FISHERMEN'S OWN BOOK, 



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Truthful and Startling Accounts 



Of Tough Times, Narrow Escapes, Disasters, Plucky Doings, Thrilling Nar- 

 ratives, Perilous Positions, and Other Noteworthy Happenings to the Fish- 

 ermen While in Pursuit of Their Calling. 



Lost in the Fog. — Seven Days Adrift in a Dory on Grand Bank, without 

 Food. — Two of the crew of sch. Marathon of this port, George M. Roberts 

 of Yarmouth, N. S., and James Austin of Liverpool, N. S., left that vessel 

 on Grand Bank, at half-past four on the afternoon of Oct. 7, 1874, to visit 

 their trawls. Soon after, it commenced to breeze up and a thick fog shut 

 in. A dory, in which were two of the crew, was paid out from the vessel to 

 their assistance, but the warp proved too short, and the fog became so thick 

 .that they soon lost sight of each other. They could hear the shouts of 

 their companions, but all efforts to reach them proved unavailing. It soon 

 commenced raining, and the two men made up their minds to do the best 

 they could through the night, in hopes to find their vessel in the morning. 



