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APPENDIX. 



The nearest approximation to it was the gale of Feb. 24th, 18G2, when, 

 fifteen vessels were lost with all hands, on Georges, numbering one 

 hundred and twenty men. In this gale there were nine vessels lost, 

 with all hands, which, together with those swept overboard from 

 other vessels, number 07ie Imndred and twenty-eight men. Many of 

 these were among the very best skippers and smartest fishermen of 

 the port, whose loss will be felt for a long time by the entire com- 

 munity. Here is the record : — 



VESSELS LOST IN THE BAT, WITH ALL THEIR CHEWS. 



Schooner CIIAELES C. DAME, wrecked off North Cape. Had a 

 crew of eighteen men, as follows : William V. Beverage, master ; Wal- 

 ter Hubbard, Lewis Thompson, Charles D. Perkins, George Hinckley, 

 James Yoe, Charles Brown, Charles F. Payne, John McDonald, 

 George W. Flowers, Stephen Morrison, Daniel McEachren, J. S. 

 Emmons, Lemuel Emmons, R. A. Douglass, John Edgerly, Oakley 

 Dodge and Henry Stebbius. Owned by Daniel Sayward. Valued 

 at J^7,000 ; insured for $6,325. 



Schooner ANGIE S. FRIEND, probably foundered at her anchors, 

 as portions of the wreck were washed ashore at Port Hood. She had a 

 crew of fourteen men when she left port, two of whom left the vessel 

 in the Bay and returned home, and their places were probably sup- 

 plied by others from the Provinces, The following are the names 

 of the crew: Adolphus Emery, master; Robert Rowe, George Hun- 

 son, Joseph A. Hunson, his son, Augustus Cromwell, James Rien, 

 Eugene M. Cromwell, Jacob H. Emery, Thomas Wilson, Charles 

 Hustins, Joseph Small and James Robinson. Owned by Joseph 

 Friend. Valued at §4,700, and insured for $4,113. 



Schooner JAMES G. TARR had a crew of eighteen men, viz. : 

 James Gushing, master ; James Hunson, father-in-law of Capt. Gush- 

 ing, who had his son with him ; George Gould, brother-in-law of 

 Gushing ; Edward Gould and Abraham Gould, brothers of George ; 

 Daniel Chisholm, Stephen Ryan, married Chisholm's sister ; Zimri 

 Carter, Robert Carter, John Mclntire, William H. Crittenden, D. J. 

 McKenuon, Joseph King, Angus McCormack, William Jackman, R. J. 

 Hendricks and John McPhee. Owned by Leighton & Co. and the 

 master. Valued at $6,400 ; insurance on vessel and outfits, $6,100. 



Schooner ROYAL ARCH, lost at White Head, N. S., on her pas- 

 sage home. Her crew numbered fourteen men, as follows : William 



