TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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I. — Preface 1 



II. — Perils attending the Fisheries 3 



III,— List of the Names of Twelve Hundred and Sixty-five Men and Two 



Hundred and Eighty Vessels Lost in the Fisheries and other maritime 

 branches, from the Port of Gloucester, from the year 1830 to July 1st, 

 1873, embracing a period of nearly half a century ; also, the Valuation 

 of the Vessel Property and Insurance thereon 8 



IV. — Table of Kecapitulation 53 



V. — On Georges in the Terrible Gale of February 24th, 1SC2. The ex- 



perience of one who was there for the first and last time . . .64: 



, VI. — The Mackerel Fishery— Giving an Account of its Commencement 



and Progress, with Statistics of the Catch for the past thirteen years . GO 



VII. — The Haddock, Pollock, Cod and Halibut Fisheries, giving an Ac- 

 count of the First Trips to Georges for Codfish 65 



VIII. — The Commerce of Gloucester and the Fisheries .... 68 



IX. — The Winter Fishery of 1846 — a Comparison between Then and Now, 

 showing the wonderful Increase of this Branch of the Business . . 69 



X. — " Uncle Charlie's " Recollections of the Old Pinkey and Jigger Fleets ; 



also, of the Square Sterners, Half-Clipper and Clipper Model Fishing 

 Vessels '^'■ 



XI. — Account of the First Trips to Georges after Halibut . ... 77 

 XIL — Incidents of the Gale of September 8th, 18G9 79 



XIII. — Sea Fish and Fisheries 81 



XIV. — Big Trips in the Bank, Georges, Mackerel and Haddock Fisheries 82 

 XV. — How the Pinkey Charles weathered it 87 



XVI. — Loss of Two Rockport Vessels. Thrilling Narrative of Mr. 

 Charles Jordan, sole survivor of the crew of Schooner Helen Eliza. 



His Perilous Position and Wonderful Escape 88 



XVII. — Fishermen's Superstitions. Remarkable Verifications of Dreams. 

 Wonderful Presentiment 92 



XVIII. — Greenland and Iceland Halibut Fisheries 96 



XIX. — Estimated Products of the Fisheries for the year 1872. Tonnage 

 Statistics 97 



