The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-15

Oh NlcIOrla, lot winch port the SJeam-
er was heading, sank and were drawn
ed in the straits Of San Juan de Fuca.
Among the drowned is Miss Louise
Harris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Harris of Spokane
Every woman and child aboard the
Clallam persisted, they having taken to
the small boats when 1t was seen the
crippled steamer was doomed. AL
though the passengers were equipped |
with life preservers and the small |
boats ordinarily seaworthy, so choppy |
was the sea that the boats swamped |
before the eyes of the passengers who
remained aboard the steamer After
floating for few moments the -hfor
tunate people sank and were seen no
more.
OF those thrown into the water from
the small boats, not one, so far as
known, survived. or the passengers
who remained on the sinking Clallam,
number persisted after tugs from
Port Townsend came alongside. 1t is
charged by two passengers that the
tug Holyoke, first to arrive and take
in tow the sinking passenger steam
er, failed to improve her opportunity
to first rescue the passengers, and they
were later compelled to jump over
board and trust to life preservers and
life RATS until they could be picked
up by small boats from the tug Sea
Lion, which later came up and set
about the work Of rescue at once,
bravely risking life to render succor.
Had Victoria, where people on shore
plainly saw that the Clallam was dis
abed, been able to send a tug or
steamer to the assistance of the Clal-
lam, it is probable there would have
been few, if any, lives lost. But Vic
torians failed to grasp the seriousness
of the situation and although the Clal-
lam was within 20 minutes Of reaching
port she fioundered about in the cross
seas, broadside to the gale, until tugs
steamed from Port Townsend, dis
lance of 80 miles. During the precious
moments which elapsed from the time
the Clallams distress was noted al
Victoria and me arrival OF the tugs
three boatloads of people were launch
ed and lost.
The Death List.
The list of passengers and crew who
sank in the vain attempt to reach
shore from the steamer Clallam OF the
Seattle-Victoria feet, which went down
midway between Smith island an(
Dungeness, in the Straits Of Juan d.
Ro1I Tonfoin ThnmnQOn
Victoria, Lloyd's agent; Bruno Leh
man, Tacoma, customs inspector; CAP
tain T. Lawrence, Victoria, Yukon r1v
er pilot; Mrs. S. E. Bolton, Alberta
B. c.. who was on her wedding tour
N. p. Shaw, Victoria, shipowner; [
T. Thompson, Tacoma, president Q
the Washington Cooperative Mimi
company; Mrs. A. ]. c. Gallateley, Viz
toria. wife of the manager of the Ban
of Montreal; Miss Gallateley, Victoria
Miss Louise Harris, Spokane; Mr.
Brown, Seattle, wife of restaurar
owner: A. K. Prince, Chicago, men
her of theatrical troupe; Eugen
Hicks Indianapolis, Ind; Mrs. 7. Su
lens and two children, Port Tow
send; L. Id IlduCI AOlI
Mrs. H. w. La Plant and two chi
dren. Friday Harbor; Mrs. Richard
Port Townsend; H. H. Swaney, Sea
tie: Miss Murray, Victoria; w. B. Gil
hons. Tacoma; Guy Daniels, musician
Kansas City.
other Passengers Lost.
The following passengers, who's
residence is not known, are reportt
lost: G. j. Jeffs, w. H. Grimes, &c
Hyson, A. Valdemeer, H. Buckne
Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Charles Cox, Charl'
Thomas, c. H. Joy, Miss Gill, c.
Burney. R. G. Campbell, w. E. Roo
ledge. Ed Lennen, Miss Reynolds, '
C. Lurrett, S. F. Johnson, r. Turne
Miss Bellies, Charles Green.
Members of the Crew.
The following members of the ere
we're lost: M. R. Curren, second mat
C. Lockwood, freight clerk, Seattl
James Smith, first assistant enginet
Seattle; Charles manson, quarterms
ter. Seattle; r. Lindhope, quarterms
ter. Seattle; Joseph Jewell, saloc
Waterman, Victoria; Alexander H;
vey, massman, Seattle; Robert Curr
steward, Victoria; Harvey Sears, Sc
man, Victoria George Hudson, watt
List of Saved.
Deck department-Captain Geor