The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept.

Only one of the 27 people onboard the steel ship 'Western Reserve' survived when it vanished 132 years ago on Lake Superior ...

DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...

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After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes. The society announced the find Saturday at the annual Ghost Ships Festival in Manitowoc, ...

Nearly 133 years after the Western Reserve steel steamer ship sank in Lake Superior, explorers at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society this week said they have finally located the underwater ...