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and James Downing from sch. Bellerophon, in February ; Augustus Ander- 

 son from sch. David A. Story, Aug. 10 ; all in the Bank fisheries. 



Died in Dory. — George Nelson from sch. Polar Wave, on Banquereau, 

 March 28, 



Lost in Dories in the Fog. — Matthew McDonald and Joseph Merchant 

 from sch. David A. Story, on the Banks, in February ; John Higgins and 

 David McDonald from sch. Marion, on Western Bank, March 28 ; Joseph 

 Cofifee and Charles E. Seebloom from sch.Epes Tarr, on Western Bank, 

 April 18 ; William Geary and John Landry from sch. Schuyler Colfax, on 

 the Banks, Aug. 21. 



1881. 



8 vessels and 56 lives were lost this year. The loss of tonnage was 

 51 1. 51. Value, ^31,000. Insurance, $20,493. Besides these losses, the 

 ANSON STIMSON of Rockport, a fine schooner of 224.31 tons burthen, 

 belonging to the Pigeon Hill Granite Company, was wrecked on Brigantine 

 Shoal bar, N. J., Jan. 6, on the passage from San Domingo for New York,, 

 her master, Capt. Albion Sloman, having died at sea, and the crew of six 

 men being down with chills and fever, leaving only the mate and cook to- 

 work the vessel. The Gloucester losses were: 4 in the Bank fisheries, i ini 

 the shore and i in the mackereling fisheries, and i engaged in coasting, as. 

 follows : 



Sch. CARRIE S. DAGLE, 74.53 tons, owned by William Parsons, 2d; 

 & Co., lost on Western Bank, April 15. Value, $4,000; insurance, $3,3.75-.. 

 Crew list — Richard Richardson, master; John F. Deveau, C. A. Bergman,, 

 Jeffrey Bushey, Thomas Milford, Edward Jedrey, John McDonald, Asahel 

 Landro, George W. Kinch, Eli Thibadeau, Hugh York, Coleman Jennings. 



Sch. GUY CUNNINGHAM, 87.84 tons, owned by Cunningham &: 

 Thompson, lost on Grand Bank in August or September. Value, $7,000; 

 insurance, $5,985. Crew list — Daniel O'Brien, master ; John C. Hanson, 

 Frank Shivrie, John Proctor, Niel Walker, Charles Johnson, John Burns,. 

 Andrew Nelson, Peter Peterson, Andrew Serresten, Henry Gushing, Loc; 

 McQuarrie, Chas. Baston. 



Sch. CLARA B. WARREN, 51.67 tons, owned by Mr. William J. Nourse, 

 wrecked near Catch Harbor, N. S., Aug. 8, while returning from a Bank, 

 trip. Crew saved. Value, $3,000. 



Sch. THRESHER, 80.10 tons, owned by Daniel Allen & Son, engaged 

 in the Bank fisheries, stranded and burned at Cape Sable, Sept. 24. Crew 

 saved. Value, $6,500; insurance, $5,500. Wreck sold for $36. 



Sch. HIGHFLYER, 53.73 tons, owned by Benjamin Low, wrecked at 

 Carver's Harbor, Me., with a cargo of frozen herring on board, Jan. 10. 

 Crew saved. Value, $2,500; insurance, $1,500. 



