Western Reserve sank in Lake Superior in 1892.
The gales of Lake Superior thrashed against the Western Reserve when it cracked in half with 28 souls aboard on Aug. 30, 1892. The roughly 300-foot steel steamer had been considered one of the safest afloat when it was built in 1890, faster and stronger than wooden steamers common at the time.
Wreck found 60 miles northwest of Michigan’s Whitefish Point, and the ship was found broken in two.
