TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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I. PREFACB 1 



II. Perils attending tho Fisheries 8 



III. List of the Names of Twelve Hundred and Sixty-five Men and Two 

 Hundred and Eighty Vessels Lost in tho Fisheries and other maritime 

 branches, from the Port of Gloucester, from tho year 1830 to July 1st, 

 1878, embracing a period of nearly half a century ; also, the Valuation 



of the Vessel Property and Insurance thereon 8 



IV. Table of Recapitulation 63 



V. On Georges in tho Terrible Gale of February 24th, 1862. The ex- 



perience of one who was there for the first and lost time . . .64 



VI. The Mackerel Fishery Giving an Account of its Commencement 



and Progress, with Statistics of the Catch for the past thirteen years . 60 



VII. The Haddock, Pollock, Cod and Halibut Fisheries, giving an Ac- 

 count of the First Trips to Georges for Codfish 66 



VIII. The Commerce of Gloucester and the Fisheries .... 68 



IX. The Winter Fishery of 1846 a Comparison between Then and Now, 

 showing the wonderful Increase of this Branch of the Business . . 69 



X. " Uncle Charlie's " Recollections of the Old Pinkey and Jigger Fleets ; 



also, of the Square Sterners, Half-Clipper and Clipper Model Fishing 

 Vessels 71 



XI. Account of the First Trips to Georges after Halibut .... 77 

 XII. Incidents of the Gale of September 8th, 1869 79 



XIII. Sea Fish and Fisheries 81 



XIV. Big Trips in the Bank, Georges, Mackerel and Haddock Fisheries 82 



XV. How the Pinkey Charles weathered it 87 



XVI. Loss of Two Rockport Vessels. Thrilling Narrative of Mr. 

 Charles Jordan, sole survivor of the crew of Schooner Helen Eliza. 



His Perilous Position and Wonderful Escape 88 



XVII. Fishermen's Superstitions. Remarkable Verifications of Dreams. 

 Wonderful Presentiment 92 



XVIII. Greenland and Iceland Halibut Fisheries 96 



XIX. Estimated Products of the Fisheries for the year 1872. Tonnage 

 Statistics 97 



