The Sunday Oregonian., January 10, 1904, Page 3, Image 3

THE SUNDATC OEEGONIAN, PORTLAISIX JAOTAKY 10 , 190.
GORGON IS DEAD
Last of Famous Confed
erate Generals.
DEEP MOURNING IK GEORGIA
'Warrior Had Served It ass
Senator and Governor.
fflLSO WON FAME AS ORATOR
Extracts From His Personal Memoirs
Telling of the Struggle of" the
South, and His Part
Therein.
CAREER OF THE MAN.
Born In Geoncla, 1832.
Graduated by State University. t
Admitted to the bar.
Entered Confederate service as Cap
tain. 1801.
Bote to rank of Lleutenant-General.
Presidential Elector. 1868. 1872.
United States Senator, 1873-18S0.
Governor of Georgia, 18S0-1S90.
United States Senator, 1890, 1891-07.
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 9. Lieutenant
Genoral John Brown Gordon died at his
Winter home near Miami, Flo., at 10:03
tonight. His fatal Illness, -which overtook
him last Wednesday, was congestion of
the stomach and liver, following an acute
attack of indigestion to which he was
subject.
The famous Confederate leader. General
John Brown Gordon, was born In Upson
County, Georgia, February 6, 1832, gradu
ated at the State University, studied law,
and was admitted to the bar, practicing
at Atlanta. In September, 1854, he married
Miss Fanny Haralson, the third daughter
of General Hugh A. Haralson, of La
Grange, Ga.The wedding took place on
her 17th birthday and when he -was 22
years old. In 1661, he entered the Con
federate service as captain of infantry
and roso to the rank .of Lleutenant-General.
At Appomattox Courthouse, he com
manded one wing of Lee's ormj. and was
wounded in battle eight times during
the war, being severely wounded at An
tietam. In 186S General Gordon was the
Democratic candidate for Governor of his
native state, and as he believed, was elect
ed by a large majority, but his opponent,
Rufus B. Bullock, was awarded the office.
General Gordon was a member of -the Na-.
tlonal Democratic conventions at New
York, 1E6S, and at Baltimore. 1872, and
was presidential elector for the state-at-large
at the elections in 1S6S and 1872. In
January, 1873, ho was elected to the United
States Senate for six years, and took his
Boat there March 4, 1S73, where he was
recognized as leading member of the
Democratic party, and one of its best
orators. He resigned May 20, 1SS0, was
nominated for Governor of Georgia by the
Democratic convention July 2S, 1SS6, elect
ed October, 1SSS, re-elected two years later,
and was elected United States Senator,
1890, and served a full term. He was also
commander of the Confederate Veterans.
In his personal reminiscences, published
a short time ago by the Scribncrs, Gen
eral Gordon wrote:
"The outbreak of war found me in the
mountains of Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
bama, engaged in the development of coal
mines. This does not mean that I was a
citizen of three states; but It does mean
that I lived so near the lines, that my
mines were in Georgia, my house in Ala
bama and my postofllce in Tennessee. The
llrst company of soldiers, therefore, with
which I entered the service was composed
of stalwart mountaineers from the three
states. The struggle between devotion to
my family on the one hand and duty
to my country on the other, was most try
ing to my sensibilities. My spirit had been
caught up by the flaming enthusiasm that
Bwept like a prairie-fire through the land,
and I hastened to unite with the brave
men men of the mountains In organizing
a company of volunteers. But what was I
to do with the glrl-wlfe and the two lit
tle boys? The wife and mother was no
leas taxed in her effort to settle this mo
mentous question. But finally yielding to
the promptings of her own heart and to
her unerring sense of duty, she ended
doubt as to what disposition was to bo
made of her by announcing that she In
tended to accompany me to the war, leav
ing her children with my mother and
faithful 'Mammy Mary. I rejoiced at her
decision then, and had still greater rea
ons for rejoicing at it afterward.
"The mountaineers did me the honor to
elect me their captain. It was the first
office I had ever held, and I verily believed
It would be the last; for I expected to fight
with these men till the war ended or until
I should bo killed. Our first decision was
to mount and go as cavalry. We had not
then learned, as we did later, the full
meaning of that war song: 'If you want
to have a good time, jiae the cavalry:'
but like most Southerners we were inured
to horseback, and all preferred that great
nrm of the service.
"This company of mounted men was or
ganized as soon as a conflict seemed prob
able and prior to any call for volunteers.
They were doomed to a disappointment.
'No cavalry now needed was tho laconic
and stunning reply to the offer of, our
services. What was to be done was the
perplexing question. The proposition to
wait until mounted men were needed was
promptly negatived by the suggestion that
we were so far from any point where a
battle was likely to occur, and so hidden
from view by the surrounding mountains,
that we might be forgotten and the war
might end before we had a chance.
" 'Lot us dismount and go at once as ln-
fntrj-.' This proposition was carried with
shout. M- own vote and whatever in
fluence I possessed were given in favor
of the suggestion, although my desire
for cavalry service had grown to a pas
sion. I had been accustomed to horse
back on my father's plantation since early
childhood, and it was a sad descent from
dashing cavalry to a commonplace com
pany of slow, plodding foot eoldlers. It
was with great reluctance we abandoned
our horses. Not a man in the company
had the slightest military training, and
the Captain himself knew little of military
tactics.
"My company, dismounted and ready for
Infantry service, did not wait for orders
to move. but. hastily bidding adieu to
home and kindred, were oft for Mllledge
vllle. then capital of Georgia. At Atlanta
a telegram from the Governor met us.
telling us to go back home and stay there
until our services were needed. Our dis
comfiture can be better Imagined than de-
scribed. In fact, there broke out at once
In my ranks a new rebellion. These rug
ged mountaineers resolved that they
would not go home; that they had a right
to go to the war, had started to the "war,
and were not going to be trifled with by
the Governor or anyone else. Finally; af
ter much persuasion and by the cautious
exercise of the" authority vested In me by
my office of Captain. I prevailed on them
to get on board the home-bound train. As
the engine bell rang and the whistle blew
for the train to start, the rebellion broke
loose again with double fury. The men
rushed to the front of the train, uncoupled
the cars from the engine and gravely In
formed me that they had reconsidered and
were not going back; that they intended
to go to the war, and that Jf Governor
Brown would not accept them, some other
Governor would. Prophetic of future dash
as this wild impetuosity might be, it did
not give much promise of soldierly discip
line; but I knew my men and did not de
spair. I was satisfied that the metal in
them was the best of steel and only need
ed careful tempering.
"They disembarked and left the empty
cars on the track with the trainmen look
ing on in utter amazement. There was no
course left me but to march' them through
the streets of Atlanta to a camp on the
outskirts. The march, or rather straggle,
through that city was a sight marvelous
to behold and never to be forgotten., To
tally undisciplined and undrilled, no two
of these men marched abreast; no two
kept the same step; no two wore the same
colored coats or trousers. The only pre
tense at uniformity was the rough fur
caps made of raccoon skins, with long,
bushy, streaked raccoon tails hanging
from behind them. The streets were
packed with men. women and children,
eager to catch a glimpse of this gro
tesque company. Naturally, we were the
observed of all observers. Curiosity was
on tip-toe, and from the crowded side
walks there came to me the inquiry, 'Are
you tho captain of that company, sir?'
With a, pride which I trust was pardon
able, I Indicated that I was. In a mo
ment there came to me the second In
quiry, What company is that, sir?
Up to this time no name had been chosen
at least, none had been announced to
tho men. I had myself, however, selected
a name, which I considered both poetic
and appropriate, and I replied to the ques
tion, 'This company is the Mountain Ri
fles.' Instantly a tall mountaineer said in
a tone not intended' for his captain, but
easily overheard by his companions and
the bystanders: 'Mountain h 1! We are
no Mountain Rifles; we are the Raccoon
Roughs.' It is scarcely necessary to say
that my selected name was never heard
of again.
We traveled to Montgomery, -wher
we met Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, of Vir
ginia, who afterward became the Con
federate Secretary of State, and he was
there to help organize the new govern
ment. We found the city a hub-bub
over the arrival of enthusiastic, shout
ing volunteers. The hotels and homes
were crowded with visiting statesmen
and private citizens gathered by a com
mon impulse around the cradle of the
new-born Confederacy. There was
determined look on every face, a fervid
prayer on every lip and a bounding
hope in every heart. There was a rum
bllng of wagons distributing arms and
amunition at every camp, and a tramp
ing of freshly-enlisted men on every
street. There was a roar of cannon on
the hills and around the Capitol, boom
ing welcome to the incoming patriots,
and all nature seemed palpitating in
sympathy with the intensity of popular
excitement It fell to the lot of the
Raccoon Roughs to be assigned to tho
Sixth Alabama Regiment, and, con
trary to my wishes and most unex
pectedly to me, I was unanimously
elected Major.
Slavery was far from being the sole
cause of the prolonged conflict. Neither
its destruction on the one hand nor
Its defense on tho other, -was tho en
ergizing, force that hold the contend
ing armies to four years of bloody
work. I apprehend that If all .living
Union soldiers were summoned to- the
-witness-stand, every one of them
would testify that it was the preserva
tion of the American Union and not tho
destruction of Southern slavery that
induced him to volunteer at the call
of his country. As for the South It is
enough to say that perhaps 80 per cent
of her armies were neither slave-holders,
nor had the reinotest Interest in
that institution. No other proof, how
ever, is needed than the undeniable
fact that at any period of the -war from
its beginning to near its close the
South could have saved slavery by sim
ply laying down its arms and returning
to the Union.
SEARCHING TOR BODIES.
Tugboats Cruising About the Scene
of the Wreck.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Jan. 9. The
tug Magic returned this evening after a
fruitless search for bodies. Captain Mey
ers, of the Magic, sighted the texas and
pilot-house of the Clallam shortly after
daylight this morning. They were still
intact, having been torn from the lower
house when the steamer sank. The texas
floated about one foot above water and the
pilot-house about throe feet above the
surface. Captain Harris cut holes In the
roofs and searched for bodies. About the
same time the tug Bahada was searching
the wreckage of the lower house, which
was drifting about a mile from the texas
and pilot-house. The Bahada recovered
one body from the wreckage. Four ad
ditional bodies were found floating in
the vicinity of the lower house. All
the bodies recovered were those of
male passengers. The bodies were re
covered a short distance south of Smith's
Island, about 25 miles east of the position
in which all the women and children were
lost by the capsizing of the boats. All
wore cork life-preservers. The tugs Sea
Lion and Richard Holyoke are search
ing for bodies off San Juan Island.
The exact number of children lost In the
wreck may never be known. So far the
list of children reaches five, namely: The
three children of Thomas Sulllns, West-
holm. B. C. and two children of William
LaPlant, of Friday Harbor. Wash.
S. E. Boulton and his wife -were on their
bridal tour and resided at Leduc Alberta.
Mr. Boulton .was rescued by the tug Sea
Lion, but his wue was lost by the cap
sizing of one of the boats.
Spokane Girl Missing.
SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 9. Miss Louise
Harris, daughter of William J. Harris, a
wealthy mining man of this city, is one
of those reported lost In the wreck of
the steamer Clallam. She was to have
visited friends in Croflon, and took the
Clallam from Seattle to that place.
ARMENIANS CREATE TERROR.
People of Souson Expect a Repetition
of Terrible Massacres.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 9. Advices
from Erzeroum say the people of Souson
are In a state of semlpanlc, fearing
repetition of the events of 1S94. The local
governor and other officials nave ned.
Tewflk Pasha, with several battalions of
troops and six guns, has arrived at Mush,
where the feeling of anxiety is intense.
Detachments of Kurdish cavalry have
been stationed at all the villages along
the Russian frontier to prevent the pas
sage of Armenian bands.
A thousand armed Armenians are in the
district of Souson.' They are commanded
by a chief named Antranik.
Transportation Commission Meets.
ST. JOHN. N. B-. Jan. 9. John Bertram,
Robert Redford and E. C Fry, the com
missioners appointed by the government
to inquire into the transportation facili
ties of Canada and American competition
held their first session today.
The inquiry will extend from the At
lantic to the Pacific and will occupy prob
ably two years.
STEAMER LOST IN STRAITS
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terrific southwest gale.. Within sight of
hex destination a huge sea overwhelmed
the little steamer, smashing' In her dead
lights, flooding her hold -with water, ex
tinguishing the fire3 beneath her boilers
and placing her at the mercy of a howl
ing gale.
Hours of Agony.
All this happened yesterday afternoon.
The culmination of the tragedy -was post
poned for several agonizing hours. Brave
ly officers and crew of the helpless hulk
worked to save the vessel and the 80
souls aboard of her, but in vain. Staunch
as she was, the Clallam could not stand
the terrific onslaught of, the seas that
raced in mountain high from the ocean
and just before darkness began to fall, it
,was resolved to make an attempt to save
the passengers, at least by the boats.
Two boats were launched and in these
some of the passengers were entrusted to
the angry -waters. The first boat con
tained only -women and children three
deck hands from the Clallam and Cap
tain Lawrence, of Victoria, going off in
her. The boat was overwhelmed 600 feet
from tho 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 tho Clallam men
were seen as the waves tore them from
the boat, but later she was still afloat.
The third boat, containing only men,
swamped in launching.
Trying to Save the Ship.
From that, time, the members of the
crew and .-the few passengers who had
volunteered to remain aboard, devoted
themselves to the task of trying to save
the vessel. The pumps were Impotent
and three gangs of bailers were set to
work. In spite of their efforts, the water
gained on them and they were about to
resign themselves to their fate when the
.Richard Holyoke, . one f the six tugs
which had been sent to the- rescue of the-.
Clallam? from Port Townsend, hove fa
sight.
A line was thrown aboard tho tug and
with her tow she started for Port Town
send. She made fair progress, and It
seemed for a time that the Clallam, with
the remainder of her passengers and
crew, was to be saved. But the hungry
seas were not to be cheated of their prey
and still more lives were to be sacrificed
to the god of the aters. The hull of
the Clallam began to give way before
the terrific assaults of the waves and tho
strain of the tow line completed the
work the seas had begun.
Another Tug to the Rescue.
The tug Sea Lion sighted the Holyoke
and her tow about midnight and stood by
to assist. At 12:30 the Clallam went on
her beams and and began sinking rapidly,
At 1:07 she settled and the tow lines were
cut. A few minutes later she lurched
and disappeared beneath the waves. Only
her top works and floating wreckage re
malned to show that she had ever been.
By heroic efforts, the crews of the two
tugs saved the lives of nearly all who had
remained aboard the Clallam. A few were
swept away and perished in the blackness
of the storm, with none to heed their
shouts and cries.
The closing scene in this, the most ter
rlble marine tragedy ever known in these
waters, was. eight miles north of Pro
tectlon Island, only a short distance north
of Port Townsend and approximately SO
miles from Victoria. The Holyoke picked
the Clallam up off Smith's Island. The
survivors of the wreck were brought to
Seattle at 5 o'clock tonight on 'the
steamer DIrigo.
List of Survivors.
The officers, crew and passengers who
were saved were:
Deck department Captain George Rob
erts, First Officer G. W. Downey, H,
Arnold, F. Myers, R. Griffith, J. Jeffery,
H. Johnson, J. Anderson, A. McKeen.
Engineers' department Scott de Lauey,
chief engineer; James Mattock, fireman
'John Atkins, oiler; Edward Parker, oHer.
Steward's department J. R. Watson,
steward: James Caldwell, Archie King,
Archie Davis, William Jones, Ah Look,
Juu Lang.
Purser F. C. Freer.
Passengers J. Norris, William King, H.
D. Bailey, Jack Sweeney.- Charles W.
David, John Davis, W. H. Grimes, Will
lam Le Plant, "Edward Laumer, Thomas
Sulllns and T. Larson.
MANY MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED
But for Misunderstanding, Tug Holy
oke Could Have Rendered Service.
SEATTLE, Jan. 9. Charles G. Bennett,
of 2771 Twenty-fourth street, San Fran
clsco, a passenger, was on board the Clol
lam until she sank, and witnessed all tho
principal scenes, both before she foundered
and sank and Immediately afterward.
when the last liferaft was launched. Ben
nett had -not recovered from the effects of
the exposure and scenes Incident to the
wreck when he arrived on the Dirigo to
night, and seemed to be in a half-dazed
condition. He collected his thoughts, how
ever, sufficiently to recall what was prob
ably one of the most thrilling and pathetic
incidents of the wreck. This was the ac
tion of a .man unknown to Bennett, who,
alter nis wue ana two children were
drowned before his eyes, became frantic
and plunged headlong into the sea. He
was undoubtedly lost, as neither Bennett
nor any of the crew saw him come to the
surface, and no lifeboats 'were near him
at the time.
In Bennett s opinion there was some
misunderstanding between the -officers of
.... . . t
Captain George Roberts.
. .
the Ill-fated 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 otherwise have been
saved. Bennett speaks In the highest
praise of the action of the crew on the
tug Sea Lion who he says, rendered ev
ery assistance possible from the moment
they arrived on the scene.
Bennett also witnessed a lifeboat cap
size .with its load of women and children
and was a spectator to the fearful strug
gle and cries of the hefpless Inmates of
the b'oat-os she was swallowed up In the
trough" of .the sea as if a mere feather.
Bennett is an old man and has traveled
extensively, but tho harrowing spectacles
which .took place before the Clallam
finally wept down unstrung him com
pletely.- It was with effort that he could
bring himself to recount the things which
he witnessed and the experiencesof him
self and other survivors who clung to the
liferaft from which .they were Anally res
cued. "When the vessel, became disabled all
the male passengers worked heroically to
launch the lifeboats," said Bennett, "and
the first was reserved for the-women and
children. It was loaded with difficulty.
An angry sea was rolling, but this boat
cleared the ship and rode the waves for
about 10 minutes. Of a sudden it got into
tho tr6ugh of the sea. and before the pas
sengers on deck could realize, they saw
its load of .humanity engulfed in a sea
which was "running 18 feet high.
Helpless to Render Aid.
"The sight was a terrible one and we
could plainly hear the screams of the
helpless women and children, and they
floundered about for a few moments before
they sank. The wind screamed about us
and wafted their dying cries on deck where
stood two score of brave men, who gazed
at their death struggles powerless to lend
a hand.
"The second boat to be launched lived
but a short time longer than did the
first. It. contained a mixed load of men
and women, mostly the former. The boat
was tossed about by the waves as if it
were a cork, and went down in the trough
of a swell with all its occupants. Some
may have afterward got on rafts, but if
they did I am not aware of It. So far as
I know, not a woman nor a child sur
vived.
When I realized that the third and last
boat" launched was about to meet a siml
lar fate, I turned away unable to witness
another such' terrible end. I stayed with
the doomed ship and together with the
remaining passengers did all I could to
bail the water out of her hold.
"The Holyoke was the Tlrst tug to come-
to the rescue, though, in my opinion, had
the vessel been Equipped with flash lights,
and rockets 'she could have summoned
the whole Victoria, fleet to her assistance
lone before the. Holyoke out In ah ap
pearance. Wheri-the Holyoke toohold of
us, it was wi in .a. line xuuy ansigntn a
mile long, She. tbwee us .toward;. Port
Townsend, insteaid of stffflrg- for tho
beach, tho passengers onboard meantime
bailing waterout of the hold. When ItJ
became apparent that tho vessel was
doomed, some' of the Jere-sr signalled to
TTyl Trvlti (itionrlAri V a 4-n.xxr o-nrt rtTrv
, fr- 4.i,.A u . J
alongside?: Either through a mlsundeff
landing -tif the signal ht failure to com-v
ply -withTthem, I don't "know which. -the,
greatestlfioss of lit J on board the. GIal;
tnTr rwrirM?; ThA f TTn1vnk'-flirt nnt'I
- ' - , t i L . .i-.
spona ana me. vessel oegan io iiaw f
"We realized that bur only chance -wafcl
to take to the "water and the majority"
Jumped Into tho sea in their life pre
servers. I was Inftbe water about five
minutes before "I gpt hold of a life-raft.
After clinging to this for half an hour.
the Seat-Iiidn -came; 'alongside and took
me aboard. "There .wferehalf dozen pas-
sengers on the raftnvllh me and all were
got aboard the tug."
Another Passenger's Experience.
Isaac Hewett, a passenger who resides
on Vancouver Island, stayed with the
Clallam -until she foundered and went
down. He shares the opinion of Charles
G. Bennett that had the Holyoke re
sponded promptly to tho signals of the
crew oh board the Clallam, many passen
gers would have been saved who had
stayed with the ship in the belief that, at
the critical moment, the Holyoke would
abandon her tow and come alongside to
rescue the passengers.
"W- all believed that the Holyoke would
let go her line and come alongside when
it became apparent that further effort to
save the ship was useless," said Hewett.
"This belief served to keep us bouyed
up until a few minutes before the ship
sank. We signalled the Holyoke repeat
edly to come to our aid, but she continued
to tow us with a line which put her
out of range of the human voice. I no
ticed that red lamps were used by the
crew on the Clallam. I don't know
whether this is the proper signal in such
cases, but in any event it had no visible
effect upon the Holyoke's crew.
' The Sea Lion wasted no time when she
arrived In rendering all the assistance
possible. Every member of the crew ren
dered heroic assistance, and It was largely
due to her efforts that any of the sur
vivors live to tell the story of the wreck.
"The Clallam's pumps refused to work
from the start and she was kept afloat
only by the efforts of the passengers and
crew who remained on board. Water
dusbed Into her hold In a perfect deluge
and all we could do was to stave off what
everyone below deck realized would be
the Inevitable ending. A great deal of the
water poured In through the dead lights
and human effort was powerless to bail
it out as fast as It accumulated. All this
time we were working In the belief that
if ths boat began to sink we could get
aboard the Holyoke and not until she
failed to come io our rescue did those on
board fully realize their peril. Then tho
rush for life preservers and life rafts be
gan. Those who were fortunate enough
to get on the rafts were rescued on short
order by the Sea Lion. Too much cannot
be said In praise of this tug's officers and
crew for the assistance which they ren
dered." LAST TO LEAVE THE SHIP.
Scramble for Life by an Oiler and
the Pilot.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 9. E. Parker,
an oiler on the Clallam, fought against
the flood that poured Into the hold of the
Ill-fated vessel until the water was up to
his i eck, and then got away In the only
boat that lived through the storm. When
Captain Roberts shouted to the men be
low that the ship was lost and ordered
them, up to save themselves if - they could,
Parker grabbed an ax and cut loose the
last remaining boat on the Clallam. The
life-boat swamped, but Parker held on.
and he drifted about all the rest of the
night, a lone passenger In a boat that
j was level full of water, hut still did
;not so down. He was picked up off
Smith's Island about S o'clock this morn-
Ing. by the tug Sea Lion, -while she was
drifting about-' helplessly in plain sight
of' the lighthouse, but unable to attract
the attention of the people on shore. He
was wreak from exposure and cold, but
the men on tho Sea Lion poured hot coffee
Into him, gave han dry clothing, and he
arrived In Seattle on' the steamer DIrigo
not much the worse for his experience,
except that his nerves were badly shaken
by the terrible sights he had witnessed.
Parker was the last man to leave the
sinking vessel except Pilot Doheny. It
-was a scramble for life, with on hope
gone of saving the sinking vessel, when
Parker came up on deck. He says he
cut the boat loose with an ax and plunged
into the sea, and he thinks Doheny jumped
overboard and was picked up by a raft.
"The sight of those poor women and
children being killed right before our
eyes was a terrible one," said Parker.
Lifeboats Swamped by Great Waves.
"The first boats were launched about 3
o'clock In the afternoon, when it was
seen that the Clallam, was filling despite
our efforts to ball her out. The water put
out our fires, so the whistle could not
be used and the hazy fog made it Im
possible to see our signal of distress.
"Three boats were launched and they all
went down right before our eyes. The
first boat contained women and children;
the next -was a boat-load of men and the
third had women and children. The first
boat lived about half an hour, as near
as X can recollect; the otners were
swamped before they hardly got clear of
the ship. There was an awful sea running
In .the straits and it looked to me as if
the waves were as high as this dock.
. "The crew and the men passengers
worked down below trying to ball out the
water, but work as we would, it kept
crowding upon us. We threw everything
loose overboard, and tried to plug up
the holes with bundles and boxes, but
It was of no use. She floated something
like ten hours from the time she sprung
a leak, and lived through seas that threat
ened to swamp her every minute.
No Confusion on Board.
"There was no confusion on board. The
women and children were put in boats and
then every able-bodied man turned in and
tried to save the ship. John Smith, who
worked alongside of me, was drowned. Wo
were In water up to our necks and were
chilled to the bone, when Captain Rob
erts ordered all hands on deck to save
themselves. While we were at work" be
low we expected the Clallam to go down
every minute, and how the steamer lived
through some of those seas Is a wonder
to me.
"I rushed on deck and saw a boat swing
ing from the davits. I chopped It loose,
with ah ax and she swamped In the
"fieavy sea running. 'I got aboard, and
'though the boat was filled to the brim
with water and a terrible sea was run
ning, she did not go down. I was chilled
"to the bone; was hungry and thirsty, and
It seemed days to me while I lay within
sight of the lighthouse on Smith's Island,
'with the light flicking at me and me help
less -to make my condition known.
"The boys on the Sea Lion deserve a
Klot of credit. They worked like troopers
picking up survivors and they got me
, aboard about 5 o'clock in the morning. J
1 . ;
was. about all in, I can tell you, but they
soon huqked mo up with hot 'drinks and
dry clothing."
Palkerwas sore and stiff when he land-
nA nfrtYicDl-rtcm TTft hnrt swallowed tnmft
BaiCj-water. .ana was pretty Daaiy snaxen
up, by his experiences. To his friends,
however, he made light of his experiences,
and' when they rushed up to shake his
hand and congratulate him upon his
escape his one reply was: "Oh, I'm feel-
- ,TnrHa vnil TOhn hnq nt
1(jnj rQm his home ,n Durbani( En&.
land, was a bit dazed when he landed on
the dock In Seattle. He did not want to
talk about his experiences. He wanted to
wait, he said, until the cause of the ac
cident was known, before telling his story.
Safer on the Steamer.
Mr. Morris was a passenger for Victoria,
and did not know a single person on the
boat. When the call for volunteers tc?
help save the ship went forth, however,
he was one. of the first to respond, and he
bailed water until his head swam. He
says he worked below for fully 10 hours.
Ho was in no. hurry to leave the disabled
ship he says, for he had it figured out
that being a wooden vessel she would be
hard to sink. The fact that every boat
launched sank while yet in sight of those
on the Clallam made It easier for those
whq Btayed to. be content, for If seemed
like certain death to try to get away in
any of the boats.
Morris was on the Clallam when sho
sank. He says he cannot swim much, so
he buckled dn a life preserver and waited
for a favorable chance to get clear of the.
ship. Suddenly she took an awful lurch
and Morris slid Into the water. He landed
In the water close to a life raft and was
picked up after being in the water a short
time. He says there were 12 or 13 men
on the raft and they were all picked up
by the Sea Lion.
Morris stayed below until Captain Rob
erts shouted for all hands to come on
deck. He is not a seafaring man, though
he has been on the water a great deal,
and he did not lose his head In the time
of danger.
Morris says the. conduct of the passen
gers and crew who stayed by the ship was
admirable. There was no confusion, but
every man worked as hard as he knew
how and did exactly as he was told. Ho
says tons and tons of freight were thrown
overboard in an attempt to lighten the
vessel, but that when he left the hold the
water was nearly up to his neck and ho
was badly chilled.
Morris did not see the boats with the
women and children go down, for he was
working down below when the boats were
launched.
SEEN FROM VICTORIA.
No
Tugs Available There to Go to
Clallam's Assistance.
SEATTLE',. Jan. 9. A Times special from
Victoria, B, C, says:
When the steamer Clallam broke down
she was within half an hour or less of her
wharf here. The hacks and hotel busses
were there awaiting her, and then tho
news came .that, she had been seen to stop
Steaming oft tho pointwith Victoria In
plain view. She had broken down and be
came unmanageable. None knew what
had happened. At 3:30 P. M. she was seen
to slew around, and drifted away toward
Discovery Island, broadside to the wind.
She -was wallowing heavily, rolling from
beam, to beam In a big sea.
Telephone messages were sent to her
agent, B. E, Blackwood, who made great
efforts to secure a tug to assist her. Fall
ing, "owing to the absence of available
tugs and the fact that all steamers In
port were unable to get up steam In less
than nye hoars, he wired to Port Town-
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