| The Bottle of Champagne Did Not Break
at the Christening |
| Tacoma, Jan. 9. - When the steamer 'Clallam' was launched here on the 1st of April, the bottle of champagne was not broken, but fell and slid down along the side of the vessel. Old seamen as a result predicted that disaster would overtake the vessel within a year, and it was said at the time that it would be a difficult matter to secure a crew to man the vessel. |