Ross Richardson

Jul 17, 2024 | thescubanews.com | Ross Richardson |Ross Richardson

On November 5th, 1869, the schooner Live Yankee was traveling from Milwaukee to Buffalo, loaded with 14,000 bushels of wheat. In the early morning hours, the vessel lost her way in a snow squall. Around 4am, she ran hard aground on the High Island reef, just west of High Island. Immediately, huge seas began to break over her, forcing the crew into the rigging.