The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10
Steamer CIa|Iam Goes Down and EreIy Woman and
 ChIds Drowned LIFE BOATS USELESS
 IN SW|RL|NG WATERS Steamer Had Not Vet Been In Service Year and Was Considered
 Very Reliable
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midway between Smith Island and Dungeness, in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Fifty-two persons were drowned. The vessel was regular passenger packet, and was not year old. When she was launched at Tacoma last April the bottle of champagne was not broken but fell and slid down alongside of the vessel. Old seamen predicted that dis aster would overcome the vessel with in year, and it was said at the time it would be difficult matter to secure crew to man the vessel Among the dead are:
 THE DEAD.
 Captain L. Thompson, Tacoma, Lloyd's agent.
 6rumejo Lehman, Tacoma, customs inspector.
 Captain Lawrence, Victoria, Yukon river pilot.
 Mrs. s. E. Boton, Alberta, B. C., who was on her wedding tour.
 N. P. Shaw, Victoria, shipowner.
 c. w. Thompson, Tacoma, president of the Washington Cooperative Mining company.
 Mrs. 4. J. Gately, Victoria, wife of the manager of the Bank of Montreal ALL PERISH WITHIN
 THREE MILES OF SHORE. Every woman and child aboard the Clal- lam perished within three miles of shore, and at time when 1t appeared that the boat would be saved. Every effort was made to save the women and children in the life boats
 They were placed in the first boat to leave the ship, which Captain Lawrence Yukon pilot, volunteered to command, and which was manned by deck hands, The frail craft went down within sight of the clallam, and second life boat fol- lowed with men passengers, and in com mand of Second Officer clarin, being lost a few minutes later.
 From the Clallam watchers saw waves sweep passengers from their hold on the seats of the small boats and hurl them into the swirling water. Though the life boat was lighted later, diligent search has failed to find trace of her. More pas sengers and members of the crew were lost when a third life boat was swamped in an attempt to launch It.
 Three passengers who had fastened life preservers about them were picked up by the steamer Bahata. They had died from exposure and their bodies were brought to Seattle today.
 HUGE SEA OVERWHELMED
 THE LITTLE STEAMER. The ClaIlam was a staunch new pas senger boat on the Seattle Victoria run. She left Port Townsend for Victoria yes- terday noon, facing terrific southern gale. within sight of her destination a huge sea overwhelmed the little steamer, smashing in her head lights, flooding her hold with water extinguishing the fires  the mercy of bowling gale.
 All this happened yesterday evening. The continuation of the tragedy was post poned for five agonizing hours Bravely the officers and crew of the helpless hulk worked to save the boat and the eighty souls aboard her, but in vain. Staunch as she was. the clallam could not stand the terrific onslaught of the seas, and just be- fore dark 1t was decided to make an at tempt to save the passengers at least, by the boats.
 After the three boats had been swamp ed, the crew and the few passengers who had volunteered to remain aboard de- voted themselves to the task of trying to save themselves. In spite of their efforts the water gained on them and they were about to resign themselves to their fate when the Richard Holyoke. one of the six tugs which had been sent to the res cue from Port Townsend. hove in sight. line was thrown aboard the tug and with the Clallam In tow, the tug started for Port Townsend. The tug made fair progress, and 1t seemed for time the Clallam would be saved. But the hulk began to give way before the terrific as- saults of the waves.
 The tug Sea Lion sighted the Holvoke and her tow about midday and stoo to assist
 Shortly after midnight the Clalam on beam ends and began to sink ra In less than an hour, she settled ar tow lines were cut. A few minutes the Clallam lurched and disappear meath the waves.
 The two tugs saved the lives of all those who remained aboard tt . lam. The crew was swept aw ! perished. The closing scene wa miles north of Protection Islar short distance north of Port T. rhe survivofs of the wreck were
 Seattle tonight on the steame