With no cargo aboard, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it cracked in half. Twenty-seven people perished, including the Minch family. The only survivor was ...

The Cuauhtémoc, she explains, met strong currents and a possible mechanical issue trying to back out of the South Street ...

The year was 1892, and the ship — a 300-foot steamer christened the Western Reserve, hailed as one of the speediest and most advanced cargo vessels of its era — found itself in a squall.

With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it cracked in half. Twenty-seven people perished, including the Minch family. The only survivor was wheelsman ...