
exhaust e d m e n were e m p loye d al l nigh t in baili ng T h e uncook e d oat m e al
was un e atabl e the h ard bread wa s at rs t so dry as to be swallow e d with
di f culty without wat e r and aft e rwards so wet with t h e spray as to be unt
to eat an d t h e su ff erings of the m e n fro m c o ld hung e r an d thirst w e re e x
cruciating T wo of the nu m be r Chapl e s and Hogan though warned of th e
conseque nces end e avored to slake th e ir thirst by eating s alt wat e r i c e a n d
the prese nce of t wo m aniacs was soon added to t h e other horrors of t h e s i t
The quart of r u m was carefully husban ded by ad m iniste ring a te a
u a ti o n
s poonful at a ti m e and was m ade to last until the e arly part of W e dnesd ay
evening
O n W ednesday m orning a n e w st e p was m ade t o the m ast an d the boat
s ail e d w e stward al l d ay and al l nig ht I n the aft e rno o n another schoo n e r
was sight e d b u t s h e d id not s e e t h e b o at During the n ight a h e r m ap h
r odite brig passed close by and wa s hailed wit h weake ned voices
The
cries were doubtless heard as th e brig showed a a s h light two or th ree
ti m e s in the darkn e ss but k e pt on h e r course and was soo n out of sight
Ab o ut ten o clock in the ev e ning the sixtee n yea r old boy wh o had su ffere d
greatly fr o m his brok e n wrist and in suffici e nt clothing died in hi s brother s
H e was co nsci o us within an hour of his death when he said he wa s
a rm s
and l e ft a loving m e ssage for his m other H e h ad left
n o t afraid to d i e
h o m e unbeknown to his parents who did n ot kn ow h is where abouts until
they rec e ive d the tel e graphic dispatch an nouncing his death T h e young
I rish m an Patrick Hogan di e d about an hour aft e r the boy H e had bee n
deliri o us about six hours talking constan tly about s o m et h ing to eat T h e
s econd m at e Chaples was d e lirious about twelve hours babbling i n c o h e
In his deliriu m he sei z e d the s aw and before h e coul d
r e n t ly all the ti m e
be preve n t e d sawed his hands t e rribly wit h it the blood spurting ov e r the
boat He died about thre e o clock Thursday m orning and his body was
co m m itted to t h e d e e p
At daylight on Thursday m orn ing three s hing v e ssel s were descrie d at
O n e of these p rov e d to be the sch C o r a L e e Capt
n o great distance
George A S aunders of Pigeon Cov e
Her crew con sisted of J o hn Hickey
S cott Geye r J ohn New m an J os e ph S e ars J oseph S ilva W il lia m Gran t
E dward S aunders J oseph Bu s hy J oseph W hit e J o seph Muise Charles R
M
BI SB B
19 4
KM B N
B O OK
O WN
m
but in order to d o s o it wa s necessary to locate an un arked spot two third s
o f a m ile i n l e ngth situate d forty m iles fro m shore and the search proved
un availing A s u m o f m oney wa s subscribed which pa r tially c o m pe nsate d
for this los s
a n d there was very l ittl e i n s u r
T h e A l m o n B i r d was valued at
ance on her Capt Packard wa s also a heavy loser losing his in stru m e nts
ch arts clothing gold watch and chain e tc of a value o f $6 0 0 o r $7 0 0 3 an d
after arriving ho m e he su ffered a m putation of portions of his feet
I n this sad recital of su ff e ring one thing is pro m in e nt the gen erou s o ut
p o uring of v olunteered kin dn e ss o ff ered fr o m all sides by scores of person s
e age r t o help the dist re ss ed m ariner s To m enti o n a ll the helpe rs woul d
G
,
.
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95
T HE
HA R B O R
B Y C AR L B URR T
H
E S
B AR
O DD
r o r b ar
I t d arts o n th e sh ip f ar o ut at se a
T h s un l igh t g l i ti n g o n sai l an d s p ar :
It te ars an d re n ds h e r w ith s av age gl e e
Wh ith e r s h e g o e s wh o kn o w s ?wh o k n o ws ? A n d l o ! a wre ck d r i ft s wi ld an d fre e
S h e c arr i s p e ar l s o f lu s tr o u s h ue
T h e s e a h as c r o ss e d t h e h ar o r b ar
C o stly fab rics fro m f ar Hin do o
h e a rs a p o te nt v o i c e f r o m a f ar :
I
t
A te n de r m ai d t o h e r l o ve r tr ue
Wh ith e r i t g o e s wh o kn o w s ?wh o kn o w s ?
T h e w i n d h as c r o s s e d th e h ar b o r b ar
R i s i n g u p o n a l an d o f p a l m s
All ar m d an d p an o p l ie d f o r W ar :
It th ro ws a wr e ck t o se a wall e d far m s
Wh it h e r it g o e s wh o k n o ws ?wh o k no ws ? A n d a l i fe l e s s m ai d t o h e r l o ve r s arm s
A
sh
ip h as cr o s s e d th e h
'
FISHERM EN S O WN B O OK
6
9
Thr e
N ine ty
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a
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.
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B O OK
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RO W N
97
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198
B O OK
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F I S HE B M E I V S
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H rbor
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BY
CO L L I N
B 00
O WN
S
S
Sto r m
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99
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FI S H E R M E N
200
O WN B O OK
j udg e the va rious cours e s and distances which we had s teered duri n g th e
e
r
u
n
c
m
n
f
orning
in
consequen
c
of
ba
ing
winds
re
dering
it
so
ewh
at
h
e
t
e
m
tain in what direction t h e Poin t lay fro m us S oon aft e r the wind ca m e
the snow cl e ar e d up so that obj e cts coul d be se en about a m ile distant
a haddock catcher
co m ing astern an d
W e saw a shor e shing v e ssel
wishing to speak w ith h e r we h auled our sh eets aft and l et her run up o n
us S h e prov e d to b e the D a v id F L o w boun d to Gloucester h aving r u n
across fro m Cape Cod S h e ran ah e ad of us a l ittle way an d j ust b e fore
we saw the l and t h e sn ow ca m e down so t h ick that we lost sight of her
Kn owing th at we we re Cl os e in and fast approaching th e shore al l h and s
were on deck and on th e al e rt to d o any duty which circu m sta n ces m igh t
d e m and A do z e n pairs of eye s p e er e d out ahead anxiously w atching t o
catch a gli m pse of th e lan d or br e ak e rs A few m inut e s l ater the thrilling
cry of Land ho ! br e akers ah e ad ! ca m e fro m a h alf do z en at onc e an d
a lin e of white foa m and the snow cover e d shor e above it w e re indistinctly
s e e n to leeward
H a r d d o w n hard down the h e l m ! was t h e Orde r
shouted to the wheel s m a n for so close in were we that any delay in C h ang
ing t h e course of th e vess e l m ust have resul te d in piling her u p on the
r ocks As the wheel was put down and t h e v e ssel ca m e to the wind m os t
of the m e n in ob e dience to ord e rs quickly pull e d in the sheets while th e
r e st of us strained ou r eyes to m ake out so m e fa m iliar obj ect on the sh or e
whereby we m ight be c e rtain of our position
W e m ade the l a n d a littl e to t h e w e stward of Bass R ocks
W he n we r s t
s aw it we w e re ru n ning in with the sails on t h e po r t sid e t h e wind at th a t
ti m e blowing a s m art b f e e z e fro m south south e ast and as we h auled to j us t
cl e aring the surf on the shore we fortunat e ly s a w and recogn i z ed the S u m
m e r houses which are only a s h ort distance fro m the wat e r
A s soon as I
was sur e of our l and fall we tacked and ran for E ast e rn Point f o llo wm g
t h e line of br e akers al ong the shor e as near as safety per m itted
E ve ry eye
was n ow on th e watch for well known lan d m arks and soon the spray dash
ing over Brace s C ove R ock was seen and a f e w m inut e s later we wen t
s we e ping in by the Point near en ough to it to catch a m o m entary gli m pse
of the white tower of the lighthouse and to h ea r the hoarse toned f o g be ll
w h ich rang out its n otes of warning
W e could n o w laugh at the stor m and the broad g rin which appeared o n
the bron z e d fac e s of m any of our cre w and the sh rugging an d chuckling of
o th e rs gave a m ple evid e nce of th e g e n e ral f e eling of satisfaction a m ong al l
h ands
After anchoring I wen t ash ore and sold the trip of sh but as t here
were strong indications of a co m ing gal e and the wind already ble w stron g
we d e cided to le t the vessel re m ain in the stre a m until th e n e xt day Befo r e
the m e n went ho m e we let go the second anch o r and m ade all n ecessary
,
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
BOO
20 1
AN
O L D B O AT
d a b o at to d ay o n t h e s h o re
Th at w i ll b e l au n ch e d o n t h e se a n o m o r e
p as s e
an d
w i th n o c o v e r in g
F o r w h o w o uld s te al s uc h a u s e l e s s th in g ?
It w as sh ape ly o n ce wh e n th e sh ip wr igh t s
h an d
Had l ai d e ach p l an k as t h e m as te r p l an n e d ;
A n d i t d an c e d f o r jo y o n t h e cu r l i n g w av e
Wh e n rs t th e se a s b ro ad b re as t i t cl av e
A n d it fe l t t h e p ul s e o f t h e w e ll t i m e d s tr o k e
Le
ft
a o ne
t r an g o n th e th o l e p in o f tu n e fu l o ak
0 f t i t h as c arr i e d h o m e t h e sp o i l
O f s h e r s t i r e d w it h n ig h t l o n g to i l ;
A n d o fte n i n S u m m e r d ay s it k n e w
T h e l au g h o f a p l e as u re s e e k in g c r e w ;
O r l au n ch e d by n igh t o n t h e bl in d in g w av e s
It h as re s cue d a l ife fr o m th e se a s dar k
g r av e s
It is u se l e ss n o w as it l ie s o n th e e ach
D rawn h igh be yo nd th e b ill o w s re ach ;
A n d n o n e o f all i t h as s e r v e d i n s tre ss
R e m e m be r i t n o w i n its l o n e l i n e ss
Th a
Wo r n
Th e
F I S HE R M E I V S
O WN
2 02
B O OK
.
an
RO N
FO O
L G
h
i
n
o
g ot m
ah cap tain you haul back too savag e ly !
W ith th e rst m ove m e n t of the captain s a r m indicating t h e pres e nce of
sh everybody rushes m adly to the rail an d j igs are heard on all sides
plashing into the water and eag e r hands and ar m s are s tretched at their
ful l l e n gth over the side feeling anxiously for a n ibble
Sh
hish there s so m ething j ust passed m y y I felt h i m says an
Yes an d I ve got h im triu m phantly
o l d m a n standing alongside of m e
hauling in as he speaks
s houts out the n ext m a n on the other side of h i m
a ne m ackerel and s triking h i m o ff into the barrel i n the m ost approved
s tyle
Z z z z ip goes m y line through and deep into m y poor ngers as a huge
fellow rushes savage ly away with what he nds is n o t so great a pri z e as he
fondly supposed I ge t gr e atly u r r ie d m iss stroke half a do z en ti m e s i n
as m any fatho m s of line an d at length succe e d in landing m y rst sh safe
ly in m y barrel w h er e h e lies ound e ring
as
m el ancholy and m elodious
m y next n eighbor s tyles it
Daylight soon dawns and the rain which has bee n threatening very
m oistly al l night begins to pour down in d e ad e arnest 3 and as the big drops
patter in the sea the sh begin to bite furiously
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
B 0O
2 03
eight feet fro m th e rail to the hook s when we can fo rk the m in j ust as fast
F I S HE R M E N
204
S tti g
BY
B O OK
O WN
I C KS KY
S ail
Und e r
LIGH
The ter m s et unde r sail o r y ing set i m plies that the vess e l in st ea d
of b e ing anchored as is the m ost c o m m on way o n the Banks whe n trawls are
to be s e t is kept under way t h e p e r for m ance taking pl ace as follows :
r igged thei r black balls an d prepared the lines for run ning the dorie s
are hoisted o ver the rail where they are l e ft to hang un til the next are ready
when they are lo were d into the water D ropping af t o n the quarter they
are h e ld there while one o f the two m e n who for m the c r ew leaps in an d r e
until the whole six have bee n set out S pread along in this way a gang
o f trawls will ge nerally cover t wo o r three square m iles
The act of setting the trawl is perfo r m e d in the fo llowing m an ne r
Be
fore the bu o y line i s all out one of the m e n l ifts a skate o f trawl o n t o the
afte r thwart an d attaches the end of th e trawl t o the anchor which he
throws overboard Then while h is m ate row s away he lets the t r awls go
o u t throwing hook after h o ok so that they shal l n o t beco m e f o uled
W h en
es r
th e
ar e
T h i d c i p ti
wl
h o o ks
tr a
on o
h ad
se
d o ck
an d
th e
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O WN
BOO
205
*
S ank s in the water 3 let s hurry up
Although we m ade al l p o ssibl e
h aste by th e ti m e the do ry was well C lear of th e vessel s side with t wo m e n
pulling th e ir ut m ost I s aw the ) ther do r y un inj u red on our we ather qua r te r
and S ank s tandin g in he r dripping wet his face strea m ing with bl o od
L ike the oth e rs he h ad atte m pt e d to ju m p and catch th e bowsp rit riggin g
but the vessel s h o w was falling and so m ething struck his head cutting a
gash m ore than an in ch long and knocking h im backward into the wate r
F ortunately he was n o t stun ned and when he rose to the surface h e grasped
the gunwale of t h e dory an d h aul e d hi m self into her Nothing daun te d by
his m ishap his rst word s to his ship m ates were : I m the p r ope r l ad t o
an
S
ke y an d th i s h ad b e co m e abb re v iate d i n to S ank
t V e ss e l s e m pl o ye d i n t h e Wi n t e r h add o ck sh e r ie s al m o s t al w ay s s e t u n d e r s ai l an d th e ir
m e n ar e t h e r e fo r e m o re l i ab l e th an an y o th e r s to th is a rt i cul ar acc i de n t
p
*A
20
F I S HE B M B N
In
Fo g
O WN
B ank s
th e
on
BO
L ines
th e
o n
L os s
f S c h oon e r
G uy C unning h a m
BY
a nd
O B r ie n
in M e m ory
'
uly th i rt y e igh ty o n e a b e au te o u s S u m m e r d ay ;
T h e s ch o o n e r s t au n ch G uy C u n n i n gh am f o r G r an d B an k s ai l e d aw ay
an n e d by a c r e w o f h ar dy m e n mo n o b r av e r e r e s e t s ai l
T o h a ul t h e tr aw l i n S u m m e r s c a l m o r m e e t t h e W intr y g al e
E igh t f e ar l e ss m e n o f t h e th i r t e e n w e r e f r e e fr o m m ar r i ag e t i e s ;
O n e s d ar l i n g b ai r n s w e r e f ar a w ay b e ne ath t h e S w e d is h s k i e s ;
A n d f o u r i n G l o uc e s te r h ad t h e i r h o m e s w i t h w i ve s a n d c h i ld re n d e ar
Wh e f o r t h e B an ks t h e y s ai l e d aw ay n o r th o u gh t t h at d e ath w as n e ar
e
N O s t o r m s ar o s e t h e s e a t o v e x ; n o an g r y b i ll o w s r o a r
D i s tu rb e d t h e s e a m e n s h o u r o f r e s t w h e n t h e d ay s t o i l w as o e r
;
E ac h m o rn th e l ad e n tr aw l s w e r e h aul e d t h e n n y tr e a s u r e s s to r e d
;
T h e t im e dr e w n i gh wh e n s afe at h o m e th e ir v e ss e l s h o ul d b e m o o r e d
Tw
as
He r
F I S HB R M E J V S
O WN
B O OK
'
20
l as ! th at s uch a p e a ce f ul s ce ne sh o uld h i de s o d re ad a f o e !
Al as ! th at n o p re cautio n c an gu ard ag ainst th e blo w !
Al as ! th at sail o rs b rave m u st d r o wn an d w iv e s an d ch i ldre n we e p
Th o ugh w in d s ar e s o ft an d se as ar e s m o o th an d c re w s th e ir v igi l s k e e p !
N o fe ar o f i ll th e i r d r e am s d i s t u rbn o d re a d o f d an g e r n e a r
B y ge nt l e b i ll o w s r o ck e d th e i r t h o u gh t s ar e w i t h t h e i r l o v e d o ne s d e ar
i
e
m
a m am m o t h h ull d r aw s n ig h
a
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O
A s h o ck ! a c r as h ! th e c r e w go d o wn w i th o n e d e s p ai r in g c r y !
At h o m e th e ir de ar o ne s watch an d wait an d wait an d wat ch i n vain ;
T h e s a i l o r h u sb a n d s d e ar ly l o v e d w i ll n e v e r c o m e ag a i n
a
a
i
t
h
e
h
e
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s
r cr w t n l d
G uy e e r m anne d a sh ing b o at
s tu r d
N
N o n e b rave r th an h e r sk ipp e r b o ld e e r tro d t h e d e ck ao at
A n ag e d m o th e r m o u rn s th e so n sh e s o o n w i ll m e e t ab o v e ;
A s i s te r m o u rn s a b r o t h e r d e ar w h o se e v e r y l o o k w as l o ve ;
A w i d o w m o u rn s a h u s b an d tr u e t h e w r e ck o f p r o s p e c t s f ai r
A n d ch i ld r e n t h re e ar e l e ft b e h i n d w i t h o u t a f at h e r s c ar e
T h e v e d ay s b ab e h e l e ft b e h i n d w h e n b i dd i n g h o m e go o d b y e
W i ll n e ve r kn o w h o w gre at a l o s s th at d e adly h o u r b ro u gh t n igh
B u t G o d i s g o o d an d h e h as p o w e r t h e a l m o f p e a c e t o p o u r
0 n bl e e d i n g h e art s a n d c o m fo rt b r ing fr o m o u t h i s bo u n t e o u s s t o r e
A
F I S HE R M E N
2 08
O WN
B O OK
.
H lf
a
a m es o
T /zo s e T k e n E
a nd
t/ze F l ee t
in tk e F isk e r ie s , w i tk i k e N
ng age d
S k ipp e r s
Tk e i r
a m es
o st o
F I S HE R M E N
B O OK
O WN
20
f
e
and perhaps had i m
m in ds of those who we r e in t rested in town a fairs
Th e r e
b ib e d too m uch of the fa m ous N e w E ngland r u m of that period
was n o t m uch business done at this wharf as it serv e d m ore for a l an d ing
place for s m all boats Mr Gorha m Bu r nha m co m m enc e d his blacks m ith
ing busin e ss at this wharf
Next to D r C o f n s was the Cen tral W harf n ow owned by Charles H
B oynton For m any y e ars it was occupied by David Pearce who was larg e ly
engaged in the W e st I ndia trade W illia m P e arc e
S ons h ad a di s tillery
o n this wharf which was d e stroy e d in the great r e of 1 8 0
Cargoes
of
3
S urina m m olass e s were h e re lan d e d and m ad e into r u m
Th e re w e re als o
two s m all wharves adj oining owne d re s p e ctive ly by Abraha m S awyer an d
D aniel Ga ff ney
W illia m Parson s J r h ad the wh arf now owned by Ge orge S t e el e
He
o wn e d and tted schs P e a co c k
C apt Be nj a m in R owe ; H uss a /z Capt John
Blatchford 3 [ J e r a la A m a r a n tk C apt G e org e Blatchford ; M a r ine r C apt
Charles W o od 3 H e n r ie tta Capt W illia m Dolliver ; W i ll ia m Capt W illia m
B latchfo rd ; S ix B r o tk e r s and the I ll ino is
,
'
F I S HE R M E I V S
2 10
O WN
BOO
F I S HE R M E I V S
O WN B O O
2 1 1
Me r ch a n t ; B r i ll ia n t C apt Joh n Ha m m o nd ; Vo l a n t C ap t J o h n P e w ; R o
m e o C apt Hen r y P e w ; P a r ago n C apt W illia m Tarr
W ill ia m Parkhurst had a s m all wha r f nea r the pre m ise s n o w o w n e d by
Me ss r s S hute M e rchant He o wne d and tte d sch s F a ir A m e r i ca n C apt
oh
n W o n s o n ; I d a of which he was m aste r ; an d the S c ie n c e o wne d an d
J
c o m m anded by Capt David Parkhurst
At Deaco n And rew Pa rke r s whar f n o w owned by Cha r le s Ha r ri m an was
the sch B r a ina r d o f which he was m ast e r and o wne r ; als o the G o o d I n ten t
C apt Charle s Brown
O n t h e pre m ises n o w occupied by S ayward B r o the rs wa s a s m al l whar f
o r l anding wh e re two v e ss e ls were o wned and tte d by Daniel S ayward
ons
schs I I e le n M a r r and D e lega te
S
The re was n o t a building or wha r f o n the Plain o r at Cl ay C o ve with th e
exceptio n of a s m all landing b e l onging to D an iel Norwood at the fo o t o f
what is now Ha m m ond street
At E ast Glouc e ste r Be nj a m in Pars o n s had a s m al l wharf at wh at is no w
the pre m is e s of W ill ia m Parsons 2 d
C o He owned and tted sch s S n
m aste r ; P r o te c to r M a r t/c a E l iz a and ot hers
s a n E l iz a B Parsons J r
John W o n s o n s wh a r f wa s o n the sit e of that n o w occupie d by W illiam
C W o nso n
C o He owned and tted sch s B e ne v o le nce L uand as , E s s ex
C o n d e n c e boat L u cy and othe r s
Gil e s W o n s o n on the pre m i s e s n o w occup i ed by W o n so n B r oth e rs a n d
previously by Ge o rge F W o n s o n
C o owne d an d tte d s chs M u til a s J
F W o n s o n m aste r ; F o r e st C apt S tephe n R ich ; G o o d p e A ecg us ta M t
Ve r n o n E agl e T i ge r and o th e rs
The re was al s o a s m al l lan ding near the pre m ise s n o w o ccupie d by th e
There was no wh arf at R ocky
Fe r r y L andin g o wned by Benj a m in S m ith
Neck
This s o far as we have learned c o m prises the n a m es o f t h os e e n gaged i n
the sh e ries half a century ago and the vessels of the eet But f e w square
st e rne rs w e r e a m ong th e m 3 but nearly all were pink e y s of ab o ut fo r ty to n s
burth e n with thre e sails and valu e d at about
each I n 1 8 4 0 the
catch of m ack e re l for the s e aso n was o nly about
a n d the tota l
product of th e sherie s fo r the ye ar was only
The shing bu s i
n e ss at this po rt wa s at its lowest e b b o f depression 3 but in 1 8 4 3 an d 4 4
th e r e began to b e a great i m prov e m e nt The old class of vessels were sold
r
e
l
re quire d
e
L e t the re ader c o m m e nce his walk at the F o r t an d pr o cee d t o R o cky
,
F I S HE R M E N
2 12
B O OK
O WN
Neck with this list of wharves and n otice the gre at i m pro ve m e nts which the
l ast half century has m ad e and the surprise will b e great The e ntire wa
te r front to the Neck is m ostly occu p i e d by substantial wharv e s an d ne
buildings th e re on re pre se nting business e n e rgy an d a determ in ation to i m
prov e t h e natural faciliti e s which hav e b e en so l avish ly b e stow e d
The
R ocky N e ck has m any valuable
m arch of i m prov e m ent m ust contin ue
wharf lots an d in t h e cours e of ti m e we predict that t h e coves and shore s
o n the southeasterly sid e of t h e h arbor will be conv e rted into wha rf prop
undoubtedly be
e r t y ; f o r Gloucester s a dvanc e t h e next fty years wil l
fu lly as rapid as that which has charact e ri z ed h e r past half ce n tury
,
T HE
M
L
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L
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H
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A
T
C
S
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BY
dan c in g o
er
h is
u ne
o m o ff o ur
e s e n sh o r e
L ad e n wi th o d o rs f ro m bl o s s o m in g t r e e s
G ive h im th is and h e asks n o m o re
i
t h e b ay ?
na
in
s o
f J
wh i l e aw ay h i s l e i su re h o u rs
A n d re s t h i s w e a r y l i m s
T h e y a c h t t o h i m i s an e as y ch ai r
A s o e r t h e w a v e s h e s ki m s
W i th h ul l as sm o o th as p o l i s h e d s te e l
S ai l s w h i te as d r i ft i n g s n o w
Wi th l o cke r s sto ck e d w ith go o d ie s
W h o w o ul d n o t a y ach t i ng go ?
To
tt y y a ch t s o ne at a n d tr im
Hi s c o m fo r t an d h i s p r i de
r e e d f ro m c i t y s n o ise an d du s t
He e njo y s t h e o c e an r i de
He c are s n o t f o r s tro ll s u p o n t h e e ach
O r d r i v e s o e r h i ll an d d al e
Hi s p l e as u r e s lie i n t h e s p e e dy c ra ft
Wi th o w i ng sh e e t an d be llyi ng s ail
I
F ll d by b l y w d
Fr
W tr
W h o w o uld n o t a jo l y y ac h t sm an be ,
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m
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r
s d ay ,
Up
S
D re s se d i n a n o bby s u i t o f blu e ,
ZI P
F I S HE R M E N
O WN B O OK
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k e d C k a nges
ar
BY
A PT
w i t/t i n
STE
PH
2 13
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H a lf C e n tu r y
N ow
n and
M A TI
R
B I S HB
2 14
KM B N
O WN
BOO
K
.
n
d
n o t t o G l o uceste r
a
m
e
hund
r
ed
ft
sail
carrying
thei
r
catch
t
o
ark
t
o ne
y
alone but to Portl and Ports m o uth an d Bost o n an d all the h addock n d a
r eady s ale There h as bee n but o nce thi s W inte r whe n the m a rket wa s
o ver s tocked and the haddock were sold t o be split an d dried at
5 pe r
cwt Twenty yea r s ag o that wa s consid e re d a good price
Thirty yea r s ag o haddock were v e ry s ca rce o n Ge o rge s an d the ves s e l s
used to car ry the m the re for halibut bait N o w a v e s s e l will catch
lbs the r e in o n e day T h e hadd o ck generally c o m e o n Ge o rge s the r st o f
F e b rua ry ; befor e t h at ti m e the e et g o t o C a pe N e gr o an d L a Hav e Bank
The George s haddoc k ves se l s the l arge o ne s discontin u e that shery ab o u t
the rst of Ap ri l
Cap t Cha rl e s Ma rti n o f thi s p ort a rr ive d in B o s t o n
S c h M a r t/2a C
F e b 1 7 1 8 8 2 with the l arg es t trip o f h a d dock an d be s t s t o ck eve r r ep orte d
S h e weighed o ff 9 3 0 0 0 1b s s t o cking
th e
i n the hadd o ck shery
c re w s haring $9 1 each This was the result o f tw o and a half d ay s s h i n g ;
ti m e abse n t , ten day s O n he r n ext t rip s h e l anded
l b s o n a goo d
giving he r a stock o f
o n the t wo trip s
m arket and s tock e d
M r George S teel e s n e w s choone r D i d o C apt W illia m N W el l s m ad e
eight hadd o ck trips i n nin e an d a half weeks th e p r es e nt yea r
stock
ing
O n o n e t r ip s he wa s ab s ent n i n ety fou r h o u rs a n d s t o cked
,
F I S HE R M E N
A M ac
ke r e l
B O OK
O WN
2 15
Dr e ssing He r
F ar e by Mo o nl ight
F r ighte ne d by th e Mo o n
I C K KY I HT
BY
F riday,
L G
ah e ad !
The m an at the wheel s houted back the in quiry W hat shall I
do lu ff or k e ep o ff ?
L uff ! lu ff
ca m e the answe r f r o m the
l ook o u t
By thi s ti m e I wa s out of m y bunk an d had ju m ped in to the co m pan io n
way j ust as the lookout ran aft excl ai m ing Give m e the horn
I stepped
back into the cabin to ge t it and giving h im one horn took another with
m e o n deck blowing a bla s t m yself befo r e I stopped t o lo o k
The lookou t
F I S HE R M E N
2 16
B O OK
O WN
I n o w could s e e what looked like a brigh t light gli m m eri ng th rough the
fog about the h e ight a stea m er s light would be half a m ile distant th e fog
b e ing quit e thin ) Afte r taking a go o d l ook I said I thought it was a sta r
and told the m an at t h e wh eel to keep the vess el on her cours e but a m o
I m d d if ta i n t
m en t l ater it sho wed pl ain e r and the lookout e xcl ai m ed
I could n ot help l aughing at t h e fright it had give n h i m an d
t h e m oon
told h im to bl ow t h e h o rn l oud and if the m an in the m oo n heard it h e
would probably k e e p o ff and l et us go al ong
I h ave been call e d out m any a ti m e
S uch m istak e s occur quit e often
wh e n running for the l and on a cl ear night to see a star rising that th e
watch had m istaken for a ligh t on the l an d This is n ot so m uch to b e
won dered at s ince the app e arance of a bri gh t star n ear the h o r i z on
clos e ly res e m bles a xed l ight o n shore that al m ost any o ne is liable to be
m isl e d
HA R B O R
G L O UC E S T E R
BY I
L LIS
l ke so me fo n d m o th e r b i rd
W h o w h e n t h e cl o ud s fo r e te ll t h e s to r m
Gath e rs h e r l ittl e tre m bl ing o ne s
B e n e ath t h e s h e l te r o f h e r f o rm
D o t h y b righ t w at e r s w h e n t h e w i n d
S w e e p s m o u rn fully ac ro ss t h e s e a
G ath e r th e wh i te winge d wave to sse d cr a ft
ro m s to rm an d wre ck p r o te cti n g ly
Ho w
ft , i
b e au t i fu l be ne ath t h e r ays
O f a b r ig h t sun o r f ai r f ull m o o n
T h y s u r f ac e sh ine s w i th p l e as an t l i gh t
At m idnigh t o r at day s fu ll n o o n ;
HO W
BU
Li k
R N HA M
de ar fr i e n d wh o se ki ndly sm i l e
Has ch e e r e d u s bo th i n s to r m an d c al m
A n d f o r o u r h e ar ts d e e p s e c r e t w o u n d s
Has b e e n a h e a l ing w e lc o m e b al m
e so m e
th at as w e l o o k f ar o u t
B e y o n d t h y p e a c e w e w at ch i n v ai n
T h e s c h o o n e r s c o m i n g fr o m t h e s e a
Wh i ch w i ll n o t m e e t o u r ga e again ;
Wh e n l o n g ag o e ach s u n l i t s ai l
W e n t d o w n b e l o w t h e h o r i z o n s b l ue
Ho w l i ttl e ah ! h o w l itt l e th e n
W e o f t im e s h as te nin g ch an ge s kn e w
Al
as
F I S HE R M E N
A dve ntur e s
of
B O OK
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C ap tain R i ch ar d Mur p hy
BY
CO L L IN
e s s m ate s h e ar a b r o t h e r sai l o r te ll t h e d an ge r s o f t h e s e a
e as e
me ;
0ld S
o ng.
and hauled m e i n
I n August 1 8 5 7 h e was in th e sch Qu ee n of C l ipp e r s boun d ho m e fro m
the Bay of S t L awrence W hen the vess e l was n e a r ing Ca p e An n Mur
h
m
l
e
h
m
C
li
b
d
up
ne
ar
y
to
the
j
aws
of
e
ain
ga
f
f
about forty o r fty fe e t
t
p y
fro m th e deck o u th e m ast hoops W h e n he got high e nough so that his
feet r e sted on the second hoop below the ga ff an d h is han d gras p e d t h e
n e xt one above h e stopped to h ave a look for t h e l and
W hil e standing i n
t his p o sition the sei z ing o f the upper h oo p pa r ted and bein g thus instan tly
,
F I S HE R M E N
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B I S HB B M B N
B O OK
O WN
l et Murphy te ll th e
st o ry in h is o wn wo r d s
Th e s k ippe r t o l d m e t o t ake
a three inch m a n il a r O p e usual l y about fty fath
t h e e n d of the ne t warp
o m s l ong a l o f t with m e an d bend it aroun d the m a i n m as wi th a run ni ng
p
bowline as high above the g aff o f the th r ee r eefed s ail a s I c o u l d r each
Making a l o o p i n the en d of the r o pe I threw it o ve r m y head an d cli m bed
u p o n the m ast h o ops till I r eached t h e ga ff which I g o t ast r ide of an d
p ro ceede d t o execute m y task Thi s I acco m pli s h ed i n a f e w m o m ents
an d having shoved the ro pe up as high as I could agai n s at down o n the
g aff unconsciou s ly t h ro wing b o th legs o n the weath e r side instead o f sittin g
ast r ide o f it as o ne al m o s t always will This s ee m ingly triing ci r cu m stance
n tio n of the skippe r a s s oon as I
r
obably
s
aved
life
I
t
was
the
inte
m
y
p
got the e nd of the warp f ast to take the other e n d to the wi ndl ass a n d heave
But before this c o uld be done an d while I was in tently watch
t aut o n it
ing the m o ve m ent s on deck the vesse l took a heavy plunge a n d as h e r h o w
r o s e agai n an d he r s te r n dr o pped sudden l y into the h o l l o w of the sea the
m ain m ast broke unde r m e and fel l with a c r ash ove r the s tern breaki n g
agai n where it struck o n the ta ff rail J u s t h o w I e s caped I can hardly tell
I on l y kn ow that feeling th e m ast go
t h e whol e thing wa s done s o quickly
ing I thre w m ysel f fro m the ga ff and fel l all i n a heap in the c or n er for m e d
by the taff r ail and le e q uar te r r ail At the s a m e i n stan t the m a s t s truck o n
H ad I fallen a f e w i n ches fa r
t h e ta ff rail above m y head as I l ay on deck
t he r aft I s h o uld have struck in the water and rescue would have been i m
possi b le As it was I received n o inj ury beyond a litt l e shaking up a few
spit s
t o no rth n ortheast and bega n to pipe in good earne s t with occasio n al
W e l et g o the secon d a n cho r paid o u t a g oo d scope o n both c a
o f s n ow
ble s and having set a n anch or watch tur n ed in All h a n d s we r e cal led
agai n at m idnight to pay o u t m o re cable though o n accoun t o f the L izz ie
A T a r r l ying directly as te r n o f us a n d ve ry C l o s e there was n o t r oo m
enough f o r s o l ong a scope a s we wished to h ave o u t At t hi s ti m e it wa s
i n tensely dark the air wa s lled with s now a n d s leet an d the gale h ad i n
c re a s ed to a l m os t a hu rr ica n e
The t ide t o o had r i s e n to an a l m os t u n p r e
FI S HE R M E N
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BOO
K
.
out in a dis m ayed ton e W e re all adrift ! they ve cut our other cable
Not a m o m en t could be wasted for the foa m ing and roaring breake rs o n th e
ba r were right to lee ward L uckily ou r vessel fel l o ff head to the e astward
and I instan tly deter m ined to run out of the h arbor though the da r knes s
o f the night in tensied by the blinding snow re ndered the atte m pt to pas s
betwee n the s o uthern bars an e xtre m ely ha z ardous und e rtaking As I r a n
aft t o clear th e wheel I shouted Bear a h and on the foresail ; be lively
n o w and ge t it on her !
It was soon up about as high as if it wa s s ingl e
r eefe d wh e n I righted the wheel the sail l led and our l ittle vessel sta rte d
o ff with the speed of a race hors e dragging beh in d h e r the port cable which
stretching out in the wake an d glisten ing with phosphore scence look e d like
an i m m ense e ry sea se r pe n t
H ard up ! kee p he r o ff i shouted the l o ok
c e d e n te
Th
L i zz i e C o o k
f N
wbu ryp o rt
F I S HE R M E J V S
O WN
BOO
22 I
cable don t slip Murphy slid down on the hawse r rove o ff the cat stoppe r
and was soon on deck again 3 n o t h ow e ver before h e h ad b e e n s oused u n
der wat e r s e veral ti m es H aving cleared the cable we paid out sixty o r
seven ty fatho m s an d rod e out the gale The foll owing day we were al m os t
co m p e lled to part with our last anch or The high tide h ad oated o ff th e
beach at the head of the harbor an ol d vessel which had b e en h auled up
there O n c e a o a t s h e wen t drivi n g on down through th e e e t and bro u gh t
up on the bar W h e n th e tide rose about n oon she oated o ff and ca m e
drifting down straight for us W e m ade all possible preparation s to clea r
h e r but wh e n s h e neared us t h e current or u n te r to w C hang e d h e r course
so m ewh at so tha t she pass e d by a little distan ce o ff an d driving ashore o n
the cli ff astern of us so o n wen t to pieces Th at aftern oon we ran t o C an
s o where we r e tte d
I n 1 8 7 0 Murphy shipped with Capt J am es L u n d e r k i n in the sch W i l l ia m
F P o o l e but backed out
The vessel was lost on Ge orges with all han ds
T h e sa m e W inte r Murphy had another tu m ble ov e rboard
H e was the n
in t h e I I i a wa t/i a which lay at anchor o n Georges H e s ays :
I went o n
the h o use to cast o ff the fall o f the m ain boo m tO p i n glif t when j ust as I
.
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222
r ail
Had he l ost his grip o f the r O pe hi s r escue w
ould h ave been im
possible
I n the S u m m e r o f 1 8 73 wh en returning ho m e f r o m the Grand Bank i n
the sch B D Ha sk ins Murphy en cou n tere d th e terric hu rr ica n e of Aug
2 4 and 2
m
which
wrought
such
aw
f
ul
h
avoc
a
o n g our shing eets The
5
little vessel deeply lade n wi th salt c o d s h slowly pursued her way towa r d s
ho m e until she neared S able Island whe r e she wa s overtaken by the st o rm
An atte m pt was m ade to carry reefed sails and gai n an o ffi ng fro m the I S I
and but so rapidly did the gale increase that the ves s el was soo n hove t o
u nder close reefed foresail an d eve n with t his s m all s ail he r l ee side wa s
b uried 3 while to m ake m atters wo r se it was ascertained by soun ding th a t
s he was drifting into sh o al water I t wa s n ight in tensely dark and eve ry
wave lo o ked like a breaker The littl e schoo n er was contin ually swept by
t h e sea s which r an sharp an d high 3 eve rything m oveable o n deck wa s ca r
r ie d away ; the wais t b o a r d s stripped o ff 3 and it see m ed i m possible for he r
t o outlive the hurrica n e
Finding the water constan tly shoal ing and de
S p a i r i n g of e scape unde r sail the anchor was le t go but the stor m was so
v iolen t that it would n o t hold
About m idnight the wind which had b e e n
b lowing fro m southe ast cha nge d suddenly t o n orth northeast an d fo r a
while ke pt j u m ping fro m one point to anothe r h owling ercely fro m which
e ver directio n i t ca m e and kn ocking the s e a all up i n heaps
About this
t i m e t h e m e n o n the H a s k in s who scarcely expecte d to see the light of
a nothe r day we r e s tartled an d terr i ed by a m ost r e m arkable pheno m enon
O WN
FISHERM EN S
OO
2 23
a rol or two the m asts went c r as h ing over the side i n to th e water
T h e next th i ng was to clear away the lee rigging and head stays which stil l
h e l d the sp ars alongsid e bu m ping and poun ding and threat e ning to knock
a hol e in the vessel This was the most dangerous task of all but wa s s u c
B ut
c e s s f u l ly accomplished without any one meeting with serious
even after the m asts were gon e and the little vessel lay a dismantl e d wreck o n
the water the anchor would n o t hold st e adily I n t h e meantime somewhere
about an hour after the spars wer e cut away a huge wave swept over an d
ac r o s s t h e bow t e ari n g o ff the cutwat e r and head and also ca r rying away
the bowsprit At last wh e n even the bravest were almost ready to despair,
the anchor took a rm hold of the bottom and the hull of the little schoo n e r,
stripped bare for th e ght rose more buoyantly o n top o f the waves The
sounding line showed a depth of t e n fathoms wh e n she brought up B ut
n otwithstanding the dangerous charact e r o f the sea caused by the shallow
the gallant little craft rode it out
n ess of the wat e r an d t h e f u r y o f the ga le
in safe ty Toward the close of the 2 5 t h the storm abated A s soo n a s
p racticable j ury m asts were rigge d and sufci e n t sail (t h e sails had bee n
sav e d when the spars w e re cut away) was s e t upon these to work the vesse
in near Cape C an s o where s h e was fall e n in with by the s c h F r a n k o f
Charlottetown , P E
and towed to Port H awkesbury L ying at the
wharf with j u r y s p ars lashed to the stumps of the m asts the naked stanch
ion s sticking up along h e r sides and with deck polished to immaculate
whiteness by the sand that had swept over it in the gale fr the H ar e m: p re
sented a scene su f cie ntly d e sol ate looking to convince any one o f the ter
rible ordeal through which s h e had passed
A short time aft e rwards M urphy met with another adve n ture from which
h is e scap e with life was as remarkabl e as in the previous in stance T his was
o n t h e 1 4 th of J anuary 1 8 7 4 at which tim e h e an d I were shi p mates o n the
E as te r n Que e n engag e d in the haddock she ry u n d e r comm and o f
sc h
C apt W illiam Corliss O n th e evening of the 1 3 th we hauled out of Com
m e r c i a l dock and started down B o sto n harbor b e ating out against a m o d
T h e n igh t was dark with an overcast s k y an d some
c rate south e ast wind
indications of snow but nevertheless we worked slowly along The skip
r st a id on d e ck directing the m o i e m e n t s of the vessel until o n e o clock
e
p
o n t h e morning of the 1 4 th by which time we were down o ff N a h an t M y
s e lf and watchmat e were th e n called to re lieve the watch on deck I had
i ng
fo r
'
ay
an
er ,
u a
e
en
at e
- ve
as
te n
as
th
ue
me,
ns
an
ne
va
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an
a e
a e
an
ne
an
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an
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th e
t
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en
o n
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scarcely taken the whe e l When I n oticed that L ong I sland light which was
,
.
*T h e
th Bo s to n I r o n W ork s
FISHERM EN
B O OK
O WN
22
h e n w e re tu rn e d to t h e pl ac e at l o w ti d e o n t h e n e x t d ay to s e c u re th e c abl e an d ah
ch or that h ad b e e n s l i pp e d t h e b ar w as dr y ; an d a d e e p track l i ke a fu rro w m arke d t h e
p o i n t whe re t h e E a s te r n Qu e e n h ad pl o ughe d h e r w ay thro ugh a m ass of ro cks v aryi n g in
siz e from a w ate r p ail to a l arge cas k
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226
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e
t
e
e
T o w at ch ov r h l i f of p oor J ack
o
T HE O PE N S E A
B Y
F ar
W
he re t o ssi n g bi ll o w s m o ck th e sk y
A n d s h r i ll w i n d s wh is t l e fr e e
e e c y cl o u d s go h u rr yi n g b y
A nd
W h at c are w e for t h e l an d
E x ce p t t o ke e p i t f ar aw ay ?
F o r h e r e no r o ck s or w he l m i ng s an d
t
ea
th
ur
an
m u
n u
ea
an
th e
l d is gu i l e
d d tr c h r y
an
il d b s
W h r h c o w r d l r k s w i t h s t l th y wi l
A d s oo th d c i t f l f c
i
d c it !
H
i g w s h m k s t ck ;
T h S or K
S wi f h r ld s w i t h w h i t h rry i g f t
T ll h pp ro c h of h t p s t bl ck
s tr ggl s g i s t w i d d w v
M
h o s t g h t th t is f i
I
d fr
lo
sv
A d G
H rr h for h o p
!
au
ea
ar n
a e
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a e,
e an
ea
e a
an
s no
a n
em
an
ee
ta
,
'
a r an
ne
n an
an
re e ,
W o e an
ere
ue
ar an
Alo g f co s l y
Al o g h l d l i s h o l s
T r ch ro s b d cr l f
c rl i g br k r o ll s
Wh r
d gr i f
of
W i th o r f l m o
ree
o ur
o ut at se a,
ne c a n
e n se a
ee ,
F I S HE R M E N
s s
Glouc e t er
B O O
O WN
22
The F ishery E xhibit made by this city at the Cen tennial at Philadelphia
in 1 8 7 6 gav e m uch satisfaction to the thousan ds who witnessed it a n d
this tog e th e r with the distributio n of the v e tho usan d copies of the Cen
t e n n i a l Pamphlet giving a full desc r iptio n of t h e s hing industry and the
relation which G louc e ster s ustained as t h e large st shing port in the United
S tat e s undoubt e dly resulted b e n e cially in a business p o int of view M r
ing the abl e and int e resting Centennial correspo nden t of th e
E dward K
B osto n J ournal wrote t h e fol lowing account of the G loucester exhibit
which was publish e d in th e colum ns of that paper an d we are pleased to
reproduce it in the pages of The F ishermen s O wn B ook :
I n the Vi cinity of the Aquarial Departm e nt in the Agricu tu ra Hall the
city of G loucest e r has erected a tank 2 3 by 1 2 feet lled wi t h water i n
whic h corre ct models o f t h e shing eet of the old and n e w tim e s ar e aoat
illustrating t h e differe nt branches of the sheries I n o ne co rn er is the old
cob wharf of R e volutionary years with its primitive appliances an d the
odd q uaint pi n kies lying beside it O pposite it is a mo del of the m assive
and durable pile wharves such as are b u ilt in G loucester i n 1 8 7 6 ten time s
as large as the old on e s O n this the shermen are shown at work packing
m ackerel All t h e appliances of shing wharves are exhibited R anged
about in the little harbo r are models of all the various improvements in sh
ing craft from 1 8 0 0 d own to the pre sent time The old M a ne k e s ze r a f a
mous sh e r in her day built about the b e ginning of this century is e xhibite d
in mod e l The M a n ek e s te r is still in existence and is n o w i n the carrying
trad e some where down E ast
The bankers that go to G eorges B ank
the s e in e rs an d the m ark e t boats are all shown and a practical mode
gi v e s a very correct idea of the setting of a mackere l s e ine
I n addition to th e ex h ibit in this t a n k th e re is a ne collection of obj ects
belonging to the sheries or of curiosities collected during the voyages
The quadrant mad e in 1 7 6 1 an d used by Capt I saac Day over a century
ago is shown ; near it stands an hour glass still old e r There is also a cu
r i o u s substance resembling branch coral which is said to have been shed
up in o ne hundred and fty fath o ms of wate r by a bank e r
H ere too are
se e n al l t h e applianc e s which m ake the sh i ng vessel of to day a palace
compare d with its rude prototype of a c e n tu r y ago
G loucester maintains her position as rst among shing ports proudly
E v e r y y e ar more and more dire ct trade com e s to h e r
and s h e still controls
her m arket even o n the Pacic coast s e n ding gr eat quantities of sh to
22
F I S HE R M E N
S acramento
O WN
B O O
K
.
T HE W I DO W S AP PEAL TO
T HE W I N DS
B Y
GE
i d s to yo r ch rg I gi
M
b o i sh r l d ;
A t r s r ry d r t o
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ks
d
W ho s
l iv
H t i l s th t w
H is oth r sist rs h
d f th r l ss
W i do w d
M d s o b y th
B l o w s t d y l
gls
T h i r f r y b rs t p o
T h c r f w h i c h h o ld s
y bo y
This d rl i g o l y
tl y h s owy s i l s
G
Fi ll w i th t h y w o d ro s b r t h
i
b ck to
A d w f
to d th
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Tho too st g rd y b
D
t h is gr c f l for
T o th y b r c d c o y ;
B t b r hi
s f ly
Thy p th l ss b i ll owy s p c
T h t w y gl d s o b
A t sigh t of t h t d r f c
B o y p h is ss l w ll
Y w v s y o r forc s bd
N
s ll h ors t k
B t t y o r ch rg b t r
A o d t h s ch oo r s p ro w
I
ti y w v l ts b k
0 t r c h ro s h
i g
F
hi d r s k
a
boo
s e a, a
en
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ea
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m e sa
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ve
OR G E
AN D S EA
se a,
F I S HE R M E N
Pi c k ing th e N e ts
W /ze r e in W e F i n d G
I te m :
n te r e s t
o aa
C o n c e r n i ng tk e s
and
k er m e n
22
Tr awl s,
n c i d e n ts ,
F a c ts , I
qf
a u l:
B O O
O WN
ana
Of f f a n a S k e tc h e s ,
Tk e ir
C a l l ing
a nd
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F I S HE R M E N
23o
B O O
O WN
K
.
t dried
cent
Pollock from the round to the ark
sh lose on a n
averag e 5 9 8 1 0 p e r cent and S hrink in length from 8 to 1 2 inches H ad
dock shrink in len gth from the rou n d to the m arked dri e d sh from 4 to 5 %
i n ches an d los e in we ight 6 2 3 1 0 per cen t The loss of weight in hake
from t h e round to th e m arket dri e d s h average s 5 5 % per cent the loss
Cusk lose from the round to the market
I n length from 4 % to 1 0 inches
dried sh 5 0 % per c e nt in w e ight and from 4 % to 7 % inches i n length
m
ll
imp r isonment
.
S O M E MA C KERE L T R I S FO R T v FI V E Y EA R S A G O
A blue covered pass
book preserved among the papers of M essrs J ames M ans e ld
S ons give s
an account of the outts of a schooner comman ded by Cap t I gnatius S y
v e ster of R iverd a le on half a do z e n or more m ackerel trips in the S ummer
and F all of
The book is in the handwriting of C apt G eorge W
Plumer with occasion al entri es in the writing of M r J ames M anseld the n
the head of the rm both of whom are still l iving and indicates that besides
Capt S ylv e ster the cre w consisted o f G eorge S tanwood Addison G ri f n
Tristram G r ii n H e nry S tanwood J ohn Parsons and I ssac B abso n all o f
whom with the exception of the two last named are still among the living
Thre e of the n u mber M e ssrs S ylvester H en ry S tan wood a n d G eorge S ta n
wood commanded vessels i n the employ of the M essrs M anseld for a n
aggregat e of one hundred years T h e accounts are m ade o ut in the form
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A S ING U LA R C I R C U M S TA N C E D e c 1 5 1 8 6 5 sch
L i ve Ya n k e e then owned at this po rt by D aniel S ayward
while anchored o n G eorges du r ing a h eavy sea u n
S hipped her bowsprit shroud whic h was lost overbo ard
and when s h e returned to port a n e w o ne was furnished
by M r Addison W itham rigger The next S pring while
the crew were engage d in shing on G eorges one of them caught something
on his hook a n d pull ing up was surprised to nd a bowsprit shroud a t
tach e d S upposing themselves to be anchored over the wreck of some
G eorgesman they brought the shroud in and called some of the riggers to
examine it fo r the purpose of identication and thus to gain information o f
a lost vessel Among them was M r W itham who at once prono u nced i t
the one lost by the L i v e Ya n k ee the Decembe r previous H e was positive
of this as it had a very peculiar long shanked hook di fferent from any other
i n our eet and it correspo nded exactly with the other o ne which i s still i n
use on the vessel I t was in good condition with the exception of some
parts of it being covered with small barnacles I t was indeed singular th at
it S hould be hooked up in the m an ner it was by o ne of the crew of the ves
s e l from which it was lost
.
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ed here took in J abe z R owe a s partner and they co ntinued together som e
years After som e twelv e y e ars here M r H all died a n d traditio n says was
quite poor I n the course of time Deacon G ott M essrs W illiam B urn s and
W illiam N or wood became i n ter e sted in the dawning enterprise and they
built the now old R ockport S ound F actory o n Dock S quare They had i h
The price at
t r o d u c e d steam power and m any oth e r later improvements
rst paid for sounds was usually ve or S ix ce n ts a pound O n e year when
the price was held as high as eight cents t hey thought o f abandoning the
busin e ss on account of the enormous cost of sounds This seem s singul ar
to us who i n our time have know n sounds to bring over $ 1 5 0 a p ound
,
Among
the
shermen
of
M
aine
who
formerly
sailed
J
a great wit in his way and always
f rom G loucester was Captain E z ra T
ready with a j ok e or repartee O n on e occas io n while engaged in the m ack
who wa s noted among
e r e l s hery he had as one of h i s crew H iram S
his co m peers for having a remarkably l arge head The last named individ
ual being employed one day in stowing mackerel barrel s in the hold of the
vessel a discussio n arose as to whether a barrel would go i n a certain pl ace
o r not Captain T
wh o was on deck happening to overhear the remark s
pro an d con of the m en i n the hold l eaned over the hatchway and speak
ing to S
said S hove your head in there H i ( an abbreviation for R i
z
ram )
f y o u r k e a a w i l l g o a ba r r e l w i ll !
B ut C aptain T m e t his m atch on on e o c c as I o n I n h is friend a n d neigh
bor Captain R f As the story was told the form e r who was sometimes
addicted to convivial habits crooked his elbow rather too frequently one
eveni n g and having to pass through a growth of woods on his way home
got astray After struggling through underbrush and other obstruction s
and losing his hat he nally reach e d the house o f his friend R
who o f
cours e supplied him with a hat and started him on the right track for home
wa s engaged in trading along t h e coast o f
A few m onths later Captain T
M aine in h is vess e l and amo n g o ther things had some furniture t o sell
and tried to induce the lat
O n e day he called at the house of Captain R
ter to b u y something After enumerating the various kinds of goods he
had for sale a thought struck him and he asked Don t you wan t to buy a
table R
R
who had a large family rep l ied D od blast it no
I ve
o k ERs
LD
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ER Y P A R T o f the sh is n ow
utili z ed the S kin being the last to
nd i ts place a m ong merchantable
articles This is used for th e man
u f a c tu r e o f s h glue and cemen t
and the product is ranked among
the be st in t h e world There are
two companies in G loucester e u
gaged in i ts manufacture and their business is constantly increasing T h e
r a w m aterial is held at $ 1 2 per ton at which p rice it nds a ready sale
The S kins are a l so used in the manufacture of guano and now that the bone
less sh ind u stry has assumed such large proportions these skins f orm a
large source of prot to the s h dealers
E
MAT ER I A L S O F W H I C H F IS H A R E CO M O S E D
Considered from the standpoin t of the food sh
as we buy them in the marke t co nsist of esh o r
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to s trike them dead 3 the waters half a mile away were lashed with fury
into S pray each time it m oved its tail and al the way between rose hump
on hump of olive green like huge waves in a gale G lad hearts were th e irs
if
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f ul
B O O
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A FA I TH F U L B E A C O N L IG HT
I t i s a ve r y
tender story o f faithfulness in humbl e places
which J ean I n gelow relat e s I t was in one o f
the O rkney I slands far beyond the north o f
S cotland O n the coast of this island there
stood a rock called L o nely R ock very danger
o u s to mariners
O n a night long ago a young
girl was kneeling at the windo w i n her chambe r
in a s h e r m an s cottage looking out upon th e
dark and driving clouds and listening anxious
1y to the wind and s e a
At last the mo rni n g
came and one boat that should have been rid
ing o n the waves was missing I t was her f a
t h e r s boat and half a mile from the cottage
her father s body was found washed upon the
sand H e had been wrecked again st the L one
1y R ock
The girl watched h e r father s body
according to the custom s of her people till it was laid in the grave the n
s h e lay down o n her bed and slept
W hen the night came S he arose and
s e t a candle in her casement
A l night S he s a t b y the candl e trimmed i t
whe n it ickered down and spun S o many hanks of yarn as s h e had spu n
before for her daily bread she spu n still and one hank over for her n ightly
candle And from that time to the time of telling this story for fty years
through youth maturity into old ages h e h as turned night into day An d
in the sno wstorms of winter in the serene calms o f S ummer through d r i v
i ng mists dece p tive moonlight a n d solemn darkness that northern harbor
.
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ever once been without the light of that small cand e H owever far
the sherman might be standing out to s e a h e had o nly to bear dow n
straight for that light e d window and he was sure of a safe entra n ce An d
s o f o r all thes e fty years that tiny light am ing thus out o f devotio n an d
s e lf s a c r i c e has helped and cheere d and s aved
h
as
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B O O
K
.
HAT TH E O L D B L U B ER M A N S A I D
I t m ay
blubber b i le r s I ever k n ew
The young m a n d ge t
ted a l ittle with his kid gloves and can e and then quick
ly passed up o ff the wharf
H e didn t care about hear
F I R S T S H I M E N T O F H ERR ING F R O M G L O U C E S T ER TO G ER M A N Y
A s M r Addison G Procter of this city sen ior member of the rm of Proc
ter Trask
C o was cashing a S wedish draft in B oston F eb 1 5 1 8 7 7 the
banker remarked W h y don t you S hip herring to Ge rman y as well as to
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ne
O R TH O F O Y S T ER S A N D F IS H
F O R F 0 0 D The researches of Prof
W O Atwater of W esleyan University
of M iddl e town Conn in getting at
t h e facts of the worth of sh and o y s
t e rs as food are worthy of the attentio n
bestowed upon it E xceedingly inter
e s ting have be e n the determin ation s
of the nutritive values of som e of the
invertebrates as oysters scallops lob
I t is well
s t e r s and cray sh which are to be found in these investigations
k nown that i n the mollusks water forms the largest proportion S o i n
S to n y Cre e k oysters we n d
of water ; in B lue Points
in N o r
i n lobsters
and i n
folks
in scallops
3 in clams
craysh
The fat in oysters nds its maximum in 2 per cent though
about
is a fair average I n the albuminoids they are fairly rich the
B lue Points having
but the scallop the mu s cular part of course only
r
e
b e ing co n sidered has as m uch as
cent
I
n
lobsters
the
fat
is
p
and the nutritive value is 6 2 about the same
t h e alb u m inoids
as ounder These con s iderations about the nutritive valu e s of oysters
o n ly regard the e dibl e p o r tions b u t Prof Atwat e r has studied the relation s
of S hell to m e at and we nd that in 1 0 0 poun ds of N o rfolk oysters shell
and all th e r e is really o nly o n e pound of nutritive material The highest in
t h e list is th e B lue Poin t which for ev e ry 1 0 0 pounds of weight of S h e ll
ho lds
per cent of m e at B ut wh e n L ong I sland C lams are e xamined
there is an increase in nut r i e n ts for in the 1 0 0 pounds of shell an d all there
is
an d in lobsters
I n gene r al Prof Atwater s tables seem to
S how that the N orthern oyst e rs are the rich e r and the S outhern the poorer
in nutritiv e e lements W h e n relative nutritive values are studied the worth
of sh food will be thoroughly appreciated
T HE W
FI S H E R M E N
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C A T URE O F A T R U N KT UR T L E S ch [ J e r m a n B a t so n C a p t W illiam s
captured a rare reptile for the s e parts in t h e shap e of a trunk turtl e O c t 3
e ssel it
ten
miles
Cap
e E li z abeth
I
n
getti
ng
i
t
o
n
board
the
v
ff
o
18
77
was inj ured s o badly that it survived but two days having bled to death
I t measured se ven feet across t h e back and was
f rom one of its ippers
It
s ix feet in length and i t s estimated weight was S ix hundred pounds
d i ff ers from oth e r species of turtl e in having the carapace overl aid by a
eathery skin instead or horny plates and this skin is easily punctur e d by a
sharp instrument The head is large n arrowed i n fron t of the e y es with
small circular nostrils and large eyes with lids Opening nearly vertically ;
j aws apparently ve ry strong and sharp edged ; neck S hort an d thick an d
the anterior limbs are twice as large as the hind ones I t was a great curi
o s i ty i n this section and hundreds availed th e msel v es o f the opportu n i ty o f
seeing it I t s esh is said to be of no value I t is fou n d o n bo th sides o f
the Atlantic especially in the tro p ics coming north as far as M assachusetts
.
B ay
but R ight arter R obert serv e d a s a byword o n board the crafts duri ng
the entir e s e ason
R
IG HT
FISHERM EN S
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was
41
F ish
the
The terrible
o n the wharf 3 but I co uldn t n d heart to te ll you before
n ews almost paraly z ed the poo r fellow and he could not reali z e that the
wife whom he had left and who m he had hoped so soon to m eet again was
gone from his sight foreve r The family were soon awakened and h e was
made acquaint e d with th e full details of the event which cast a shado w over
h i s life which time will never fully e ff ace
Ho w
FF
FO R
F L S HE B M E ZV S
242
I NDIA
BB ER ST O M A C H
B O O
O WN
K
.
The C k ia s m o a e s s ge r brought in by s c h
B e s s ie I V S o m e s J uly 3 0 1 8 8 0 prov e d a rare specime n indeed since it is a
s h that can swallo w shes twice as large and four times as heavy as its e lf
This it can do b e cause its mouth is v e ry de e ply cleft its teeth ben t and it s
stomach elastic l ike india rubber This is the third specimen kn ow n to
sci e nce the rst having been found o ff the island of M adeira and the s e c
on d in t h e Dominican S ea The speci m en brough t in by the S o m e s was
ten inches long and had in its stomach a c o d s h eighteen inches in le ngth
A
RU
C C E N TR I C I T I ES O F
the r e from S pring to F all i n the ocean o n our co ast lying asleep the
sh e rmen call it o n the very surface of the water N obody o n the Ameri
ican coast s o far as reported ever s aw a littl e swordsh The smallest
bee n caught in th at nov e l way W hat they come up and S leep for is one
of th e pu zz les of th e ir nature They come and go as t h e mackerel an d
menhad e n do and fro m that it is naturally concluded that they spe nd their
tim e chasing thes e small sh W hat with sharks swordsh porpoises blue
sh sea gulls eagles an d s e ines and all the rest after them the sh of the
herring tribe hav e le d such liv e s of fright an d terror that it is no lo nge r a
wond e r that th e movements of any school of the m see m guided by an i n h e r
ent idiocy I t is even less strange that they are all the while victims tha n
that being caught by millio ns yearly they should steadily increase
E
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W HY
TH E
ED
SEA I
ED
,
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TUT E F O R C O D L I V ER O I L I t i s c l aimed by a
HABIT
KM B N
B I S HB
44
B 0O
O WN
K
.
W HO M
EN
A N
e
app arance in schools similar to ours r s t the herring school n e xt the
l ant school then the cap e lin school followed by the squid school
an d the winter school
B esides these there is an abundance of bank s h
which are always larger than those p reviously n amed The co d com e on
T HE
FISHERM EN S
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45
HAT O N E F I S H ING D IS T R I C T DO E S F O R
TH E FA R M ER A N D P L A N T ER To one who has
giv e n the subject no though t the exte nt to
which the shi n g industry is a patro n of agri
c u lture is a matt e r of su r prise T h e jealous y
with which the peopl e of t h e W es t and S outh
h ave regard e d the protectio n extended by the
governmen t in times past to th e sheries an d
which it now inadequately provides in c e rtain concessions i n regard to th e
d uty o n salt h a s been ill j udge d and unreasonable S ince equal protection
has been a ff orded to other producing interests an d the shing business is
an importan t customer fo r the products of the plantation an d eld A care
ful inve stigation shows that the shing eet of G loucester consum es annu
al ly the fol lowing products of the farmer and planter :
Cotton in shing lines seines an d n e ts
lbs ; in sails (year y wear)
lbs 3 r i ce
lbs 3 butter
lbs 3 lar d
l bs ; d ried
appl e s
lbs 3 m ustard
lbs 3 sage 1 1 0 lbs 3 squashes
1b s ; our
lbs 3 fresh meat
bbls 3 beef
bbls ; po r k
S houlders
bbls 3 beans
bush 3 peas 8 1 0 bush 3
bbl s l; pork
potatoe s
bush 3 onions
b ush 3 beets
bush 3 turnips
bush 3 meal
bush 3 cabbages
vinegar
gal s ;
pepper sauce
bottles ; m ilk
cans
To the abov e add t h e amount consumed by those employed in the shing
business ashore toge ther with t h e n ecessary provisions for their families and
the famili e s of thos e at sea and it mak e s the shing business o ne of great
p ecuniary i ntere st to the planter farme r and stock raiser
W
HIG H ES T
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46
B O O
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K
.
f
a
e
w
years
a
n
o
s
e
e
r
E
T
ER
A
N
IS
H
ER
M
E
N
M
G
eo
rg
M
erchant
F
4
V
7
g
gaged in the m ackerel shery from M ay 4 to S e pt 1 1 8 8 1 an d helped to
tak e care of a catch of
barrels of m ackerel 3 he h as bee n engaged i n
shing some part of the season ever since h e was ten years of age
M r G eorge G e r r in g of E as t Glouc e ster 7 2 years of age was e ngaged in
the G eorges shery in the S pri ng of 1 8 8 1 on board s c h L eg/i t W i ng and
caught an average share 3 he comm en c ed shing when thirteen ye a rs of age
M r Charles A F urgerson of R obinsto wn M e 5 0 years o f age has fol
lowed shing f rom this po rt for thi r ty four years a n d for twenty one years
was on G eorges every se ason regularly H is rst trip was I n s c h C k e r o k ee
M r F urgerson was one of the orig in al subscri bers to Procters Able
S heet
W hen he was in the P io ne e r h e hauled one pair of h ali b ut weigh
H e is n o w on board the C k a r l e s
ing 3 0 0 pounds wh ich sold for
H e states that he never s aw go od luck on bo ard a vessel
H l zl r e tk
wh e n a l an d bird ies on board
,
1
8
8
1
C
AT
C
H
F
O
R
The N e w E ng and catch
L
T HE N E W
l
t
of cod and oth e r ground sh is reported at
q s against
a ssachusetts catch alon e was
The
M
t ls
e previous year
h
l
s
t
t
q
q
l
a
t
s
G loucester taking the ead with
ne
rly 5 5 % per cen t of the
q
(
N e w E ngla n d catch an d nearly 7 7 pe r cent of the M assachusetts cat c h)
l
t
an d Provin cetown coming n e xt with
The Portlan d catch was
q s
V
ast
o
rt
B
oothbay
in
alhaven
B
ev
E
l
t
s
q
p
l
erly
and no other N e w E ngland port exceeded
t
s
q
E NG A N D CO D FIS H
F L S HE
KM E N
O WN
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47
and sh being hungry the hook and line and bull tow train are in de
mand The boat is a quarter of a mile o ut f rom the rocks and o n the
Atlantic waters There are two me n in the boat and having reached the
spot where they intend to try they take down th eir s ail s and both stan d
up one in the fore part of the boat the o ther aft E ach h as a pair of lines
a n d to each line a hook i s set in a piece of lead m ade in the shape of a sh
to make it sink E ach line is fastened to the boat A sheath knife is in
the s h e r m a n s belt and with this he cuts his he rring into bait S i z es puts a
piece o n the hook which he t hrows to his right a dist ance o f about twenty
feet H e does the same with the line o n his left and his companion i n the
other end of the boat does the same thing Thus each m an has two lines
out ; he stands erect and saws his lines til he gets a bite the sawing
being a sudden long jerk now to the right line an d now to the left in reg
ular time H e starts There is a sudde n tug and a thrill of life comes up
the line to his hand H e lets go the other and hauls away an d the greater
W
the weight the more gleefully does he haul till the cod breaks water
when sei z ing a ga ff a contrivance with a woode n handle two feet long to
which is a fxed a large iro n hook h e sticks i t into the body of the sh and
j erks it in over the gunwale W hile the hook sei z ed by the s h serves to
dra w the sh to the surface it would not be su fcient to lift it from the s u r
face to the boat The process of unhooking the sh to the novice is not
an easy o ne but to the expert it is not a matter of two seconds S ome
M l
I M P O R TA N T D IS C O VER Y
R obert E E arle who for some mo nths
was con n ected with the articial propagatio n o f deep s e a s h experiments
in this ci ty is credited with the discovery o f the important fact th at S panish
m ackerel are vastly more productive than co d o r shad and that they can be
articially hatched in much less time M r E arle l e arned fro m th e Chesa
peake sherme n that arge n umbers of these sh an n ually f requented the
A
FI S HE R M E N
48
B O O
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K
.
waters of that bay and o n reporting that fact to Prof B aird was detailed
to m ake experiments for their reproduction O n getting to work h e wa s
surprised to nd that the sh w e re hatched within e ighteen hours from the
t ime the milk an d spawn were brought together whereas it req u ires ve
days to hatch S had and eight to twelve days to hatch c o d s h
The number
of eggs operated upon at a single time is betwee n
and
while only
to
S had eggs are treated at once The seaso n for
operation s with the spaw n of this sh is to ward the last of J une and rst o f
J uly after the S had hatching 15 over and before that o f c o d s h commences
,
82
F r o m R
ec o r
ds
o s to n
F is k B
u r ea u
ts Va l u e a s
r a n a B a nk W as F o r m e d
CO D FIS
W hat a m arvelous inuence upo n civili z atio n and human progress the hum
ble but nutri tious c o d s h h as h ad H e has be e n a mine of w e alth to a vas t
population I t seems as though good M other N ature foreseeing the needs
of humanity had m ade sp e cial pre paratio n s for a good sup ply of this very
n ecessary article of food fo r body and brai n S he oated her icebergs
which were lled with the sandy bottom of northern seas down to the G ul f
S tream where they melted and d e positing their debris formed the G ran d
I t was the work the slow and toilsome work o f
B ank of N ewfoundland
age s E very S pring thousands of these b e rgs one t h ird above water an d
two thirds below the upper p art clear sparkling a n d translucent reecting
F o o d Ho w tk e G
H I
T HE
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the sunshine and giving it back to the enraptured eye with that prodigality
and brilliancy of coloring which only nature can a ff ord the lower part mixe d
with the coast botto m of G reenland or L abrador to the extent of thousands
of cart loads came oating down m aj estically through Davis S trait an d
m eeting the warm air and warm water of the G ulf S tream m elted an d de
p osited thei r contribution until at last those im m ense S hoals were forme d
where t h e cod and haddock s war m An d it is s aid that these sand b ank s
hav e huge depressions lik e vast valleys which serve as aquaria and tha t
when a shing vessel is lucky enough to anchor over one of them it can l
its hold and deck with as many as it can car r y F or generation s the i n h ab
i t a n ts of N ewfoundland and the ve nturesome folk who live all along the
N e w E ngland coast get their daily brea d o r lay up a competency fro m this
n ever failing source o f wealth W hat a vast number of people o n the glob e
their
living
out
of
and
subsist
principally
o
n
the
invaluable
cod
an
d
e
t
g
w h at vast quantities have been landed by the shing eet o f G louc e ster
S ince her sh e rmen rst engaged i n the business
,
A M E R M A I D C A TU RE D A sherman a resident of A s
n wal l is report e d to have recently captured a mermaid
i
p
There is S ilky blonde hair on the head 3 the features of the
face are p e rfectly even to the teeth the arms are the same as human beings
with claws re sembling an eagle s talons i n place of nger nails F rom the
wai s t up the resemblance to a human being is unm istakable and from the
waist down the body is exactly the same as an ordinary mullet with S cales
n s and tails perfect
.
HE R M E N
FI S
B O O
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K
.
1
W inter o f 8 8 0 8 1 the n etting eet in I pswich B ay took l arge fares while
the trawlers met with much poo rer success O n a recent trip in the same
waters the s c h M age ll a n C l o ua with twenty four n ets s e t took only about
pounds c o d s h while in four days shing there a trawler took
poun ds
N
CO D FIS H ING
ET
h as
H E L P ING
F R E N C H S A R D IN E F I S HE R v N o t less than
person s are e u
gaged in the sardin e she ry in F rance an d fully as m any nd occupatio n
F I S HE R M E N
O WN
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FI S
HE R I E s
88 1
was
O F T HE S E A
The d if
f ere n ce be twee n handling a shi p
s o that S he escapes a danger and
i n a way to plunge her headlong
upo n it was doubly illustrated o n
a p ass age by the A lge r i a which
ru n s between N e w Y ork an d L iv
e r p o o l E ngland
O n her S ixth day out in F ebruary 1 8 8 1 the A lge r i a
The ship was
f ound herself i n a heavy fog on the B anks of N ewf oundl and
g all eyes and ears s o to s ay whe n from
f eeling her way cautiously alo n
over the port bow there sounded a fog bell I t seemed some distance o ff 3
but Capt G ill swift as light ordered a reversa of the engines The screw
ew round the great ship paused slowly backed and no ne too soon I n a
trice there loomed up through the fog a huge three m asted schooner rushing
H ad the cours e o f the A lge r ia been kept had she
f orward under full sail
f ailed to retreat at the moment S he did a collision wo u ld have been inevi
table The schoo n er ew o n her way straight across the f oaming wak e o f
the steamship and a terrible calami ty that might h ave cost hundreds of li ves
V ery nearly the sam e thing h appened again on the
was happily ave r ted
same evening the dangerous craft that approached the A lger i a in this i n
stance being another large steamer This tim e the stranger was n o t see n
through the dense m ist but the voices of perso ns o n the decks were heard
with startling distinctness and the case was apparently a s narrow as in the
case of the schooner E tern a vigilance is as clearly the price of safety at
s e a as it i s of liberty eve rywhere
Undoubtedly many of the shing vessels
which disappear s o mysteriously with no heavy gale to accou n t fo r their
loss are r u n dow n by steamers or o ther large vessels while at a n chor o n
the B anks
DA N
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FI S HE R M E N
B O O
O WN
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.
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BJ SB B B M B N
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53
strong wire hoop at the top to which the lanyard is fastened the latter
being shackled to a spar thirty f eet long The spar tted with three iro n
bands is kept square by two wire guys and fastened to a ridi n g hawser
m ade of wire o r m anila The drogue when in use is about four fathom s
be n eath the surface of the agitated sea thus escaping its force and whe n
full of water proves a great res istance keeping the ship s head to the sea
when driving to leeward in a heavy gale This simple cheap and quickly
improvised contrivance would undo u btedly b e useful to vessels thrown o n
their beam ends or experiencing that ofttimes fatal accident S hifting of the
cargo in the presence of a severe storm I t would also in many cases by
enabling a disabled s teamer to avoid drifting out of h e r course or h elping
her to kee p out of the cen tral path of a n advancing cyclone prove a timely
safeguard to life and property at s e a
VA
L UA B L E
F I S HE R M E N
54
O WN
B O OK
T h e S hi p m as
could have entered the dock without the slightest danger
ters who witnessed the experimen t were satised with the result
W h y would it not be well for our shermen o n the B anks or elsewhere
in some of the terrible gales to try this experi me n t ? I t h as the same e ffect
wh e n po u red upon the troub ed waters as if pumped o r otherw i se p laced
thereon
.
,
,
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.
The fun now commences an d there is rare spo rt bringing i n the thrif ty
I t is most exciting and a g e nerous rivalry pre vails as to who wi ll catch
sh
the most sh B ye and bye they slack up biting and the inner m an call s
loudly for som e thing to appease that t e rrible appetite which the exercise an d
cool s e a bree z es have provoked A savo ry odor per v a d e s the atmosphere
which indicates that the chowder is un d erway an d soon it is serv e d up
smoking hot and rec e ive s that attention which it s o well des e rves Th e
day passes merrily by with song an d story and good cheer when late i n
the aft e rnoo n the r e turn is m ade an d all agree that the day has prov e d a
red o n e in the calendar
This party as will be observed is composed o f the m ale gender entirely
and is an i m promptu a ffair 3 but oftentimes large yachts are used with
nely tted I I p cabins h aving accommodations suitable fo r the fair sex an d
in company with the ladi e s t h e enj oymen ts of a shing party are gr eatly
enhanced This is one of the m any pleasures of the s e a coast in the pleas
an t S ummer months and once partic ipated in there is a desire to repeat it
,
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F I S HE R M E N
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Th e M ac k e r el Po c k et ,
B O O
or
S pi ll e r
57
Amo n g the improv e men ts in shing apparatus there are none p erha p s
that appear to be more important than o n e pat e nt e d by H E W illard o f
Portland M e an article long needed in the m ackere l seine shery and
which has re ceived from the sh e rme n the nam e of M ack e rel Pocke t o r
S pill e r
I t was rst used by th e patente e in 1 8 78 and Capt G e orge
M erchant J
of this city subs e que ntly invented an d put into practica
Op e ration an improved spiller
The apparatus is a large net bag 3 6 f ee t lo n g 1 5 fee t wide a n d 3 0 fee t
d eep
I t is made of stout coarse twin e and is attache d to the side of the
vessel wh e re it is k e pt in position wh e n in u s e by wood e n po l e s o r out
riggers which exte nd out a distance of ftee n feet from the schooner s
rail W h e n distend e d in this manner a spiller will hol d ove r 2 0 0 barrels
of mackere l which can thus be kept alive as in the well of a smack unti
the cre w ha ve time to cure their catch As is well known i t fr e quen tly
happ e n s that several hundre d barre ls o f m ack e re l are taken at a singl e haul
H eretofore whe n such a large quantity of sh were caught but a compar
a t i ve ly sm all portion of them could be cured by the crew o f the vessel to
which th e seine belonge d The result was that when a large catch was
F I S HE R M E N
258
0n th e L o s
of
th e
W r i tte n wh e n th e
B Y
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W i gh h v ss l
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H ti b rs y
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b r v th t no m or !
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tri d
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D o w w t t h R o y l G org
c r w co m pl t
W i t h ll h
T o ll for t h b r v !
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gh t is fo gh t
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t p s t g v th s h o ck ;
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F I S HE R M E N
B O O
O WN
59
congregate at this busy spot a B anker getting ready to discharge her fare
of halibut at the Atlantic H alibut Company s wharf S h e has had a hard
time of it o n the passage home as it was cold and storm y an d got badly
iced up B ut s h e is a l l s afe n o w with her h alibut in prime order a quick
m arket and good prices This compen sates for the hardships endur e d an d
the shermen are fe eling j ubilant at the prospect of a pile of crisp bank
notes when th e y take their check up to the bank to be cashed The
Square rigger is a salt vessel at the head of P a r k h u r s t s wharf which gives
a commercial aspect pleasing to look u p on
W h y I ve fo l
would b e a better question to ask S quire was the reply
lowed it forty years a n d caught everything that swims from a whale to a
shrimp
There was a hum of s ubdued merrim ent an d he was not further
interrogated
,
F I S HE R M E N
60
Lo
ss
L i fe
of
and
B O O
O WN
K
.
ss
to
S ince our report was made up at th e beg i nn i ng of the year and put in type
for this volume there have be e n lost from this port 1 0 2 lives and 9 vessels
valued with their outts and one cargo of herring at
as follows :
S ch W AT E R S P I R I T
tons owned by G eorge G arl and e n gaged
in the W int e r shore sh e ry wen t ashore o n R ye B e ach d u ring a t h ick snow
stor m on t h e night of J an 3 1 an d proved a total loss C re w S av e d V a l
i ns u red for
with $4 0 0 addition al o n outts
ue
S ch B U N K
E R HIL L
ton s own e d by M icha e l W al e n
S on and
Capt J ohn M c D o n a ld on the passage home from F o rtun e B ay N F J an
2 5 with fro z en h e rring went ashor e during a heavy snow storm on B emo
V alue with outts
L edge E astern P o int and became a to tal wreck
i nsurance,
and
o n outts The cargo wa s valued at
and uninsur e d
n s owned by J ohn Pew
e n gaged
to
S
on
S ch E D I T H M P E W
5
in the G e orges h a d d o c k in g shery l e ft port J an 1 8 W as report e d in a
N ova S cotian port and last seen on G eorges by s c h N o o n d ay Capt E dward
T r e v o y F eb 3 two days befor e the gale in which it is supposed s h e was
lost C rew listf W i llia m Corliss master ; M artin M oran S amuel B yers
M urdock W hite Andrew Conley M ichael N orto n Ch arles L awso n K
eaton
R oderick J ohn Taylor J ohn L e e V a n an c e M artin L ewi s B artholome w
V alue
in surance
in
R yan W illiam Davis H ug h Phalen
th e G loucester F ire I n surance o f ce
S ch PAU L R E V E R E
tons owned by Ca p t Andrew L eighton
another of the G eorges h a d d o c k i n g eet sailed J an 2 4 and was last seen
by Capt J ohn R yan of s c h D a vi a A S to r y on G eo rges F eb 4 the day
before the heavy gal e i n which it is supposed S he was lost B y many
it is thought that this v e ssel an d the B a i tk M P e w collided du r ing the
storm and w e n t down together Crew list J ohn B e n tl e y m aster ; M artin
Thomas H en ry L uf kin F red S cot t Patrick D urant Patrick K
en nedy
M artin Costello (father i n la w to Capt B entley) J ames F it z gerald M arti n
Conley J ohn F rancis J oseph S immo n s Patrick N y e M ichael N aughton
M ichael K
ing V alue
and
o n outts i n
3 insurance
the G loucester M utual F ishing I nsurance o f ce
S c h BE S SIE W SO ME S
tons own e d by G eo rge Clark
Co
sailed for G rand B ank J an 2 and wa s last seen Feb 2 by a returned B ank
er whe n S h e was ready to come home with her trip S he was probably lost
,
F I S HE R M E jV S
B O O
O WN
61
1
ribl e gale of M arch 7 th Crew list I saac H G oodwin master ; I srael
G oodwin Amos G oodwin R o b e r t L e n n o x F oster G rayto n G e orge L ar k e n
D aniel M c C o n n e sk e y Thomas J M orris R obert L ennox J am e s M alone
Thomas W i lson 3 E dward A G ilson steward V alue
3 insurance
and $4 0 0 on outts i n the G loucester M utual F ishing I nsurance
o f ce
S ch V I CT O R
tons owned by J O Procter J r al s o of the G eorge s
eet left port M arch 3 and n o tidings were heard from he r after the te r ri
ble ga e of th e 1 7 th Crew list Patrick J F anning also k nown as Charles
W halen m aster 3 G eorge Pow e rs J ohn Callan an J oh n W elch F rank Dixon
Dennis H e ssian Thomas E ylwa r d J ohn R yan M artin S immon s W illiam
H Perrill J ames M urphy M ichael Tobey V alue $4 5 0 0 ; i nsurance
and $5 0 0 on outts i n the G loucester M utual F ishi ng I nsurance
offi ce
L O S T O V ER B O A R D G eorge Devine fell from the m ain boom of s c h E tta
G o tt on the passage from G eorges J an 3 1 3 J ohn B N e lson from sch H e r
F J an 2 3 M anuel R e
m a n B a bs o n o n the pass age to F ortune B ay N
p ose from s c h A nn a B on G eorges M arch 1 7 3 M ichael S avage from s c h
.
F I S HE R M E N
62
B O OK
O WN
O
S
T
IN
E
J eremiah H aley and J ames Dunphy from s c h M A
R
I
s
D
o
L
J ames M c G r ath P e ter Christian Charles R o s m us o n and
B a r to n Fe b 3
C o r r i nn a H B is t op F eb 5
e a m p from s c h
F red K
S m uggle r ,
L I S T OF VE SS E L S
T h e f ollowing l is t
G L O UC E S T E R
N
of ss
Ve
am e
A b b ie
To
e l.
Dodge
Abbott Co ff in ( s tm lighter )
A b erd e e n
A C N e whall
Active ( sloop )
A da R Terry
A ddie E mma ,
Addie M S tory
Addison Ce n t e r
Addison G Procter
Adelia H artwell
A dmir a l
Alaska
A lber t H H arding ,
A l f a r e tt a ,
A l fred W al en ,
Alice
Alic e , ( boat )
A li c e G W o n s o n
A lice M W ill i am s
A L incol n
A mo s Cutt e r
A n abl e ( boat )
A N Clark
Ann e D
Ann e
M ary
Anna H F rye
A n n a H M a s on
A nni e W H odgdo n
Anni e E L an e
A nn E li z a
A p o l lo ( boa t )
A qua P u ra ( boa t )
Ar e quipa
Ar e t husa ( b oat )
Argo n aut ,
,
Wh
en
ui lt
1 8 68
1882
18 74
18 5 8
18 6 9
18 77
18 6 6
186 7
18 75
18 76
1869
18 7 7
18 6 7
1 8 70
18 5 8
18 70
188 2
1 8 78
1 8 70
18 7 7
18 6 5
18 65
HA R B O R
18 5 3
18 8 2
188 1
18 66
18 75
18 8 0
18 7 0
1 8 60
18 77
18 65
O w e r s or F i tte r s N am e s
Co
S y l vanus S mith
F ranc i s L ocke
J ames G Tarr B ro
A tlan t i c H al ibut Co
L anesvill e G rani te Co
D C
H B abso n
G e org e G arland
F o ster
O ak e s
D C
H B abson
J os e ph O Procter J r
D C
H B ab son
J os e ph O Proc te r J r
G eorge N orwood
S on
G e orge N orwood
Son
E li J ae k m an
Co
Cunningham
Thom p son
J o hn P e w S o n
G eorge II O a ke s
W i lliam H P e rkins J r
D: C
H B abson
J oh n Pew S o n
J a mes G Tarr B ro
M aste r
A tl antic H al ibu t Co
J ohn Pew S o n
M ichael M urray
J oh n F W o n s o n Co
J am e s L y l e
W illiam W il e y
G e orge Denn i s
J ohn Pew S o n
D an i e l S mit h
P e t e r H amlin
R owe
J ordan
M as te r
B ro
J ames G Tarr
74
18 8 0
18 76
LI S T OF
2 64
of
am e
Ve s
To
e l.
A ri z o n a
Au gusta H J ohnso n
Av o n ( boat )
A z a lia
B A K
i m ball ( boat )
B a rr a couta
B ell e v i e w
B B G a ng loff ( st e a m e r )
B D H askins
B F S o mes
B lanch e C r e a m e r
B loome r
B lu e J ay
B o u n ding B illow
C api t ola ( boa t )
C arl e to n
Carl S c hurz
Carl W B ax t e r
Carri e
Carrie E S a y war d
C art hage
C B M an n in g
C e n t e n n i al
Chall e n ge
Champion
Cha m pio n ( boat )
Charge r
Cha r les C W a rren
Charl e s S T a ppan
Charl e s H a sk e ll
Charl e s H H i ld r e t h
Ch a rl e s P B arrett
Cha r l e s P Tho m p so n
Ch e st e r R L awr e n c e
Chocoru a
Chri s ti na L
Cl a ra D S wett ( boa t )
Clara F F riend
Cly de
Cly tie
Col Co o k
C o l J H F renc h
Colorado
Com F oot e
Commonwe a lth
Concord
Conductor
Constitu t ion
Coral ( b oat )
C o r r i n n a H B i sho p
ns
18 5 7
18 74
18 70
18 6 9
1 8 60
18 68
185 1
18 65
18 60
65 9 4
.
18 5 9
18 6 6
18 8 1
18 6 9
18 6 7
18 6 7
18 6 6
1 8 74
18 6 9
73 66
28 2 1
.
18 6 7
18 76
18 73
18 6 6
1 8 79
18 5 8
18 6 2
18 7 7
18 75
18 7 7
18 5 0
h I a st e r
M i c ha e l
R o we
Klly
e
J ord
M a ster
M ast e r
J a m e s G T a rr B ro
S a m u e l H ask e ll
S y lv a n us S mith
Co
J ohn F W o n s o n Co
J oh n F W o n s o n Co
S hu te
M ercha n t
J am e s B at e s
J ohn F W o ns o n Co
R o we
J ord an
P e t t e n g il l
Cunningham
D e nnis
A y er
S ay ward B ros
G eorg e S t e e le
D e n ni s
Ay e r
D C
H B abso n
Co
G eorge J T a rr
J ohn P e w S on
W illiam C W o ns o n
Co
J ohn Ch i sholm
A mo s R a c kli ff e
Andre w L e igh to n
S amu e l H askell
W o n s o n B ros
M cK
e n z ie
H a rdy Co
B enjam i n L o w
G e org e Clark
Co
J ohn P e w S o n
F rank W M iller
F ra n k Dougl ass
B e njam i n M ontgom e ry
R obert R obi n son
J orda n
R owe
A nd re w L eigh ton
B e njamin L o w:
B e njam i n M o n tgo m e ry
Cunn i ngh am
Thompso n
J am es G Ta rr B r o
J ohn P e w S o n
S amu e l H askell
W o n s o n B ro s
He rm a n B B rown
G eorge De nn is
.
~
.
dre w L e ighton
G eorg e A J ohn s on
M ast e r
18 69
18 7 2
1882
188 2
18 70
18 7 7
18 6 6
18 76
18 5 2
18 7 6
am e
Fi tte r
or
wn e r s
VE S S E L S
1 8 75
L I S T OF
N
C
C
C
am e o
e s se
ottage
res t o f the W
Tay l or 3 d
T o ns
av e
D ac o ta h ,
D av id A S tory ,
D avid F L o w,
D avid J A dams ,
D avid M Hi lton ,
D avid S her m a n ,
D avy C r o c k e tt ,
D e ance , ( boat , )
D el ia , ( boat , )
D elia M aria ,
D ictator ,
D id o ,
D ixie , ( b o at , )
D ragon , ( bo at , )
E as ter n L ight ,
E aster n Queen ,
E be n B Phi llips ,
E ben Pa rson s ,
E d ward , ( boat , )
E d ward A Hort o n ,
E dward E veret t ,
E dw a rd E W ebs te r ,
E d w ard G r o ver ,
E
a ne ,
E lectric Flash ,
E lisha C rowell ,
E li z a A bby ,
E l iz a
Parker ,
E ll a F Bartlett ,
E lle n H Powers , ( b o a t , )
E l len M , ( boat , )
E l le n M A dam s ,
E L R owe ,
E m m a , ( boat , )
E m m a S O s ier ,
E n ola C ,
E pes T a r r ,
E qual , ( boat , )
E rnest F N orw oo d ,
E sther W ard ,
E t ta E Tanner ,
E t t a G o tt ,
E thel ,
E ureka ,
E v a M ay ,
E verett Pierce ,
E veret t S teel e ,
.
KK
.
Whe
ui
18 4 6
VE S S E L S
18 7 7
18 5 3
18 5 8
18 76
18 72
18 6 7
18 68
18 73
18 7 6
1 8 76
18 6 4
18 72
18 8 2
18 8 1
18 66
18 60
18 6 6
18 75
1 8 76
1 8 70
18 6 0
18 7 5
1 8 74
18 5 7
18 5 9
18 69
1 8 60
18 60
O wn e r s
Fi
or
tt e r s N
65
am e s .
J ame s Park e r
W illia m B C oo mb s
E li O C leave s
M erchan t
S hu te
Be nja m in L o w
Be nja m in L o w
J esse L ewis
Pet ti n gel l
C unn ingh a m
J ame s G Tarr
B ro
J ames G Tarr
B ro
E lisha C W hee l e r
W illi a m M L ane
C h r e s te n N el s o n
J oh n P e w
Son
G eorge S te el e
J ohn F o s te r
M a ster
M addocks
Co
J oh n P e w S o n
M ichael W alen
So n
W m Pars o ns 2 d
Co
M aster
D anie l A l len
So n
C unningham
T h omps o n
S olo m o n J acob s
A yer
D enn is
M ichael W a le n
Son
T A L a n g s fo r d
Son
D an ie l A l le n
Son
J ame s P a rker
L eo n ard W alen
J ohn P e w
Son
Patrick P o wers
M aste r
G eorge N o rw o od
Son
B ro
S amuel L a n e
A tlan tic Hal ibut C o
D avid A O s ier
A n dre w L eigh t on
B ro
J ame s G Tarr
E ben B ra z ier
G eorge N orwood
Son
Foster
O akes
S amuel Haskell
Co
S y l vanus S mith
Co
S y lvanus S mith
Be njamin L o w
Howard A W o n s o n
Co
J F W o n so n
B H S pin n e y
.
18 5 4
18 5 7
18 76
18 71
18 7 8
18 69
18 73
18 7 1
18 68
18 6 7
18 68
18 8 1
18 6 6
18 7 1
18 8 1
1 8 63
Ve s se
E W M erchan t
E xcel s ior
F a l con
F an n y Fern
F arr a gu t
F A S mith
F ina n ce
F it z J Bab s o n ,
F l a sh
F leetwi n g
F leur de L i s ( bo a t )
F l ora Te m ple
F l y i n g S cud
F rank A W i ll i a ms
F rederic G e r r i n g J r
F r e d P Fry e
F red L W ebb
F W Hom an s
G a rdne r W Tar r
G a r net ( s l oo p )
G arib aldi
G atherer
G az el
G e o rge A Up to n
G e o rg e C l ark J r
G eor ge H Piers o n
G eorge J Tarr
G e o r ge 0 Ho v ey
G eorge P R ust
G e o rge P Trigg
G eorge S B outwell
G eorge W S tets o n
G e o rgi ann a
G ert ie E Foster
G leaner
G olden Hind
G o ldsm i th M aid
G o o d Te m pl ar
G P W hi tma n
G race C Hadley
G race L Fears
G ra cie S m ith ( boat )
G us s i e B laisdell
H A D uncan
H A J ohn son
Ha n n ah ( boat )
H a rvest Home
Ha ttie B W est ,
Hattie C hester
Hattie L N e wman ,
N
am e o
VE S S E L S
L I ST O F
66
To ns
en
18 5 0
184 7
18 73
18 5 8
18 6 7
18 69
18 69
18 7 1
18 75
18 5 9
18 79
18 5 8
18 70
18 69
18 70
1 8 70
18 6 7
18 70
18 75
18 6 6
18 5 9
18 76
18 4 6
18 75
18 6 6
18 6 7
18 6 9
18 64
18 6 7
18 68
18 69
1 8 69
18 5 1
1 8 74
18 7 1
18 7 7
18 72
1867
18 74
18 73
18 7 4
18 8 0
18 7 6
18 76
18 6 7
ui t
wn e r s
or
Fi
tte r
am e s
G e o rge J Tarr
Co
J J Burn s
Co
A n d re w L eighto n
G e o rge G arland
J ohn F W e n s e n
Co
J oseph Fri e nd
M erchan t
S hute
J ame s M a ns el d
S on s
J a m es G Tarr
B ro
W o h s e n B ro s
M aster
Harry Hardy
J oseph 0 Pr o cter , J r
W i lliam C W o n s o n
Co
E dward M orris
J oh n S M c Qui n
Co
M i cha e l W ale n
So n
G eorge C l ark
Co
J ames G Tarr
B ro
Francis L ocke
G eorge J Tarr
Co
R owe
J ord an
T A L a n g s fo r d
Son
A ndre w L eighton
G e o rge C l ar k
Co
C u n ni n gham
Tho m ps o n
J ohn F W o n s o n
Co
B e njam in L O W
G eorge C l ark
Benjamin Haskel l
S on s
M cK
e nz ie
Hardy
Co
J oseph 0 Procter J r
S tockbridge
Co
G eorge C l ark
Co
W il lia m C W o n s o n
Co
R owe
J orda n
R owe
J ordan
Br o
S a m uel L a n e
A ndrew L eighto n
Pettingel l
C un ni n gham
A tlantic Halibu t C o
S ylvanus S m ith
Co
S y lva n us S m i th
Co
G eorge S teele
W m P a rso n s 2d
Co
J a m es M c G r at h
J ohn K
nowl e s
S hute
M erchan t
G eorge S teele
M ichael W al en
Son
.
18 5 6
18 6 6
1 8 78
1 8 75
L I S T OF
Ve s se l
Hat t ie N G ove ( 3 m
Hattie N R eed ,
Hattie S C lark ,
Ha z e ( b o at )
N
am e o
T o ns
st ,
ec
to r
S t a n b e r ny,
Henry W ils o n ,
Herald o f the M orning ,
Herbe r t M R ogers ,
'
e nr y
Hereward
Herman B ab s o n
Hildegarde
H o pe ( boat )
Hope ( boat )
Horace A lbe r t
Howar d
H o ward H o lbroo k
Hyperion
I da A M ay hue ( b o at )
Ida C hase ( boat )
I da M ay
Ida M ay ( boat )
Ida M ay ( boat )
Isaac A C hap m an
I sa a c Patch
I sland Bel le ( b o at )
I sland H o me
Ivanhoe
J ames B liss
J ames A G arel d
J ames t own
J ennie B Thomas
J H G Perkins
J J C lark
J o e Ho o ker
J oh n D G ri ffen
J o hn D L o n g
J ohn F W o ns o n
J o hn S M c Qu i n
J ohn S m ith
J o hn S Press o n
J o hn W B r ay
,
18 8 0
1 8 74
18 7 7
18 75
18 6 7
18 5 5
18 7 9
18 6 7
69
am e s
M erch a nt
M ichael W alen
Son
J oseph 0 P r o ct er , J r
W illiam B e m b y
Thoma s D ouglas s
D an iel A llen
Son
J o rdan
R o we
G e o rge D e n nis
B e njamin L o w
M aste r
S ay ward B r o s
J oseph Frie n d
G eorge D ennis
W illiam C W o n so n
Co
Petti n gel l
C unningham
J oh n P e w
Son
R o we
J o rdan
J a mes M an s eld
S ons
D C
H B abs o n
R owe
J o rdan
Henry D enn is
M as te r
Co
S y lvanus S mith
S y lvanu s S mith
Co
O ake s
F o ster
C unningham
Th o m ps o n
J oh n S hean
M aster
J ames M ansel d
S ons
M aster
A l bert 0 W o n s o n
D C
H B abson
A tl an tic Hal ibu t C o
M as t e r
A lbe r t R D ul ey
C u n ni n gham
Th o m p s o n
W m Parson s 2 d
Co
R owe
J ordan
G eorge S teele
J os eph Friend
B urnham
W in te r
R o we
J ordan
S hute
M erchan t
M aster
A ndre w L eigh to n
J ohn F W o n s o n
Co
J ohn S M c Qui n
Co
O ake s
F o ste r
G e o rge C lark
Co
Co
J o hn F W o n so n
.
S hute
tt e r s N
Fi
or
67
O wn e r s
u il t .
18 5 4
1 8 75
1 8 65
18 6 8
1 88 1
18 69
18 65
1 8 75
18 68
18 68
18 7 6
1 8 74
18 7 5
1 8 74
1 8 76
18 7 6
18 78
Helen M C rosby
Helen M D ennis
Helen R L o w
Henrietta ( sloop )
Hen ry E llsworth
Henry Fri end
Henry L Phillips
Il
18 6 6
II
Wh e
1 8 73
18 6 7
VE S S E L S
62
1 8 60
18 79
18 68
18 8 1
18 7 6
18 67
18 6 7
18 70
1 8 64
1 8 63
18 8 0
1 8 68
18 7 7
18 68
1 8 74
18 75
L I S T OF
68
l
J o seph G arland ,
J oseph
J oseph S tory
J o sie M C ald e rw o od
J S L amprey ( 3 m s t s )
J W C ampbell
Kn ight Te m pl ar ,
nuts ford
L a n dsee r
L aughin g W ater
L aughing W ater s
L aura N el son
L aura S ayward ,
L ega l Tender
L eo n e
L evan ter
L i g h t W ing
L ittle A n t i e ( boa t )
L ittle G ian t ( steamer )
L i z z ie
L i z z ie J J o ne s
L iz z ie M y rtle ( b o at )
L i z z ie W Hannum
L o ttie KFriend ( 3 m s t )
L ottie S M ort o n
L ucy ( b o at )
L u cy A n n
M A B as t o n
M ab e l D illaway
M adame R ol an d
M ad aw a ska M aid
M agel la n C loud , ( bo a t ,)
M a g ic
M arath o n ,
M argar e t
M a rgi e S mith ,
M arion
M arion G rime s
M arth a a n d S usan ,
M arth a C
M arth a J ane ( b o a t )
M ary A B rown , ( b o at , )
M ary E
M ar y F C hishol m ,
M ary E D aniel s ,
M ary E li z abeth ,
M ary F ernald ,
M ary S to ry ,
M as s a s o it ,
M a s s e na ,
N
am e o
e sse
To
31
ns.
VE S S E L S
Whe
18 6 6
18 6 7
18 6 0
18 75
1 8 72
18 8 1
1 8 70
18 8 2
1 8 75
18 5 8
18 66
18 7 4
18 6 6
1 86 8
18 7 1
18 69
18 7 7
18 78
18 75
18 75
18 75
18 6 8
18 7 3
18 8 2
or
Fi
tte r s N
am e s .
M aster
J oseph 0 Procter J r
C h a rle s D agle
D en n i s
A ye r
M a s ter
.
e n am l u
G eorge S teele
J oh n P e w S o n
M ichae l W a len
So n
M aster
M aster
A tlan tic Hal ibu t C o
S a y ward B ros
M erchan t
S hu te
W G P o ol
G eorge N or w ood
Son
B H S pinney
M a ster
D oug l a s s B ro s
D aniel A l len
Son
W m Pa r s o n s , 2d ,
Co
M aster
J ohn C o llin s
M aster
J F W o nso n
Co
M aster
S amuel Ha skel l
M aster
.
18 4 9
18 78
18 8 2
18 6 0
18 68
M ic h a e l W
So
al e n
W in ter
B urnha m
J ohn S M o Qui n
Co
A le x M c C l o u d
J ohn F W o n s o n C o
G eorge S teele
Benja m in H S pi n ney
Co
S y l va n u s S mith
Co
S y l va n us S mith
D C
H B abson
D enni s
A y er
L e o n ard W alen
S imeon M c C l o u d
J oh n G uthrie
M erchan t
S hute
B e njamin L o w
L eonard W alen
G eorg e N or wood
8 0 11
A yer
D ennis
S ay w ard B ros
Hardy
e nz i e
Co
M cK
Co
W m P a r s o n s 2d ,
.
18 7 1
18 7 4
18 6 6
18 75
18 7 7
18 6 8
18 7 8
18 7 5
O wn e r s
it
18 7 1
18 75
18 6 8
18 5 2
18 75
18 7 5
18 68
18 60
LI S T OF
Ve s se l
M atthe w K
eany
M aud F L eighton
M aud G ertr ude ( bo a t )
M etac o m ( b o a t )
M H Perk in s ,
M idnight
M innehaha ( b o a t )
M i n n ie D ell ( b o a t )
M ist
M L W etherell
M onmouth
M oro C astle
M orril l Boy ( b o a t )
M oun tain K
in g ,
M y stic
M G O B ( b o at )
N apole o n ( b o at )
N el son W ell s ,
N evada
N e w E n gland
N ewsboy
N oonday
N o rthern E agle
N orthern S tar
N otice
N el lie Burke t t ( boat
N elson Y M c F a r l an d
N ellie N
R owe
i ng
O cean K
O cea n R anger
O ceanus
O l iver E ldridge
O n tari o
O nward
O pti m ate s ( bo at )
O rient ,
O ssipee
O ti s P L ord
Path n de r ,
Percy
Peter D S mith
Ph a nto m ( y acht )
Pha n tom
P h a se l u s ( b o a t )
Ph o e n i x
P ioneer
Pi scataqua
Pla n et
N
am e o
18 8 2
18 8 2
18 7 6
18 6 5
18 75
18 6 5
18 7 6
1 8 74
1 8 78
P l ur ib u s tah ,
P o lar W a ve ,
am e s .
M addock s
Co
A ndre w L eighton
D a n iel G ill
B l aster
G eorge D en n i s
M a ddocks
Co
B l aster
M a s t er
J ames G Tarr
B ro
S h u te
M erchan t
G e o rge S teele
M cK
e nz i e
Hardy
Co
B D Ha skin s
B enjamin G e r r l ng
J oh n M c K
i n no n
M aster
M aster
M ichael W a len
Son
M ichael W alen
Son
J o hn P e w S o n
M a ste r
M addocks C o
G eorge H M art i n
J oseph 0 P r o cter , J r
M aste r
B l aster
S amuel L ane
B ro
R owe
J ordan
M add ocks
Co
W m Parsons 2 d
Co
W illiam G ibbs
G eorge S teele
J ohn P e w
Son
J ames G T a rr
Br o
G e o rge W o n s o n
C harles L e e
C unningham
Th o mp s o n
D ennis
A ye r
W m Parson s 2d
Co
D en nis
A y er
O ake s
F oster
Henry S H o vey
D avid L y le
B l a s ter
G eorge C lark
Co
B ro
J ame s G Tarr
J o hn F W o ns o n
Co
M aster
B l aster
A ndrew L eight o n
.
18 79
18 5 3
1 8 68
18 7 7
18 7 7
1 8 73
18 5 7
1 8 60
1 8 68
18 8 1
18 8 2
18 7 7
18 5 8
18 7 0
18 70
18 7 3
18 5 2
18 6 6
18 75
18 7 2
18 7 6
18 7 1
18 78
18 6 8
1 8 65
18 75
tte r s N
Fi
or
O wn e r s
69
it
Whe
To ns
VE S S E L S
1 8 69
18 72
18 6 6
184 5
18 6 5
1 8 75
L I S T OF
Ve s s e l
P r o cter B rother s
Plym o uth R ock
R acer
R alph E E at o n
R a m bler ,
R attler
N
am e o
To ns
8 2 72
R D L i t c h e ld , J r ,
R e becca B artlett ,
R eporter ,
R est l ess ,
R ising S tar ,
R ichard L ester ,
R eady ,
R o ugh
R oya l O ak ,
R ushlight ,
R uther f ord B Hay e s ,
R uth G roves ,
S A Parkhurst ,
S arah C P y le ,
S arah C W har ff ,
S arah E W e therel l , ( s t
S arah M J ac o bs ,
S arah P A y er ,
S chuy l er C o l f a x ,
S e a F oam ,
S e a W i tch , ( b o at , )
S eth S t o ckbridge ,
.
7 18 4
S hiloh ,
S ho o ti n g S ta r , ( b o at , )
S igfrid ,
S m u ggler ,
S o l o m o n P o ol e ,
S ophronia ,
S P G reen l ea f , ( b o a t , )
S R L ane ,
S t ar o f the E as t ,
S tarry Fl a g ,
S terling ,
S t M ichael ,
S t Pat r i ck , ( b o at , )
S ultan a ,
S un shine ,
S amuel B J ones ,
S en ato r , ( pinkey , )
S usie H oo per ,
Thomas W
n ight ,
VE S S E L S
Whe
ui
Teddie ( b o at )
Telephon e
Tidal W ave
T L M ay o ,
,
O wn e r s
Fi
or
tte r s N
am e s .
D aniel A llen
Son
G e o rg e S teel e
W al ter M F al t
B ro
J ame s G Tarr
H B ab s o n
D C
A ndre w L eight o n
B l aster
F oster
O ake s
J oh n F W o n s o n
Co
G e o rg e C l ark
Co
J esse M c C lo u d
18 7 6
18 76
18 5 2
18 7 7
18 65
185 9
18 7 1
18 6 9
1 8 74
18 70
18 7 1
18 8 1
18 4 7
184 6
18 6 3
18 7 7
18 6 7
18 6 1
18 69
18 7 1
1 8 72
18 7 8
18 69
1 8 68
18 5 3
J a m es G Tarr
B ro
J ohn C arter
H B abs o n
D C
J oh n F W o n so n C o
D e n n is
A y er
J ame s M a n s eld
S ons
E li J ackm an
Co
J oseph Friend
G e o rg e C lark
Co
A y er
D enn i s
B ro
S am ue l L ane
A y er
D e n nis
J oseph 0 Proct er J r
W alter M F al t
B l aster
Son
G eorge N or woo d
J o hn P e w S o n
Bl aster
Th o mps o n
C unni n gh am
A ndre w L eigh t o n
Th o mps o n
C unni n gham
.
18 75
18 74
1 88 2
18 7 7
18 7 6
1 8 60
I h n a n n
L o wx
B l aster
B ro
S amuel L a n e
B l aster
W m Parson s , 2d ,
J ohn P e w S o n
M ichael C uro n
Peter C o nley
A ndrew L eigh t o n
J o hn P e w S o n
.
1 8 73
18 6 7
18 7 1
1 8 68
18 65
185 9
18 6 9
18 6 6
1 8 72
18 3 1
18 8 2
18 8 1
18 78
1 8 78
18 7 1
18 6 6
Co
M a s ter
J ohn Parker
Son
D anie l A l len
A n dre w L eigh t o n
M ast e r
J o se ph L y le
J oh n P e w S o n
B ro
J am e s G Ta r r
.
LI S T OF
N
Ve s se l
am e o
To
VE S S E L S
O wn e r
ns.
T r a g a b i gz a n d a ,
18 70
Trito n
Tubal C ain
U S G ran t ( bo at )
Un di n e
V eteran
V idette
V iking
V isio n
V olu n teer
W achuset t
W aldo Irvin g
W anderer ( sl e e p )
W e b ster S anb o rn
W elc o me
W E Terry
W ildre
W ild Pi geo n
W i l lia m A P e w
W illiam H R ay m o nd
W illiam H O akes
W illi am M G aff ney ,
W illiam S B aker
W i l lia m V Hutch i n gs
W ill ie M S tevens
W i ll iam E M c D o n al d
W illia m H F oye
W illi a m Pa r s on s 2 d
W il lie
W i n ged A r r o w
W itchcr a f t
Z S W al lingf o rd ( b o at )
Z eno b ia
18 75
18 6 5
18 6 7
18 75
63
70
5 7 73
Ve s se l
A ctive ( sl oo p )
A l f red A
slo
o
p
(
)
A m erica ( sl o op )
A n na M
o
at
b
)
(
A n n Parker
B elle o f C ap e A nn ( sl oo p , )
C E Tru m bull
C harlie B o y ( b o a t )
C har lie S tedm an ,
C o ck o f the W al k ( 8 10 0 p )
C ora L e e
C o rinn a M ,
f
,
.
18 63
18 74
18 8 0
18 8 1
1 8 76
18 7 7
1 8 69
18 6 6
185 2
18 6 6
18 6 7
18 78
18 7 7
18 6 0
18 6 6
18 7 7
1 8 75
18 71
18 70
18 8 0
18 66
18 5 9
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