More information : The vessel was lost with all her cargo of flax seed and calves' skins, master and crew except 1 miraculously saved their lives. (1)(2)(3)
'Vessels lost in the late storm...On the coast of Cornwall, viz...The TWO BROTHERS, Gardner, of Wells, from Drogheda for London, lost, but the crew saved, except one man.' (4)
'London, Sept. 14. The following is an account of the vessels lost on the coast of Cornwall in the late dreadful storms, viz...TWO BROTHERS, Gardner, from Drogheda to London, lost, one man drowned.' (5)
'Extract of a letter from St. Ives, Cornwall, Aug. 27.
'I am sorry to acquaint you with a melancholy scene we have had on this coast for two days past. Last Tuesday the greatest part of the day the wind was at ESE, but about 6 in the evening it came about to WNW, and suddenly blew a hurricane...About 5 miles to the westward, the TWO BROTHERS, of Wells, Francis Gardner, master, from Drogheda, laden with flax-seed, and calve-skins, bound to London, is lost with the cargo, but the master and crew, except one, miraculously saved their lives.' (6)
NB: Source (3) states the date of loss as a reporting date of 25-AUG-1752; the relevant storm, is, however, known to have run from 24-AUG to 26-AUG-1752 inclusive.
Master: Gardner (4)(5); Francis Gardner (2)(3)(6)
Crew Lost: 1 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss |