macey
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- affiliation
- Jeroboam
- character_trait
- ardent, determined
- description
- The chief mate who, despite warnings, eagerly pursued Moby Dick and was ultimately killed by the whale.
- fate
- killed by Moby Dick
- ship_association
- Jeroboam
- title
- Chief Mate
Relationships
- is_chief_mate_ofJeroboam
- description
- Macey held the position of chief mate on the whaling ship Jeroboam.
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- Macey, the chief mate
- attempted_to_huntMoby Dick
- description
- Macey, with five men, pursued Moby Dick and managed to harpoon it once, despite Gabriel's prophecies.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Macey succeeded in persuading five men to man his boat. With them he pushed off; and, after much weary pulling, and many perilous, unsuccessful onsets, he at last succeeded in getting one iron fast
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:03:38.377Z
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- Sourcetext_chunk
- burned with ardour to encounterMoby Dick
- description
- Macey, as chief mate, was filled with intense eagerness to confront Moby Dick after it was sighted.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Macey, the chief mate, burned with ardour to encounter him
- mannedMacey's Whaleboat
- description
- Macey successfully convinced five crew members to join him in manning his whaleboat for the hunt.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Macey succeeded in persuading five men to man his boat
- got iron fast inMoby Dick
- description
- After a difficult pursuit, Macey managed to successfully harpoon Moby Dick with an iron.
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- source_text
- he at last succeeded in getting one iron fast
- died as a result of encounter withMoby Dick
- description
- After being struck by Moby Dick, Macey fell into the sea and was never seen again.
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- source_text
- but the mate for ever sank
- suffered fatal accident inSperm-Whale Fishery
- description
- Macey's death is described as a type of fatal accident common in the Sperm-Whale Fishery.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- of the fatal accidents in the Sperm-Whale Fishery, this kind is perhaps almost as frequent as any
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:07.368Z
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