A. P FEN 3D IX. 



IT was the intention of the author to have had this " Memorial and 

 Record Book" published on the 20th of September, and it would, 

 undoubtedly, have made its appearance promptly, but for the fire of 

 August 27th, which commenced in Bergengren's Block, and extended 

 its ravages to the " Old Corner " building, destroying all the type, 

 injuring the presses, and completely disarranging the business of the 

 establishment. The sheets of the book, comprising one hundred and 

 twelve pages, together with the advertising department, were badly 

 injured by fire and water. Such of them as were in suitable condi- 

 tion were saved, and the balance has been re-printed. There were 

 also twenty-four pages in type, which were- to have been put to press 

 immediately. These were lost, manuscript and all. The labor of 

 re-writing these pages, mostly from memory, together with procuring 

 electrotypes, as all of the original number were destroyed, can be 

 understood only by those who have had a similar experience. It has 

 been pursued indefatigably, in addition to other extra duties which 

 the fire brought in its train, and it is with extreme gratification that 

 we put these last sheets of manuscript, representing the conclusion 

 of the Memorial Book, into the hands of the printer, feeling that the 

 delay has been no fault of ours, and that we have been very fortu- 

 nate, indeed, in being enabled to publish the book so quickly after 

 the occurrence of such disastrous circumstances. 



By the delay, we have had opportunity of adding a sad chapter 

 containing the terrible disasters caused by that fearful storm of Sun- 

 day, August 24th, in the Provincial waters, in which so many of our 

 fishermen were lost, and so much property destroyed. The record 

 is, indeed, a fearful one, and the loss of life terrible to contemplate. 

 It has sent a gloom over this community, completely changing the 

 prospects of the Bay fleet, which had looked so bright and promising. 

 Fire and flood held high carnival during that last week in August, 

 and it only remains for our people to look forward, and not back 

 upon the past, doing all within their power to retrieve their losses, 



