The December 15th Syracuse.com reported that two divers discovered the wreck of a Civil War-era schooner, the C. Reeve, this past summer. It is off the southern shore of Lake Ontario, west of Rochester.
The 119 foot long, twin masted schooner was built in 1853 and sits mostly upright on the lake's bottom with the main mast still erect.
At the time of the sinking, it was carrying 13,500 bushels of corn from Chicago to Oswego, when, on November 22, 1862, it collided with the schooner Exchange, a Lake Erie-bound schooner loaded with salt.
The C. Reeve sank rapidly, but the crew was saved.
There was no mention as to whether the Exchange sank or not.
It will be interesting to see what they bring up from the wreck.
Always Great to Find Something Lost. --B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
