There were four vessels and twenty-six lives lost this
year.
Two vessels and twenty-one lives were lost on Georges, and two vessels in the trading
business, viz.:Schooner Flight,
lost on Georges, in February. She had a crew of twelve men. .
Schooner Lucy
Pulcifer, lost on Georges, in March, with nine men.
Schooner Gold Hunter,
with a crew of five men, sailed for Virginia in February and was never afterward heard
from.
Schooner Susan, in the coasting
trade, lost December 1st, near Old House Cove, in this harbor. Crew saved. Owned by Moses
Tarr. Valued at $2,500; insured for $2,000. |
