Show THINK 13 FISH SAVED SHIP with more or less lees crew says disaster might have followed accident philadelphia thirteen swordfish in the hold bold of the fishing schooner dor cas off the southeasterly edge of georges may have proved lier her salva tion instead of being the traditional unlucky number that Is frequently blamed for getting vessels into trouble the dorcas was as about ready to sat sail for boston july 23 A three masted schooner hooner Bf came along and instead of clearing the fishing craft lopped olt off a piece of her bow spilt with a glancing blow the crew of tho the dorcas ascribe their escape to the 13 swordfish if they had bad more or less fish the rhythm of the dorcas rolling and tossing would five been different they say and she might have wallowed directly into the path of the three master and gone to the bottom with all hands bands capt lester nunan of the fishing ves eel reports swordfish scaife and wild with a large number of sharks on the ground |