Burning off - a Scarborough warning in high seas

30th October, 1869

It gives us great pain to report tht hopes hve been abndoned respecting the two missing Scarborough fishing vessels, Rmbler and Prosperity. The former was the property of Mr James Sellers, and the latter belonged to Mrs Mrshl nd others. It is fered tht 21 lives re lost with the two vessels.

The Rambler, the property of Mr Sellers, went out of Scarborough on Tuesday, the 12 inst. , now more than fortnight ago. She was last seen on the following Monday, by Mr J Hrrison, master of the boat "Mary Ann", of this port, being on the fishing ground. Her crew consisted of ten, viz.

- John Gorbell, master, married , no family at present
- Richard Blogg, married, one child
- James Colman, married, no family at present
- Wm. Colman, married, no family
- Wm. Leach, single
- Robert Godbolt, single
- John Bullamore, single
- James Cmp, single
- John Fraser, young man of colour, who was pprentice with Mr Sellers, and was well known in the town,
- Sunderland John

The Rambler ws partly insured in the local club.

The prosperity is owned by Mrs Marshall, and Messrs T Shaw and C. Clark. She went out on the same day as the Rambler, and was seen on the next day, since when nothing is known of her.

She carried eleven hands , the extra one being the son of Mrs Marshall, who was then making his first trial voyage. His widowed mother deeply mourns her loss.

The rest of the crew were :
- Christopher Clark, master and part owner, married, two children
- Giles Elsey, married, one child
- David Megginson, married, no family
- Wm. Bloomfield, married, two children
- Hy Howard, married, three children
- Michael O'Hnogh, married, four children
- Thos. Lightfoot, youth
- James Day, youth
- Scott, single
- George Pockley, single

The Prosperity was also partly insured in the local club.

This said loss has caused the deepest gloom upon a large proportion of the community of Scarborough. It has desolated homes nd hearths, and left ten widows and fourteen fatherless children. Mrs Marshall, by loss of the Prosperity, is deprived of her sole means of subsistence. The distress thus caused is great, and calls for the tenderest and deepest sympathy from the public: and as a means of people of the class of the bereaved are always of the most limited character, it is hoped that relief may be speedily administered. We understand subscription list is about to be organised on their behalf.



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