Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27


 rock on the coast of Vancouver island ten miles from Victoria Monday at midnight and sunk a few hours later. Thirty-three of the 155 passengers and mem bers of crew were saved. The wreck is the worst in the history of the Pacific coast.
 By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
 Port Angeles. Wash, Jan. 25. Eighteen survivors of the wrecked steamer Valencia were picked up from a Iff. raft a. midnight They were in terrible condition from che exposure, draacaea Co rua skin by the icy waters, which dashed over them almost cou- stau,Iy. aaa their clothing was only kept from freezing by ,he repeated m- mer,iors. They were Iashcd Co the log, Co keep them from washing oyer- board a, tua raft poised on Jhe tops o. che breakers.
 These men with the fifteen who reached m. shores of Vancouver island, ar. believed Go be the only survivor, of che wreck. The names of the men on the raft follow: John Johnson, third cook; C. l.. Allison. tourist from s.. Paul. Nfun.: " Dorothy and John Trigodas. dremen:- Thomas CarricN, first assistant engineer; <. O'Brien, waiter: A. c. Willis, passenger; c. Primer fireman; W. D. Harraden passenger; NJ. Tarpley, Quartermoster; W. Raymond, mess man; W. D. John son. coal passer; J. C. Egals, fireman; - Fleepme, baker; - Franklin, first freight clerk: Joseph McCaTrey d.. Watch, A. Hawkins, passengers: P. Peterson, second officer; J. Hoddenot, waiter; J. O'Brten, waiter .Tweuty- one names, evidently three repetitjouS with errors in speIlug.-ED.I
 The Valencia wu, sounding for bot tom when she struck the rock. The fog was almost Impyuerrab.e and 30 high sea was prevailing When the vessel struck fue passenger, rushed uu deck. many of them not fully dressed. Realizing the situation they rushed Go the davtrs auI lowered several o. ,ae iEebaa., themselves. Iu their haste and terror men eu, away the canvas coverings ..rue boats which ara inc tended Jo keep ou. gac breakers. and thereby rendered them useless, as they filled wftnwgror almost instantly when lowered Go tH. waves. Tuswa, 1ouor- les, ru-no. -.uI. .or the loss of many live, which might have been saved
 Sinks with A0i oa Board
 BanHgIG. Vancouver island. Jan. a. 6p.m. The Valencia broke up and sunk with all oa board Eighty ua,- scu-yrs and sixty of the crew were lost, either with Che vessel OF the sinking of smau boats or rafrs. When the steamship went down vessels sent to her relief stood by watching the dissolution. uugn.. Go render aid be- cause of the high seas which threat- sued to dash them upon the rocks or against the waye-washed steamship if they approached too close.
 Sixty human creatures were huddled on the saloon deck when the doomed vessel sank beneath the pounding sens and their cries of despair were dis tinctIy heard by the men on the City of Topeka and two tugs which stood by helpless as the Valencia and her human freight were swallowed in the vortex
 Only fifteen of the I55 persons on board the vessel were saved. Six reached Cape BeaIe in small boat. They are T. D. McCarty, boatSwain, Charles Brown, Thomas Shields, John R. Monk, w. Goslin: lone name miss ing) Nine others, names unknown, landed on a rocky beach ten miles away.
 Picks Up Six Bodies
 The tug Salvador returned Go Victor ia at 4 o'clock with six bodies which had been picked up on the water The following are known to have been lost: First-class passengers for Seattle, LI. Fl. Anderson, C. Allison, R. Brown. P. l.. Bunker, assistant superintendent of schools, wife and two children, Miss w. Cole. J. J. Dusel, Fred EricSOn, F. r. Fondo, J. B! Graham, Mat H. Har-