The Cellardyke Echo – 16/9/2020

This week’s Echo feature a few accidents, and also the info that Cellardyke boats used to over winter in the Eden Estuary, I knew some went to Leven harbour and even South Queenfesrry and as far as Alloa, but I was unaware odf them using the Eden. There were over 170 boast over 42ft long belonging Cellardyke at this period and they were only used for the herring fishing or distant great lines, at other times a similar number of locally owned boats would fish great lines closer inshore or the sma’ lines for haddock. The skippers owned several vessels and usied the appropriate one for the type of fishing they prosecuted

1885

Alarming Accident.—As Alexander Donaldson, baker at the East End of Cellardyke, was serving his customers in West Anstruther on Friday evening, the pony, a fiery little animal, from some unexplained cause bolted before he had well taken his seat in the van. Dashing full career, it took that most dangerous of all angles, the Buckie House corner, so quickly as to upset the van at the Town Hall. In the meantime Mr Donaldson’s boy of fourteen leaped from the back of the vehicle, and thus escaped with no more serious hurt than the spraining of his foot; but Mr Donaldson, himself was thrown with such tremendous violence against the wall and footpath, as, with other injuries, to break his collar bone and three of his ribs – at the moment, indeed, the impression of the bystanders was that he was killed on the spot, but on being conveyed home and attended to by Dr Macallum, with his assistant, Dr Lynch, his friends had every encouragement to hope well of his convalescence.

North Shields

WRECKAGE AT SEA.  A telegram from Vlaardingen, Sept 7, says A vessel’s nameboard, blue, and masked in gilt letters with the vessel’s name, “Cellardyke,” was picked up, Aug. 29, lat.  55.58N, by the fishing lugger Jorge Gerard, has been brought in here.

LAUNCH FISHING BOAT. —On Friday afternoon last week, Councillor Jarvis launched from his building yard a fine specimen of our fishing craft. She is specially fitted up with several conveniences, which are not generally used in fishing boats. As she was launched into the harbour she was christened the “Jessies” by Miss Jarvis. The owner is skipper James Brunton, Cellardyke. Her dimensions are:- Length, 56 feet; breath, 18 feet, and depth, 8 feet.

THE HALLELUJAH ARMY. The Treasurer reported that application had been made to him by a Cellardyke fisherman for the use of the Town Hall for the Hallelujah Army. The Provost considered that a different charge from last year should be made. It was given cheap last year, as they expected it would only be occupied for a short time. They could not allow it to be occupied for that purpose without being paid for it. He had spoken to several people on the subject, and there was a strong feeling that the Hall should be better paid for than it had been. The Treasurer mentioned that the Cellardyke people were charging as 3s 6d each night, with 1s 6d to the officer. Mr Thaw suggested that they should charge £1 for two nights in the week, and for a third night if required, 5s. This was agreed to, and it was understood that the Army were to have the Hall during the pleasure of the Council.

1886

BOAT for SALE; Length, 45 feet; Built in 1874, and in good condition, just as she has been at the LAMMAS Fishing. Apply to WM. GARDNER, Skipper, 59 John Street. Cellardyke.

On Saturday forenoon a serious accident occurred in Shore Street to a fisherman named David Moncrieff, residing in George Street, Cellardyke. He was sitting asleep on the parapet wall a little way east from Mr Andrew Wood’s shop, when awaking up he overbalanced himself and fell over into the harbour. Unfortunately his head came in contact with the rock, and as he had fallen a distance of about ten feet he received serious injuries, a deep gash being made in his skull. The accident was noticed by the bystanders, who rushed to his aid. He was immediately conveyed home in a cart, and Dr Craig summoned. The Doctor dressed the wound, and Moncrieff is now making some progress towards recovery. It is a marvel he was not killed on the spot.

Alexander Doig, one of the crew of the Cellardyke boat “Refuge,” had his hand terribly mutilated by the wheel of machinery upon which he was engaged working. One of the forefingers was completely torn away. Dr Craig attended to the injured man.

1887

NOTICE TO FISHERMEN
PROVIDE YOUR BOAT WITH PATENT SAFETY STEERING GEAR.

No Tiller to knock you overboard. Powerful and easy to work.

TESTIMONIALS.

32 West Forth Street, Cellardyke. GENTLEMEN, After a little more experience with your gear I have great confidence in same as it is the safest and best mode of steering our boats, and does away with the tiller, is powerful and easy to work, and no accident could occur such as tiller knocking anyone overboard, as was quite likely the case in boat ” Gem of the Sea,” Pittenweem.

ROBERT MONTADOR.

W. L. MITCHELL & SON, ABBOTSHALL FOUNDRY KIRKCALDY.

Also, Makers “CHAMPION”NET-HAULER, Capstans, mast head sheaves and all FISHING BOAT REQUISITES.

1888

Lerwick.

The schooner Kvik, Mandal, which arrived here this week with a cargo of coals found eighteen herring nets, with eighteen buoys attached, floating about 30 miles east of the May Island, which were picked up and brought to Lerwick. The buoys were all private marked, and have been claimed by Cellardyke fishermen.

A young Cellardyke fisher, Thomas Tarvit, was accused of throwing a big stone so as to strike Police Constable White on the heel towards the midnight of Thursday. He explained that it was a bit of brick- he did not mean to strike the constable, but a Pittenweem man who had injured him. He was fined in 7s 6d.

1889

Arbroath – Dead Body Found on the Beach.—Yesterday morning, about six o’clock, the dead body of a man, supposed to be a fisherman, was found on the beach at the back of the shambles, where had been washed ashore. It was removed to the mortuary for identification. The body must have been a long time in the water. There are marks on the clothing, boots, &c., which might identification. Deceased had on pair of sea boots, stockings, a blue guernsey, and an oilskin coat. Some these articles have been patched. The only case of the loss of fisherman in this neighbourhood late was that of the young man, James Brodie, native of Stonehaven, but who latterly resided in Cellardyke, forming one of the crew of the boat Black Prince, KY 1169, and who was washed overboard near the North Carr Lightship the morning of August 6th, as reported in our columns on the following day.

The Black Prince photo appears in the Canmore collection click here

The two storey house, with the yard to the sea, contiguous to Urquhart’s Wynd, Cellardyke, was exposed for sale in Mr Cook’s office on Friday. There was no offer at £150.

Assault on a shopkeeper – At the bar of East Anstruther Police Court on Friday—Provost Darsie on the bench—a Cellardyke half-dealsman, named Alexander Keith, was accused of assault, having struck a trader in his own shop; also, with committing a breach of the peace in Shore Street. Two previous convictions were mentioned in the complaint, to which the panel, who appeared sorry for what he had done with “that weary drap,” pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 1s.

SALE of FISHING TACKLE, &C.

The outfit for sea of Skipper James Cunningham (Doig), who is about to leave Cellardyke for Australia, was exposed for sale on Saturday. Some eighty nets realised from 12s to 22s. Other tackle was also in fair demand. The first-class boat, “Isle of May,” KY 109 was exposed for sale. This tidy little craft was built by Mr Miller some ten or twelve years ago, but she failed to get an offer at £4O

St Andrews

I am observant of all that concerns the best of our own city, and I note that a source of considerable revenue lies at our very door. The bend of the Eden at the end of the links forming a kind of basin, bare with the ebb and covered with the flood, but worthless hitherto, is presently being occupied by our spirited neighbour fishermen from Cellardyke as a winter dock for their boats, and a number of these are already moored. In places as much £2 has been charged for such a privilege. Suppose we charge 10s, make the bottom smooth with a covering of gravel and advertise the dock, and who can tell what returns it may give.