15 Betsey's Reef and Black Point Reef. Hany of these grindstones 71 were salvaged by area residents. The vessel, Emily S. SayiHe , was wrecked near East Point in 1873- Among those on board were Captain Saville and his two sons, Edward and Darius. One man, 2 MacDonald,came ashore but the others were drowned. The boat was later found 72 capsized. Captain Saville was a well known man. During the August of 1873 Gale six ships were lost off East Point . Two schooners George S. Fegg and Lydia A. Hono were wrecked off the point but the crews were saved. However on four other vessels; two American and two French foundered with all on board near East Point Reef . In this Gale nearly forty vessels 73 were wrecked off Prince Edward Island . J. Emery was a sailor who was lost at sea and his bo'dy came ashore. His ship was crossing the point when she railed over. Fortunately she righted herself but not without the loss of this man. He was buried near the Point itself. A red sand- • i 74 stone marker was erected with the initials. J.E. He was either from Canso ^ or Wood Islands .' The stone marker was later broken and used as a cooking stone several years ago. ' A description of the site in the late 1800's follows. "He was buried beneath a frieze bush by the shore where his lonely grave awoke a feeling of melancholy interest in the heart of every paSS- ing visitor".' Today, the grave is grown up and is barely dis¬ tinguishable. The ship N.G.S. Friend of Gloucester was one of the American ships which sank off East Point during the August Gale .