The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-27
VALENCIA WRECK
TERRIBLE STEAMSHIP DISASTER
IN NORTHERN E'AclFlc.
OVER ONE HUNDRED DOWN
Vessel Strikes the Rocks in Dense Fog
Only One Boatload Escape-Aw-
full Scenes Of Suffering and Death.

Victoria, b. C.-With ninety-four
passengers and about sixty in her crew
the steamer Valencia went ashore
about ten miles east of Cape Beale
in a thick fog about II o'clock Monday
night. She is on the rocks against
high cliff and is likely to go to pieces
at any time. The boats crew of six
reached Cape Beale to-day about )
p. m. The survivors say that great
number were drowned in trying to
leave the ship. Nine men got ashore
about fifteen miles from here.
Later.-Of the 154 people on board
the steamer Valencia when she struck
near Klanaway rock, five miles from
Cape Beale, at IL: As p. m. on Monday
| night, and met disaster, but fifteen
were saved. Seven were passengers
and eight were members of the crew.
The dead number 139, the greatest loss
of life in the North Pacific since the
Pacific was lost in 1875. The Valen-
| cia, in whose rigging about thirty peo-
pie were clinging, frantically waving
| for assistance which could not be given
when the steamer Queen left the scene
| at H. 80 am, broke up about O'Clock
to-day, sweeping to death those few
who had survived these terrible hours
of privation, chilled numb to the limit
of human endurance by clouds OF spray
which swept over them.
Seattle, Wash.-The latest news
from the wreck of the Valencia is con-
flicting and discouraging. The report
from the steamship Queen that twenty
five passengers were clinging to the
vessel rigging and no possible chance
of saving and of them were followed
by the story that the wreck had gone
to pieces. The Queen was at the outer
dock at Victoria when the first dis
patch was sent. AS only fifteen survi
vors have been heard from so far, 1t is
probable that the loss of life will reach
the estimate of 140 sent out late Tues
day afternoon.
Victoria, B. C-The correspondent
of the Associated Press on board the
, steamer Salvor has wired from Ban
field as follows:
The steamer Valencia was located
by the steamer Queen at 8 a. m. to
day (Tuesday) on Point Klanaway
about five miles from Cape Beale. The
tug Car went in to investigate and re
ported that the steamer was ashore
stern first with the exception of g
small part of the house and her two
masts still standing. No persons coulc
be seen alive on board. In the rigging
of the foremast was what the captain
of the tug Gar took to be signal, al
though he was unable to say whether
it was a piece of sail or human be
ing clinging to the rigging.
The steamer Salvor stood in FOL
about two miles, but was unable to gC
! any farther, as heavy sea and west
erly gale was blowing, making i
highly dangerous if not impossible t,
. make a closer approach.
i The Gar was within three-quarter
! of mile of the wreck but could go m
further toward the Valencia, and afte
making as complete an examination
as possible she returned to the Queer
and Salvor. The latter steamer an,
the tug Car then left for Bamfiel,
creek, the Queen standing by her com
panion liner.
Advices from Cape Beale say tha
fifteen men have arrived there, one o
whom is the boatswain, the others be
ing sailors. They reported passenge
list of ninety-four and crew of sixty
and said that when they left the wrecl
yesterday morning there were abou
100 persons on board, large percent
age of whom were women and chill
uren, who were on the quarterback
Two boats were smashed alongside
and all the occupants drowned.
Denver.-Theodore d. Shreve of thi
city was one of the passengers on tn,
steamer Valencia. He is the son o
James A. Shreve, one of the oldest rea
estate brokers in Denver. He is lith
ographer and has a wide acquaintance
in this city. The family resides a
1868 California street.