The Annie J. Pardee

On October 8, 1884, about 7 o’clock in the evening, the three-masted schooners Mary B. Wellington and Annie J. Pardee came Into collision off Cape Cod, somewhere between Bace Point light and Highland or Cape Cod light. The Wellington was bound outward from Boston to New York, without cargó. The Pardee was bound inward to Boston from Baltimore with a cargo of -coal. The Pardee struck the Wellington on the starboard side just forward of the mizzen rigging. The sea was smooth. The night was dark, but good for seeing lights. The exact direction of the wind is in dispute. The libelant contends…