The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor

A fter 132 years shrouded in mystery, the wreckage of the Western Reserve, a steamer that sank in 1892, was discovered in the depths of Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Hi

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.