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Henry Gaffney (brother of the master), Benjamin Marston. The 

 remainder of the crew, Reuben McKenney, Hugh McKinnon, Charles 

 Nelson, remained on the wreck five days, when they were taken off 

 by the British brig J. S. Wright. Owned by Waleu & Co. Valued 

 at $12,000 ; insured for $9,000. 



Frank Campbell was lost overboard from schoouer Franklin Snow, 

 on the 21st of February, while furling the jib. 



David Hinckley, of Cape Breton, was lost overboard from schooner 

 Isaac Somes, on the 27th of April, while reefing the mainsail. 



Chakles Deitrich, of Newburyport, and James Leart, of Rock- 

 port, were lost from schooner Abby Dodge, in May, while visiting 

 their trawl. 



Thomas Earlt;; was lost overboard from schooner Farragut, Feb. 

 14th, shortly after leaving port, bound for Georges. He was a 

 native of Gosport, England. 



Martin Henderson, of Beverly, was lost overboard from schooner 

 Rambler, April 15th, while reefing mainsail. 



Charles Foster of Guysboro', N. S., was lost from schooner 

 Florence Reed, Nov. 10th, while on the passage from the Bay. 



18G9. 



Sixty-six lives and sixteen vessels were lost this year, as follows : 

 five in the Georges fishery, two in the Bank fishery, four in the shore 

 mackereling, three freighters, one in the oyster business, and one 

 pilot boat. 



Schooner AUGUSTUS E. PRICE was lost on Georges in the gale 

 of March 6th. Crew of eleven men, viz. : Barnabas Horton, Master ; 

 Henry Williams, Charles Hicks, William Kellej^," Isaac Austin, John 

 W. Rowe, Thomas Cameron, Levi W. Cole, Charles Swim, Frank 

 Hedman, Freeman Goodwin. Owned by McKenzie, Knowlton & 

 Co. Valued at $9,000 ; insured for $7,000. 



Schooner MARTHA A. PORTER was lost in the same gale, with 

 nine men, viz. : Joseph O. Shackelford, Master ; Henry F. Wonson, 

 James Cam, William J. Ripley, George Campion, Robert Johnson, 

 Charles Cunningham, Richard Morris, John Crockett. Owned by 

 Clark & Somes. Valued at $5,600 ; insured for $4,762. 



Schooner ABIGAIL C. WOODBURY, lost in the gale of March 

 7th. Crew of eleven men, viz. : Edward Welch, Master ; James 

 Ryan, James Mannering, Joseph Francis, Matthew Murray, Michael 

 Finley, Mark Lyons, Michael Carroll, Charles Campbell, Archibald 

 Campbell, and one man, name unknown. Owned bj' D. C. & H. 

 Babson, Jr. Valued at $9,600 ; insured for $7,000. 



