The Senator was 410 feet long, 46 foot beam. Built in 1896 at the Detroit Drydock in Wynadotte, Minnesota.
The steamer Marquette plowed into its port side during a heavy fog, sinking it. Ten of 29 aboard died.
It was carrying 240 Nash automobiles.
Bound for Milwaukee, the Senator sank quickly.
It had also sank in the St. Mary's River in 1909.
Of interest, the steamer Wisconsin, which sank two days earlier, was also built at the same place as the Senator. It sank off Kenosha, Wisconsin with 18 of 76 aboard losing their lives.
The Lake Can be a Mighty Dangerous Place. --Cooter
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