According to historians, the Minch family hitched a ride on the ship while it sailed to Two Harbors, Minnesota, with a load ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

The ship had 27 people aboard, including the boat’s millionaire owner, who was taking his family on a leisure cruise bound for Two Harbors ... His wife; 10-year-old son, Charlie; and 6-year ...