The
brig Mary sailed from Cork April 1847 /arriving. Halifax, N.S.,
(via Boston) May 28th 1847
Brig Mary of Yarmouth, from the port of Cork, Ireland to Boston, Mass.,
dated May 21st 1847. Burthen 82 tons, Joseph Wyman, the Master.
The
passenger list does not include the Captain's "sworn statement" however, a
notation reads
"The above named vessel sailed without discharging her passengers, the Captain
refusing to give the bonds required by the State Laws." (Passenger list Source:
Famine Emigrants NAI}
No.
Names
Age
Sex / Remarks
1
Donaghue, Thomas
24
male
2
Kelleher, Timothy
22
male
3
Coghlan, Samuel
24
male
4
Flanaghan, Thomas
29
male
5
Carlin
Ellen
2?
female
6
Walsh,
Thomas
20
male
7
Shea,
William
19
male
8
Cavanagh, Joseph
21
male
9
Cavanagh, John
20
male
10
Fenerty, Samuel
30
male
11
Callaghan, Ellen
30
female
-
12
Callaghan, Johanna
8
female
13
Callaghan, Mary
9
female
14
Callaghan, Ellen
37
female
15
Callaghan, Bridget
6
female
16
Callaghan, Catharine
8
female
17
Turner,
Thomas
20
male
18
Sullivan, Daniel
?6?
male
19
Connor,
Michael
40
male
20
Connor,
Margaret
40
female
21
Connor,
James
17
male
22
Connor,
Catharine
15
female
23
Connor,
Mary
15
female
24
Connor,
Thomas
11
male
25
Manning, Michael
20
male
26
Collins, Thomas
20
male
27
Brien,
Jeremiah
20
male
28
Brien,
Margaret
26
female
29
Brien,
Bridget
21
female
30
Brien,
Johanna
2
female
31
Brien,
Mary
2
female
32
Noonan,
Edward Clonmaney
40
male
33
Mahony,
Jeremiah
33
male
34
Sullivan, Patrick
22
male
35
Daly,
James
20
male
36
Daly,
Timothy
20
male
37
Murphy,
Dennis
20
male
38
Driscoll, Timothy
25
male
39
Atkinson, Eliza
25
female
40
Bowles,
Patrick
27
male
41
Brown,
John
20
male
42
Connor,
John
25
male
43
Lovatt,
Simon
20
male -
44
Sullivan, John
20
male
45
Sullivan, Con.
22
male
46
Sullivan, Daniel
19
male
Saint John, NB, Morning News Friday, May 28, 1847
Disturbance in Boston harbour
The British Brig Mary, Captain Wyman from Cork, arrived at this
port Monday, May 17th 1847 with forty-six Irish steerage passengers. The city
authorities would not allow them to be landed, owing to their destitute
condition, unless the master gave bonds that they would not become a burthen to
the city. This he was unable or unwilling to do, and came to the conclusion that
he must take them to Halifax, for which port he accordingly cleared on Saturday
May 22nd 1847. The passengers were naturally much exasperated at the turn
matters were taking, and when the pilot ordered the crew to weigh anchor, the
passengers took possession at the handspikes and windlass, and assaulted Capt.
Wyman, who called to his assistance Capt. Josiah Sturgis, of the revenue cutter
HMS Hamilton, who went on board with six men and attempted in his usually
judicious and dispassionate manner, to restore order, and directed his men to
man the windlass.
The
passengers crowded forward, obstructing the operation in various ways, and while
the Captain stood upon the windlass encouraging his men, one of the passengers,
who appeared to take the lead, got upon the windlass and collared the gallant
captain, attempting to remove him. But Capt Sturgis instantly flung him several
feet, landing him prostrate upon the deck, and made a signal for a reinforcement
from the Hamilton, when another boat's crew, armed with cutlasses and swords,
came on board. Capt Sturgis ordered the women and children to go aft, and the
men to fall back from the windlass, which they did. He then got the brig under
weigh, and accompanied her some distance, leaving her with a fair and fresh
breeze.
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