Waves crashed over the deck of the James Carruthers as the crew pushed its engines. Loaded with 375,000 bushels of wheat, they were trying to reach the safety of the coast. They had left Fort William and were traveling to Midland, Ontario when a...
The rain was heavy over Quebec City on Sept. 18, 1889. For hours, it fell and turned alleys into muddy bogs and caused more than a few residents to place pots under leaking roofs. The deluge fell over the impressive Quebec Citadel, a defensive...