Discover exactly what Erie itself actually means. Get an understanding behind some general things to know regarding Lake Erie. Learn just how many shipwrecks Lake Erie is home to including the overall number which have been discovered. Discover what a gale itself is all about including whether they’re prevalent along Great Lakes Waters come November. Get introduced to SS Margaret Olwill whom was first constructed in 1887 including what her owners signed contract wise come year 1894. Go behind the scenes and explore what takes place come June 28,1899, involving SS Margaret Olwill most notably around late evening. Find out if any passengers including crew onboard Olwill survived the horrific ordeal. Agree whether or not in a matter of short time would some bodies lost from SS Margaret Olwill appear along Lake Erie’s surface. Get introduced to George Brown along with learning how he’s connected to the Olwill sinking. Learn whether or not SS Margaret Olwill ever got discovered by divers and explorers. Go behind the scenes and figure out when exactly the 1909 navigation season was to have ended on Great Lakes Waters. Stumble upon December 8,1909, and how Lake Erie’s winds were so heavy that they contributed to strong seas crashing over the deck of a 240 Foot Wooden Steamer in SS Clarion. Discover what Alfred Welch, SS Clarion’s Engineer and First Mate Jim Thompson detected as being suspicious. Determine what happened immediately to SS Clarion right after First Mate Jim Thompson went down below deck to check things out. Understand Captain E.J. Bell’s thinking strategy wise behind trying to save the ship’s crew. Besides having a lifeboat, what else did SS Clarion get equipped with boat feature wise. Determine whether or not SS Clarion was equipped with Wireless Communication. Explore the roles in ships H.P. Bope, the Munro, and SS Leonard C. Hanna behind their efforts to rescue those crewmen still onboard SS Clarion. Learn exactly where the Clarion’s 6 Survivors went after completing their recovery stint in Cleveland. Understand the storms significance including how many boats and sailors were lost. Learn if any missing bodies from SS Clarion were recovered following ship’s sinking including how many bodies never surfaced.
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