New-York tribune., 1906-01-26
SEEKING SURVIVORS.
oaJ, % of the 154 on Board the
To7encia Thought To Be Sared.

,Totorfa =. g. Jan. "a dlspatch re0e''e
-. The Associated Press from Pacnena 'els
- brt where the correspondent cut IN WIN
Esf-.-,,r,ert. reports the steamer Salvor and
. ,slar Orion and another steamer believed
ts ,bo city OF Topeka off the mouth Of
- river. small boat from the Salvor
Da',-' cot through the surf TO make land
u'' succor the survivors there, but failed.
~ .u boat returned TO the steamer. The
l'' ;,l. be rrnavigable for several days. The
s,-s al Darling River are from boats NO
- No = of the Valencia. They report Iha'
-, men started from the steamer in boat NO
:. .apsized and seven of its occupants We're
se5 ashore The other eight pershed- All
,is, ,.raseryers Boat No. left the wreck
~ or seven on board. It was also cap
- and only two. Richley and Bunker the
- q fireman and the latter a passengeI
- ~ Seattle made the land. The Wlte anu
-, cbudren Of F. F. Bunker went down oeio'e
his eyes ---f,.oz ,+ Ram
r. whaling steamer Orion arrived AT Dd.'-
"a crock station this afternoon from the
~, ~ the Valencia. and reported having seen
- mon ON shore around fire II was
,+ that these men were survivors as Yet
zo,--e5 for. Tho Valencia lay submerged
- o,l,. a vortion Of mast sticking OUT Oh
the water. .,-,, ,,,,+
-,., survivors m Darling River telegraph nut
-.,,~-a5 from Ramheld to be in deplora-
-. consfrion. and utterly unable TO make d
- along the trail to the nearest place OF
.ssl.er one has a sprained ankle and some
:. ,baro are without shoes. The only provisions
.s., have received were taken by party OF
,1res from Bamfeld yesterday
The storm is abating and the spot where the
r-a-k occurred can now be approached IN
boats.
The steamer Queen. on her way from Nicto-
va 70 san Francisco. returned again TO the
wreck and lay to until o'clock this afternoon.
Survivors of the wreck Of the steamship
valencia are of the opinion that Captain O. NJ
Johnson. master of the Valencia. made no effort
N save his own life. even when a chance pre-
ssrred According 10 their story, Captain
Johnson was heart broken over the great loss
If life attending the wreck.
With drawn face. Captain Johnson. clinging
IN the rigging with the passengers. thought only
n those with him. and time and again prayed
f1- assistance
My Cod. send relief TO my passengerF,' Cap
tain Johnson was heard TO say Just before the
life RATS left the steamer.
Passengers and crew i'm the night prior 10 the
5eps-tura Of tho life rafts. according 70 those
saved. begged Captain Johnson TO place life
belt about his waist. This he persisteutly re-
fused ~ do in spite Of the fact that those
near him begged him 70 think Of his family
srd friends. Captain Johnson would not do
single thing 10 help his condition
According 10 these survivors, about thirty
persons left the wreck on Wednesday morning
on the two Iiferafts and in boat.
CAPTAIN Gibbs who went from Seattle TO the
wreck IN The steamer city n Topeka returned
today on the steamship Texan. He said the
survivors told him that the best Of order pre-
vailed and that the men showed courtesy 10
the women.
When he time came for the lifeboats to
leave the Valencia yesterday" said Captain
Gibbs the officers ordered all the women 10
take n the RATS The survivors say that in
spite II The fact that the Valencia was begin
ming 70 break no the women refused 10 go on
the uferafts ~ I'm the lifeboats stating that
they would take their chances with the ship
rather than leave
Tho officers did all they could - impress
upon their minds the fact that there was little
chance FOR help after the last boats had gone"
survivor SAYS that men. women and chill
d-en. singing Nearer. Ny God. to Thee" shiv-
cred and crung together on the hurricane deck
of the Valencia when the steamer Queen hove
into sight The women on the in fated vessel
took nj their underskfrts and burned them as
signals 10 attract passing vessels, but all in
vain.
". r. Pearce. assistant general manager Of
the Pacific Coast Company. operating the lost
f'aamship Valencia. to-day said
The government is welluigh criminally neg
Hgenr n coast shipping interests. Years ago
Congress should have provided for a govern
mert rug located near the mouth of the Straits
n Juan de Fuca iu touch with telegraph wires
and cables for Just such emergencies as the Va
-eacia case. With such Il tug equipped with
'iesaTiag apparatus. The majority Of the men.
women and children on board the Valencia
"ould not have lost their lives"
Seattle. wash Jan 25-At the local Offices
Or The Pacific Coast Company. operating the
wrecked steamer Valencia the statement was
gwen out this morning that information had
Been received from tho wreck that liferaft
a.o lifehHar yet uuaccounted for. had got
away safely from the Valencia. On the raft
were eight women it Is stated. while no one
N'"s how many were in the ifeboat.
Nsi'hia1a Ky. Jan 25-Harry r. Ward. who
.sS reported lost on the steamer Valencia. is
sac He 50 relegraphed Yesterday 10 his
co.aef-in-ia0. Judge Lafferty Mr. Ward is in
hlHalo. Jan. -5- Walter q. NceI who is num-