▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁fish ing ▁on ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁Grace ▁L . ▁F ears , ▁a ▁sudden ▁winter ▁storm ▁caught ▁him ▁and ▁a ▁d ory mate ▁un prep ared ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁their ▁B anks ▁d ory , ▁leaving ▁them ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁sch oon er . ▁ ▁Black burn ▁began ▁to ▁row ▁for ▁shore , ▁despite ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁mitt ens ; ▁he ▁knew ▁his ▁hands ▁would ▁free ze , ▁so ▁he ▁kept ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁hook ed ▁position ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁row . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁save ▁one ▁hand ▁with ▁a ▁so ck ▁and ▁thus ▁w ors ened ▁his ▁condition ▁by ▁free zing ▁his ▁to es ▁and ▁yet ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁fingers . ▁The ▁crew mate ▁gave ▁up ▁and ▁lay ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁d ory ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day . ▁Black burn ▁carried ▁the ▁body ▁to ▁shore ▁for ▁a ▁proper ▁bur ial . ▁ ▁After ▁five ▁days ▁with ▁virt ually ▁no ▁food , ▁water , ▁or ▁sleep , ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁shore ▁in ▁New found land . ▁ ▁Black burn ' s ▁hands ▁were ▁treated ▁for ▁fro st b ite , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁saved ; ▁he ▁lost ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁fingers , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁to es , ▁and ▁both ▁thumb s ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁joint . ▁ ▁Black burn ▁returned ▁to ▁Gl ouc ester ▁a ▁hero , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁managed ▁to ▁establish