14 fishermen's memorial and record book. 



Engaged in the shore mackerel fishery. Had ten men on board. 

 William Fears, Master; Josiah Bradstreet, Jr., John J. Parsons, 

 Joseph W. Babson, Augustus Buruliam, Theodore Andrews, Benjamin 

 H. Glover, Charles Ward, Thomas Roberts, Thomas Lane. Owned 

 by the master and Robert Fears. Valued at $2,500; insured for 

 $2,000. 



Schooner ENCHANTRESS, Enoch Snow, Master, lost on Cape 

 Sable, June 4th. Crew saved. Owned by Joseph O. Procter. Val- 

 ued at $1,000 ; one quarter insured for $200. 



1850. 



This proved a most disastrous year to the Georges fishery, result- 

 ing in the loss of four vessels and thirty-nine lives, as follows : 



Schooner WILLIAM WALLACE, lost in February, with eight 

 men : Stephen Decatur Griffin, of Annisquam, Master ; Daniel Ad- 

 ams, George Brown, 3d, Frederick A. Lewis, William Grant, John 

 Linedall, William Mansfield, Thomas Ingalls. Owned by Fitz E. 

 Riggs &: Bro. Valued at $3,000 ; insured for $2,G00. 



Schooner TUSCANY, lost in March, with eight men. Charles H. 

 Pew, Master; James Shackleford, John J. Barrett, Rufus Parsons, 

 Aaron Hodgkins, Nathaniel S. Lufkin, Benjamin H. Brown, Jr., 

 Spencer T. Jackson. Owned by the master and John Pew. Valued 

 at $3,500 ; insured for $2,800. 



Schooner WALTER SCOTT, lost in April, with eight men. Jas. 

 Hibbert, Master; Noah Hibbert, William Dexter, Israel Dodge, 

 William A. Gahan, Thomas Wilson, Mark Lewis, Charles Gahan. 

 Owned by James Hibbert and George Parkhurst. Valued at $3,000 ; 

 insured for $2,400. 



Schooner SPECIE, lost the same month, with seven men. Ben- 

 jamin Tarr, Master ; Charles Witham, Jr., Charles Lufkin, Augus- 

 tus Anderson, Peter Anderson, Lewis Rice, Charles Tarr. Owned by 

 "David Parkhurst. Valued at $3,000 ; insured for $2,500. 



1851. 



Another disastrous year to the Gloucester fishing fleet, resulting in 

 the loss of nine vessels and thirty-two lives, all in the mackerel fish- 

 ery, but one, and she was on Georges. 



Schooner OCEAN QUEEN was lost on Georges the 27th of No- 

 vember. There were eight vaaw on board, as follows : Josiah Spinney, 

 Master; George Horn, George Wolf, Stephen Snyder, William G. 

 Nipkerson, Thomas Henderson, Edward Armstrong, Amos Stuart. 



