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
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?
The answer to your question can be found on the web.
The question was largely rhetorical. I had already looked it up on Wikipedia.
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.