Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-25

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thirty fathoms OF water the steamer struck
heavily against some reefs off shore with a
shock which awoke all on board.
The steamer did net run upon the reef
and was Immediately backed away. As it
went into deep water it began to fill, the
impact with the rock having greatly dam
aged the steamer. the engineers whistled
to the bridge that water was pouring up
over the engine room plates and they were
unable to stand by their engines, so fast
did the water rise. in the engine room
They and the sfremen were driven onto the
deck, but before they were driven out, In
answer to excited jngles from the bridge
they gave what speed was possible and
after the men with the headlines reported
Captain johnson turned tns vessel again
toward the beach.
Men Driven from Engines.
As the Valencia was laundering a re-
suit of its impact with the rocks the only
possible chance to save any of those on
board was to put, the vessel ashore again
with the hope, scant though it was. of land
ing those on. board on the rocky coast.
Before it struck again on the rocks the
engineers and firemen and all below had
been driven above by the n-rush OF. waters
and the seas began',to roll over the main
deck. Water was over the deck when the
boats were being lowered, the, lights being
.extinguished by the flooding of the engine
room before the work was commenced. The
loss OF life was awful Wien the boats were
lowered. Two boats filled with women and
children were swept against the. side of the
steamer, smashed and completely wrecked,
all those in the, boats. being swept into the
sea and drowned.
When the six survivors who have arrived
at Cape Beale left, the Valencia 1t was lying
head-on to the. sea and was about thirty
yards from the high bluff on shore with
the water over its main deck. When the
boats were lowered. soon after the vessel
was driven into the shore, it began TO fill
and there was a great loss Of life. The
lights had gone out by this time and the
crew could not see to work. Several boats
and three life RATS were lowered. Only
two of Them have been heard from. There
were thought to be about one hundred per-
sons still on the wreck and the survivors
who had reached Cape Beale say at least
nifty were drowned alongside the steamer
before they left, The boatswain's party
reached Cape Beale at o'clock. Up to 10
o'clock last night efforts to secure further
details from Cape Beale of the wreck Of the
Valencia were unavailing. Three steamers
are on the way. The steamer Queen City,
which left here yesterday, passed the wreck
without sighting Il. The weather was thick
at that time. Captain Townsend OF the
Queen city telegraphed from Bamfeld
Creek asking II he would return to the
wreck, but was ordered TO proceed on his
voyage. other steamers are on the way.
Captain Townsend reported the wind was
greatly increasing from the southeast, with
a nasty sea running near Cape Beale. which
he rounded yesterday afternoon.
List of Steamers Crew.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. A,-The follow
ing is the list of the crew of the steamer
Valencia, In addition TO the officers. whose
names have been already given:
Mrs Orchard, stewardess: r. Mccarthy,
boatswain: c. A. Lindur, carpenter; II. Os-
land wa lehman; NJ. Tarpy, duartermaster;
r.. Carlson. j. Montgomery, A. Johnson,
quartermaster's mates; r. Lamson, J. @.
Williams, w. Goslin. T. Shields, L. Olsen,
G. Brown, L, T. Ahlsten, John Mark. sea-
men: Ben Locke, deck boy; 5onn r. Lynch,
A. Pickering c. r., Carnage, oilers; Will
liam Harper ]. Delehanty. p. Primer NJ.
St. Clair w. Doherty, ]. sperow, firemen;
f. Zajala, d. Doran, p. Miller, coal pass
ers; j. Osborne, steerage steward; l.. I.
Hancock J. Cameron, T. Johnson cooks;
Charles r. Luhme, baker l.. wilkins bar