Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Lake Erie 1
The Infamous Prison Ship: Success (1840-1946) 3
A Rare June Gale: Margaret Olwill (1887-1899) 9
A Century-Long Saga: Atlantic (1849-1852) 15
Erie's Greatest Tragedy: G P. Griffith (1849-1850) 23
The Call of the Whistle: SS Clarion (1881-1909) 29
Lake Huron 35
The Struggle to Survive: SS Asia (1873-1882) 39
White Cloud Island's Restless Souls: SS Jane Miller (1879-1881) 47
A Warning Unheeded: Waubuno (1865-1879) 51
The Sole Survivor: Daniel J. Morrell (1906-1966) 55
Lake Michigan 61
Lake Michigan's Bleak Week: SS Milwaukee, SS Wisconsin, and SS Senator 65
Rogers City Wept: SS Carl D. Bradley (1927-1958) 77
Devastation on the Chicago River: The SS Eastland (1903-1915) 87
Beware the Breakers: Lady Elgin (1851-1860) 97
The Unknown End of Lydia Dale: J. Hazard Hartzell (1863-1880) 103
An Eternal Cry for Help: Ironsides (1864-1873) 109
The Legendary Christmas Tree Boat: Rouse Simmons (1868-1912) 113
Lake Ontario 119
The Elusive Historic Treasure: HMS Ontario (1780-1780) 121
The Legend Endures: HMS Speedy (1798-1804) 123
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Masonic Skipper: George A. Marsh (1882-1917) 127
Gone in a Flash: John B. King (1863-1930) 133
The Queen of the Lakes Goes Up in Flames: SS Noronic (1913-1949) 139
Lake Superior 145
A Fate Foretold: SS Western Reserve (1890-1892) 153
Lake Superior's Flying Dutchman: SS Bannockburn (1893-1902) 159
The Long Weekend: SS Monarch (1890-1906) 163
The Steep Price of Cutting Costs: Gunilda (1897-1911) 167
A Blizzards Icy Embrace: SS Kamloops (1924-1927) 171
Cox's Unlucky Year: SS George M. Cox (1901-1933) 177
The Wrath of the November Witch: SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1958-1975) 183
Bibliography 191
Glossary of Nautical Terms 197
Index 201
About the Author 206
