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Q. The extent to which the swell would take her in depends 

 upon the strength of the swell? A. The effect of the current on 

 the seine would more than counteract the swell. 



Q. But the extent to which the vessel would go in would de- 

 pend upon the strength of the swell? A. Yes, the more swell, the 

 more she would go in. 



Q. But you think the swell that day was not more than suffi- 

 cient to counteract the current ? A. I would think that the current 

 and the sail would more than counteract the swell. 



Q. Suppose there was no wind, in that case she would drift 

 in more? A. She would go in a westwardly direction; I don't 

 think she would go northwardly. 



Q. You think it would not take her inshore ? A. It would take 

 her in very little. The seine with 200 barrels of mackerel in it, 

 would hold her like an anchor. 



Q. You assume that there were 200 barrels of mackerel in the 

 seine ? A. If there were only 100 barrels in it, it would be quite a 

 drag on her. 



O. How do you understand that she was heading? A. I 

 understand that she was heading off shore. 



Q. In what direction? A. It would be hard for me to tell. 



Q. Towards which point of the compass did you assume that 

 her head was, or did you take that into consideration at all? A. 

 They said the wind was east; I understood that she was going to 

 the westward. 



Q. In forming your opinion, how did you assume that her 

 head was pointing? A. I assumed it was in somewhat of a south- 

 wardly or eastwardly direction ; it depends upon how the wind 

 was. 



Q. You would not be surprised to find a vessel with a heavy 

 southwardly swell on that coast, making from 150 to 200 yards, 

 supposing a seine was fastened to her? A. I don't think she could 

 if she had anything fastened to her. I could not say how much 

 she would go if she were separate. 



Q. Do you say it is impossible for a schooner in a couple 

 of hours with a heavy southwardly swell to get 200 yards nearer 

 to the shore? A. She might with nothing fastened to her. 



Q. With the seine fastened to her, what would you give her? 

 A. I would not give her anything. She would drag to the west- 

 ward. 



