322 THE AMERICAN WHALEMAN 



Table V 



Crew-Accounts of the Ship Fabius, of New Bedford, for Seven Consecutive 



Voyages, 1844-1864^ 



Voyages Net Pro- Number Lowest Highest Number Lowest Highest Number 



ceeds of Men Balance Balance of Men Debt Debt of Men 



With Bal- Due Due in Debt With an 



ances Due to Ship Even Bal- 



Them ance 



I st Voyage $ 33,390 2i $ 4.87 $ 292.12 6 $ .61 $117.61 2 



Arrived 



Feb. 14, '46 



2nd Voyage 43,002 25 25.54 397-74 10 52.04 100.04 o 



Arrived 



Jan. 8, '49 



3rd Voyage 46,210 26 39.12 366.42 o i 



Arrived 



Feb. 14, '51 



4th Voyage 31.770 23 40 412.70 5 2.89 59.54 o 



Arrived 



March 13, '54 



5th Voyage 100,829 29 45.21 1586.95 2 28.67 25.34 o 



Arrived 



March 17, '57 



6th Voyage 65,219 15 24.19 789.90 8 9.69 100.41 o 



Arrived 



April i8, '62 



7th Voyage 81,383 14 93.90 1206.32 11 68.41 152.42 o 



Sailed Oct. 



16, '62; Lost 



Jan. 27, '65, 



on Solidad 



Reef, oif 



California 



Coast 2 



1 These figures include the accounts of all hands except masters and mates. 

 As is evidenced by the sums secured as net proceeds, the Fabius was successful 

 in all of her voyages; but the last three cruises were profitable enough to excite 

 special comment. It was a rare occasion indeed when whalemen who were not 

 officers received cash balances of $1200 or $1500! True, such sums, even on 

 the bonanza voyages, were restricted to coopers or boatsteerers, who com- 

 monly shipped at the best lays; but on the last three cruises of the Fabius 

 even the foremast hands obtained respectable balances. Such lucky voyages 

 as these constituted the bait which kept merchants and whalemen in the fish- 

 ery in spite of counteracting losses and disappointments. 



2 Although the Fabius was wrecked, she did not go to pieces until after her 

 cargo had been removed and sent home in other vessels. 



