January 9 – January 11, 1904
The Tragic Sinking of the Steamer Clallam
Steamer Clallam foundered in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; reports cite dozens dead.
3 reports in The Tacoma Times, January 9 – January 11, 1904.
The story
Reports published Jan. 9-11, 1904, describe the steamer Clallam, a new Puget Sound Navigation Company vessel, foundering in the Strait of Juan de Fuca during a storm. One Jan. 9 report says dozens died; Jan. 11 reports say Tacoma lost five residents and that the disaster claimed dozens, including prominent Tacoma residents, while questions of seaworthiness arose and a federal investigation was reported. The reports do not provide a precise death toll.
Told from the 3 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 3
- The Tacoma TimesThe Tragic Sinking of the Steamer Clallam
A devastating storm claims the lives of dozens as the Puget Sound Navigation Company’s new steamer founders in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
- The Tacoma TimesThe Tragic Sinking of the SS Clallam
A maritime disaster in the Straits claims the lives of dozens, including prominent Tacoma residents, sparking a federal investigation.
- The Tacoma TimesTacoma Mourns Five Residents Lost on the Steamship Clallam
Tacoma reels from the loss of five residents in a deadly steamboat sinking as questions of seaworthiness arise.
From the pages
The Tacoma Times · Jan 9, 1904
The Tacoma Times · Jan 11, 1904
The Tacoma Times · Jan 11, 1904
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