262 FISHERMEN'S OWN BOOK, 



Smuggler, on Georges, March 20; Capt. George Bearse from sch.Jojias H. 

 Frefich, in the mackereling fishery, March 26. 



Lost in Dories. — Jeremiah Haley and James Dunphy from sch. M. A. 

 Baston, Feb. 3. James McGrath, Peter Christian, Charles Rosmuson and 

 Fred, Keamp, from sch. Corrinna H. Bishop, Feb. 5. 



With these additions the aggregate losses in the fishing business from 

 Gloucester since 1830, the year the Georges fishery commenced, are 2,351 

 lives, and 428 vessels valued at ^1,862,710. 



The following are the details of the losses from Oct. i, 1873 to Jan. i, 

 1874. The aggregate is given in the table, but the details were overlooked 

 in making up the account on page 66 ; we therefore insert here. 



Sch. CONNAUGHT RANGER, 21. 11 tons, owned by Capt. Nicholas 

 Murphy, was wrecked at Fresh Water Cove Oct. 20. Crew saved. Value, 

 $1,000; insurance, $500, in the Gloucester Fire Insurance office. 



Sch. JOHN P. HALE, 38.59 tons, owned by J. F. Wonson & Co., drove 

 out of the harbor on the night of Nov. 17, and was totally wrecked near 

 Old House Cove. Crew saved. Value, $2,000; insurance, $1,800, in the 

 Gloucester Fire Insurance office. 



Sch. EXCELSIOR, 38.30 tons, owned by Capt. George Merchant, Jr., and 

 others, sunk at her anchors in Marblehead harbor, on the night of Nov. 17. 

 Crew saved. Value, $1,000 ; insurance, $875. Abandoned to the under- 

 writers. 



Lost Overboard. — George Farrance from sch. Fanny Fern, Oct. 5 ; Wil- 

 liam Colwell from sch. Noonday, Oct. 7. 



Lost in Dories. — George Cook and Jesse Oliver from sch. Tubal Cain, 

 Oct. 14; Charles Reynolds and Patrick Phalen from sch. Mary E., Oct. 18 ; 

 Moses Cahoon and William Reeves from sch. Sultana, Nov 4 ; Daniel Man- 

 ning and John Donnelly from sch. William 2^. Smith, Nov. 19. 



