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night of March 20th. Their names were JOHN THUS, of Norway ; 

 MURDOCH FINLATSON, of Guysboro', N. S. ; RHODERICK MCDONALD, 

 of Straits of Canso ; ANDREW PERKINS, of York, Me. 



DANIEL FARDY was lost overboard from schooner Arizona, bound 

 for Georges, on the night of September 21st. 



LEWIS A. MCDONALD was lost overboard from schooner E. R. 

 Nickerson, on the 20th of August, off Magdalene Islands. 



WILLIAM MILLER, of Lanesville, was lost overboard from schooner 

 Emporia, Aug. 27th. 



WILLIAM DAVIS was lost overboard from schooner Carrie S. Dagle, 

 January 10th, on her passage from Newfoundland. 



1867. 



There were sixty-six lives and eleven vessels lost this year, as 

 follows : three on Georges, one in the Newfoundland trade, three in 

 the Bay. of St. Lawrence, two in the shore fishery, and two freighters. 



Schooner JOHN W. LOWE, probably lost in the gale of January 

 17th, while on the passage from Newfoundland. Crew of nine men, 

 viz. : Manly Grimes, Master ; Gustave Witer, Raymond White, 

 George H. Griffin, James Hanler, Oliver Norton, Augustus Dagle, 

 Henry Kappin, Neal McKinnon. Owned by John Low, Jr., & Son. 

 Valued with cargo, at $15,000 ; insured for $12,000. 



Schooner FRANK HERBERT, lost on Georges, in August. Crew 

 of eight men, viz. : Patrick Flaherty, Master ; Hugh McDonnough, 

 Michael McDonnough, James King, Thomas Mullen, Michael 

 Flaherty, Martin Foley, Mark MoLaughlin. Owned by Hugh 

 McDonnough and Samuel Lane & Bro. Valued at $4,500 ; insured 

 for $2,200. 



Schooner SUNNY SIDE, lost on Georges, same month. Crew 

 of nine men, viz. : John Grant, Master ; Henry Beckman, John 

 Myers, Peter Frederickson, Peter Peterson, Hans Anderson, Alex- 

 ander Colson, William Wilson, James Kirby. Owned by Walen & 

 Co. Valued at $7,000 ; insured for $5,500. 



Schooner ONWARD had a narrow escape on Georges in the gale 

 of August 2d. She was boarded by a heavy sea, which swept away 

 Bowsprit, masts, bulwarks, &c., mking a complete wreck of the 

 vessel above her deck. Fortunately no lives were lost. Owned by 

 Wm. Parsons, 2d, & Co. Abandoned to the underwriters and sold at 

 auction for $1,000. Valued at $3,500 ; insured for $3,062. 



Schooner FASHION, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in the 

 September gale. Crew of thirteen men, viz. : John Peterson, Master ; 



