, ▁along ▁with ▁fish ▁caught ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁large ▁fish ing ▁n ets ▁which ▁were ▁str ung ▁out ▁some ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁feet ▁from ▁the ▁pier ▁and ▁re e led ▁in ▁daily . ▁ ▁The ▁catch ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁loaded ▁onto ▁a ▁small ▁rail road ▁system ▁and ▁then ▁run ▁across ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁another ▁pier ▁extending ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁on ▁the ▁b ays ide . ▁ ▁The ▁fish ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁loaded ▁into ▁other ▁boats ▁and ▁then ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁main land . ▁This ▁avoided ▁the ▁long ▁and ▁tricky ▁passage ▁through ▁Fire ▁Island ▁In let ▁thus ▁saving ▁count less ▁travel ▁hours ▁for ▁the ▁fish erm en . ▁ ▁The ▁pier ▁remained ▁standing ▁long ▁after ▁Captain ▁C lock ’ s ▁fish ing ▁company ▁shut ▁down ▁and ▁became ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁land mark ▁for ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁Fire ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁H urr icane ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁finally ▁took ▁what ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁slowly ▁d eter ior ating ▁pier . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁map ▁from ▁the ▁Hy de , ▁E . ▁Bel cher , ▁Map ▁Company ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁L on ely ville ▁is ▁also ▁listed ▁as ▁" Fire ▁Island ▁Est ates " ▁and ▁the ▁pier ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rail road ▁track ▁for ▁the ▁Fire ▁Island ▁Fish ing ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁New ▁England ▁h urr icane ▁completely ▁demol ished ▁the ▁pier ▁leaving ▁little