| Show TO RAISE ARNOLDS ARNOLD'S FLAGSHIP Traditions of oC sunken treasure aro are re revived ro- ro I Cd by tho report that tho hulk of oC the I Royal Savage Bc Benedict Arnolds Arnold's flag flag- ship s in his unlucky zy campaign n against tho the British In 1776 will soon be bo raised Tho low water now makes It Jos possible to see Sf the tho wreck moro more clearly than before It lies ties two miles down own tho the horo from frum this place In about twenty feet of oC water whereas In In ordinary orill- orill nary seasons It would bo ho fully thirty feet below the surface ur ce Those who aro are beck bArk of or the Iho project to raise tho wreck however howo expect tho ho historical Interest of or their finds linde to re repay repay re- re pay them for their trouble cven even If It no treasure bo be recovered Tho work will IJ be done one b by J. J E B. Cushman of oC ton under tinder tho the direction of or a special committee consisting of or J T J. B. B RII RIley J. J H. H Booth Hooth and W. W C C. ap ap- ap- ap pointed by the New V C York state Champlain Champlain Cham- Cham plain tercentenary commission Tho diver reports that about I 15 it per Jer centor cent of or the hull huh is In a fair state of or preservation pre pre- and that It can be raised practically Intact In In easo caso this can be lone done the lie ancient warship will bo ho an art Important feature of or the thc celebration hero next year car Several eral years ears ago 0 a n. company was organized for the lie recovery cry o of tho the Royal Sa gold old and It Is IJ currently believed that hut the tho he UnIted States troops at Platts- Platts burg were employed to drive auay l the tho lie members of or an expedition which this title company sent to raise tho the treasure by night Tho Royal noal Savage Sa was as tho the flagship of or thirty seven ships nn and small boats which were gathered by bv In the tho lie summer of or 1776 to support the thc land cam Cain of or General Gates On October 11 he lie was attacked by r n. n British flotilla commanded by lIy Captain as lila ills boats were wore drawn up In line lino across the thi channel between island and tha thi western shore horo of oC tho the lake lalee After Cler a five fin hour action the Royal Roal Savage a grounded was abandoned by Arnold and was burned to tho the waters water's e edge go b by tho Era Brit ish The coming of or nl night ht saved the Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans from complete defeat and Arnold succeeded In eluding tho the British boats In tho ho darkness darkness only only however to bo ic de tie tie- defeated two days later Plattsburg Platts- Platts burg hurs dispatch to New ew York Horald Herald |
