June 7, 1902 – “The Thomas Wilson met her unusual fate on a calm, sunny day—just outside of the port of Duluth. With some of her hatches still open, the Thomas Wilson headed out of port, passing the inbound steamer George Hadley. Confusion over where the Hadley was to dock—the port of Duluth or the port of Superior—allowed the two ships to pass too close together. The captain of the Wilson, unaware of the nearby Hadley, ordered his ship to turn. But the Hadley took evasive action in the same direction, and the two ships actually turned into each other. After ramming into the Wilson, the Hadley pulled out of the wreckage and continued on its way toward Chicago. The Wilson tipped to port, righted itself, and then began to sink at its bow. Within three minutes the stern plunged under and the Wilson sank. Nine members of her twenty-man crew were lost.”
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The wreck of the Thomas Wilson
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