From the Jan. 22, 2013, N.J..com Star-Ledger "Sunken treasure off N.J.'s coast? Florida diver lays claim to shipwreck site" by Stephen Stirling.
A previously undiscovered Civil War-era shipwreck has been found off Asbury Park.
Allan Gardner, of Florida, is salvaging the Ella Wharley which sank 150 years ago, February 9, 1863 while steaming south. It had just recently been a blockade-runner and was heading for New Orleans with thirty passengers and cargo.
It collided with the SS North Star and sank in just twenty minutes. Its cargo was valued at $175,000 and there was at least $8,000 in gold coins in its safe.
So, Will Mr. Gardner Become a Rich Man? --Old B-Runner
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