The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-27
14O DROWNED
ON VALENCIA
Only Fifteen Persons Were Saved
From Wrecked Steamer.
LAreo7 NEWS is CONFLICTING

Reports From Wreck were That
twenty-five Persons Are cIinsins
to tho Rigging, Followed BY Story
That Vessel Had Gone to Pieces.
Victoria y. c.. Jan. 25.--Although
the latest news from the wreck OF the
Valencia is conflicting. 1t is probable
that 40 lives were lost. while only 10
porsons were saved. The report from
The steamship Queen that % passengers
were cliuglng to the vessels rigging
with litue chance of saving any Of
them. was followed by the story that
: the wreck bad gone to pieces As only
IS survivors have been heard from
so fer It IS probable that the loss OF
! life will reach 40.
The steamers Queen and Salyor were
unable TO make any connection with
/ the wrecked vessel Valencia owing to
tho wind and sea. The correspondent
Of the Associated Press on board the
steamer salvor has wired from BAN
field as follows.
The steamer Valencia was located
BIZ the steamer Queen on Point Khan
away. about five miles from Cape Beale-
The the car went in to investigate,
and reported that the steamer was
ashore. stern FIST with her decks
swept clear with the exception OF
small part Of the house. and her two
masts standing No persons could be
seen alive on board In the rigging
of the foremast was what the captain
of the tug Car took to be a signal
although he was unable 20 say whether
il was a piece Of sail or human be-
ing ciinging TO the rigging.
"The steamer Salvor stood in for
about two miles. but was unable TO go
any farther. as a heavy sea and
westerly gale was blowing making II
highly dangerous. II not impossible to
make a closer approach.
THE Car was within three-quarters
OF a mile from the wreck, but could
co no farther toward the Valencia, and
after making as complete an examina-
ton as possible. she returcnd to the
Queen and Salvor. The latter steamer
and the tug Car then left for Bam-
field creek. the Queen standing by her
companion liner. When the Salyor left
the scene there was n heavy swell
from the southwest. and rain was fall
ing in torrents. The Queen reported
having heard three gunshots shortly
before the arrival Of the salyor but
nothing OF any living person was to
be seen.
"Advlces from Cape Beale say that
Is men have arrived. one Of whom is
the boatswain. the others being sail
ors They reported a passenger list
of o. and a crew Of so. and said that
when they left the wreck there were
about 100 persons on board a large
percentage Of whom We're women and
children. who were on the quarter
deck. Two boats were smashed along
side and all the occupants drowned.
The Valencia left San Francisco about
II o'clock on Saturday last. and heard
no sound and saw no light presaging
danger The officers we're running by
dead reckoning. and were on the out
look for Umatilla Reef Lightship when
the steamer struck. She was backed
of after she struck. but the water fill
cd the engine room. the fires were eX- /
tinguished. and the engine crew forced
ont Of the room. although not before
the Valencia had been driven hard on
the beach.
"Lineman Logan, Lightkeeper Day /
kin. of Carnanah and J. Martin all |
went 10 the wreck by land taking |
ropes and being prepared to render |
whatever assistance possible"