10 fishermen's memorial and record book. 



ers, viz. : Jabez Wonson, Ihe master's brother, "William Prindall, 



Andrews, Stapleton, Trask, Andrews. 



She was owned by "William Parkhurst, and valued at $1,600, and un- 

 insured. 



Schooner BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Benjamin P. Norwood, 

 Master, and six others, viz. : William Hinckley, Abraham Tarr, Jr., 

 William S. Lane, Fitz Norwood, John R. Mitchell, Meshach Lane. 

 Owned by Samuel W. Brown. Valued at $4,000 ; insured for $3,300. 



Schooner VESTA, Josiah II. Fears, Master, and crew of six men, 

 •viz. : George Goodrich, Edward Prindall, David Butler, "William 

 Mason, Edward Bell, and one other whose name we could not learn. 

 Valued at $2,000 ; insured for $1,000. 



Schooner RISING EMPIRE, Capt. Lane, was run down and sunk 

 while mackereling, July 14th. Crew saved. Owned by Messrs. 

 Daniel and Michael Gaffney. Valued at $1,000 ; uninsured. 



Schooner ADRIAN, lost on St. John's Island, August 10th. Crew 

 saved. Valued at $1,500. 



1838. 



There were four vessels lost this year, and four men, as follows : 



Schooner MARTHA, a new vessel coming around from Essex, 

 was capsized off Brace's Cove in a violent squall. Adonirara Boyd, 

 her owner, and Obed Pulcifer, with two others, whose names we could 

 not ascertain, were lost. Valued at $2,000 ; uninsured. 



Schooner GENTILE, Gorham Riggs, Master ; lost on Margaree 

 Island, Bay of St. Lawrence, October 29th. Crew saved. Valued 

 at $3,000 ; insurance of $2,000. Owned by the master and others. 



Schooner MONTICELLO, Burnham, Master ; lost in the mackerel 

 fishery. Crew saved. Owned by Richard Friend & Sons. Valued 

 at $1,500 ; insured for $1,000. 



Schooner MAID OF THE MILL, lost off the coast of Maine. 

 Crew saved. Owned by Tristram Griffin. Valued at $600 ; unin 

 sured. 



1839.- 



Two vessels and four lives were lost this year, as follows : 



JSchooner SEVO was run down in the night, by steamer Huntress, 

 off Thacher's Island, and sank almost immediately. Capt. Peletiah 

 Barker, Jr., of Portland, succeeded in climbing on board the steamer, 

 Winthrop Sargent, a lad of twelve 3'ears, crawled out to the end of 

 the bowsprit, and as the vessel was going down, grasped a splitting 

 table which floated by, and by his cries attracted the attention of 

 those on board ihe steamer, who rescued him with much difficulty. 



