Here is a link to a site dedicated to the loss of the Lady Elgin, one of the more interesting major Great Lakes disasters.
http://www.baillod.com/elgin/index.html
http://www.baillod.com/elgin/index.html
quote:
Jacob Cook never forgot the death screams.
All around him, as he fought to stay afloat in a turbulent Lake Michigan, fellow passengers struggled to stay alive. His mother and sister were among them.
quote:
It's been called the Titanic of the Great Lakes, and 150 years ago, the Lady Elgin sunk in Lake Michigan, killing at least 300 people.