On June 4, 1899, it caught fire and sank in Lake Superior, off the coast of Michigan Island in Chequamegon Bay.

[2] Flynn used the ship to carry passengers and cargo to various ports along the south shore of Lake Superior, and had a very profitable business for several years.

[2] All efforts to free the ship failed, and the crew decided to wait until morning to deal with the problem.

The engines were started, and he pushed them feverishly in hopes of backing the boat off its standing point.

The eleven survivors were found by the keeper of the Michigan Island Light, who offered them food and shelter for the night.