. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . erning one or two of whichno more than the briefest mention can be made. On Septem-ber 25, 1852, the whale ship Citizen, Capt. Thomas HowesNorton of Edgartown, master, was wrecked on the icy shoresof the Arctic Ocean, and captain and crew lived for nine monthswith the natives, suffering the tortures of starvation and offreezing, until those who remained alive were reduced to thelast extremity. The ship Globe, command
. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . erning one or two of whichno more than the briefest mention can be made. On Septem-ber 25, 1852, the whale ship Citizen, Capt. Thomas HowesNorton of Edgartown, master, was wrecked on the icy shoresof the Arctic Ocean, and captain and crew lived for nine monthswith the natives, suffering the tortures of starvation and offreezing, until those who remained alive were reduced to thelast extremity. The ship Globe, commanded by Capt. Thomas Worth,son of the Mexican War hero, sailed from Edgartown in thetwenties. In the Pacific the crew mutinied and killed the cap-tain and officers. How <littercut now from the busy days ofwlialiiiu^. 42 MARTHAS VINEYARD. FISH NOTES. During the Summer of 1852 553 swordfish were taken byEdgartown fishermen, and in March, 1853, a codfish weighing75 pounds was caught off the south side. In 1858, from May 28th to July ist, 137,753 pounds of freshbluefish were sold by local fishermen to vessels from Con-necticut; this did not take into account home Fisli Notes. NORTH WATER North Water Street all the older houses on the westside of the street, and there were only houses on the west sidein the old days, are set at a slight angle with the roadway. Noone knows why it is so, but the theory is that this was originallydone that each might have a better view over the harbor, andso the more readily see returning whalers as they roundedCape Poge. Edgartown poorhouse once had an inmate, an old lady EDGARTOWN. 43 who had outlived herfamily and friends,but one who was evi-dently not anticipat-ing an early demise,for she steadfastlyrefused to sit in coldweather by the warmfire in the living room,always remaining inher own cheerlessapartment. Whenpressed for a reason,the only reply wasthat the time maycome when I shallhave no fire to go
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