The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-20
NINE 0rERDuf yfssELs.
Nearly One Hundred Men Believed TO Have
Perishcd In the Recent Gales.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. 1S.-lt Is fearcd
that the ANXIOUS tOrenodings caused bv the De-
cembcr ples arc to he roalzed, and that tho
ses5S,S Of Tue Gloucester bsthnR ncet, which
we're exposed to heir fury and now long over
due, will nrvor return to port. 1he following 10
the list Of the missing vessels and their crews:
Schoon Z John 3 TYLER sailed ffom this port
NOV. IL, 4 r L1 Have Banks, since which time
she hos not been seen or heard from. She had a
crew OF ten men, "a follows Arthur O'Neal,
Fix one /. widow aud Ave cl idrcn: Murdoch
McCloud. widow and one child Alexander Nc
Cloud his son. all 9i Gloucester; tiwaid Berry,
William Lancy, George Allen. Louis wilson;
william sullivan. and Henry Maddox, natives Of
Nova Scotia. but have followed fishing from
gloucester severe, years. The vessei was owned
by Mcssrs sidney Friend & Bro. was sixty-three
tons, AMI valued ut 1900, on whi u there wa
an insnrance Of $l.025 and 300 on tho outfits. In
the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Go.
The schooner J. f. Hun,ress sailed Noy ii.
On the 3O.h Sc was IN she'burne, y. = from
spoken a day or two previous To- the gale Of the
lo.b. and ~ tidinks Of her have sin been
ard Hose, master, leaves a widow and i've
children In southport, Me-; George l..
son, wido%; J JOIN 81 John.oS. wd daS'
Charles j. Anderson. widow; Andrew Ander.
son, widow aud four children, all Of this city {;
Harry Beck, Peter J. Olsen. Thomas Thompson,
John Beck, AL single men. who have followed
nshin. from this port several vears. The Hum
tters was owned 10y MIR. samuel Haskell, was
sixty-three tons, ana vslued at $500, on which
there WAS an Insurance. Of a. 1913 aud 500 on her
outfits IN the Gloucester Mutual Fishing In
The schooner Howard Steele left port for La
Have Banks. Nov. IS, was spoken Dec. 3, the
day previous to the terrible gale, aud this Is tho
last tnas has been hoard - her, She bad
a crew Of eleven men, viz: Edward MUIR
ppnngy OF this fly %aitsr s,y ysy WIDOW
ton. widow barnard p. scanlan, Rocsport,
single George Melroy Peter slapleton, Ed ward
Walsh, Thomas Ready, Potter Collins. James
McQullan, Daniel Curtis, all single, and have
followed fishing from this port for several years.
(fpOrkp ~ lp
dO3i tons, valued at s5,lJO IN witch there was an
Insurance Of - JQJ and SG2j Oh outfits In tho
Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company.
he schooner Modena II. Jerauld left tins port
Nov; y. and left Eastport for La Have Banks
viz Charles 7, Mitchell, master, leaves widow
sa5nd two children IN tins city; Edward
{. Haines, single, brother TO Eiw ri (;
Michael keofe, widow, and children; Free.
To Freeman. single; Edward Herring. widow
aud hrve children d. ID. joyce. single Lewis
ID. Martin, widow; Emanuel Rose, Daniel Gardi-
Mcssrs. ID. { i il. Bat son, was 1884 tons was
valued at 50 800, ON which th re was an insur.
YInre 81 S5''12 III the gloucester Mutual Fishing
The schooner Wyoming loft port Nov Is for
La Have Banks, and mas not since teen heard
of. She was conlDpnded b. Capt. Henry Nass,
aud there IL DO doubt that she Is lost with all on
board. she had crew of nine men. whose
names have not been ascertalued. The NyO-
ming was owned by Mckenzie. Hardy Co.. 5j.si
tons, valued at $500. aud insured In the GlOG-
cester Mutual FISHING Insurance ofice for
Si,B', VITA $40 ou outfits In the same ONCE.
lue scno9ner Joseph +; Allen sailed for West
ern Banks oct. since which time nothing has
been heard OF her. II Is supposed that she
either ioJndered IN tho gale Of Oct 10. or was
run down AMI sunk wnile At anchor ON the
Bank.. she had a crew list OF ten men, as fol-
lows JVnn Campbell, master; william
NJ re, joseph, brown, James brown, Al
paeus Campbell, Woodbury. Lewis, smith.
Mcdonald. Angus McDonali, William Rogers
Thomas Ru sell. - far a. we can learn
they were all single men, natives OF Nova scotii.
but bad folio h-hiug from this port for sew
erh years. She was owned by -. Maddocks X
Co., built q, Essex In 1857. eos tons burden,
valued AT sid.5 aud insured la the Gloucester
Mutual FlsAin. lnsurance Company for SIUcs5
and sl,00 on her Quilts
The schooner Ellen Frances, also owned by d.
Maddocks Co.. sailed on a herring and trad ny
voyage IN september. she left SOufis. l.. l.. | 1,
with load OF potatoes Tor this port. Dec. s..
she probably foundsred in the gales which
ccommeuced on the ein ani continued
She was commanded by Capt. John Luner-
gan Of beserl. and had crew Of
have been unaoe - learn. She was built t
E-sex In 1893. was 55ii tons. ana valued at $3.50.
ihere was IN insuau Of t2,lii on the vessel
and tl.UO on her outfits In the Gloucester Nlu-
tual Fishing Insurance. COMPANY, and $lODD On
her cargo in the Gloucester Fire Insurance Co.
The schooner William r. Merchant, owned by
Messrs. snuts x Merchant, left port for "a trip o
the Grand Banks. Nov. ~. and has been absent
FIRST yale ia December with wiudlass badly
disabled; and as no tidines Of her have
come t. hand. there Is every reason 10
suppose that she IL lost. She was a fine
vessel Of 1915 tons, valued at $5.s1, and IN
sured In the Cape Ann Mutual Eshin. office
for 500. there WAS also an Insurance on ner
Quilts OF sl,OJO part in the Gloucester Mutual
and plrt m the Cipe Ann Mutual Offices. She
had a crew Of twelve men, us I, llOws Angus
Anderson, master; Barney Fr zier. Chas. FRI
zer, brothers; John Birry, Root. Miles, Alex.
Biboin, samuel Ihurber, Charles Anderson, Is.
W. Ably, leaves widow ana two children In
G0uces er John Mckay JOsepl Cosby, Moses
- f)rd. ne crew were all siuge, with the ex-
cepiion Of the one M, niiOned, and natives Of
tan,O and other ports In Nova Scotia, but had
followed fishing from this port several years.
The schooner ID. T.. Woodbury.. owned by
Messrs. Su itn Gott, left port for trip 10 the
Banks, Oct. -. she was last seen, some 1--WE
weeks out, on the Seal Island grounds. and has
never been seen or he 'rd OF since She was "a
nnc vessel II OBS tons, valued a. 800; insured
In the Gloucester Fishing lnsura ce office
Tor 81 so, ana s10J ON tho outfits.
she mao a crew list Of ten men as foI.
lows Franklin ID. pinkham, master; David
:; Corson both Of BoothDay. Me-. Andrew
NJ Anderson OF this city neayes a widow and
two children; William Ol en- and olive r
Olsen. swedes; Andrew Hanson, John Drant,
Edward syerIng, james ;. McLease. aud one
man unknown.