TABLE OF CONTENTS. XI 



Pago. 

 APPE^^)IX N.— Statements of corroapondonts— Continncd. 



23. Statement of David F. Loring, Highland light-station, North Truro, Mass., March 2, 



1874 407 



24. Statement of David F. Loring, Cape Cod light-station. North Truro, Mass., February 



23,1875 409 



25. Statement of Josiah Hardy, 2d, Chatham, Mass., February 17, 1874, and January 9, 



1875 410 



26. Statement of Alonzo Y. Lothrop, Hyannis, Mass., February 18, 1874, and January 1, 



1S75 412 



27. Statementof William S.Allen, Nantucket, Mass., January, 1875 413 



28. Statement of E. C. Kennoy, Nantucliet, Mass., January 21, 1874 414 



29. Statement of C. B. Marchant, collector of customs, Edgartown, Mass., January 13, 



1875 416 



30. Statement of Jason Luce & Co., North Tisbury, Mass., January fi, 1875 417 



31. Statement of Gallup, Morgan & Co., Groton, Conn., December 28, 1877 417 



32. Statement of Luce Brothers, East Lyme, December 4, 1877 418 



33. Statementof Daniel T. Church, Tiverton, K. I 418 



34. Statement of E. T. De Blois, Portsmouth, R. L, November 26, 1877 425 



35. Statementof H. D. Ball, New Shoreham, E. L, January 11', 1875 425 



36. Statement of Henry W. Clark, keeper of Southeast light-house. Block Island, E. L, 



February 6, 1875 425 



37. Statement of J. S. Crandall, "Watch Hill, E. I., February 20, 1874, and January 1, 



1875 , 427 



38. Statement of William H. Potter, Mystic Eiver, Conn., January 27, 1874 428 



39. Statement of John Washington, Mystic, Conn., December 30, 1874 430 



40. Statement of Leander Wilcox, Mystic Bridge, Conn., January 15, 1875 431 



41. Statement of Samuel C. Beebe, Cornfield Point light-vessel No. 12, Saybrook, Conn., 



January6, 1875 432 



42. statement of E. E. Ingham, Saybrook light-house, Saybrook, Conn., March 17, 1874.. 433 



43. Statement of J. L. Stokes, Westbrook, Conn., February 25, 1875 435 



44. Statement of F. Lillingaton, Stratford, Conn 435 



45. Statement of B. Lillingston, Stratford, Conn., February 23, 1874 437 



46. Statement of George W. Miles, Milford, Conn., January 17, 1874 437 



47. Statement of W. S. Havens, Sag Harbor, N. Y., January 1, 1875 441 



48. Statement of J. Norrison Eaynor, agent of Sterling Company, Greenport, December 



20, 1877 443 



49. Statement of Hawkins Brothers, Jamesport, N. Y., February 25, 1875 443 



50. Statement of Benjamin H. Sisson, Greenport, R. I., January 29, 1874 445 



51. Statement of David G. Vail, Eiver Head, Long Island, March 20, 1875 447 



52. Statement of Joseph Whaley, Point Judith light. Point Judith, E. I., December 28, 



1874 449 



53. Statement of A. G. Wolf, Absecom light, Atlantic City, N. J., March 6, 1874 450 



54. Statement of Albert Morris, Somers Point, N. J., January 12, 1875 451 



55. Statement of D. E. Foster, Cape May light-house, N. J., February 15, 1875 453 



56. Statementof A. A. Owens, Philadelphia, Pa., March 31, 1875 453 



57. Statement of James H. Boll, Mispillion Eiver, Delaware Bay, January 23, 1875 454 



58. Statement of Benjamin Tice, Maurice River light, January 11, 1675 457 



59. Statementof Joseph B. Benson, Bombay Hook, Del., January 18, 1875 457 



60. Statement of Hance Lawson, Cri8(iolcl,.Md., January 22, 1874 458 



61. Statement of Isaac D. Robbins, Hog Island, February 21, 1874 460 



02. Statement of J. L. Anderton, Apateague Island, Va., January 12, 1875 460 



63. Statement of G. Henry Seldon, Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Va., August, 1874 ... 461 



64. Statement of Henry Richardson, Cape Henry, February 9, 1874 464 



65. Statement of C. G. Manning, Edenton, N. C, January 6, 1875 465 



Ct). Statementof A. W. Simpson, jr.. Cape H.atteras, N. C., April 15, 1874 465 



67. Statement of A. W. Simpson, jr.. Cape Hatteras, N. C, January 20, 1875 470 



68. Statement of A. W. Simpson, jr.. Cape Hatteras, N. C, January 25, 1875 471 



69. Statement of Wallace R. Jennott, Capo Hatteras, N. C, February 26, 1874 474 



70. Statement of A. C. Davis, Beaufort, N. C, February 14, 1874, and January 27, 1875 .. 475 



71. Statement of W. T. Hatsel, Body's Island, N. C, March 4, 1874, and February 23, 1875. 477 



72. Statementof W. A. Harn, Morris Island, S. C, January 21, 1875 478 



73. Statement of Patrick Conner, Daufuskie Island light, S. C, March 15, 1875 478 



74. Statementof George Gage, Beaufort, S. C, January 20, 1874 479 



75. Statement of Joseph Shepard, Saint Mary's, Ga., March 30, 1874, and January 28, 1875. " 479 



76. Statement of J. F. Hall, Brunswick, Ga., April 11, 1876 481 



