The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-31
W EN- T ON ROCKS.
Steamer Valencia. Wrecked on
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MANY PERSONS LOST.

.|MANY PERSONS LOST.
1t Is Thought That One Hundred and
Twenty.One Souls Perished on the
IlI.fated Ship. Not Woman
or Child Among the
Rescued.
a dispatch from Victoria, B. O.,
saws the Valencia, which was en- route
from San Francisco, with "a passen.
gers and a crew OF go, went ashore at
midnight Tuesday night during a
thick fog and 8 large number were
drowned when attempting to leave the
ship. The steamer Is on the rocks
against high cliff, and islikely to go
to pieces at any time. One boats crew
reached Cape Beale at 8 O'clock Tues.
day afternoon, and nine men got
ashore near the telegraph hut, about
Is miles from the lighthouse Two
men are prisoners on the face of the
Cliff near which the steamer went
ashore and cannot get up the cliff or
return to the wreck. The sea will
probably reach them when the tide is
high. The men report terrible scenes.
One woman dropped her child into
the sea when trying to hand 1t to her
husband, who was in one Of the boats.
When the boats crew left there
was little boy running about the
decks crying for bis mother, who was
among the drowned. There are still
about 1875 persons on the wreck, with
almost certain death staring them in
the face. The steamer Queen, which
arrived here at O'CLOCK from San
Francisco, landed her passengers and
left at once for the scene Of the wreck.
The steamer Queen City left at mid.
night on her regular coast cruise and
should reach the scene Of the wreck
In a few hours. Urgent messages are
being received for assistance.
A dispatch from Cape BealP says
the steamer lost Is the Valencia of
San Francisco, which went ashore on
Vancouver island coast near Cloose.
The lighthouse keeper says about 100
were drowned. The news Of the dis
aster on the Vancouver island coast
in meagre, being confined to the mes
sage received by Capt. Gaudin, agent
of the marine service, from Light.
house Keeper Patterson at Cape
Beale, saying: Steamer wrecked be.
tween here and Olooae, about 100
drowned, nine reached telegraph hut.
Will wire more .raticulars as soon as
possible" Cape Bsale is on Vancouv-
island at the southern side Of the en-.
trance to Barclay sound. The name
Of the wrecked vessel has not been as
certained.
NO SIGN OF LIFE.
The correspondent Of the Associat-
ell Press on board the steamer Salvor
has wired from Banield as follows:
The steamer Valencia was located by
the steamer Queen at 9 a. N. today on
Point Planway. about five miles from
Cape Beale. The tug Czar went in to
Investigate and repor that the
steamer was ashore, stern first and
her decks swept clear with the ex-
ception of a small part of the deck
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 8 signal, although he was
unable to say whether it was a piece
of sail or a human being clinging to
the rigging.
The steamer Sally ,r stood in for
about two miles but was unable to go
any further as a heavy sea and west
erly gale was blowing, making 1t high
ly dangerous, if not impossible, to
make closer approach.
The Gar was within three. quarters
of nile from the wreck but could
% no further towards the Valencia
and after making as complete an ex.
animation as possible, she returned to
the Queen and Salvor. The latter
steamer and the tug Car then left
for Ban6eld creek, the Queen stand.
ing by her companion line. When the
Salvor left the scene there was heavy
swell from the southwest and rain
was falling in torrents. The Queen
reported having heard three gunsnots
shortly before the arrival Of the Sal
vor, but nothing Of any living person
was to be seen.
Advices from Cape Bsale say that
Is men have arrived, one Of whom Is
tho boatsWain, the others being sail.
ors. They reported a passenger list Of
81 and crew Of 80 and said that
when they left the wreck yesterday
morning there we're about 100 persons
on board, a large percentage OF whom
were women and children who were
on the quarterback. Two boats were
smashed alongside and all the occu
pants we're drowned.
Tne Valencia lett San Francisco
about IL o'clock on Saturday last and
heard no sound and saw no light pre-
saying danger. The officers were run.
ming by dead reckoning and were on
the outloon for ChumaJillR reef light
ship when the steamer struck. She
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