Captain Thomas Trenholm T6 [Tape Six]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Trenholm, Captain Thomas

2000-12-21

01:04:04

This is the sixth tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Captain Tom begins by telling a story about sailing back from New York on the M. M. Gardner and almost crashing into the Devil's Limb off of Seal Island. He then talks about the Marine, explains "slushing the spars", and tells a story about almost colliding with the Victory Chimes. He goes on to talk about marine chronometers, tugboats, and rum runners.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

***Disclaimer - This interview contains language some may find inappropriate. SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:20:00 A story about sailing past Seal Island on his way back from New York on the M. M. Gardner, with mention of Devil's Limb; schooner, 1922, ballast, sails, M. M. Gardner, Jack Reid, Seal Island, Cape Sable, Devil's Limb, New York, Fred Polley, lighthouse, Blonde Rock, Louisbourg, gales, John Tuddy, Freddy A. Higgins, reefing the sails, Cape Cod, three-master. | SIDE A 00:20:00 -- 00:22:29 Discussion about the Marine, with a description of the different sails and rigging; Marine, photograph, sails, schooner, three-master, mainsail, topsail, jib, staysail. | SIDE A 00:22:30 -- 00:25:28 Discussion about the term "slushing the spars", with mention of acquiring Master's papers; spars, grease, Master's papers. | SIDE A 00:25:28 -- 00:30:19 A story about nearly colliding with the Victory Chimes; Victory Chimes, schooner, 1922, New York, tonnage, Captain MacDonald, John A. MacDonald, Cardigan, Pictou. | SIDE A 00:30:19 -- 00:31:51 Discussion about marine chronometers; marine chronometer, chronometer, Captian MacDonald, Pictou, Greenwich mean time. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:51. SIDE B 00:32:02 -- 00:33:16 Discussion about chronometers continues; chronometers, marine chronometer, Greenwich mean time. | ***The tape appears to have stopped at 00:38:24. SIDE B 00:33:17 -- 00:38:24 A story about nearly colliding with the Victory Chimes continues; Victory Chimes, England, schooner, lumber, Cardigan, 1918, Captain MacDonald. | SIDE B 00:38:24 -- 00:39:39 Discussion about the M. M. Gardner as a rum runner; Shep Trenholm, Captain Rollie Betts, M. M. Gardner, diesel engines, Whitney Trenholm, rum running. | SIDE B 00:39:39 -- 00:41:55 Discussion about harbour pilots in Halifax and tugboats; Halifax, Captain Rollie Betts, tugboats, harbour pilots, Aquitania, Wallace, Foundation Martitime, Bansaga, Banswift, 1940s. | SIDE B 00:41:55 -- 00:45:24 Discussion about the M. M. Gardner continues, with mention of other rum runners; M. M. Gardner, rum running, Long Island, 12 mile limit, mother ships, Montauk Point, New York, Nassau, Nellie Dixon, Homewood, rum. | SIDE B 00:45:24 -- 00:47:23 A story about a rum runner begin caught; rum runnning, rum runner, rum, Montauk Point, Amazetia, seized. | ***The tape appears to have stopped at 00:51:37. SIDE B 00:47:23 -- 00:51:37 Discussion about the Marine; Marine, shipworms, Beunos Aires, Ireland, schooner, Weymouth, schooner, Marine, Johnson and Johnson, Jack Reid. | SIDE B 00:51:37 -- 00:53:51 Discussion about rum runners, false bottoms, and false bulkheads; rum runners, false bottom, false bulkhead, rum running. | ***The tape is blank from 00:53:51 -- 01:04:04. Tape ends at 01:04:04.