The Buffalo Evening News is a prominent newspaper based in Buffalo, New York, which covered important regional news, including maritime disasters on the Great Lakes.
The November 26, 1890 edition reported extensively on the shipwreck of the Polly M. Rogers and the dramatic rescue of all nine people aboard, including the mate’s wife and young child. The article highlighted the perils of lake navigation in winter, giving insight into the crew’s heroic efforts to survive the disaster and the rescue operation that followed.