22 fishermen's memorial and record book. 



Daniel S. Holly, one of the crew of schooner Sabine, was Imock- 

 ed overboard by the boom, while the vessel was jibbing over in the 

 Bay of St. Lawrence, September 2d, and was drowned. 



Franklin Amerjian was knocked overboard by the main boom of 

 schooner Flora Temple, in the Bay of St. Lawrence, Sept. 14th, and 

 drowned. 



Daniel II. Brown, of schooner Montebello, was knocked over- 

 board and drowned off Cape Sable, October 6th, while on the pas- 

 sage home from the Bay. 



1860. 



The Georges fishery was quite disastrous this year, there having 

 been five vessels and forty-eight lives lost in its pursuit ; one vessel 

 was lost in the mackerel fishery, with eleven men ; thirteen men were 

 lost from vessels other than Georgesmen, making a total of seventy- 

 three lives. One vessel was lost in the Prince Edward Island trade. 



Schooner GEORGE WASHINGTON was lost in the February 

 gale, with nine men: John McDonald, Master; John McGrath, 

 John McPheo, Sewcll King, Joseph Williams, Ronald McEacheron, 

 Eora McPhee, Peter McNeil, Joseph King. Owned by Pettingill & 

 Cunningham. Valued at $1,000 ; insured for $3,500. 



Schooner ADVANCE was lost in the same gale with eight men, as 

 follows: John Thompson, Master; Benjamin F. Hamlin, Michael F. 

 Morey, Edwin F. Hall, James Nolan, Charles Seymour, Joseph Sell- 

 ers, Augustus McGrath, Thomas Nolan. Owned by William Par- 

 sons, 2d & Co. Valued at $3,650 ; insured for $3,200. 



Schooner WILLIAM S. WONSON, lost in the same gale, with 

 nine men, viz.: William II. Lunt, Master; Joseph W. Douglass, 

 George Parsons, Gilbert Perry, Lawrence Cook, John Wilson, Wm. 

 Carter, A. J. Knowlton, George Wainwright. Owned by George F. 

 Wonson & Brother. Valued at $4,500 ; insured for $3,500. 



Schooner RELIEF, Elisha Newcombe, Master ; with eight others, 

 as follows: William Smith, Thomas Riley, Alex. McEacheron, Sam'l 

 R. Spinney, Perez Birtler, Charles Bearse, Jacob Vanamburg, Albert 

 Mclntire. Owned by John Pew & Son. Valued at $3,800 ; insured 

 for $2,494. 



Schooner PLEASANT BAY was lost in April. Fitted by Messrs. 

 Pettingell & Cunningham, and owned in Essex and Beverly. Wil- 

 liam II. Gage, Master. Of the crew of eight men, the name of Wm. 

 Hodgkins, of this town, is the only one known ; four of the others 

 bailed from Beverly. Valued at $3,800 ; insured for $3,300. 



