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3 LAKE EKIE STEAMBOAT ATLANTIC, 1848 THE LOOTED TREASURE SHIP By Ted King I have yet to read a story concerning sunken treasure in the Great Lakes, that didn't contain a mention of the immigrate ship ATLANTIC that went to the bottom of Lake Erie, off of Long Point, Ontario, on the night of August 20, 18^2, after a collision with the steamer OGDENSBURG The vessel carried over two hundred people down with her, plus a substantial amount of money that was said to be in excess of $60,000. The money was the property of the Adams Express Company. Writers of sunken treasure tales are not the only ones that still list her as one of the ntreasure ships" of Lake Erie. Historical writers who use these Great Inland seas as their subject, have been making the same mistake for yearsi Anyone interested can consult books that deal with sunken treasure, and find this vessel listed along with other so called Lake Erie "treasure ships", such as the S.S. DEAN RICHMOND, S. S, DACOTAH, the schooner LEXINGTON etc. The truth of the matter is, that the strong box from the sunken ATLANTIC was brought to surface on Sunday, June 22, 1856, by a diver (commonly called submarine men a hundred years ago) named Elliot P. Harrington! He accomplished this feat In four days and eighteen dives, in 181 feet of waterl A depth that even the modern day diver watches his step in, and doesn't try to push his luck. The exact amount of money in the strong box recovered from the ATLANTIC was $36,000. $5,000 in geld pieces, $31,000 in currency and six gold watches, (two of which would still run when wound.) The paper money, though soggy from its forty six month immersion in Lake Erie, still in good enough condition to be counted. Aside from this, there was a package of bonds, issues of the State of Michigan, plus a warrant on the treasurer of the United States, drawn in favor of John N. Gaines, paymaster, U. S. Army for $10,000. It bore the number 281^.1, and was dated August 11, 1852. This warrant was returned to the United States Army, and the bonds were sent to Ypsilanti, Michigan. Thirty six thousand dollars is a far cry from the reported sixty thousand, that some of the so called authorities on such matters, claim is in the safe of this wreck. Many years of research proves otherwise. There had been six previous attempts made to recover the money from the ATLANTIC and all had met with failure, until the exceptional Mr Harrington decided to try his luck. I do not use the term "exceptional" in reference to Mr. Harrington lightly, for he was all of that, and more besides. As a capsule run down on this man's life, a bit further on, will show. Before tackling the job of salvaging the strong box on the ATLANTIC he had built quite a reputation for himself by salvaging the complete cargo of the steamer ONEIDA which had gone to the bottom of Lake Erie a few miles east of Barcelona, New