Arcadian

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The schooner Arcadian lost on Lake Ontario in 1858. This 3D image was done on June 16, 2026.

May 8, 1858, the Canadian schooner Arcadian travelling east to Oswego, New York collided with the schooner Lucy J. Latham that was headed in the opposite direction.  The Arcadian had departed Bayfield, Ontario, on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, with a cargo of 8200 bushels of wheat destined for Oswego. The Lucy J. Latham cleared the port of Oswego early in the evening with a full load of 800 barrels of Onondaga salt bound for Chicago. After colliding into the starboard side of the Arcadian and in less than 10 minutes the Arcadian sank in deep water with its cargo of wheat. Captain James Corrigal, his wife, their two children and the crew took to their yaw boat and were taken safely aboard the Latham, which then put about and returned to Oswego. Read the full story of the original discovery by going to Dan Scoville’s website at https://www.shipwreckstories.com/orcadian