The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
Steamer Clallam Is Overwhelmed
by Huge Wave While Bat
tling with Storm.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Are Tossed from Small Boats Into
the Sea and Drown Within
Sight of Land.
TUGS SAVE OVER A SCORE
Eugene Hicks, of This City,
Among the Victims-Steamer
Not Properly Baptized.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 9.-The steamer
Clallam. of the Seattle-victoria feet. went
down early this morning. midway between
Smiths and Dungeness. in the straits OF
Juan de Fuca. Fifty-two persons were
drowned. They are:
Eugene Hicks. Indianapolis; Capt l.
Thompson, Victoria, Lloyd's agent; Bru-
mejo Lehman, Tacoma. customs inspector:
Captain Lawrence, Victoria, Yukon river
pilot; Mrs. 5. +. Bolton, Alberta, Il. g,
who was on her wedding tour: n +. Shaw
Victoria. ship owner; c. w Thompson. Ia
coma, president OF the Washington Coop
Grating Mining Company, Mrs. A. j. 4.
Gallately. Victoria, wife Of the manager OF
the Bank of Montreal; Miss Louise Harris,
Spokane; Miss Gallately, Victoria: Mrs
Rouin. Seattle; a. X. Prince, Kansas City,
Mo-; Mrs. T. Sullens and two children. Fri
day Harbor; =. l.. Laplant, Port Town
send; Mrs. III. w. Laplant, Port Town.
send: Mrs. richards Port Townsend: IL
B. c.; w. w. Gibbons, Tacoma; Guy Dan.
iels, musician. Kansas City, Mo.
Also the following passengers, whose resi-
dences are not reported: Miss Bellies. G. ].
Valdemeer, p. Buckner, Mrs. Rose, Mrs.
Charles Cox, Charles Thomas, c. II. JOY
w. f., Roelledge, Ed Lehman. Miss
Reynolds w. Cluett, c. Johnson, r
Turney. Charles Green.
Members of the crew. who perished: G
Lockwood, freight clerk, Seattle; NJ. r
Curran, second mate: James Smith. first
assistant engineer. Seattle; Charles Nan.
son, quartermaster, Seattle; II. Lindhope
quartermaster, Seattle; Joseph Jewel
saloon watchman, Victoria; Alexander Har.
vey, mess man, Seattle; Robert Currio
steward, Victoria; Harvey Sears, seaman
Victoria; George Hudson, sailor.
LIFEBOATS SWAAPED.
Every woman and child aboard the Clal
lam perished within three miles OF shore
gt f,s.,
boat would be saved. Every effort was
made TO save the women and children in
the lifeboats. They were placed in the first
boat to leave the ship, but IL was swamped
as were two other boats which left the shiE
later. Three passengers were picked up by
the steamer Bahata, who had fastened life
preservers about their bodies. They had
died from exposure. and their bodies were
brought 10 Seattle to-day.
The ClallaE. was a stanch new passen-
ger boat on the Seattle-Nictoria run. She
left Port Townsend for Victoria yesterday
noon, facing a terrific southern gale
Within sight of her destination a huge sea
overwhelmed the little steamer, smashing
in her dead lights, flooding her hold with
water, eXtinguishing the fires beneath he1
boilers and placing her at the mercy OF a
bowling gale. All this happened yesterday
afternoon. The elimination Of the tragedy
was postponed for several agonizing hours
Bravely the officers and crew OF the help
eighty souls aboard her, but in vain
Stanch she was, the Clallam could moi
stand the terrific onslaught OF the seas
that raced in mountain high from the
ocean, and just before darkness began &C
fall it was decided TO make a attempt 70
save the passengers at least, by the boats
After the three boats swamped the crew
and the few passengers who had volun-
teered TO remain aboard devoted themselves
10 the task of trying 10 save the vessel
The pumps were impotent. and three gangs
of bailers were set 10 work. In spite Oi
their efforts the water gained on them, and
they were about to resign themselves &c
their fate when the Richard Holyoke, one
of the six tugs which had been sent TO the
rescue from Port Townsend, hove In sight
A line was thrown aboard the tug, and,
with the Clallam I'm tow, the tug started fOf
Port Townsend. The tug Sea Lion sighted
the Holyoke and her tow about midnight
and stood by to assist.
Shortly after midnight the Clallam went
on beam end and began 20 sink rapidly. In
less than an hour she settled and the tow
lines were cut few minutes later, the
Clallam lurched and disappeared beneath the
waves. The crews OF the two tugs saved
the lives OF nearly all who remained aboard
the Clallam. A few were swept away and
perished.
The closing scene was eight miles north Of
Protection island, only a short distance
north Of Port Townsend. The survivors OF
the wreck were brought 10 Seattle tonight
on the steamer Dirigo.