December 21, 1883
Sch. Helen M. Dennis sailed
on a Western Bank trip Nov. 1st, and was not seen or spoken with after leaving port, and
has been absent seven weeks yesterday. It was thought that she might have gone into some
port in the Provinces for bait, but as no tidings of her have been received her owners
have given her up as lost in the November gales. She had on board fourteen men, two of
whom, Wesley Brown and Maynard Hiltz, got astray from
the vessel while examining their trawls Nov. 6th, and after three days of exposure and
suffering, were picked up by sch. China and carried into
Halifax. Thus it appears that what seemed a terrible experience, was under God the means
of preserving their lives. The twelve on board were as follows:
Archibald A. McDonald, master,
single
William Nutting, steward, single
Joseph McMaster
Jeffrey Dulong
James Murphy
Augustus Hiltz
Alex. Scanlan
Edward Cotter
Allan McLane
two men, names unknown
So far as we can learn they were all young
single men, natives of Cape Breton and vicinity, and had followed fishing from this port
several years. The vessel was owned by Mr. George Dennis, built in Ipswich in 1868,
insured for $3100, and $1000 on outfits in the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Ins. Co. |
