January
10th - Thomas Landry, a
native of Arichat, C. B., single, 24, fell overboard from the mainboom of sch. Horace
B. Parker on LeHave bank.
11th - Augustus G. Kench, native
of Prince Edward Island, washed overboard from sch. Annie C. Hall
on Georges.
12th - Andrew Johnson died on
board sch. Hustler.
18th - Richard Hearn, 32,
native of Spain, unmarried, knocked overboard form sch. Edward A. Perkins
off Eastern Point.
21st - Sch. Yosemite
went ashore on Ram island, near Lockeport, N. S., while on passage home from Newfoundland
with a frozen herring trip. Joseph Perry, the cook, was drowned when the
vessel struck and Philip Fiander had both legs broken and died of his
injuries on the rock before assistance came. The day following the wreck, after the men
had remained on the rock for nearly twenty-four hours, the mate, Patrick Rose, swam
through the breakers to the shore a distance of about 300 feet, with a line, and was thus
enabled to save the lives of the rest of the crew.
26th - Sch. Lizzie J. Greenleaf lost in gale, crew of
fifteen men lost.
27th - William Mosher, a
native of Liverpool, N. S., washed overboard from sch. Agnes E. Downes.
28th - James Osborne, 35,
native of Newfoundland, washed overboard from sch. Hattie Evelyn
on Georges. Capt. John McDonald, master of sch. James G.
Blaine, and Hugh Skinner, washed overboard from the
schooner on Georges. Capt. McDonald was 30 years of age, a native of Cape
Breton, a widower, and left three children. Skinner was also a native of
Cape Breton, 22, and unmarried.
29th - Richard Howlett, 35, a
native of St. Mary's Bay, N. F., knocked overboard from sch. J. W. Collins on
Georges, left a widow in this city. Robert Hawes, 30, native of
Newfoundland, washed overboard from sch. A. M. Burnham on
Brown's Bank. Capt. William N. Wells, master of the sch. Helen
G. Wells, washed overboard from the schooner on LeHave bank. He was a
widower, 48, a native of Guysboro, N. S., land left eight children. Sch. Maggie
and Lily foundered on Georges, the crew being taken off by sch.
Edith M. McInnis, and landed at Shelburne, N. S.
February
4th - Cassie Muse, 26, a
native of Newfoundland, washed overboard from sch. Hattie E. Worcester
on Grand bank.
10th - Harry Olsen and Norman
Jeddrey, two of the crew of the sch. Edward A. Perkins,
drowned on Banquereau by the capsizing of their dory. Olsen was 25, a native of
Hamnerfest, Norway, and Jeddrey 25, a native of Yarmouth, N. S. Sch. Hattie N.
Graham searched for smuggling liquors.
11th - Capt. Joseph
E. Graham pleaded guilty of smuggled liquors.
March
7th - James F. Carter, 22, a
native of Boothbay, Me., washed from the bowsprit of sch. Carrier Dove
on Georges.
17th - Victor Erickson, 25
years, a native of Finland, thrown overboard from sch. Edward Trevoy
on Georges by lurch of the vessel. Eleventh anniversary of the Master Mariner's
Association.
April
6th - Robert Muise and Theodore
Babine went astray from sch. William E. Morrissey.
Muise was 25, a native of Newfoundland, and Babine 30, a native of Nova Scotia.
9th - Sch. Bonita
foundered off Gurnet light; crew saved.
10th - John Petipaw and Thomas
Williams, two of the crew of sch. Lizzie Griffin, went
astray in their dory on Grand Bank. Petipaw was 30, a native of Arichat, C. B., and
Williams about the same age, a native of Newfoundland.
16th - Daniel McDonald, one
of the crew of sch. Mattie D. Brundage of Boston, drowned at
Reed & Gamage's wharf; a native of Canso, N. S., 24 years. Sch. Charles H.
Taylor wrecked on Sable Island while on a fresh halibut trip. Crew saved
with great difficulty, five dories being smashed in leaving the vessel.
May
2nd - Sch. Robert
Dorrity goes ashore at Halibut Point.
13th - Schs. Louisa
Polley and Hattie M. Graham struck by steamers.
28th - Joseph Sonia, a native
of Nova Scotia and Alex Shiffen, a native of St. Mary's Bay, N. F., went
astray from sch. Joseph Rowe on the banks and after rowing to
land, were drowned while attempting to land at Bacalieu light, N. F.
29th - Capt. William
D. Chard struck by falling mast and seriously injured.
June
22nd - Samuel Lowry, 35, a
native of Canso, N. S., one of the crew of sch. Hattie M. Burnham,
drowned off Block Island by being run down by the vessel while in a seine boat.
July
3rd - Frank Mitchell, a boat
fisherman, run down off Eastern Point by a fishing schooner but saved.
6th - Augustus Nelson, 43,
rigger, killed by falling from masthead of sch. Addison Center
of Provincetown.
8th - John Huey, 50, a native
of Bristol, Me., died on board sch. Triton on Georges.
9th - Edward Carrigan, 45,
native of Baine Harbor, Me., died of heart disease on board sch. Procyon
on the Banks.
10th - John Huey died on
board sch. Triton, aged 50 years.
13th - Capt. Zacharie
Surratt presented with pair of marine glasses for saving crew of British steamer
Warwick.
14th - Olof Ericson, one of
the crew of steam lighter John Wise, died in Portland, his skull
being fractured by a fall.
31st - Sch.
William M. McDonald went ashore at Great Point, Nantucket while of a seining
trip. Crew saved.
August
18th - John Nelson and Charles
Reno, two of the crew of sch. S. P. Willard, went
astray form their vessel on Grand Bank and probably drowned by the capsizing of their
dory. Nelson was a native of Norway and Reno was a native of Burette Island, N. F.
21st - Sch. Marathon
sprung a leak and foundered off Cape North, C. B. while on a mackerel trip. Crew took to
their boats and rowed to land.
September
11th - George Muise, 21,
native of Tusket Hill, N. S., one of the crew of sch. John L. Nicholson,
drowned on Grand Banks, by the capsizing of his dory. John Muise, his
dorymate, clung to the dory until rescued.
16th - Sch. Cordova
went ashore at Pass Island, N. F., while pursuing the fresh halibut fishery; crew saved.
18th - One of the crew of
sch. John L. Nicholson, name unknown, was drowned by the
upsetting of his dory on the Brand Banks.
24th - James Doucette and Eugene
Burke, two of the crew of sch. Elsie M. Devine, drowned
by the capsizing of their dory. Both men were natives of Nova Scotia.
October
9th - Charles Sanberg, a
native of Sweden, one of the crew of sch. Virginia, on a
codfishing trip, out since April 15, died at Bay Bulls, N. F. of brain fever.
17th - Paving sloop Alfred
A., of Rockport sunk off Marblehead in a gale; two of crew, Merrill
H. Reed and P. Everett Conley, being drowned. The sloop was
taking a cargo of paving from Rockport to Boston. Reed was a native of Boothbay, 55 years,
and left a widow and son. Conley was a native of Rockport, 35, and single.
19th - Sch. Hustler lost with crew of fourteen men.
23 - Simon Moulison, one of
the crew of sch. Parthia, washed overboard on Grand Bank. Capt. Jesse
Morton, of that same vessel, said that while he had encountered heavier winds, he
never saw a worse sea than was running during the gale. The vessel parted twice and was
struck by a heavy sea which hove her down, swept the deck, taking butts and oil barrels,
breaking booms and gaffs, smashing dories and ripping the battens off the hatches. The
vessel came back quickly and the crew went to work clearing the wreck of the dories away
from the main hatch so that they could batten it down again, when another sea came at
them. The men jumped for places of safety, but Moulison got caught between the dories and
was thrown heavily against the sail. Another of the crew, Henry Doucette, was
washed overboard, but was saved, although severely shaken up and receiving a bad sprain of
one of his ankles. Some idea of the height of the wave can be imagined when it is known
that one of the crew who stood on the tenth ratline of the main rigging, had his
sou'wester town off by the sea. The first sea hove the Parthia
down so far that her mast heads lay in the water and the cabin was filled, the stove being
overturned and everything to windward going into the leeward bunks. Everything possible
was done for Moulison, and he seemed to be better when Bay Bulls was reached. No bones
were broken, but it could be seen that he was injured internally. The best medical
attendance was secured at Bay Bulls, but Moulison died, and was buried there.
November
Sch. Anne
and Mary lost in one of the severe gales on November; entire crew of 13
men lost.
Provincetown sch. Susan R. Stone is
lost with nineteen men aboard.
9th - Thomas Saunders, 45,
one of the crew of sch. Zenobia died at Bay Bulls, N. F.
12th - Sch. John E. McKenzie lost in gale; crew of
eighteen men lost. Sch. Carrie E. Lane foundered on LaHave bank
in the same gale, while engaged in the handline fishery, the crew being taken off by Sch. J.
W. Collins and landed at Liverpool, N. S. The vessel sank a few minutes
after the men were taken off.
20th - Manuel Genoriao Cunha,
one of the crew of sch. Two Forty, attacks shipmates while
insane, seriously wounding four men, in Boston, and cuts his own throat.
December
3rd - Capt. Harry
Anderson, 37, native of Deer Island, Me., master of sch. Norman
Fisher, fell overboard from the schooner on LeHave bank; leaves widow and
one child.
6th - Kenneth McPherson, 40,
native of Cape Breton, died at the Addison Gilbert hospital, having been handed from sch. Talisman.
18th - Sch. Grace L. Fears lost with crew of seven
men. James Phalen, 21, native of Whitehead, N. S. washed overboard from
sch. Masconomo on Bank Quero.
24th - Sch. Mayflower
went ashore at Cape Negro, N. S., while engaged in the haddock fishery; crew saved.
26th - Capt. Carl
Hagberg, 56, native of Sweden, master of sch. Dora A. Lawson,
knocked overboard in the harbor, leaves widow and one child.
|
