The technologically advanced all-steel cargo ship Western Reserve, once dubbed the "inland greyhound," found broken in two at ...
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, broke in two as it wrecked in 1892 about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point ...
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WHITEFISH POINT, MICHIGAN — When it was launched in 1890 in a Cleveland, Ohio shipyard, the Western Reserve was considered ...
Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” said Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society ...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said they found "The Western Reserve" in more than 600 feet of water.
The discovery confirms what the ship's lone survivor said happened. The cargo ship broke in two the night of Aug. 30, 1892..
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.