The Horrifying Western Reserve Tragedy

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On August 30th, 1892, the nearly brand new Western Reserve, the first steel hulled freighter on the Great Lakes, broke in two in a late summer Lake Superior storm. Her innovation might have been her downfall. She took with her 26 passengers and crew. Incredibly, one man managed to survive and share his story. Check out the Big Old Boats store: https://www.bigoldboats.com Join our crew over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BigOldBoats Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM0WOtnJVCmNUFkNGd-rGA/join Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboats TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigoldboat Music: Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/hdulva Artlist: https://artlist.io/referral/8ff991fd-ffa7-4e57-9cd4-d36d2b77403e Sources: Great Stories of the Great Lakes by Dwight Boyer ​​https://shipwreckmuseum.com/wreck-of-the-western-reserve-lost-since-1892-twenty-seven-gone-one-survivor/ https://wmhs.org/the-wreck-of-the-western-reserve-steinbrenner-story-chapter-two/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogging_and_sagging#/media/File:ShipSaggingHogging.png Chapters: 00:00 SS Western Reserve 1:28 Chapter 1: The Family Dream 6:43 Chapter 2: The Inland Greyhound 13:21 Chapter 3: Torn in Two 19:24 Chapter 4: Sisters of Doom Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue providing free high-quality historical content.