The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-25

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 25.-Patroling
the straits in the vicinity of the Va
lencia wreck last evening the steamer
City of Topeka picked up one Of the
missing life RATS of the lost steamer
containing the following passengers,
whom she is now taking to Port
Townsend or Seattle. one of her crew
having landed at Port Angeles.
G. Hardin, passenger; M. Tarpey,
quartermaster; P. O'Brien, waiter; w
Saymond, messman; J. f. Carnick, first
assistant engineer; w. L. Johnson, coal
passer; J. Cegalas, fireman; C. Fleemd,
baker; Flank Lehn, first freight clerk;
Welch, waiter; A. Hawkins, passenger;
P. Peterson, second officer; J. Poddant,
waiter; John Johnson, third cook; c.
L. Allison, passenger, st. Paul, Mimi;
John CigOdas, fireman; w. Dorsty, fire
man; Thomas Carrick, first assistant
engineer; S. O'Brien, waiter; G. Willis,
passenger; P. Primer, fireman.
The condition of the survivors was
pitiful. They We're half frozen and
The raft was sighted about II o'clock,
but owing to the thick weather was
supposed to be nothing but a log At
last by the aid of a powerful glass
its true nature was determined An
other life raft with 10 persons on board
was later picked up, but the names
of the rescued have not yet been
learned,
When the Topeka picked up the raft
terrible sea was running. One min
ute the raft was poised on top of a
wave and the next it was lost to view
in a gully formed by mountainous
breakers. The IS men on their frail
support battlCd bravely with q pair of
oars 20 reach the Topeka, which. owing
TO TIE dangerous coast, could no. run
in any closer to them. When within
about half q mile from the raft boat
was lowered from. the Topeka. in
charge of Second Mate Burt, who, with
much difficulty, succeeded in making
fast a line to the raft Spectators on
the Topeka watched the struggling of
the gallant seamen breathlessly. One
minute they were nigh in the air and
the next they We're lost to sight. At
last they succeeded in bringing the
raft to the side of the steamer. The
sight of the poor creatures on the raft
brought tears to the eyes of the sailors
on the vessel. In the stern of the raft
sat an old man and three others who,
being senseless, were washed by every
swell and retained their hold solely by
contact with the bodies of other men
VINO were closely packed. When the
raft was sighted cry went up from
the steamers deck. Orders were shout
ed and the men on the raft screamed
for aid. For a minute it looked as
though the old man was gone when
lIle rat gave SuUUSn Dut py
heroic work of Second Mate Burke and
his men in the boat he was finally got
on deck. Another waiting form was
swept away and was only rescued by
quick work on the part of the crew.
The next man was swept from the raft,
but managed to grasp the line and
cling to ii until he was hoisted nalf
way up the ships side, when his
strength gave out and he fell back. He
was picked up by the boat. The raft
put out from the Valencia On sighting
the Queen and attempted to reach her,
but before she could get within shout
ing distance the vessel put about.
When the Topeka hove in sight the
raft once more put forth last effort.
The survivors tell terrible tales of the