Arizona republican., 1904-01-10
Half a Hundred Lives Lost in Juan de FuCa Straits
SINKING OF THE CLALLAM
Not One of the Women and Children of the Eighty Persons Aboard Was Saved - The Vessel Was in Sight of It's Destination.

Seattle. Wash. Jan. 9.-The steamer olallam, Of the Seattle-Victoria fleet went down carly this morning mid way between Smith island and Dun gcness in the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
 Every woman and child aboard the Cialiam was sacrificed to the fierce Etorss that ragged in the straits last might. EithiE three miles of shore. and at a time when it appeared cer- taSa tbat the Clallam could not Dc saved. a desperate effort was made to save the wosReR and children in life bOats.
 They were placed fla the first boat t- leave the ship. which Captain Law renee. a Yukon. pilot. volunteered to commans ana which was manned by deck hands. The frail craft went down within sisht Of the Clallam. A second hfc heat filled with male passengers bn cssumand Of Second Officer Currin. Nsas probably lost a few minutes later.
 Aboard the Clallam the watchers saw the waves sweep the passengers from tkcir seats and haul them into the waters
 Though the life boat was righted later and was still afloat. a diligent search extending for seventy four AWAANH AAAAANA AN AaAlA A AAaNE OA ltA 70 Tkc members of the crew were lost when ths third life boat swamped in an attempt Co launch it. Three pass vngcrs were picked up by the Hata. who had fastened life preservers about their bodies. They died from exposure and their bodies were brought 10 Seattle today.
 The C.ailam was staunch and new passenger bout on the Seattie-Nictoria run. she left Port Townsend for Vic toria yesterday noon. facing terrific routhwcst gaic. Within sight of her destination. 90 huge sea over hauled thc little steamer. smashing fin her head lights thus flooding her hold with water. cNtinEuishing the fire be- ucath her boiler and placing her at the merry of the bowling gale. All this happened yesterday afternoon. Bravel.- thc officers and crew worked to save tho boat and the eighty souls aboard her. but in vain. The Ciallam could not stand the terrific onslaught of the sens that raced mountain high from Inc ocean and before darkness began to mu 70 was resolved to make an at- tempt Go save the passengers at least by toatE- Two boats were launched. the first contained only women and children. three deck hands from the .Cialiam and Captain Lawrence, of Victoria.
 The boat was overwhelmed six hun srcd. feet from the Clallam.
 % The second boat rowed away into the darkness. The third boat. con talning only men. was swamped in launching. From that time on. the H1embcTE Of the crew end the few passengers who had volunteered to re- Hlain aboard. devoted themselves to thc task of trying to save the vessel Pumps were impOtent. and three gangs CT hailers were set to work. Tn spite sf their efforts. the water gained on them and they were about to resign themselves Co their fatc when the Richard IT. Holyoke. one of the six tugs which had been sent to the rescue sf the Clallam from Port Townsend hove in sight
 A line waa thrown aroInd the tug and with her tow she started for Port Towusend. she made fair progress and it seemed that the Clallam with Inc remainder or the crew and pass cnEers were Co be saved. But the hull sf Che Clallam began to give way be- fore the terrific assaults Of the waves and the strain or the tow line coii- plctcd the work the sea had begun.
 The tug Sea Lion sighted the HoI- yoke and her tow about midnight and Efood hy Go assist.
 At 1920 she went on her beams end and began sinking rapidly. At 1:07 she rcttled and the tow lines were cut A fw minutes later she disappeared be- saith the waves. The heroic efforts of thc crews or the two tugs saved the hvcs ef neatly all who remained aboard thc Clallam. few were swept away and perished.
 The closing scene in this the most terrible marine tragedy ever known in 'hese waters. was eight miles north of Protection island. only a short dis