The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10

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make an attempt to save the passengers
at least Dy the boats.
Two boats were launched and IN
these some Of the passengers were en-
trusted TO the angry waters. me brst
boat contained only women and chit
dren-three deck hands from the Cal
lam and Captain Lawrence Of Victoria
going off I'm her, The boat was over
whelned coo feet from the Clallam and
its occupants shrieked in vain for aid
from those aboard the steamer. Not
a hand could be raised to aid them.
The second boat rOwed away into the
darkness. On board the Clallam men
were saen as the waves tore them from
the boat. hut later she was still aAoat.
The third boat. containing only men,
swamped in launching.
From that time the members Of the
crew and the few passengers VINO had
volunteered to remain aboard devoted
themselves TO the task Of trying TO save
the vessel The pumps were impotent
ard three gangs Of baiiers were set 20
work. In spite of their efforts the
water gained on them. and they were
about 10 resign themselves TO their fate
when the Richard HojyOIe. one Of the
six tugs which had been sent to the
rescue Of the Clailam from. Port Town
send. hove in sight.
4 line was thrown aboard the tug.
and with her tow she started for Port
Townsend. She made fair progress,
and ii seemed for a time that the cal
lam with the remainder Of her passen-
3 gers and crew were to be saved.
But the hungry seas we're not to be
cheated of their pray, and still more
lives we're to be sacrificed to the god OF
the waters. The huh OF the ClaIlam
began TO give way before the terrific
| assaults of the waves and the strain OF
the tow line completed the work the
seas had begun.
The tug Sea Lion sighted the Holyoke
and her tow about midnight and stood
by to assist
At 1870 she went on her beams end
end began sinking rapidly. At 1907 she
settled and the tow lines were cut. a
few minutes later she lurched and dis
/ appeared beneath the waves. Only her
top works and floating wreckage re
NAMED to show that she had ever been.
Went Down at Last.
By heroic efforts the crews OF the two
tugs saved the lives of nearly all who
had remained aboard the Clallam.
fsw were swept away and persisted in
the blaekness Of the storm. with none
t. heed their shouts and cries.
The closing scene IN this. the most
terrible marine tragedy ever known IN
these waters. was eight miles north of
/ Protection island. only d short distance
north of Port Townsend, and approx
mately thirty miles from Victoria The
HoIyoke picked the Claiiam up of
Smiths island.
The survivors of the wreck were
brought to Seattle at O'Clock tonight
Oh the steamer Dirigo.
Story OF a Survivor.
Charles G. Bennett. of 2771 Twenty
/ fourth street. san Francisco. a paseen-
/ ger. remained on board the Clallam IN
I I'll she sank and witnessed all the prin-
4 cipaI scenes, beth before she found
cred and sank and Immediately after
ward when the last life raft was
/ launched. Bennett had not recovered
/ from the effects of the exposure and
/ scenes incident 20 the wreck when he
4 arrived on the Dirigo tonight and
I seemed to be in a half-dased condition.
I He collected his thoughts, however. SUI
I ficiently to recall what was probably
| one of the most thrilling and pathetic
I incidents of the wreck. This was the
action of a man unknown TO Bennett
[ who after his wife and two children
were drowned before his eyes. became
/ frantic and plunged headlong into the
sea Re was undoubtedly lost as
/ neither Bennett nor any OF the crew
saw him come 10 the surface and no
I life beats were near him az The time.
Signals Misunderstood.
1 In BENEFITS opinion there was some
I misunderstanding between the officers
Of the Inflated vessel and the crew in
charge Of the tug HOlyOke over signals
/ at the critical moment, and this fact,
/ Bennett believes. resulted in the loss
! Of many lives among those who stayed
with the doomed ship who might other
/ wise have been saved. Bennett speaks
/ III the highest praise OF the action Of
/ the crew on the tug Sea Lion who. he
says. rendered every assistance pcs
slble from the moment they arrived on
! the scene.
Bennett also Witnessed a life boat
/ cspsize with lis load of women and
children and vas a spectator to the
I fearful struggle ana cries of the help
/ less inmates Of the boat as she was
swallowed up in the trough CT the sea
as f a mere feather. Bennett is an
/ old man and has Travelled extensively.
/ but the narrowing spectacles which
/ took place before the Claliam finally
went down unstrung him completely.
/ It was with effort that he could bring
7 himself to recount the things which he
witnessed and the experiences Of him
I self and ether survivors who chung TO
I the life raft from watch they were fin
! ally fsseced.
When the vessel became Disabled all