The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
15O PERSONS
AGE DEATH
BY DROWNING
SteamerVaIencia On the
Rocks Near Cape
Beale, B. G.
MAY GO DOWN
AT ANY TIME
Steamer Queen City Started at
Midnight to Rescue Passen-
gers and Crew.
DOUBTFUL. If SHIP
WILL ARRIVE IN TIME
Nine Men Reach Shore and Tell
of Terrible Scenes Aboard
the craft-one Woman
Drops Her Baby
Into the
Ocean.
DOUBTFUL. If SHIP
WILL ARRIVE IN TIME
(By Associated Press.i

VICTORIA, B. c., January 2a-Tha.
steamer Valencia, which was EN- route
from San Francisco with "a passengers
and crew of 60. went ashore at mid-
night last night during q thick fog ard
large number were drowned when at
tempting to leave the ship. The steamer
is on the rocks against high cliff and
is likely to go to pieces at any time.
One boats crew reached Cape Beale at
3 o'clock this afternoon. and nine men
got ashore near the Telegraph Hut,
about In miles from the lighthouse. Two
men are prisoners on the face of the
cliff near where the steamer went
ashore and cannot get up the cliff or
return to the wreck. The sea will prob
ably reach them when the tide is high.
The men report terrible scenes One wo-
man dropped her child into the sea when
trying to hand It to her husband, who
was in one of the boats
When the boat crew left there was a
little hoy running about the deck cry
ing for his mother, who was among
the drowned. There are still about 125
persons on the wreck. with almost GER
tain death staring them ins the face.
The steamer Queen, which arrived here
Mt o'clock from San francisco. landed
the scene of the wreck. The steamer
Queen City left at midnight on her re-
Eular coast cruise and should reach
the scene of the wreck In few hours.
Urgent messages are being received for
assistance.
Friend or Relative Here?
Following is a list of the people on the
Valencia:
First class for Seattle-J. S. widener,
J. Neley N. NJ. Anderson, Miss Van
Wyck. Alice Stoltenburg and two chill
dren, f. T. Fondo. r. 4. Brown, G. W..
Taylor and wife. Burt Parker. z. c. Al-
bon, William Sibley. Mrs. w. o. Rosen-
berger, Miss L. Shave, &. Paterson, N.
NJ. Peters, Harry Ward. G. Walker, II.
Y. Teltman W. C. Merle. II. Toelshcher,
b. B. Bu2l Mrs. Williamson. Miss w.
Cole. w. T. Allison. Fred Erickson.
Charles Samuel, G. Bonebacker. w. Lonl-
bardine. F. S. Kunker and wife. George
ID. Haraden, b. B. Graham, Matte
Haraden.
For Juneau-Mrs. ID. d. Stewart
For Bellingham-Mrs j. c. Thompson.
w. s. Hume.
For yancouver-Harry Wooleyde. a.
T Ralph William Smith.
For yictoria-D. Fl. Hess. Donald Ross,
Howe Duff.
For Tacoma-James Wright. James
Inglehome.
Second class for Seattle-James Wright.
James 1nglehome. Nj. onel. Harry Greg
gy. w. Wilson, Jack Loring, Jacob Niltko,
l. Pantha, Peter Glubo Theodore Sher-,
ber. j. +. Lucas. j. Il. Doherty. Miko
Moyoclvic. p. j. CantpbeD, Theodora
Chieves. j. B. Shannon. j. Erickson 8. q.
Dawson, G. p. Norstrow and wife, Il.
Glhdk, 7. j. Campbell and wife,, j. Mont-
gomery. C. "A. Casett. Peter Hogan. w.
NJ. Ogle and wife. j. H. Herkamper, y.
Simpson. T. Martin, c. West, w. "A.
Dean, H.-Aisher. H. Merry, r. Hult ].
Heating. j. Willits. NJ. Smith. ]. Hosie.
For Juneau: T.. Pentila.
For Tocoma: Frank Novonch. Tom
Brown. Sam TEN, P. Waughtil, E.
Waughtil.
For Victoria: j. Fernie. j. j. Me-
Cauferth
For Vancouver: a. Kars;
Following Is the list of officers:
Captain o. NJ. Johnson. First Male
Whoes, Second officer p. Petersen. Third
Officer j. H. Cameron Fourth Officer
A. A. Berg, Purser j. ]. O'Farrell.
Freight Clerk r. Lehn. Assistant %. d.
Hopkins, Chief Engineer w. Deuningi
First Assistant Engineer L. Carry.
Second Assistant Engineer II. s. Davis.
Third Assistant Engineer r. Nelson,
Chief Steward j, II. oddinot. Second
Steward N. Fl, Campbell.
The Valencia is an iron screw steamer
of 1.69s tons capacity aa.7 feet long, with
Il beam of "a, and depth or 10 feet. It
was built In 1855 by Cramp and Sons, OF
philadelphia. During the war with
Spain the Valencia was engaged for
time in the transport service OF the
United States conveying troops to ana
from the Philippines,