The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Saws 1oo Were DROWNED.

Victoria, B. c., January 23.-A dispatch
from Cape Beale says the steamer lost is
the Valencia of San Francisco, which
went ashore on the Vancouver Island
coast near Choose The lighthouse
keeper says about 100 were drowned
The news of the disaster of the Van
couver Island coast is meagre, being con-
fined to the message received by Captain
Ciaudin, agent of the Marine exchange,
from Light House Keeper Patterson at
Cape Beale saying:
STEAMER wrecked between here and
Clo-Oose. about 100 drowned. Nine reach
ed telegraph hut. viii wire more partic-
ulars as soon as possible
Fears are entertained here for the San
Francisco steamer Valencia, which was
due last night from San Francisco. Clo-
Dose Is about five or six miles from
Carmanah Point, and sxty-five miles from
Victoria
Cape Beale is 12O miles from Victoria,
at the easterly entrance to Barkley Sound.
Gale Raging on Coast.
The Meteorological station reports that a
gale has been in progress on the island
coast for the past two days. Off Van
couver Island a velocity of forty-miles an
hour was reported. A tremendous sea
sweeps in ON the rocks near Cape Beale
In heavy weather, with high breakers.
Capt. James Gaudin, agent of the Ma
rine exchange, who received the first mes
sage of the disaster from the light house
keeper at Carmana Bay, when asked his
opinion as to the probable scene OF the
wreck, said 1t was possible as far as he
could judge from dispatches at Pachena
Bay, which is about half way between
Clo-Oose and Cape Beale.
Separating the two points is a stretch
of coast line probably ten miles long
Slightly nearer Cape Beale than Clo-Oose
is a bay known as Pachena at the en-
trance to which are the notorious Seabird
rocks, on which the steamer Michigan
was wrecked about ten years ago. Cap
tain Gaudin believes 1t is on these self
same rocks that the Valencia has struck
The rocks stand out bold and treacherous
and as they stand where both current and
wind seem to concentrate their greatest
force from the open Pacific, a landing
unless under most favorable conditions
would appear impossible.
Following is a list of passengers on the
Valencia.
First Class.
For Seattle: j. S. Widmer. j. Nicely N
H. Anderson, Miss Van Wyck, Alice Stol-
tenburg and two children. F. T. Fondo
r. t. Brown, Gs w. Taylor and wife,
Burt Parker, E. C. Aloban, William Sib-
ley, Mrs. w. o. Rosenberger. Miss l..
Shave, F. Peterson, N. N. Peters Harry
Ward. G. Walker, H. T. Tellman. w.
c. Merel, H. Hoelscher. B. ]. Bull, Mrs.
Williamson, Miss w. Cole, W. E. Allison,
Fred Erickson, Charles Samuel. G. Bonen-
hacker. W. Lombardine, f. s. Kunker and
wife, George d. Haraden, J. B. Graham,
Matte Hazaden.
For Juneau: Mrs. d. d. Stewart.
For Bellingham: Mrs. ]. c. Thompson,
w. s. Hume.
For Vancouver: Harry Wooridge, A. T.
Ralph, William Smith.
For Victoria: d. H. Jess, Donald Ross,
Howe Duff.
For Tacoma: James Wright, James In
glehome.
Second Class.
For Seattle James Wright, James Ingle-
home, NJ. O'Neil Harry Greggy, W. W.
Wilson. Jacob Lorring Jacob Nilxko, The
odore Shreve. l. Pantha, Peter Glube. ].
f. Lucas, J. t. Doherty Miko Myoclvich,
p. J. Campbell, Theodore Chieves, j. B.
Shannon. J. Erickson. s. e. Dawson, G..
p Nordstrow and wife, T. j. Campbell
and wife, ]. Montgomery, C. A. Cosette.
Peter Hogan, William Ogle and wife,
Yoshi Hododa, Rancuma, T. Maniwaki.
j. Fl. Hermkamper d. DAILY. A Handgert.
H. H. Hawkins. T. Simpson, T. Martin. c.
West. w. A. Dean. H. A. Isher. II. Juler,
H. Merry, H. Ruhl ]. Heating. j. Willis,
NJ. S. Smith. ]. Hosi.
For Juneau e. Penitla.
For Tacoma: Frank Novonchs Tom