Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great ... the 300-foot Western Reserve was caught in a storm this far from shore made a uneasy feeling ...

Explorers Discover Wreckage of Cargo Ship That Sank in Lake Superior Storm More Than 130 Years Ago MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship ...

With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it cracked in half. Twenty-seven people perished, including the Minch family. The only survivor was wheelsman ...