28 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



Q. Then in regard to the way the tide was running, you got 

 your information from him? A. Yes. 



Q. You did not keep the run of it yourself? A. No. 



Q. How was the wind? A. I think as near as I can judge 

 that it was E. N. E. 



Q. Are there two ledges at Gull Ledge? A. There might be, 

 one inside of the other. 



O. You don't know whether there is a second ledge inside of 

 the first? A. No, I can't say what is inside of it. This one lies 

 about E. and W. coming from sea. 



Q. Now that wind, the way you were lying, where would it 

 take you? A. It would take us W. S. W. 



O. It would take you up towards Liscombe ? A. No, it would 

 take us off shore, a little up this way, clear of the land. 



Q. Do you say that the drift would take you out of sight of 

 land? A. Yes. 



Q. Would it take you clear of White Island? A. Yes. away 

 off of it. 



Q. You remember the time you sent a boat on board the 

 Haskins? A. We did not go aboard of her. 



Q. You sent a boat to the Haskins did you not? A. It was 

 to the Haskins' boat. 



Q. Then you did not send a boat to the Haskins, but you 

 sent it to the Haskins' boat? A. Yes, that was it. 



Q. Was the boat belonging to the Haskins inside or out- 

 side of the Haskins f She was outside to the southward of the 

 Haskins. 



Q. When you spoke of your taking out your fish in the same 

 place that Capt. Hardy did, you meant that when you were bailing 

 your fish, your schooner was in the same place as his? A. Yes, 

 they were just a little apart, so as not to interfere. 



Q. Did the Haskins remain in the same position ; I mean 

 did she remain the same distance from the shore? A. Yes. 



Q. She was under sail going up? A. Yes, just the same as 

 our vessel. 



Q. You were sailing up and down, were you, or were you 

 keeping right along from the time you got there until 5 o'clock? 

 A. We were sailing right along until we set for the mackerel. 

 Then the cook kept the vessel jogging around the boat until we 

 got the fish. 



