For almost the entirety of human civilization, large structures like buildings and ships have been constructed primarily out of wood. This makes sense, seeing as it's a relatively common material ...
Most of the crew got into the ship's metal lifeboat, and the family boarded the wooden one. The metal boat capsized almost right away. Only two crew members − one of them Stewart − made it ...
The discovery confirms what the ship's lone survivor said happened. The cargo ship broke in two the night of Aug. 30, 1892..