The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
FIFTY GO
DOWN INTO
The II DEF ).
Steamer Clallams Found
erS in Terrific Sea.
WAVES RUSH in
THROUGHDEADLlGHT H.
Passengers to6Boats, Which
Are Swallowed BY the s.*s8
Hungry Sea.
FLEET |. OF TUGS !. IS,
co TO THE RES L! & i /;
Those Who Remained on tho
Ill-Fated Vessel to the Last
Are Rescued From the 532S
Top Of Pilot opse rs
by Boats From .3.fsl:
the Tugs.
Passengers Take e Boats, Which
Are Swallowed we'd. :, BY the.
Hungry Sea. 81
FLEET |. I:E OF TUGS Y IS;
GO 10 THE REsc UEs
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35FORTaTONVNSEND hfAStt,E 81 y. -
Fifty lives were lost o,day5in the sink
ing OF the fine new steamer Clallam. ii, &
storm that swept over the straits &of&
Juan de Fllca with relentless fury yes
to-day and last night. The vessel wa SO
regular daily passenger packet, She
made moderately good progress across
the straits, bound for Victoria until q Trial v
Island, II off the entrance to Y the Il rbor.B
was abeann. Then a terrific cross sen
was 8pelting the vessel, retarding her@
progress and ma king life uncomfo rtablsf
for those aboard. Little fear was mani-
tested, however, until word came up from
below that tho vessel was s leaking. ms
vestfgntion showed that the waves NJ on
the windward side had stove In a 4! dead y
light through which tho wat er$ rus he'd /
In volumes, resisting all forts to stop I'll
List of Dead.
Those who Sperished were: Can n IL I. "
Thompson, ia coma, II oyds, agent /; Bruno
j. Il Lehman, Tacoma, customs insp ector;;3S
Captain y J.. Lawrence. s Wet rlai konS
River pilot; Mrs. ID s. ID. $B olton, "A Iberia,
B.. N, who was on her Wedd Ing tr.i II; !; n
Hi shaw Victoria U. ship owner;
Thompson, Tacoma, & Il president ;s 81 sss the
Washington Co operative d Mining Com II
pany; Mrs. w. a. n G. Galtely. Victoria.
treal: Miss Louise Harris, Spokane; Miss
Galtey, Victoria; Miss Rouin, Seattle
wife OF tho restaurant t 3owner;is "A. 54 K. "
Prince. Chicago. member OF q theatrical
troupe: Eugene Hicks, indiana polls; Mrs
T.. Sulens and two chill dren, Port Town
send; p. J.. Laplant. Port Townseld (;
Mrs. Fl. w. Lnplant, Port Townsend;
Fl. II. Swaney, Seattle; Miss Murray. VIC
toria; w. w. Gibbons, Tacoma; AIrs-
Richardson, Port Townsend.
Tho following passengers. whose resi-
dences are not reported: = G. j. Jeffs, W.
H. Grimes. George Hison. A. Valdemer.
Guy Dennis, r. Buckner. Mrs. Rose. Mrs.
Charles Cox Charles Thomas, @. II .gJoy.sa
Miss Gill, G.. IT.. Burney,B r. 6. Canr-gs
bell, w. E. Rocklege. E. D. Lehman Miss 4
Reynolds, w. Cluett, 9. Johnson. r. Tur-.8
Hney, Charles Green and the following,
members of the crew: G. LOCKWOOD
freight agent Seattle; James Smith first
assistant engineer, Seattle; Charles Man
son. quartermaster, Seattle; 4. Limo ~
hone, auarterma ster. Seattle; ] oseph j w-8#
eli. salo DON watchmaIl, Victoria; Alexanders
Harvey, mess man, attic; Robert Cur.
rio, steward, Victoria; Harvey Sears, sea-
man. Victoria; George Hudson, waiter
Che other, name unknown XXI
Boats Swanped.
Efforts to save the vessel being futile,
the safety OF the passengers, par ttcularly
tho women and children, was looked after
and alt who desired We're put off from tbs
steamer In the ships boats The heavi-s
IL laden boats were thrown about wildly
in tho choppy sea and ono after anothe
after succeeding In getting away from
Tho vessel they were either capSIzed Or
swamped. III HI 55Ss
The terrible fury OF the storm is ats
tested by the fact that not q wonlan no
a child OF all those on board have lived
Il, tell tho tale. Apparent discrepancy IN 4
numbers from tho list OF fatalities -
accountable by the fact that only such q
children as paid half faro We're enrolled (
In tho passenger list.
In the meantime word had come from 4
Victoria OF the vessels predicament, and
n fleet of powerful tugs were dispatched &
from here to render assistance. The
Richard tIolyoke, in command OF Captain
Robert Hall, was the first 10 reach tins
Clallam, which had by this time careened
partly over from the thrush of water,
which had put the engines out OF conf
mission The EIolyoke reached tbs
Clallam about II O'Clock last nigh.. and
about a, NJ, succeeded IN getting 4
hawser aboard, With which she started
TO tow the Clalam. The Clallam took = \
heavy lurch, and those remaining aboard
were compelled to c.--,- up the side to
safety, finally reaching the roof NJ the
pilot house
Vessel Goes Down.
Without a moments hesitation the tug'a
boats were lowered and the work at res-
cue commenced. At this point the rug
Sea Lion, Captain Hunter, arrived. and
her mon rendered valuable assistance.
before all the struggling people had peen
taken of, the Clallam commenced 10
break up and soon afterward went down,
All possible assistance TO the rescued
people was given py the two ships mas
ters ana their crews. and The tugs nur-3
rled to Port Townsend. The passengers
surviving. and tho remainder Of tns
crew then took passage nm the Diriso.
bound for Seattle.
". II. Grimes. of Redmond, Wash,
aboard the Clallam. bound for Yirtorla.
Gives a concise statements;
..rhc weather. vas pretty rough, ha
said g.'but We had 40 suspicion OF danger
nnti some one forward said something
a bout life preserYers went forward - 4
investigate and there learned thar tis
Clalam was making water rapidly, Tiis
houts we're promptly manned and aunca
ed and the womea and children ana such n
passengers as desired ~ leave, Hers
placed IN them, competent crews bsinXdO