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John Roach, B. Hill, George Ebenezer. Three-quarters owned by 

 the master, and the remainder by Samuel W. Brown. Valued at 

 $4,000 ; insured for $2,500. 



Schooner OREGON, lost January 20th, on Quaddy Head, with 

 eight men, viz.: S. Guptil, Master; J. Ingersoll, John O'Brien, 

 Win. McDonald, Eben Wormell, M. Haudlan, Henry Molfltt, Simon 

 Hanley. Owned by George F. Wonson, and others. Valued at 

 $2,000 ; insured for $1,500. 



RICHARD WHEATON, lost overboard from schooner Kit Carson, on 

 her homeward passage from Newfoundland, January 10th. 



WILLIAM CAMPBELL, lost overboard on Georges, from schooner 

 Sea Foam, in March. 



DANIEL DESMOND, of schooner A. R. Andrews, lost overboard Oct. 

 12th, off Thacher's Island. 



JAMES L. BUCK, of schooner Wild Rover, lost overboard on the 

 passage homo from the Bay of St. Lawrence, in October. 



JOHN MCDONALD, of schooner Ftying Fish, was drowned April 

 20th, by falling between the vessel and wharf. 



GEORGE E. WEBBER, of this town, one of the crew of schooner 

 Glad Tidings, died at Prince Edward's Island, August 10th, of 

 typhoid fever. 



1863. 



There were nine vessels and six lives lost in the fishing business 

 this year : two vessels in the Newfoundland, and one in the Bank 

 fishery. The pirate Tacony made a raid on the fishing fleet at an- 

 chor in the South Channel, June 22d, burning six of the vessels. 



Schooner WILLIAM PARKMAN was dismasted off Beaver 

 Island, in a gale, and was subsequently towed into Beaver Harbor, 

 and sold. One of the crew, named PHILIP CAREY, was drowned. 

 Owned by George Steele. Valued at 83,200 ; insured for $2,800. 



Schooner ALFALFA was lost at English Harbor, Newfoundland) 

 in January. Crew saved. Owned by Charles Parkhurst. Valued at 

 $2,500 ; insured for $2,000. 



Schooner MARY E. HILTZ, John Hiltz, Master ; was lost off 

 Marblehead, on her homeward passage from Newfoundland, February 

 26th, during a violent snow storm. One of her crew, named THOMAS 

 CHRISTOPHER, was drowned. Owned by the master and George P. 

 Rust. Valued at $7,500 ; insured for $3,500. 



The following are the names of the vessels' burned by the Tacony. 

 They were valued at $25,000, and insured, but the manner of their 

 being destroyed rendered the insurance invalid. Claims have been 



