The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
The Steamer "CIalIam" Goes TO
Bottom and Fifty Lives are
Lost.
TIE WAVES BREAK INTO HOLD
AND PUT OUT FIRES LEAVING
STEAMER AT SEAS MERCY.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Seattle, WASH Jan, 9.--A special
from Port Townsend states that fifty
lives have been lost in the sinking of
the steamer Clallam in storm this
morning while crossing the straits OF
Juan de Fuca,
The terrible fury of the storm was
attested by the fact that not woman
or child of all those aboard lived TO
tell the tale.
The Clallam left Port Townsend for
Victoria yesterday noon Within sight
of her destination q huge sea over.
whelmed the steamer striking in her
dead lights and ilooding her hold with
water. extinguishng the fires beneath
her boilers and placing her at the
mercy 70 the bowling gale. All this
happened yesterday afternoon.
Brayely the officers and crew Of
the helpless bulk worked to save the
boat and those aboard but in vain.
The Clalam could not stand the ter
rife onslaught of the seas that raced
in mountain high, from the ocean, and
lust before darkness began to fall it
was decided TO make an attempt to
save the passengers at least, by the
boats.
Two boats were launched, the first
containing women and children. Cap
tain Lawrence and three OF the crew
The boat was overwhelmed six hun
dred feet from the Clallam and not
hand could be raised to aid those
aboard.
The second boat rowed away into
the darkness On board the Clallam
men were seen as waves tore them
from the boat. but later the boat was
still afloat The third boat contain
Ing only men, was swamped in launch
ing.
From that time on. members OF the
crew and the passengers remaining or
board devoted themselves in trying
TO save the vessel They were about
to resign themselves to their fate
when the Richard Holyoke, one of the
six tugs which had been sent to the
rescue from Port Townsend hove ir
sight. A line was thrown aboard the
ting. and with her tow she started foI
Port Townsend She made fair pro
gress but the hull of theClallam be
gan to give way before the terrific as
saults of the waves.
At 1890 the Clallam went on her
beam ends and began sinking rapidly
Half an hour later she settled and
tow lines were cut, and the vessel
inrched and disappeared beneath the
waves.
Nearly all those aboard when the
tug arrived were rescude and brought
to Seattle tonight
Those on board reported to have
been lost are as follows
CAPTAIN TOWNSEND. Tacoma
BRUNO J. LEHMAN Tacoma.
CAPTAIN r. LAWRENCE, vic
toria b. c.
MRS. S. E. BOLTON. Alberta, b c
b. e. SHAW, Victoria, B. c.
c. w THOMPSON. Tacoma.
MRS. A. ]. c. GALLANTELY.
MISS LOUISE HARRIS. Spokane
MISS GALLANTEIL, Vivtoria. b. G
MRS. ROUIN, Seattle.
A. X. PRINCE, CHICAGO
EUGENE HICKS. Idianapalois. Ind
MISS SULLENS AND TWO CHILD
REN. Port Townsend
H. l.. LA PLANTA. Port Townsend
MRS. II w. LA PLANTA, Port
Townsend.
MRS. RICHADS. Port Townsend.
II. II. SWANEY. Seattle.
MISS MURRAY. victarla. B. c.
W. w. GIBBONS. Tacoma.
G. c. JEFFS.
W.HGRIMES,
GEORGE HIsON.
A. VAI.DEMER.
GUY DEEMS.
II. BUCKNER.
MRS. ROSE.
MRS. CHARLES cox
CHARLES THOMAS
c. Fl. JOY
MISS GILL.
c. J. BURNEY.
MRS. +. G. CAMPBELL.
w. f. ROCKLEDGE.
ED. LEHMAN.
MISS REYNOLDS.
W. CLUETT.
G. r. JOHNSON.
r. TURNEY.
CHARLES GREEN.