1902
A Case of Smallpox —Some consternation was created in the district last Friday night, when it became knows that a fisherman suffering from smallpox had been conveyed from Rodger Street, Cellardyke, to Ovenstone Hospital in the ambulance waggon. The particulars are that a St Monans boat, manned by a Cellardyke crew, arrived from Shields. where they had been fishing for a few weeks, on Friday forenoon. One of the crew, George Murray (Geddes), had been complaining since Tuesday previous, and on being taken home, and Dr Ferguson called, it was found that he was suffering from smallpox. The Doctor lost no time in notifying the hospital authorities, and the ambulance waggon arrived in the evening, and took the patient to Ovenstone. The other members of the crew were immediately vaccinated, and the usual precautions taken by the sanitary authorities to prevent any spread of the disease. On Saturday morning, Dr Nasmyth, the medical officer, arrived from Cuper, and saw to the fumigation of the boat as it lay at the middle pier, while the houses of all the crew were also sprayed with fumiline. On Monday night, the ambulance waggon was again sent to Cellardyke, this time to take away the clothes of the patient.. The presence of the ambulance sent a rumour abroad in Anstruther and Pittenweem, that another case had occurred, but fortunately this was not the fact. The case in hospital is a mild one, and there is every hope that the disease will not spread.
Fifeshire Advertiser names the boat as the “Jane and William” (skipper Robt. Meldrum)
CELLARDYKE. RESTORATION OF THE HARBOUR.—A letter has been received from the Fishery Board stating that another grant of £300 has been given for the restoration of the Harbour. In addition to the previous grant of £1000, this will total £1300 from the Fishery Board. Donations and loans got from the residents will enable the Council to carry out work without borrowing any money.
Clearing out the dock – For some weeks past the coast fishermen have been withdrawing their boats from the laid up list in Leven Dock. Buckhaven men are getting their craft trim for Shields. St Monans, Pittenweem, and Cellardyke fleets are more broken up, some fitting out for Shetland, others for Stornoway, and the rest meaning to follow the fishing from the Firth. A number of the boats left in the dock will be taken away shortly for the summer drave.
1903
Launch.—On Tuesday afternoon, Mr Fulton launched from his building yard the Jasper (green gem), one of the largest class of fishing boats which he has just completed for Skipper Alexander Corstorphine, Cellardyke. Taking advantage of a fine spring tide, the craft made a most successful launch into the harbour. On settling in the water her finely balanced lines were shown to grand advantage. ln model she is pronounced to be second to none that has come out of the same yard, while the workmanship all over reflects great credit on builder and workmen. Little has been done previous to the launch to the internal fittings but the craft will make her first start at the ensuing summer herring fishing. The next boat to be put down in the yard is for Mr William Hughes, son of Skipper James Hughes (Butters), and is required for the south fishing in September.
SHETLAND FISHING BOAT.—The second new fishing boat built by Mr Miller for the Shetland Isles, was launched on Wednesday afternoon in presence of a good number of spectators. The boat has been built to the order of Mr Young, Shetland, and is to be smack-rigged Her name is the Brothers’ Gem. ………. Mr Miller is to lay the keel of another boat 69 feet in length to the order of Mr Brodie Smith, Cellardyke, and is to be ready for the summer herring fishing
Wreckage of Missing Craft Identified. The boat’s yard picked about a month ago the Granton steam trawler Retriever in the North Sea, sixteen miles east by south half south from the Bell Rock, and landed Granton. has now been identified by friends from Anstruther as belonging to the fishing boat Brothers of Cellardyke, which foundered in September last during stormy weather when on passage to the Firth Forth from the Aberdeen herring fishing, all the crew being lost.
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