. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. of provisions, supplies for a week, placed aboard a Chebacco boat in 1811: 2 quarts of molasses, 5 pounds of fat salt pork, 4 pounds of flour, 7 pounds of hard crackers, % barrel of water, and an unstated supply of rum. Beans were sometimes supplied and cooked aboard the boats. Throughout the colonial period and after, until well into the 1840's, the consumption of rum aboard New England fishing vessels was enormous. It was said that this often had serious effects upon fishing, causing loss of time and gear. Occasionally an incident appeared
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. of provisions, supplies for a week, placed aboard a Chebacco boat in 1811: 2 quarts of molasses, 5 pounds of fat salt pork, 4 pounds of flour, 7 pounds of hard crackers, % barrel of water, and an unstated supply of rum. Beans were sometimes supplied and cooked aboard the boats. Throughout the colonial period and after, until well into the 1840's, the consumption of rum aboard New England fishing vessels was enormous. It was said that this often had serious effects upon fishing, causing loss of time and gear. Occasionally an incident appeared in the newspapers, as in the Boston Gazelle, Monday, August 12th, 1771: The beginning of last \Veek a Fishing Schooner arrived at Marblehead, having on board 4 Men and 2 Lads, who gave an Account, that about a Week or Fortnight before they got in, one Saturday Evening, after the Crew had made a Supper of Pork and boiled Dumplins, their Skipper, Mr , and one Russell, died very suddenly, the former immediately after Supper and the latter the next Morning. ."Mthough the Men and Lads agreed in the Circumstances relative to these Deaths, yet the Magistracy tho't proper to make a legal, particular Enquiry into the Affair, which was done last Saturday, when it appeared that Russell, after the Men had finished their Supper, challenged the Skipper, or any other, to drink Bumpers of Rum with him; which being accepted, a Pint Mug was filled and Russell drank it off, and the Skipper then drank the same Quantity. Russell repeated the fatal draught which completed a Quart; before the Skipper had Time to drink his second Draught he fell and immediately His Champion dropt very soon after, continued in a lethargic State till the Next Morning and then died. The 4 Men and 2 Lads agreed to Conceal the unhappy cause of these Deaths; which they did until examined by Authority. In the years between 1815 and 1840 the peaceful state of the seas and the steadily increasing demand for fis
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