November 9, 1913 Storm

On November 9-10, 1913 a Great Lakes storm sank eight large ore carriers drowning 270 sailors.

Nov 14, 1913, page 1 – The Daily Standard at Newspapers.com

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank under similar circumstances on November 10, 1975.

By 1913, 14,000 vessels had sunk on the Great Lakes

Nov 29, 1913, page 13 – The Ottawa Journal at Newspapers.com

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4 Responses to November 9, 1913 Storm

  1. Am I to understand that the ‘increase in extreme weather events due to global warming’ hasn’t claimed a victim on Lake Superior since 1975, yet 14000 were lost before then?

  2. Laurie says:

    The melodies remain in the souls of a great, great many, but the tale is much starter than a song can relate – and the effect cannot be forgotten nor ignored.

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